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One Piece Movie 5 Review
The Cursed Holy Sword
呪われた聖剣 (Norowareta Seiken)

Synopsis

The Straw Hat Pirates landed at Asuka Island, home of the most valuable sword in the world: The Seven Star Sword. Which was said to curse anyone who takes it in possession. When they got back to the Going Merry, they discovered that Zoro is missing from his guard duty. Before they could plan out a search party to relocate him. Luffy and friends escape from the port as Marines were on their tail. They found a new place to dock, which is near a village. Whose job is to keep the Seven Star Sword sealed. Soon it was attacked by the Marines, and among them is Zoro. Luffy and the others don't know why he's helping out the Marines. But it all comes to conclusion when Luffy encounters Saga: Zoro's childhood friend from Swordsman training.

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March 6, 2004

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Overview

The Cursed Holy Sword is the fifth animated feature film of the franchise. It premiered in Japan on March 6, 2004. The film was shown along with a five-minute featurette short named Take Aim! The Pirate Baseball King.

Alternative title

– One Piece : La malédiction de l’épée sacrée (French)
– One Piece Movie 5
– One Piece – Der Fluch des heiligen Schwertes (German)
– One Piece: La maldición de la espada sagrada (Spanish)
– One Piece: La Spada delle Sette Stelle (Italian)
– 呪われた聖剣 (Norowareta Seiken) (Japanese)

TL;DR Review

One Piece’s The Cursed Holy Sword is the fifth movie in the franchise. Unlike the first four movies, no new crew member was added. This movie focuses on Zoro more than the rest of the crew. This movie tries to pull on our heart string like all the other, but it just fell flat. I didn’t really care that much for any of the extra characters in the movie. The story of Zoro’s long lost friend and promise feel very contrived. This movie had more slapstick scenes than normal and very little fight scenes at the end. It was a whole lot of talking and talking of backstory. It was a bit boring, to be honest. All the villains feel rather weak compared to the previous movies.

I would say skip The Cursed Holy Sword movie unless you feel you need to watch everything One Piece. One Piece contains strong graphic violence and moderate suggestive themes/dialogs.

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Featured Music

The Cursed Holy Sword
Playlist

A collection of notable music and song from this series.

Music

Opening Theme

Season 1 (eps 1-62)

  1. “We Are!” (ウィーアー! Wī Ā!) by Hiroshi Kitadani (eps 1-47)
  2. “Believe” by Folder5 (eps 48+)

Movie 1 (The Movie)

  1. “We Are!” by Hiroshi Kitadani

Season 2 (eps 63-77)

  1. “Believe” by Folder5

Season 3 (eps 78-92)

  1. “Believe” by Folder5

Season 4 (eps 93-130)

  1. “Believe” by Folder5 (eps 93-115)
  2. “Hikari e” (ヒカリヘ, lit. Toward the Light) by The Babystars (eps 116+)

Season 5 (eps 131-143)

  1. “Hikari e” (ヒカリヘ, lit. Toward the Light) by The Babystars

Season 6 (eps 144-195)

  1. “Hikari e” (ヒカリヘ, lit. Toward the Light) by The Babystars (eps 144-168)
  2. “Bon Voyage” by Bon-Bon Blanco (eps 169+)

Season 7 (eps 196-228)

  1. “Bon Voyage” by Bon-Bon Blanco (eps 196-206)
  2. “Kokoro no Chizu” (ココロのちず, lit. Map of the Heart) by Boystyle (eps 207+)

Season 8 (eps 229-263)

  1. “Kokoro no Chizu” (ココロのちず, lit. Map of the Heart) by Boystyle

Season 9 (eps 264-336)

  1. “Brand New World” by D-51 (eps 264-278)
  2. “We Are! (7 Straw Hat Pirates variant)” (ウィーアー!〜7人の麦わら海賊団篇〜 Wī Ā! Shichinin no Mugiwara Kaizokudan Hen) by the voice actors of the first seven Straw Hat Pirates (eps 279-283)
  3. “Crazy Rainbow” by Tackey & Tsubasa (eps 284-325)
  4. “Jungle P” by 5050 (eps 326+)

Movie 8 (The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta)

