Inside Cover: Ahem. At present, it is July of the year 1999. The month that the prophet dude Nostradamus foresaw "the world's fall at the hand of the king of Angolmore." In accordance with this, the world government has declared a manhunt for this king of Angolmore. His appearance is as shown above. His punishment shall be "detainment until August." Furthermore, if you should happen to find him, please do not try attacking him with Rolling Sobats and Piledrivers. (World Government)
Back Cover: Fishmen rule the town of Arlong Park. Luffy and friends are confronted with the shocking truth when they land here in search of Nami! Will her feelings for her companions reach Nami as she carries on her lonely fight?! An ocean adventure romance in search of the "One Piece"!!
The Story of One Piece, from Volume 1 to Volume 9: 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.
On their quest to the "Grand Line," Luffy and Co. stop at a restaurant-at-sea and ask Sanji, a cook, to join them, but Sanji has reasons why he cannot leave the ship... until the pirate Don Krieg appears and announces he is taking the ship! A fight to the death with Luffy and friends begins. The end of the heated battle pits Luffy against Krieg in a showdown. Strong-willed and unafraid of death, Luffy pitches headfirst into the fight, achieves victory with a mighty attack, and then collapses...
When Luffy awakes from his recovery, he asks Sanji to join his crew once again, yet still, Sanji will not. However, the cooks who have been with Zeff since the beginning put on an inconsiderate act in order to get Sanji to leave... Struck by his friends' warm-hearted(?!) actions, Sanji finally decides to go with Luffy!! It is the arrival of the fourth companion.
Zoro and Usopp, chasing after Nami one step ahead, land on an island. It is an island called Arlong Park, ruled by fishmen. The moment after they arrive, they cannot hide their shock when they see Nami's appearance. Unaware of all this, Luffy and Sanji make their way to Arlong Park...
(top to bottom, right to left)
Monkey D. Luffy - His dream is to become a pirate king! And also to meet Shanks again! An amazing rubberman.
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.
Nami - A "thief specializing in pirates." Her least favorite thing in the world is pirates!
Sanji - A kind-hearted cook searching for the legendary sea, "All Blue." Girl-crazy.
Arlong
Bellemere
Nojiko
Red-Hair Shanks
(The Arlong Crew: Chew, Hatchan, Kuroobi)
Contents
Chapter 72 - According to Station
Chapter 73 - Monster From the Grand Line
Chapter 74 - Business
Chapter 75 - Sea Charts and Fishmen
Chapter 76 - Sleep
Chapter 77 - First Step of the Dream
Chapter 78 - Bellemere-san
Chapter 79 - Survive
Chapter 80 - A Crime Is a Crime
Chapter 81 - Tears