One Piece 3D2Y: 15th Anniversary

About One Piece 3D2Y: 15th Anniversary

One Piece 3D2Y: 15th Anniversary (One Piece 3D2Y: Ace no shi wo Koete! Luffy Nakama Tono Chikai) blends adventure, fantasy and comedy by Toei Animation (2014). Below is a fresh retelling of what the story is about. In short: After suffering great personal loss during the battle of Marineford, Monkey D. Luffy finds himself stranded on Rusukaina, a treacherous island crawling with huge and risky creatures.

Further in, there, he has committed himself to a two-year stretch of training to learn "Haki," the energy that combatants can use to grant themselves a variety of abilities in fight. Luffy is jerked away from his otherwise peaceful training by the abduction of Sandersonia and Marigold, sisters of his ally and ally Boa Hancock. With Boa's aid, Luffy seeks to track down the infamous pirate responsible for the kidnapping, a man whose recent prison break is the result of Luffy's own reckless actions.

With adventure at the core, exploration, new locations and a steady sense of momentum drive the story. If you count yourself among anyone who enjoys travel-the-world storytelling, put it on your list.

Production & Appeal

Animation is handled by Toei Animation, so the studio's house style defines how One Piece 3D2Y: 15th Anniversary looks and moves on screen. Because it leans on adventure, exploration, new locations and a steady sense of momentum drive the story. A 7.9/10 score points to a dependable, well-liked series. It aired in 2014, which makes it easy to place in the wider anime calendar.