Inside Cover: When I leave the house dragging a bag behind me, sometimes I mess up and drag a new song instead. It happens... Oh yes, it does.
Volume 49, start!!
Back Cover: Daybreak approaches, as the time limit to retrieve the shadows nears. Moria hides inside Odz's stomach, making him even harder to reach! Suddenly, Luffy reappears, in a very different form! An ocean adventure romance in search of the "One Piece"!!
The Story of One Piece, from Volume 1 to Volume 49: 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!!
Having successfully arrived at the Grand Line, Luffy and crew head for Fishman Island with their new ship, the Thousand Sunny! However, the ship wanders into the haunted Florian Triangle. A new story begins when they come across a funny skeleton named Brook. The Sunny is brought to the ghost island, "Thriller Bark," a place full of the living dead, led by none other than Moria Gecko of the Seven Armed Seas! By removing the shadows of his victims and implanting them in Hogback's zombies, he is able to increase his army of unthinking followers. Brook and the rest of Luffy's crew have lost their shadows now, and even worse, Luffy's shadow is put into the body of the devil Odz, the legendary "island-puller."
Because those without shadows burn away to nothing in the light of the sun, daybreak is the ultimate time limit to retrieve their stolen shadows! Against great odds and with only the slimmest amount of time, Luffy's crew charges deep into the island. Luffy heads straight for Moria, to get the shadows back by the quickest possible means. Zoro and the others defeat Ryuma the Samurai and the Three Spooks, and head for a huge confrontation with Odz! But in the face of his ultimate might, they are helpless...
(top to bottom, right to left)
- Straw Hat Pirates -
Monkey D. Luffy [Captain] - His dream is to be Pirate King! Also, to meet Shanks again! An amazing Rubberman.
Roronoa Zoro [Warrior] - He intends to be the greatest swordsman in the world! Carries the nickname, "Pirate Hunter Zoro."
Nami [Navigator] - A "thief specializing in pirates." Her least favorite thing in the world is pirates!
Usopp [Sniper] - 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.
Franky [Shipwright] - A sentimental and weepy freak shipwright, cyborg on his front half. Good at his job.
Brook - A musician, and possessor of Yomi Yomi Fruit abilities. His shadow was stolen by Gecko Moria, but Zoro got it back for him.
- Thriller Bark -
= Four Spooks =
Gecko Moria - Seven Armed Sea
Doktor Hogback - Genius Surgeon
Absalom of the Graveyard - Leader of the Soldier and General Zombies
Ghost Princess Perona - Leader of the Wild and Surprise Zombies
Victoria Cindry
Hildon
"Devil" Odz - With Luffy's shadow inside
Jigoro of the Wind - With Zoro's shadow inside
Inuppe - With Sanji's shadow inside
Samurai Ryuma - With Brook's shadow inside
Red-Hair Shanks - Luffy's pirate role-model. Left his precious straw hat with Luffy.
Contents
Chapter 471 - My Friend
Chapter 472 - Down
Chapter 473 - Enter Bartholomew Kuma, Seven Armed Sea
Chapter 474 - Gotta Do It!!!
Chapter 475 - Pirates of the Forest
Chapter 476 - Nightmare Luffy
Chapter 477 - 3/8
Chapter 478 - Luffy vs. Luffy
Chapter 479 - Warrior of Hope
Chapter 480 - Interception
Chapter 481 - Shadow's Asgard