Inside Cover: There's a little story. It says that a long, long time ago... rabbits flew in the sky. The proof is that we still count them with the same counter for birds in Japanese. Rabbits flew freely through the great clear skies of olde, flapping their ears... What an occult story.
Back Cover: Luffy faces off against Krieg with a strong will and no fear of death. Will the massive battle on the restaurant-at-sea finally come to an end?! Then, the time for Sanji to set off on his trip comes... An ocean adventure romance in search of the "One Piece"!!
The Story of One Piece, from Volume 1 to Volume 8: It is the Great Pirate Age. Countless pirates have raised their flags and gone to battle to find the legendary pirate king Gold Roger's hidden treasure, "One Piece." This is the story of a young boy who wishes to become a pirate. His name was Luffy. Luffy greatly admired Shanks, the leader of a crew of pirates staying in his town, but one day, he accidentally ate their spoil of battle, a "Devil Fruit." The fruit's special powers robbed Luffy of his ability to swim ever again, but granted him a spectacular body that stretches like rubber! Soon afterwards, however, he angered some of Shanks' rival bandits, and was tossed into the water in the middle of the sea. As he was drowning, Luffy was set upon by a monster, but in an instant Shanks was there to rescue him! At the expense of one arm...
10 years later, using Shanks' straw hat as his trademark, Luffy set out for sea. His great journey to be the Pirate King had begun.
Luffy's crew, now including Zoro, Nami and Usopp, is heading for the Grand Line. They stop at a restaurant-at-sea in search of a sea cook, where Luffy is taken with the assistant head chef, Sanji. However, the area's strongest, wickedest pirate Don Krieg appears and declares, "I'll take this ship!" A great battle, with the restaurant ship as its stage, begins to unfold. Sanji risks life and limb to protect the ship. But the situation turns desperate when Zeff is taken hostage... What is Sanji's real motivation for protecting the ship?! Nine years ago, Sanji the cook's apprentice and Zeff the pirate were stranded on the top of a huge rock by a storm!! In order to keep Sanji alive, Zeff gave him what little food they had, and ate his own leg. The reason Zeff saved him was because they both have the same dream...
The vicious Krieg turns on his subject Gin for not killing Sanji, and shoots off the poison gas bomb, "M-H-5"!!
(top to bottom, right to left)
Sanji - A kind-hearted cook! He's sure-tongued, but girl crazy.
Monkey D. Luffy - His dream is to become a pirate king! And also to meet Shanks again! An amazing rubberman.
Nami - A "thief specializing in pirates." Her least favorite thing in the world is pirates!
Roronoa Zoro - He intends to be the greatest swordsman in the world! Carries the nickname, "Pirate Hunter Zoro."
Usopp - He calls himself "Usopp the Proud." His father Yasopp is a member of Shanks' crew.
Zeff
Gin
"Pirate Fleet" Admiral Don Krieg
Red-Hair Shanks
Contents
Chapter 63 - I Ain't Gonna Die
Chapter 64 - Giant Battle Spear
Chapter 65 - Prepare
Chapter 66 - The Spear Is Stifled
Chapter 67 - Soup
Chapter 68 - The Fourth
Chapter 69 - Arlong Park
Chapter 70 - Usopp's Great Manly Adventure
Chapter 71 - King of the Beasts