Sabaody Archipelago Arc
Where bubbles float, old enemies return, and the Straw Hats face the Marines.
The eleventh season of the One Piece anime series, produced by Toei Animation and directed by Hiroaki Miyamoto, covers the Sabaody Archipelago story arc. The majority of the season deals with the Straw Hats preparing to enter Fishman Island by having their ship coated for undersea travel. During their stay, they meet an old enemy Hatchan, his friends Camie and Papaggu, and the first mate of Gold Roger, Silvers Rayleigh, as well as 9 rookie pirates known as the "11 Supernovas." In an incident involving the auction of Camie, the crew and the pirates are attacked by top members of the Marines, including Bartholomew Kuma, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
Quick Facts
- Location
- Sabaody Archipelago
- Key factions involved
- Straw Hat Pirates, Marines
- Major antagonists
- Bartholomew Kuma
- Outcome
- Crew attacked by top Marines including Bartholomew Kuma
Lore & Background
The season aired on Fuji Television from December 21, 2008 to June 28, 2009 and consisted of 26 episodes. The season uses two different pieces of theme music. The first opening, a cover version of the first opening theme "We Are!" (ウィーアー!) by Hiroshi Kitadani, is performed by TVXQ, as "We Are! (Animation One Piece 10th Anniversary Ver.)", who also performs the season's second opening theme, titled "Share the World", starting with episode 395 onwards. The final two episodes continue the "History Drama Boss Luffy" story established in the fourth TV Special and featured in the ninth season.
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