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One Piece : Season 12
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Air date: 14 Oct '07 - 56 episodesThe Thriller Bark Arc is the eighteenth story arc in the series, and the first and only in the Thriller Bark Saga. The Straw Hats, during their journey into the Florian Triangle arrive at a haunted island/ship called Thriller Bark, in which their shadows are stolen by the Shichibukai Gekko Moriah and must hurry to get them back before the sun rises. After defeating Moriah, another Shichibukai shows up to make the Straw Hats' situation worse. The Straw Hats also gain a new crewmate, a living skeleton named Brook who becomes their musician.
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List of Episodes (56)
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1. Mysterious Party of Pirates! The Sunny and a Dangerous Trap
14 Oct '07After departing Water 7, the Straw Hats find a drifting ship with hungry and sick fishermen. All things seem great until the drifting fishermen have something else in mind and set a trap for the Straw Hats.
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2. Sunny in a Pinch! Roar, Secret Superspeed Mecha
21 Oct '07The Straw Hats find themselves surrounded by a fleet of Marine ships, actually illusions. They escape using the Soldier Dock System, with the fishermen in tow. Chopper meanwhile is told by Jiro about their past of being the Phoenix Pirates under Puzzle. The Accino family meanwhile pledges to collect the Straw Hats' heads.
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3. The Dream Sinking in the New World! The Pirate of Despair, Puzzle
28 Oct '07Trapped by moving icebergs, the Straw Hats try to figure a way out avoiding numerous dangers as the assassins draw closer. The Phoenix Pirate, Puzzle, awakes after Chopper's treatment only to reveal some harsh realities on the awaiting crew. The Thousand Sunny is trapped by ice by three of the assassins. However it escapes using the Coup de Burst. Zoro, as usual, is lost after severing a blocking iceberg in half, and in an iceberg attack the rope attached to the Phoenix Pirate ship is severed le
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4. The Assassins Attack! The Great Battle Above the Ice Begins
04 Nov '07Using the Shark Submarine, Nami and Franky find out that penguins are moving the icebergs. Afterwards, they are attacked by Hockera. Usopp and Sanji are knocked off the Sunny by an iceberg, and encounter Sarco and Albelle. Luffy and Chopper, along with the rest of the Phoenix Pirates are attacked by Blindo, and Lil, the little girl, appears before Robin back on the Sunny. Finally, Zoro stumbles upon Lovely Land, the Accino Family's HQ. The fight between the Accino Family and the Straw Hats begin
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5. The Hard Fights of the Straw Hat Crew! The Pirate Soul Banking it All on the Flag!
11 Nov '07The fights continue. Luffy, distracted due to the lost flag, has initial trouble with Blindo, but the Phoenix Pirates help capture him. Usopp has marginal success against Albelle, but is hampered by the angered Sarco. Franky, meanwhile, manages to beat Hockera at the cost of his remaining cola, but ends up iced up inside the sub along with Nami. Lil accepts Robin's request to be led to Lovely Land, where Zoro is aimlessly wandering inside it.
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6. Hot Full Throttle! The Twins' Magnetic Power Draws Near
18 Nov '07Due to more of Sanji's blundering, he and Usopp find themselves captured by Sarco and Albelle. Meanwhile, Canpacino arrives at the Phoenix Pirates' ship to rescue his brother. Due to their 'brotherly love', the two are human magnets, and use their unique fighting style to separate Luffy from the others. Zoro, meanwhile, encounters the Don. After knocking back a few drinks together, the Straw Hats' jolly roger is delivered, and Zoro's 120 million bounty is quite a hard thing to pass up...
