Amazon Lily
After his defeat at the hands of Kuma at the Sabaody Archipelago, Luffy is sent flying and crash lands on Amazon Lily, an island exclusive to women that executes males on sight. As he tries to find a way off the island and back to his crew, Luffy makes unexpected friends and foes, while also learning of his brother's imminent peril.
Landing! The All-Female Island, Amazon Lily
Luffy finds himself stranded and starving on a strange island. The rubber-man's amazing appetite puts his manhood in danger when he devours an array of exotic mushrooms!
Hurry Back to Your Friends! The Maiden Island Adventure
An army of scantily-clad women warriors want to investigate Luffy’s family jewels, but the captain of the Straw Hats is more interested in reuniting with his lost mates.
Everyone Falls in Love! Pirate Empress Hancock
The women chasing Luffy are loyal subjects of Boa Hancock, the curvaceous Warlord of the Sea. This stone-cold beauty is deadly, and she’s about to pick a fight with an entire fleet of marines!
The Secret Hidden on the Backs – Luffy and the Snake Princess Meet
Luffy's search for a seaworthy vessel leads to a “drop-in” on the Snake Princess during the royal bathing hour. The view is world-class, but it might turn the rubber-man to stone!
Heartless Judgment! Margaret is Turned to Stone!!
Boa Hancock makes Luffy mad when she turns Margaret into a statue. The Snake Princess may have bitten off more than she can chew by challenging the captain of the Straw Hats!
A Difficult Fight for Luffy! The Snake Sisters' Haki Power!!
The Snake Princess pits Luffy’s Gum-Gum abilities against the incredible Haki power of her serpentine sisters in a fight to the death. Will Luffy survive long enough to save his statuesque friends?
All-Out Special Power Battle!! Gum-Gum vs. Snake-Snake
Luffy kicks his attack mode into Second Gear to save a precious statue, and the snake sisters start to feel the Straw Hat heat. At the battle’s climax, Luffy makes an impression on his opponents.
Hancock's Confession – The Sisters' Abhorrent Past
News of Luffy's run-in with the Celestial Dragons impresses the Snake Princess, so she tells him the story of her tortured past. Will his honorable nature speed Luffy toward a reunion with his crew?
Saving Ace! The Next Stop: the Great Prison!
Luffy is mobbed by a hoard of pretty Kuja women eager to touch a real live man. Granny Nyon offers him safe haven, but what she has to say might sink his plans for a Straw Hat reunion.
Love is a Hurricane! Hancock Madly in Love!
Boa Hancock’s illness threatens to sabotage Luffy’s rescue mission. However, the Snake Princess just can’t say “no” to the rubber-man, so a plan to save Ace is quickly hatched.
The Friends' Whereabouts – The Science of Weather and the Mechanical Island
While Luffy races to save Ace, Nami tries to survive life on Sky Island, and Franky dances up a snowstorm before making the switch from cola to tea!
The Friends' Whereabouts! An Island of Giant Birds and a Pink Paradise!
Chopper narrowly avoids being served for dinner in a land inhabited by giant birds, and Sanji’s refined tastes land him a role as a leading lady on the island of girlish hearts.
The Friends' Whereabouts – Bridging the Islands and Vicious Vegetations!
Nico Robin finds herself trapped on the island of Tequila Wolf: a miserable land where children are forced to work as slaves. Elsewhere, Usopp tries to survive a run-in with a man-eating plant!
The Friends' Whereabouts! A Princess Negativity and the King of Demons!
Zoro is held against his will by the pink-haired princess of bad vibes, Brook gets mistaken for the king of darkness, and Luffy continues to eat his way toward a reunion with Fire-Fist Ace!
Avis de la communauté (4)
After the emotion and insanity of the Sabaody Archipeligo arc, Amazon Lily is intensely disappointing. It wasn't bad, and definitely picked up the pace toward the end with Luffy befriending Hancock and learning about Ace's situation, but other than that, it felt like One Piece releasing all the built up anime shit that it had inside. To be clear, I'm okay with sexual jokes, but I feel like this arc was just too much fanservice, with a pitiful filler arc to close it out that had the worst animation and really hurtful stereotypes of queer people. Again, didn't hate it, but outside of some of the scenes toward the end, it really felt like the worst parts of anime in one pile.
Interesting premise but this arc was very transitory. It introduces some good stuff and characters but is overall very short and doesn't stick out much in your mind once its finished. Boa is also a little creepy for [spoiler]obsessing over luffy who is 12 years younger than her and still a child :nauseated_face:[/spoiler]
Definitely a major drop-off from Sabaody, but it wasn't as bad as maybe I was expecting. The Kuja pirates are a very sigh-worthy concept, but I feel like it could've been handled worse, as it has been with plenty of other anime. Boa Hancock is a great addition, even if she becomes a little obsessive towards the end. The only major drawbacks to the arc are the slowing of the pace from last arc, the over-sexualization, which isn't too gross, and there's one weird sequence in Sanji's story that left a bad taste in my mouth wrt queer people. Overall it's a solid arc, among the worst in the series yet but the standard is very high.
I believe this Arc should start on ~Ep 407