One Piece Film: Z

One Piece Film Z is the 12th One Piece movie expected to be released on December 15, 2012. The movie will be directed by Tatsuya Nagamine and will be overseen by Eiichiro Oda, the same as Movie 10. Yasutaka Nakata will be performing or writing the theme song.

Synopsis
Said to be comparable to the Ancient Weapons, the Marines' trump card "The Dyna Stone" has suddenly been stolen and the terrifyingly powerful man responsible, former Marine Admiral "Z", stands in the path of the Straw Hat Pirates.

The Marine HQ finally moves forward to deal with the conspiracy that threatens to shake the very pillars of the New World. Elsewhere, Aokiji pursues the Straw Hat Pirates. Finally, Luffy and his crew move to take a stand against Z and his incredible power.

Plot
The film will be the first to take place in the New World where the Straw Hat Pirates will face their "strongest enemy yet", a former Marine Admiral named Z.

Trivia

 * Former Admiral Aokiji and Admiral Kizaru will appear in the movie.
 * This is the second movie referred to as a "film", the first being One Piece Film: Strong World. Both movies are directly overseen by the creator of One Piece, Oda Eiichiro.
 * This is the second movie featuring an ex-Marine turned pirate as the main antagonist, the first being Gasparde in the fourth movie, Dead End Adventure.
 * Two of this movie's theme songs will be sung by Canadian singer Avril Lavigne.

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