  1. “compass” by Ai Kawashima
  2. “Compass(English Version)” by Catlin Glass

Season 10 (eps 337-381)

  1. “Jungle P” by 5050 (eps 337-372)
  2. “We Are!” (ウィーアー!) cover by TVXQ (eps 373+)

Season 11 (eps 382-407)

  1. “We Are!” (ウィーアー!) cover by TVXQ (eps 382-394)
  2. “Share the World” by TVXQ (eps 395+)

Season 12 (eps 408-421)

  1. “Share the World” by TVXQ

Season 13 (eps 422-458)

  1. “Share the World” by TVXQ (eps 422-425)
  2. “Kaze o Sagashite” (風をさがして, lit. “Search for the Wind”) by Yaguchi Mari with Straw Hat (eps 426+)

Season 14 (eps 459-516)

  1. “Kaze o Sagashite” (風をさがして, lit. “Search for the Wind”) by Yaguchi Mari with Straw Hat (ep 459)
  2. “One Day” by The Rootless (eps 460-492)
  3. “Fight Together” by Namie Amuro (eps 493+)

Season 15 (eps 517-578)

  1. “We Go!” (ウィーゴー! Wī Gō!) by Hiroshi Kitadani

Season 16 (eps 579-628)

  1. “We Go!” (ウィーゴー! Wī Gō!) by Hiroshi Kitadani (eps 579-590)
  2. “Hands Up!” by Kōta Shinzato (新里 宏太 Shinzato Kōta) (eps 591+)

Season 17 (eps 629-746)

  1. “Wake up!” by AAA (eps 629-686)
  2. “Hard Knock Days” by Generations from Exile Tribe (eps 687+)

Season 18 (eps 747-782)

  1. “We Can” (ウィーキャン! Wī Kyan!) by Kishidan and Hiroshi Kitadani

Season 19 (eps 782+)

  1. “We Can” (ウィーキャン! Wī Kyan!) by Kishidan and Hiroshi Kitadani (eps 782-806)
  2. “Hope” by Namie Amuro (eps 807+)

Closing Theme

Season 1 (eps 1-62)

  1. “Memories” by Maki Otsuki (eps 1-30)
  2. “Run! Run! Run!” by Maki Otsuki (ep 31+)

Movie 1 (The Movie)

  1. “Memories” by Maki Otsuki

Movie 2 (Clockwork Island Adventure)

  1. “Believe” by Folder5
  2. “Ready!” by Folder5

Season 2 (eps 63-77)

  1. “Run! Run! Run!” by Maki Otsuki (ep 63)
  2. “Watashi ga Iru Yo” (私がいるよ, lit. “I Am Right Here!”) by Tomato Cube (ep 63-73)
  3. “Shouchi no Suke” (しょうちのすけ, lit. “That’s a Fact!”) by Shōjo Suitei (eps 74+)

Season 3 (eps 78-92)

  1. “Shouchi no Suke” (しょうちのすけ, lit. “That’s a Fact!”) by Shōjo Suitei (eps 78-81)
  2. “Before Dawn” by Ai-Sachi (eps 82+)

Season 4 (eps 93-130)

  1. “Before Dawn” by Ai-Sachi (eps 93-94)
  2. “fish” by The Kaleidoscope (eps 95-106)
  3. “Glory -Kimi ga Iru kara-” (Glory-君がいるから-, lit. Glory: Because You Are Here) by Takako Uehara (eps 107-118)
  4. “Shining Ray” by Janne Da Arc (eps 119+)

Movie 3 (Chopper’s Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals)

  1. “Mabushikute” by DASEIN

Season 5 (eps 131-143)

  1. “Shining Ray” by Janne Da Arc (eps 131-132)
  2. “Free Will” by Ruppina (eps 133+)

Season 6 (eps 144-195)

  1. “Free Will” by Ruppina (eps 144-156)
  2. “Faith” by Ruppina (eps 157-168)
  3. “A to Z” by Z (eps 169-181)
  4. “Tsuki to Taiyō” (月と太陽, lit. The Moon and The Sun) by shela (eps 182+)

Movie 4 (Dead End Adventure)

  1. “sailing day” by BUMP OF CHICKEN

Movie 5 (The Cursed Holy Sword)

  1. “Ano Basho e” by Harebare

Season 7 (eps 196-228)

  1. “Tsuki to Taiyō” (月と太陽, lit. The Moon and The Sun) by shela (eps 196-206)
  2. “Mirai Koukai” (未来航海, lit. Future Voyage) by Tackey & Tsubasa (eps 207+)
    *     “Mirai Koukai” was replaced with “Eternal Pose” due to music licensing issues in English speaking territories.

