Episode
One Piece: The First Patient! The Untold Story of the Rumble Ball!
Overview
After their adventures in Alabasta, the crew come upon another deserted island and split up tasks amongst themselves. Chopper is left in charge of guarding the ship, and he reminisces about the day he first made the rumble ball and his first patient, Dr. Kureha, while spending some time with the newest crewmember: Nico Robin.
Details
- Series
- One Piece
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 131
- Air date
- 2002-11-03
- Runtime
- 24 min
Episode context
The First Patient! The Untold Story of the Rumble Ball! is Episode 131 in Dreams!, The Zenny Pirate Crew Sortie!, Beyond the Rainbow of One Piece. It aired on 2002-11-03. The runtime is 24 min.
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