The third season of the One Piece anime television series, subtitled Enter Chopper at the Winter Island on home video, aired from August 26, 2001 to December 9, 2001 on Fuji Television. Directed by Konosuke Uda and produced by Toei Animation, it adapts the 15th to 18th volume of Eiichiro Oda's manga. It depicts the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates as they attempt to find a doctor after Nami falls sick. They sail to Drum Island where they face off against the Wapol Pirates while Nami receives treatment from Kureha; they recruit Tony Tony Chopper, Kureha's assistant as their doctor.