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One Piece: Episode of Merry - The Tale of One More Friend Premieres

Starts 08/24/2013

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One Piece: Episode of Merry - The Tale of One More Friend Premieres

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Toei Animation airs One Piece: Episode of Merry - The Tale of One More Friend, a one-off special that re-animates the Going Merry ship's final voyages and the Straw Hat Crew's farewell to it.

Toei Animation's One Piece: Episode of Merry - The Tale of One More Friend aired 24 August 2013 as a 1 hr 46 min TV Special, produced with Fuji TV^[1]
It re-animates, with new animation, the arcs featuring the Going Merry, framed by Usopp and Chopper recalling the ship after Brook asks about the Mini Merry name^[1]
Events include Usopp leaving the crew over the Going Merry and Robin leaving with CP9, with Luffy and the rest following to rescue her^[1]
Rated 8.19 on MyAnimeList (34,995 scorers), rank #471^[1]

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