Inside Cover: The reason why the background for the cover of Chapter 233 is black is that it is in memorial of my fellow mangaka, "Shinga Gin". Someone once said that when a mangaka dies, his or her characters live on forever in their place. Maybe our job is one of good fortune.
Back Cover: Is there really a "Sky Island"?! Luffy's crew, anxious and hopeful, sets off to find the outcast of Jaya, the man Cricket, to get advice. So what is this possibility that could take them to the sky?! An ocean adventure romance in search of the "One Piece"!!
The Story of One Piece, from volume 1 to volume 25: 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". Luffy, who yearns to be one of those pirates,
sets off on a voyage to become the Pirate King!!
Plunging into the Grand Line, Luffy and company save the princess Vivi, by stopping one of the "Seven Armed Seas", Crocodile, and his "Takeover of Alabasta" plan. After a grand battle in Alubarna, Luffy and his crew are victorious. Hounded by the Marines, they are forced to move on and say goodbye to Vivi. It is a sad farewell, but the marks of friendship of their arms will forever bind them together... Just when the crew escapes from their Marine pursuers, Nico Robin appears and asks to join their crew. Once hoping for death, and with no place to return home to, Nico is warmly welcomed by Luffy. They sail on, following the needle of the Log Pose, but its direction starts pointing up into the sky. When Robin informs them "There are islands in the sky", the crew begins a journey in search of information to help them get into the sky. At the island of Jaya, they hear an outcast is living on the opposite side of the island and go to visit him. His name is Monbran Cricket, "The Man Who Speaks of Dreams". At the same time, Bellamy, "The Man Who Laughs at Dreams", who attacked Luffy in town, hears of Cricket's gold nuggets and displays interest...
(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 Gomu Human.
Roronoa Zoro - He intends to be the greatest swordsman in the world! Carries the nickname of "Pirate Hunter Zoro".
Nami - A self-proclaimed "pirate thief". The thing she hates most are pirates!
Usopp - He calls himself "Usopp the Proud". His father Yasopp is a member of Shanks' crew.
Sanji - A kind-hearted cook searching for the legendary sea, "All Blue". Girl-crazy.
Tony-Tony Chopper - A blue-nosed reindeer who knows medical skills and carries on the will of Dr. Hiruluk.
Nico Robin - A mysterious woman in search of the "Rio Poneglyph" that tells the true history.
Masira
Shoujou
- Bellamy Pirate Crew -
Bellamy
Sarquiss
Red-Hair Shanks - Luffy's pirate role-model. Left his precious "straw-hat" with Luffy.
Contents
Chapter 227 - Norland the Liar
Chapter 228 - Last Boss of the Allied Primate Forces, Monbran Cricket
Chapter 229 - Let's Eat
Chapter 230 - Find the Southbird!!
Chapter 231 - Bellamy the Hyena
Chapter 232 - The Hundred Million Man
Chapter 233 - The Highest Authority in the World
Chapter 234 - Please Be Sure to Remember It
Chapter 235 - Knock Up Stream
Chapter 236 - The Ship Goes Into the Sky