One Piece: Season Three - Fifth Voyage Sets Sail April 19, 2011

It’s been delayed a bit, but it looks like the next One Piece DVD from FUNi is slated for April 19, 2011. This one (Season Three – Fifth Voyage) goes from episodes 196 to 205 (or is it 206?), basically it’s the whole G8 arc that takes place after Skypiea. It’s filler, but as far as anime filler goes it’s actually pretty good stuff I’m not sure if there are plans for any DVDs or what after this, it was at this point where FUNi went back and started working on the series from episode #1. Man, looking back it feels like a million years ago when we were working on these eps

Anywho, here’s the official synopsis for this DVD set:

When their descent from the sky doesn’t go as planned, the Straw Hats find themselves trapped in the Marine stronghold of Navarone. This impenetrable island is surrounded by scraggy stone walls and governed by a military mastermind known as Commander Jonathan. Pirates imprisoned within Navarone’s walls seldom live to see the other side, but not even the great Commander Jonathan has ever faced foes as formidable as Luffy and his crew.

Eager to escape the island and get back in the water, the Straw Hats hatch a plan to spring Zoro from the clink, reclaim their confiscated gold, and rendezvous at the Going Merry for a life-or-death, do-or-die, daring dash into the freedom of the deep blue sea! The sailing certainly won’t be smooth, and it’ll take all hands on deck to survive this scrape!

The MSRP for this set is $49.98, but Amazon is taking pre-orders at a 15% discount right now:

Pre-order One Piece: Season Three – Fifth Voyage at Amazon – $42.49

If you missed out on the rest of season three, you can find the earlier ones on Amazon too here.

Hopefully the DVDs of this and all the previous seasons will have done well enough to warrant more