History Anime / OnePieceFilmZ

* {{Gainaxing}}: Both Nami and Robin. Repeatedly. Especially Robin, [[spoiler: considering Nami [[FountainOfYouth doesn't actually keep her boobs for long]]]].

''One Piece Z'' is the 12th film in the long running anime and manga franchise, ''Franchise/OnePiece''. Released on December 15th, 2012. It's the first ''One Piece'' movie to be set after the time skip.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: Z. [[spoiler: He joined the Marines at a young age, wanting to become a hero, but soon realized that the Marines aren't exactly what they seem. He got married to a beautiful young woman and had a son, both of whom were killed by a pirate he had arrested some years later. This event led to him quitting his Admiral position to become a Marine trainer. However pirates had invaded his ship and killed all his trainees (save Ain and Bins) and he lost his arm to another pirate who would later become a Warlord of the Sea during the timeskip. This was the last straw for Z, who left the Marines to form the Neo Marines]]. No wonder he hates pirates.

* KillEmAll: Z's plan, which he calls Grand Reboot, is to exterminate all pirates by [[spoiler: destroying the three Endpoints, islands that seal a huge amount of subterranean magma. If all three Endpoints are destroyed, the magma is released, flooding the entire Grand Line, New World included. This will obviously kill all pirates, but also cause way too many civilian casualties and collateral damage for even [[GeneralRipper Akainu]] to approve]].

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Ain. Z's hair is purple, Franky's FunnyAfro is pink, and Brook has dyed his own afro pink, and later red.
* YouShallNotPass: [[spoiler:Z sacrifices himself to buy enough time for the Straw Hats, Ain and Bins to escape.]]

* NonSerialMovie: [[spoiler:The one thing about the film that is canon is the fact that Kuzan and Akainu did battle in Punk Hazard over the title of Marine Fleet Admiral. Kuzan is seen using his ice powers as a prosthetic for the leg he lost in that fight against Akainu. However, since this was already established by the Fish-man Island arc (which finished before this movie aired in theaters), it doesn't mean much in the grand scheme of things]].

* CanonDiscontinuity: Stated by Oda himself. He did want to make it canon to the series, but realized it would cause too many plot holes to cover. [[spoiler:The one thing about the film that is canon is the fact that Kuzan and Akainu did battle in Punk Hazard over the title of Marine Fleet Admiral. Kuzan is seen using his ice powers as a prosthetic for the leg he lost in that fight against Akainu. However, since this was already established by the Fish-man Island arc (which finished before this movie aired in theaters), it doesn't mean much in the grand scheme of things]].

* CanonDiscontinuity: Stated by Oda himself. He did want to make it canon to the series, but realized it would cause too many plot holes to cover.
** [[spoiler: The one thing about the film that is canon is the fact that Kuzan and Akainu did battle in Punk Hazard over the title of Marine Fleet Admiral. Kuzan is seen using his ice powers as a prosthetic for the leg he lost in that fight against Akainu.]]

* BadassBeard / BadassMustache: Usopp's sporting a combo of them in the promo art and part of the movie.

Oda has stated that Z was the toughest challenge the Straw Hats had ever faced at that point in time. Kizaru and Aokiji appear in the film as well. Surprisingly Music/AvrilLavigne [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-10-17/u.s-singer-avril-lavigne-contributes-one-piece-film-z-themes does two of the movie's theme songs]] which are covers of Music/JoanJett's "Bad Reputation" and Music/{{Nickelback}}'s "How You Remind Me".

* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler: During the hot spring scene, Luffy, Zoro, Sanji and Brook are stunned when Aokiji comes out of the tub minus one leg which he fixes with his ice powers. In canon, this was from his fight with Akainu and the Straw Hats were told of that by Jinbe on Fishman Island, they just never expected to see how severe the wounds were for themselves.]]

** [[spoiler: Believe it or not, Aokiji saves Luffy, Ussop, Zoro and Sanji during their escape from a resort island as it's exploding.]]

* BolivianArmyEnding: [[spoiler:Z's final fate as, after his battle with Luffy whom he came to respect, the group are beset by Kizaru and his troop of marines. Having nothing left to lose, Z goes to fight them and hold them off to allow the Straw Hats to escape, despite knowing it means certain death. Unlike most examples though, this one isn't ambiguous: Z doesn't make it. His death isn't shown, but Ain, Bins and Aokiji are seen mourning at his grave.]]

* Catch22Dilemma: When the Straw Hats prepare to go after Z and the Neo Marines one last time. Aokiji warns them it's a pretty much one way deal. If they don't stop Z's plan, all of the Grand Line will be destroyed. If they do, they're be surrounded by Marines, lead by an admiral no less, and be captured. [[spoiler: Sure enough the latter does happen but Aokiji and Z prevent the Marines from going after the Straw Hats and Z's subordinates, subverting this trope.]]

* ContemplateOurNavels: Aokiji does this while talking to Luffy's group after coming from the hot springs. Wondering if One Piece was responsible for the Pirate Age or just the actions of the pirates themselves.

* ContinuityNod: Robin and Aokiji's past is alluded to when they share a small non-speaking moment before the climax.

* EarlyBirdCameo: Downplayed, since the following characters have already been established, but this movie nonetheless marks the first post-TimeSkip appearances of Aokiji, Kizaru, [[spoiler: Sengoku, Garp, Coby and Helmeppo, among other Marines]].

* {{Fanservice}}: A hot bath scene with the Monster Trio, Brook and Aokiji, for the female audience, boob shots of Nami and Robin (Especially Robin) for the male audience, and just for laughs, [[spoiler: a shot of Brook's ass as he returns to his proper age]].

* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler:Z, Zephyr's alias, turns out to be the name he used when playing superhero when he was a kid.]]

* NoMacGuffinNoWinner: One of Z's main motivation to plan Grand Reboot, is try to destroy [[MacGuffin One Piece]], thus invoked this trope. But the paln didn't finished anyway.

* ProductPlacement: Threefold though folks outside Japan wouldn't know it. First [[http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130120001602/onepiece/images/9/9f/Sanji_lighter2.png the lighter]] that Sanji carries is a custom made one by [[http://www.st-dupont.com/ French designers, DuPont]]. Second, [[http://shinigamilist.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/onepiece-armani-exchange.jpg the clothes Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Robin and Brook wear during their time on the spa island]] are designer wear from [[http://www.armaniexchange.com/home.do Armani Exchange]]. And lastly the drink Ao Kiji gives Z in their last meeting is based off a real brand in Japan.

* StoryboardingTheApocalypse: Aokiji describe what'll happen if Z isn't stopped and blows up the final End Point. We get a brief visual of this as well.

The movie was released in France on May 15th, 2013 (dubbed in French, of course), and in Germany on November 29th, 2013 (this time, in German). In April 2014, [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/04/07-1/funimation-acquires-home-video-rights-for-one-piece-film-z Funimation announced an official U.S. release,]] which came to pass on September 30th, 2014, making it the third ''One Piece'' film (behind ''Episode of Alabasta'' and ''Anime/OnePieceFilmStrongWorld'') to be released in English. [[http://youtu.be/D3plVIITv2Q Here's a trailer for the English dub.]] The English dub came complete with the Avril Lavinge covers.[[note]]May not sound like a big deal. But the previous major film, ''Strong World'' had to omit the theme, "Fanfare", due to Mr. Children not relenting the rights to it. It's likely this was allowed since Avril is a native to the U.S and thus likely to attract more of a English-speaking audience.[[/note]].

* NoGoodDeadGoesUnpunished: The Straw Hats meet Z after fishing him out of the ocean which he landed in after his battle with Kizaru. Initially he's pretty cordial with them and thankful for saving his life.... right up until Luffy reveals they're pirates. Then Z ''instantly'' turns hostile since, despite the crew not being evil, he hates all pirates regardless and shows no mercy.

* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler: During the hot spring scene, Luffy, Zoro, Sanji and Brook are stunned when Aokiji comes out of the tub minus one leg which he fixes with hi0s ice powers. In canon, this was from his fight with Akainu and the Straw Hats were told of that by Jinbe on Fishman Island, they just never expected to see how severe the wounds were for themselves.]]

* FunnyAfro: Franky sports a pink one in one of his outfits.

The movie was released in France on May 15th, 2013 (Dubbed in French, of course), and in Germany on November 29th, 2013 (this time, in German). In April 2014, [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/04/07-1/funimation-acquires-home-video-rights-for-one-piece-film-z Funimation announced an official U.S. release,]] which came to pass on September 30, 2014, making it the third One Piece film (behind ''Episode of Alabasta'' and ''Anime/OnePieceFilmStrongWorld'') to be released in English. [[http://youtu.be/D3plVIITv2Q Here's a trailer for the English dub.]] The English dub came complete with the Avril Lavinge covers.[[note]]May not sound like a big deal. But the previous major film, ''Strong World'' had to omit the theme, "Fanfare", due to Mr. Children not relenting the rights to it. It's likely this was allowed since Avril is a native to the U.S and thus likely to attract more of a English-speaking audience.[[/note]].

One Piece Z is the 12th film in the long running anime and manga franchise, ''Franchise/OnePiece''. Released on December 15th, 2012. It's the first One Piece movie to be set after the time skip.

* BadassGrandpa: WordOfGod states Z is the strongest villain the Straw Hats have ever faced up to that point, and despite being 74, he more than lives up to that title. That huge right arm of his deals a lot of damage, [[spoiler: he's able to go up against ''Kizaru'', and even after his arm is destroyed, he still gives Luffy a hard time. He's one of the only villains, if not the only villain, who Luffy doesn't even manage to knock out. He does knock him ''down'', but Z accepts his defeat, and instead uses the last of his strength to make an awesome BolivianArmyEnding]].

* EmptyPilesOfClothing: [[spoiler:Subverted. During the Straw Hats' first fight with the Neo Marines, this seemed to be all that remained of Nami and Chopper after Ain hit them with her power, until it was revealed they were merely de-aged into kids - turning this into ShapeshiftingExcludesClothing.]]

* ConvectionSchmonvection: You really shouldn't be able to get so close to magma without some sort of Devil Fruit power, even if you're MadeOfIron.

* TheUnreveal: [[spoiler: We never find out which of the Seven Warlords was the one that massacred Z's troops back in the past and later being promoted which caused his resignation and disillusion with the Marines. The only thing we do know is that said pirate was promoted during the TimeSkip, but even that is AllThereInTheManual.]]

* GenreSavvy: The Straw Hats were cautious when they took in the unconscious Z. Chopper wasn't left alone with him and outside, Zoro and Sanji were on guard. [[spoiler: Didn't work, but points for trying.]]

Oda has stated that Z was the toughest challenge the Straw Hats had ever faced at that point in time. Kizaru and Aokiji appear in the film as well. Surprisingly AvrilLavigne [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-10-17/u.s-singer-avril-lavigne-contributes-one-piece-film-z-themes does two of the movie's theme songs]] which are covers of Music/JoanJett's "Bad Reputation" and Music/{{Nickelback}}'s "How You Remind Me".