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7. The Great Chaos Mansion! The Angry Don and the Imprisoned Crew
25 Nov '07The Don reveals the power of the Heat Heat Fruit: the power to melt any substance. Zoro is no match against his anger and ends up imprisoned inside an ice cavern along with the other captured Straw Hats. They manage to escape thanks to some indirect assistance from Robin, who is still with Lil. Luffy's fight with Blindo and Canpacino ends in a draw when the two leave to calm down the Don. Puzzle finally overcomes his depression and resolves to follow Luffy, Chopper, and Jiro to Lovely Land to re
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8. The Phoenix Returns! The Dream of the Pirate Flag Sworn to a Friend
02 Dec '07The formerly captured Staw Hats finally manage to get outside, no thanks to Zoro, where they once again encounter the Accinos. The rematches turn out to be in the Straw Hats' favor, as Hockera is taken down by Franky and Chopper, Albelle and Sarco by Nami and Sanji, and after a protracted battle, Luffy smashes Blindo right back into Lovely Land. Puzzle, showing newfound confidence, then confronts Canpacino. But all the ruckus arouses the Don. Meanwhile, Robin is taken hostage by Lil to coerce he
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9. The Red Hot Decisive Battle! Luffy vs. the Scorching Don
09 Dec '07The Heat Heat Fruit gives the Don all sorts of powers, from throwing blasts of heat, heating his skin to extreme temperatures, to even being able to fly by blowing steam out his nose. How can Luffy win when he can barely even hit his enemy? Meanwhile, Puzzle defeats Canpacino, the rest of the Straw Hats search for their flag, and Robin and Lil reconcile with one another. Outside, the fight really heats up when Luffy activates Gear Second, but the Don isn't going to fall so easily.
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10. Waiting in the New World! Farewell to the Courageous Pirates
16 Dec '07After a grueling struggle, Luffy finally defeats the Don with a red-hot Bazooka. With a little help from Lil, the two stolen flags are finally recovered, and the crew manages to get it back on the ship before Luffy returns. The defeated Accinos sail away with the Don in tow and finally have a belated birthday celebration, while Albelle makes up with her sister. The Phoenix Pirates go to battle with Canpaccino and the remaining grunts, Puzzle promising to meet the Straw Hats again in the New Worl
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11. Chopperman Departs! Protect the TV Station by the Shore
23 Dec '07Chopperman and Namifia are low on money! Dr. Usodabada constructs a plan to bring down Chopperman while collecting fame for himself and a new crew to replace his nonhelpful duo—Sanjilops and Zorogilla. His plan—to take over the TV Station and televise his demands. Not that anyone really cares except Chopperman, who only wants to join for the rare Air Force C-Max Collectors item. After a wrestling match between the two, and even a mecha battle, the evil Doctor is defeated, and Chopperman reaches
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12. Venture Into the Devil's Sea! The Mysterious Skeleton Floating Through the Fog
06 Jan '08In search of food, the Straw Hats attempt octopus hunting before discovering a barrel in the middle of the ocean. After opening the barrel, Thousand Sunny gets thrown into the foggy Florian Triangle where it encounters a ruined ship and a skeleton man named Brook, whom Luffy immediately asks to join the crew.
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13. The Delight of Having Met People! The Gentleman Skeleton's True Colors
13 Jan '08Onboard the Thousand Sunny, Brook tells his story of being a musician before being killed. However, his spirit was able to reanimate his skeleton due to the power of the Revive Revive Fruit. He also tells of having his shadow stolen, and thus cannot be out in open sunlight. A ghost suddenly appears in the galley, and the Straw Hats find out that they have been targeted by the ghost isle Thriller Bark, which has found them.
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14. One Phenomenon After Another! Disembarking at Thriller Bark
20 Jan '08Brook bids farewell to the Straw Hats and leaps overboard, revealing that he can dash across the ocean's surface. Nami, Usopp, and Chopper sail out to explore the island using the Mini-Merry II, and encounter a cerberus. Back on the ship, the remaining crew members are harassed by an invisible creature. After fleeing the cerberus, Nami, Usopp, and Chopper encounter Hildon, a vampiric creature who offers to take them to the mansion of Doctor Hogback.
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15. The Man Called a Genius! Hogback Appears!
