Desperate Ritual - Modern Masters

The first season of the One Piece anime television series aired on Fuji Television from October 20, 1999, through March 7, 2001, totaling 61 episodes. Produced by Toei Animation and directed by Kounosuke Uda, it adapts the first twelve volumes of the manga by Eiichiro Oda. The first season depicts the exploits of the pirate captain Monkey D. Luffy as he gathers his crew at the East Blue and prepares to head to the Grand Line, all while defeating dangerous local pirates in their path as Luffy gains his infamy as "Straw Hat" Luffy. The last 8 episodes, set on Warship Island, are the first anime-original filler material in the series.