Defeat the Pirate Ganzack

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"Defeat Him! The Pirate Ganzak" ("One Piece Taose! Kaizoku Gyanzakku" original) known under the name "Defeat the Pirate Ganzack! " was the premiere pre-One Piece OVA. It was released for the Jump Super Anime Tour in 1998 by Production I.G on July 26th. It is a 30 minute episode that seems to take place after the Buggy the clown arc and sometime before the captain Kuro arc.

It was done in different animation, then the ongoing anime series, also the voice actors are different.

It was directed by Goro Taniguchi.

[edit] Story

The story opens on a hungry group of Luffy, Nami and Zoro, on a small boat in the sea. They are then all of a sudden attacked by a sea monster and separated. Luffy is found on the beach of an Island by pirates, who think he's drowned. They are disturbed by a little girl in an armed suit and with spikes. She is named Medaka and urges the pirates to give her back her father. They laugh her in the face, say she's "really tough" and wonder if they are to make her join their crew. The girl gets angry and, saying she hates pirates, attacks them. They chase her around, running over Luffy several times, forcing the water out of his lungs and him to wake up. He's angry that someone walks on him and punches the two pirates into a rock, while saying he is very hungry.

The girl takes him and Zorro (who appears without explanation) to the house of an old man, where they get some food. The two of them wonder where Nami is. The old man urges them to leave the village as quick as possible, before "they come".He explains that all the villagers, including the girls father, have been taken away by Ganzack and his pirates, to work in the "Devils Tower".Just then a shot burst from the tower and the shaking causes Luffy's food to fall to the ground and spill. He wants more, but is informed that there is not a single scrap more and that they gave them their own food. Luffy is disappointed, but Medaka says there's plenty of food in the "Devils Tower",and if he beats Ganzack and his crew, he can have all he can eat. At hearing this, Luffy rushes out of the house mindlessly, followed by Medaka and Zoro.

They sneak into the tower and see how the people are forced to work with threats to the lives of their families. Medaka runs in unthinking. She caught by the same two pirates form before, but they quickly change their tone, when Luffy pops up and demands food. They call him "the demon kid" and he kicks them away. He and Zoro are cornered by the armed pirates. The, surprisingly, a pirate is lowered down on a rope, tied to a motor and kidnaps Medaka. Luffy chases after, to find out that it is Nami, masked. Luffy puzzled, but then "pirate general" Ganzack appears on the sea monster from before. Gaznack has two crab claws on his shoulder, is selfish, arrogant and hates it, when he is being called a Crab. Nami says shes finds with him now, because he's "loaded". Ganzack urges Luffy to give up while he's still alive, but he says no. Ganzack charges toward him, using his crab arms (on shoulders) as weapons. Luffy is then swallowed by the sea monster, but pushes it's mouth open and gets out. Then, Ganzack slams him into a rock, but he's unaffected, yet when he prepares his attack, Ganzack shoots some pink substance on him and he cant move anymore.

Meanwhile, the pirates courting Zoro urge him to give up, or he will be killing the village people. Medaka's father sees this and says that they will stand up against Gaznack. At a banquet, Zoro, Luffy and Medaka are in chains. Gaznack wonders on their price and Nami says she can't wait for the auction. Ganzack then insults Luffy ans steps on his hat. Luffy says to give it back, because it is a gift of Shanks. This revealed, Gaznack asks if Luffy is a pirate as well, to which Luffy says "So if I am?". Then an explosion takes place. The people from the village run out and start throwing dynamite, which they were forced to transport, against the pirates. While the islanders and pirates fight, Nami goes and unlocks Medaka, but before Nami can unlock Luffy or Zoro, Medaka runs away with the keys, saying "I hate pirates".

In the meantime, Gaznack defeats the rebellion and shoots on Medaka's father, saying he has "no need for wild livestock", but the bullet bounces from Medaka's helmet, as she jumps in. Gaznack prepares to kill her and her father, but then jumps aside from Luffy's rubber punch. He just shouts and presents his armored battle ship. The islanders are stunned, as to what they have been making. The ship then fires from the cannon and destroys part of the Island. Luffy and Zoro decide to go to the ship and fight. Medaka wants to come too, but her father does not allow it, yet she still jumps on as Luffy pulls himself and Zoro to the ship. While fighting with Luffy, Ganzack armour deploys various projectiles, yet does not him. He gets angry and fires a chain toward Luffy, tying him up. He prepares to cut his head of, but Medaka jumps in the way and shields him (in her armour). Her helmet flies off and she falls to the ground. Luffy is shocked. He then grows so angry he breaks through his chains. He then grabs Gaznack, spins him around and slams him to the ground. After Gaznack's down, Medaka gets up and shows Luffy that he is okay.

Meanwhile Zoro fights down the pirates and moves to the sea monster, but is beat to it by the islanders, who throw dynamite at it instead.

Gaznack gets to his feet, refusing to recognise defeat, saying he's going to be the Pirate King, yet Luffy beats him away and he crashes together with the projectile he fired on the island.

Luffy, Nami and Zoro are seen in a small boat, Nami disappointed that Gaznack didn't have any treasure, while Luffy enjoys the heavy restock of food. Medaka, without armour then runs to the boat (without it, Luffy didn't recognise her at first) and gives Luffy a life preserver, saying that now he'll be okay, even if he can't swim. Medaka then calls him a hammer, while Luffy struggles unsuccessfully to get the life-preserver off. While he does so, the life wheel is presented to our view from another side, showing the Japanese words for "Thank you" on the bottom of the wheel.

So they depart, Luffy with wheel and all, while shouting that they will go to the "Grand Line". Medaka runs after them and urges Luffy to become a great pirate.

[edit] Differences from the later anime

• Luffy is seen to be able to move in water, although he cannot swim. He refers to himself as "a hammer".
• The sound of Luffy's attacks have been made to sound actually rubber-like, unlike the following series.
• While both the Grand line and Shanks were mentioned, no mention at all was made about the Devil Fruit, nor that Luffy is a Devil Fruit User.
• In the Manga, Luffy and his group had, by this time 2 ships, while here they have only one.
• At the end, the story closes with the words of an announcer, which is something completely unknown in the Anime until the Alabasta arc.

[edit] Similarities

• It can be pointed out that the story holds some similarity to the Captain Morgan Arc.
• Ganzack himself, with his suit of armour filled with weapons, tends to resemble a later enemy of Luffy's, Don Krieg.