Movie 6 (Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island)

  1. “Yume Miru Goro wo Sugitemo” by Kishidan

Season 8 (eps 229-263)

  1. “Mirai Koukai” (未来航海, lit. Future Voyage) by Tackey & Tsubasa (eps 229-230)
    * “Mirai Koukai” was replaced with “Eternal Pose” due to music licensing issues in English speaking territories.
  2. “Eternal Pose” (エターナルポーズ) by Asia Engineer (eps 231-245)
  3. “Dear friends” by TRIPLANE (eps 246-255)
  4. “Asu wa kuru kara” (明日は来るから) by TVXQ (eps 256+)

Movie 7 (The Giant Mechanical Soldier of Karakuri Castle)

  1. “Sayaendou” by NewS

Season 9 (eps 264-336)

  1. “Adventure World” by Delicatessen (eps 264-278)
  2. “Family” by the Straw Hats’ voice actors (eps 279-283)
  3. No ending theme (eps 326+)

Season 10+

  1. No ending theme
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Featured Video

The Cursed Holy Sword

A collection of notable videos, ranging from a fan-created trailer, music video, opening, and ending clip.

Pirate King Gol D.Roger
"Destiny… fate… dreams… These unstoppable ideals are held deep in the heart of man. As long as there are people who seek freedom in this life, these things will not vanish from the earth."
Sanji
"Men who can't wipe away the tears from women's eyes aren't real men."
Monkey D. Luffy
"I don't care what you want, whether you want to live or to die!!! But whatever you decide, say it while you're with us!!!"
Usopp
"There comes a time when a man has to stand and fight. That time is when his friends or dreams are laughed at.”
Pirate King Gol D.Roger
"Inherited Will, The Destiny of the Age, and The Dreams of the People. As long as people continue to pursue the meaning of Freedom, these things will never cease to be!"
Jinbei
"You can't bring back what you've lost, think about what you have now!"
Dr. Hiluluk
"When do you think people die? When they are shot through the heart by the bullet of a pistol? No. When they are ravaged by an incurable disease? No. When they drink a soup made from a poisonous mushroom!? No! It’s when… they are forgotten.”
Nico Robin
"Fools who don't respect the past are doomed to repeat it.”
Red Haired Shanks
"By experiencing both victory and defeat, running away and shedding tears, a man will become a man. It's okay to cry, but you have to move on.”
Usopp
"There comes a time when a man has to stand and fight. That time is when his friends or dreams are laughed at.”
Pirate King Gol D.Roger
"That which cannot be stopped: Inherited will, a man's dream, and the flow of time. As long as man continues to seek out the answer to freedom, these things shall never be stopped.”
Tony Chopper
"I'll become a doctor who can cure any disease! Because… because there's no disease in this world that can't be cured!”
"The Black Leg" Zeff
"No matter how many hundreds of weapons or armor one is equipped with, they are no match for that "one special spear" that comes from your guts.”
Nami
"What good is treasure if I'm alone? After sharing so much of our dreams instead of sacrificing them and leaving with you. I would rather have nothing at all!”
Monkey D.Luffy
"Hero? No! We're pirates! I love heroes but I don't wanna be one! Do you know what heroes are? Say there is a chunk of meat. Pirates will have a banquet and eat it but heroes will share it with other people. I want all the meat!”
Donquixote Doflamingo
Pirates are evil? The Marines are righteous? These terms have always changed throughout the course of history! Kids who have never seen peace and kids who have never seen war have different values! Those who stand at the top determine what's wrong and what's right! This very place is neutral ground! Justice will prevail, you say? But of course, it will! Whoever wins this war becomes justice!"
Eiichiro Oda
"Whether we wound or are wounded, the blood that flows is red.”
Zoro
"If I were to take even one step back right now, I get the feeling that I'd never be able to return back to where I'm standing right now.”
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