The thirteenth season of the One Piece anime series titled , was produced by Toei Animation, and directed by Hiroaki Miyamoto based on Eiichiro Oda's manga by the same name. It deals with the imprisonment of Monkey D. Luffy's adoptive older brother Portgas D. Ace and Luffy's attempt with Boa Hancock's help to infiltrate the great prison Impel Down to save him. Luffy meets several old enemies prisoners from his past in this arc, including Buggy the Clown, Mr. 2 (Bon Clay), and Mr. 3. There is also a 4 episode arc set outside the current continuity titled "A Gold Lion's Ambition" (金獅子の野望 Kinjishi no Yabō), which serves as a prologue to the concurrently released One Piece Film: Strong World. This arc features Luffy and his crew's run-in with a group of pirates hired by Shiki, the film's main antagonist. Following this arc, the Impel Down story line continues where it had left off.
The season began broadcasting on Fuji Television on October 18, 2009, and ended on June 20, 2010, totaling 35 episodes. This season's beginning was announced in the One Piece Movie 10 Guide Book, "One Piece-Pia".Eiichiro Oda (2009). One Piece-Pia, p. 75-77. Fuji Television/Toei Animation., Japan. / 9784835612966. The season was released through DVD compilations; the first two were released on June 1, 2011. The last two DVD compilations were released on September 6, 2011.
The season used two pieces of theme music. The first opening theme, titled "Share the World" by TVXQ continues to be used for the beginning of the season. The second opening theme, starting from episode 426 onwards, is performed by Mari Yaguchi with the Straw Hats. __TOC__
Episodes
Home media release Japanese + Avex Mode (Japan, Region 2 DVD) Volume Episodes Release date Ref. 13thシーズン インペルダウン篇 piece.01 422–425 June 1, 2011 13thシーズン インペルダウン篇 piece-1 piece.02 430–433 June 1, 2011 13thシーズン インペルダウン篇 piece-2 piece.03 434–437 July 6, 2011 13thシーズン インペルダウン篇 piece-3 piece.04 438–441 July 6, 2011 13thシーズン インペルダウン篇 piece-4 piece.05 442–445 August 3, 2011 13thシーズン インペルダウン篇 piece-5 piece.06 446–449 August 3, 2011 13thシーズン インペルダウン篇 piece-6 piece.07 450–453 September 7, 2011 13thシーズン インペルダウン篇 piece-7 piece.08 454–458 September 7, 2011 13thシーズン インペルダウン篇 piece-8 ONE PIECE Log Collection "IMPEL DOWN" 422–441 July 25, 2014 "MAGELLAN" 442–458 July 25, 2014 ONE PIECE FILM STRONG WORLD 連動特別篇 金獅子の野望 426–429 July 23, 2010 "ONE PIECE FILM STRONG WORLD 連動特別篇 金獅子の野望" (in Japanese). Toei Animation. Retrieved on July 8, 2010.
English In North America, the season was recategorized as the end of "Season Seven" and the opening of "Season Eight" for its DVD release by Funimation Entertainment. The Australian Season Seven sets were renamed Collection 35 through 38. +Funimation Entertainment (USA, Region 1 DVD) Volume Episodes Release date ISBN Ref.USAUKAustralia Season Seven Voyage Four 422–433 December 15, 2015N/AMarch 2, 2016 ISBN N/A Voyage Five 434–445 January 26, 2016April 6, 2016 ISBN N/A Voyage Six 446–456 April 26, 2016July 6, 2016 ISBN N/ASeason EightVoyage One457–468May 31, 2016October 5, 2016ISBN N/ACollections18422-445February 14, 2017August 20, 2018N/AISBN N/A19446-468May 23, 2017October 22, 2018ISBN N/ATreasure Chest CollectionFive397-491N/ASeptember 6, 2017ISBN N/AVoyage CollectionNine397-445May 9, 2018ISBN N/ATen446-491July 4, 2018ISBN N/A
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