Episodes 493-516 from the Japanese television anime following the adventures of a boy who sets out to become a pirate. Like many others before him, Monkey D. Luffy (voice of Mayumi Tanaka) is obsessed by the tale of the treasure horde called One Piece, reputedly buried by the Pirate King Gol D. Roger before his execution. Armed with only his irrepressible nature, Luffy sets out to become a pirate in the dangerous waters of the Grand Line, and it isn't long before he has his own crew of ruffians, a ship and a navy fleet on his trail as he searches for the treasure that will crown him the new king of the pirates. The episodes are: 'Luffy and Ace! The Story of How the Brothers Met!', 'Here Comes Sabo! The Boy at the Gray Terminal!', 'I Won't Run! Ace's Desperate Rescue Operation!', 'To the Sea Someday! The Pledge of the Three Brats!', 'Leaving the Dadan Family for Good?! The Kids' Hideout Has Been Built!', 'Luffy Becoming an Apprentice?! A Man Who Fought Against the King of the Pirates!', 'The Battle Against the Big Tiger! Who Is Going to Be Captain?!', 'Freedom Taken Away! The Nobles' Plot Closing in On the Brothers!', 'The Fire Has Been Set! The Gray Terminal in Crisis!', 'Where Can Freedom Be Found? A Sad Departure of a Boy!', 'Take Good Care of Him! A Letter from the Brother!', 'To Live Up to the Promise! Departures of Their Own!', 'I Want to See Them! Luffy's Mournful Cry!', 'Straw Hats in Shock! The Bad News Has Reached Them!', 'Reunited With Dark King Rayleigh! Decision Time for Luffy!', 'Back to Our Captain! A Jail Break at the Sky Island and the Incident On the Winter Island!', 'Encounter! The Great Swordsman Mihawk! Zoro's Self-Willed Deadly Struggle!', 'A Disaster for Sanji! The Queen's Return to the Kingdom', 'Unexpected Relanding! Luffy, to Marineford!', 'With Hopes It Will Reach My Friends! Big News Spreading Fast!', 'Pirates Get On the Move! Astounding New World!', 'Living Through Hell! Sanji's Fight for His Manhood!', 'I Will Get Much, Much Stronger! Zoro's Pledge to His Captain!' and 'Luffy's Training Begins! To the Place We Promised in 2 Years!'.