One Piece: Taose! Kaizoku Gyanzakku

Unlike the TV series we all know are enjoy. This direct to home video release is how you would say different. Made by Production I.G.(The makers of Ghost in the Shell) and containing an entirely original plot.

The story starts with Luffy, Zoro, & Nami drifting on their boat. With no a crumb of food to eat. Right until a sea dragon appeared and attacked the boat and took Nami away. Zoro & Luffy wake up on the beach of a small island. Where they discover that the locals of the island are all prisoners of a pirate who's seen as a crab according to Luffy. In order to the free the island's imprisonment and save Nami, Luffy will have to defeat the a whole pirate crew. But he's only doing it, so he can have a bite to eat.

With different animation, music, and voice acting. This one feels like watching a pilot episode to the series. I wouldn't say it fits perfectly into the storyline. But despite it's differences, it's a worthy OVA. It was only a year before Toei Animation started their version of One Piece.

Worth checking out, as it's currently the only OVA of One Piece.

One Piece - Defeat Him! The Pirate Ganzack, is a interesting look to what could have happened, if one piece was made in the 90s in cell animation.

Looks good and has that nice 90s shading to it, with earthy colors that just makes my smile.

Luffy rubber animation is really good and looks great, The way his body react to damage and movement is different than in the TV show, but it looks great.

The story is not really anything special, if you watch a little bit of One Piece filler, you know what it is, but it is nicely done, and it funny to see Luffy call the enemy captain, Crab.

It is a interesting artifact from before the TV Show, and look at how the art style could have been changed. '

Would recommend if you are one piece fan.