One Piece Film: Z

One Piece Film Z is the 12th One Piece movie, released on December 15, 2012. The movie was directed by Tatsuya Nagamine and was overseen by Eiichiro Oda, the same as Movie 10. Yasutaka Nakata wrote and performed 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, Kuzan pursues the Straw Hat Pirates. Finally, Luffy and his crew move to take a stand against Z and his incredible power.

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

Trivia

 * The film premieres the post time-skip appearances of the following characters:
 * Former Fleet Admiral and new General Inspector Sengoku
 * Fleet Admiral Sakazuki (sillhouette)
 * Admiral Borsalino
 * Former Admiral Kuzan
 * Vice Admiral Tsuru
 * Vice Admiral Doberman
 * Vice Admiral Strawberry
 * Vice Admiral Comil
 * Vice Admiral Dalmatian
 * Vice Admiral Stainless
 * Former Vice Admiral Monkey D. Garp
 * Former Master Chief Petty Officer and new Captain Coby
 * Captain Hina
 * Captain T-Bone
 * Vice Admiral Jonathan (despite being a non-canon character)
 * Former Chief Petty Officer and new Lieutenant Commander Helmeppo
 * The film premiers the new Marine Headquarters (formerly known as G-1) after the timeskip.
 * 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, Eiichiro Oda.
 * 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.
 * Creator Eiichiro Oda selected outfits designed by the fashion label Armani for part of the film.
 * In anticipation of the film, the following anime adaption/original anime video related to it has been released:
 * Anime filler Z's Ambition Arc.
 * Special Episode of Luffy.
 * Smart phone special episode Glorious Island.

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