The Straw Hat Crew arrives at the desert island of Alabasta to help Princess Nefertari Vivi stop the social unrest her country is facing. Behind the heated conflict is the Baroque Works pirate organization, which has been conspiring against the kingdom with the aim of stealing the secrets of an ancient mass destruction weapon. As the situation grows out of control, Monkey D. Luffy and Vivi must quell the revolution before the nation collapses entirely. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

One Piece Movie 08: Episode of Alabasta - Sabaku no Oujo to Kaizoku-tachi is an abridged version of the Alabasta Arc. The movie was released on DVD by Funimation Entertainment on February 19, 2008. The company later published the film on Blu-ray on January 27, 2009.