27 Jan '08Usopp, Nami and Chopper traverse through the forest of Thriller Bark, where they are attacked by a platoon of zombies before finally reaching the mansion of the bizarre surgeon Doctor Hogback and his female assistant Victoria Cindry. While immediately hospitable, the doctor starts acting strange after it is mentioned that Brook has arrived on the island. The Thousand Sunny, meanwhile, gets caught in a giant spiderweb.
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16. Nami in Big Trouble! The Zombie Mansion and the Invisible Man
03 Feb '08After the meeting with Hogback, Nami is assaulted by an invisible creature in the shower, but Usopp and Chopper manage to drive it off. The rest of the Straw Hats set foot on the island and encounter more zombies. Elsewhere, Hogback meets with Absalom, the invisible man who attacked Nami, and a ghost referred to as Perona, to discuss what to do with the Straw Hats. Back in the manor, Nami, Usopp, and Chopper find themselves surrounded and trapped by the Surprise Zombies: zombies that strike from
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17. Mystery of the Zombies! Hogback's Nightmarish Research Laboratory
10 Feb '08Escaping from the Surprise Zombies of the mansion, Nami, Chopper and Usopp discover the truth about Victoria Cindry's true identity and Doctor Hogback's experiments before being approached by a mysterious samurai zombie with Brook's voice. Meanwhile, Luffy's group are ambushed by ghosts who make them become depressed but then depart. They destroy a platoon of outside zombies with a group team attack.
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18. His Name is Moria! Trap of the Great Shadow-Stealing Pirate
17 Feb '08After beating the zombies, the Straw Hats learn that one of the Shichibukai, Gecko Moria, has been stealing people's shadows and using them to revive zombies. After they leave, Absalom rallies the zombies together for the Night Attack, while the ghosts from before return to their master, a Gothic Lolita-style Ghost Princess Perona. Gecko Moria himself, a massive, giant-like man, is awoken. The Straw Hats come to the realization that Thriller Bark is not an island, but rather, a massive ship!
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19. Feast of the Zombie Song! The Bell of the Night Raid is a Sound of Darkness
24 Feb '08Usopp, Nami and Chopper are effortlessly incapacitated by the General Zombie Ryuuma, a samurai with an eerie resemblance to Brook, and are locked inside a coffin. Luffy and the others enter the mansion and defeat the Surprise Zombies with ease, but Sanji goes missing, so they force Buhichuck to act as their guide by taking him with them. While the zombies of Thriller Bark celebrate the start of the Night Attack, Absalom awakens the other General Zombies to handle the Straw Hats.
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20. Filled with Animals!? Perona's Wonder Garden
02 Mar '08Luffy, Zoro, Robin, and Franky head forward in an attempt to find and rescue their missing nakama. Meanwhile, Nami, Chopper, and Usopp are transported toward the main part of the mansion, but are accidentally detoured and find themselves in Perona's Wonder Garden!
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21. Disappearing Strawhat Crew! The Mysterious Swordsman Appears!
09 Mar '08As Luffy, Franky, and Robin face a closed room of powerful Armored Zombies, Nami, Chopper, and Usopp are protected by the dog-zombie Inuppe, who resembles Sanji in behavior!
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22. Remaining Chivalry! The Traitorous Zombie who Protects Nami
16 Mar '08With Luffy captured next, Franky and Robin face the Armored Zombies and the Zombie General Talaran! Elsewhere, Lola attacks Nami out of jealousy.
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23. Coming from the Sky! That Man is the
23 Mar '08Robin, Franky, and Brook take on the Zombie General Talaran, as Nami, Usopp, and Chopper defend against Lola. Elsewhere, Luffy encounters Moria!
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24. Luffy in an Emergency! The Living Place of the Strongest Shadow!
30 Mar '08After finishing off General Talaran, Brook reveals the mysteries behind Thriller Bark. Elsewhere, Moria gathers the Mysterious Three and attempts to capture Luffy's shadow.
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25. The Warrior Called a Demon!! The Time of Oz's Resurrection
20 Apr '08Moria and the others begin the revival of number 900 - Oz. Meanwhile, Franky and Robin learn more of Brook's past and their future mission.
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