Inside Cover: There is a theory known as "Nanba-walking." It says that pre-Meiji Japanese used to walk by extending their right arm with their right leg, left with left. This makes me think that ancient Japanese were very nervous people. The reason they were nervous was of course, because their secret crush Mariko would be attending tomorrow's piano recital. When your fingers are too short to reach the black keys well, you need a plan to conquer this weakness, which is why today they will hike into the mountains to fight a bear!! Volume 35, start!!!
Back Cover: Luffy and Usopp come to blows over what to do with the Going Merry. After a sorrowful fight, Luffy is forced to make a shocking decision, as captain of his crew!! Where will the Straw Hats go after this...?! An ocean adventure romance in search of the "One Piece"!!
The Story of One Piece, from volume 1 to volume 35: 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!!
After an adventure in the City of Gold on an island in the sky, Luffy and crew decide to look for a shipwright to join the crew and fix up the Going Merry. But on the way, they are stopped by the Foxy Pirates and challenged to the fearsome "Davy Back Fight," a three-round game that can take your crewmates away from you! After a win and a loss, Luffy is on the verge of being defeated by Foxy's powers, but wins through the miracle of afro power. Now Marine Admiral Aokiji appears, threatening them with the terrors of Robin's past! What does this encounter portend for our crew?! Robin seems pensive... The crew finally arrives at the "Water Metropolis" Water Seven, where the world's greatest shipwrights gather. With the gold they received from Sky Island, they commission the island's best carpenters, the Galley-la Company, to repair the GM. While babysitting the ship, Zoro fends off the bounty-hunting Franky Family. Robin, off on a different errand, overhears the name "CP9" and simply vanishes... After assessment, it is determined that the keel, the backbone of the Going Merry, is irreplaceably damaged. Will you never sail again, Merry...?
(top to bottom, right to left)
- Straw Hat Pirates -
Monkey D. Luffy [Captain] - His dream is to become a pirate king! And also to meet Shanks again! An amazing rubberman.
Roronoa Zoro [Warrior] - He intends to be the greatest swordsman in the world! Carries the nickname of "Pirate Hunter Zoro."
Nami [Navigator] - A self-proclaimed "pirate thief." The thing she hates most are pirates!
Usopp [Sharpshooter] - He calls himself "Usopp the Proud." His father Yasopp is a member of Shanks' crew.
Sanji [Cook] - A kind-hearted cook searching for the legendary sea, "All Blue." Girl-crazy.
Tony-Tony Chopper [Doctor] - A blue-nosed reindeer who knows medical skills and carries on the will of Dr. Hiruluk.
Nico Robin [Archaeologist] - A mysterious woman in search of the "Rio Poneglyph" that tells the true history.
Cocoro - Sea Express "Shift Station" Stationmaster
Chimney - Cocoro's Granddaughter
Gonbe - Cat (actually a rabbit)
- Franky Family -
[Ship dismantlers. They also do some bounty-hunting on the side.]
- Galley-la Company -
[A shipbuilding company hired by the world government.]
Iceburg - Water Seven Mayor & Galley-la Company President
Califa - Hot Secretary
Kaku - Carpentry Foreman
Pauly - Rigging/Mast Foreman
Rob Lucci & Hattori - Sawyer/Peg Foreman
Red-Hair Shanks - Luffy's pirate role-model. Left his precious "straw-hat" with Luffy.
Contents
Chapter 328 - Pirate Abduction
Chapter 329 - My Name Is "Franky"
Chapter 330 - I've Decided
Chapter 331 - A Big Quarrel
Chapter 332 - Luffy vs. Usopp
Chapter 333 - Captain
Chapter 334 - The Case of the Sealed Room
Chapter 335 - Warning
Chapter 336 - Luffy vs. Franky