Heart of Gold

Heart of Gold is a TV special of the One Piece anime directed by Tatsuya Nagamine. The special is a tie-in to One Piece Film: Gold.

Short Summary
The Straw Hat Pirates meet Olga, a girl who has escaped the island Alchemi. Alchemi was known for its metal production, and for the creation of the extremely valuable Pure Gold, but the island disappeared two hundred years ago. Olga is now being pursued by Marines, interested in Pure Gold. Gildo Tesoro, who controls the black market, hears of Olga and hires treasure hunter Mad Treasure to track her down. The Straw Hats join forces with Olga in search of the Pure Gold, while she plots to take advantage of them and use the treasure to become rich herself. .

Anime Notes

 * Although a stand-alone story, this special leads into One Piece Film: Gold, with the both the special and film written by Tsutomu Kuroiwa. Mad Treasure will appear in One Piece Film: Gold, and Film: Gold main antagonist, Gildo Tesoro, will appear in this special.