Chapter 1

Monkey D. Luffy, a young citizen of Fuusha Village, eats the Gomu Gomu no Mi while spending time with his friends, Red-Haired Shanks' pirate crew. He later angers a group of bandits, who kidnap him. The pirates come to rescue him, but are too late; Higuma, the bandit leader, had already taken Luffy away. Shanks follows, and ends up saving Luffy from being eaten by a huge sea monster only seconds after it ate Higuma. However, while saving Luffy, the monster eats his arm. Soon afterwards, the pirates leave the village; after Luffy declares that he's going to be the pirate king, Shanks gives him his precious straw-hat and makes him promise to give it back one day. Ten years later, Luffy leaves the village to start his own pirate crew and become the pirate king.

Information
Viz Title: Romance Dawn Japanese Title:　ROMANCE DAWN - 冒険の夜明け Romanized Title: ROMANCE DAWN - Bōken no Yoake Year Released: 1997 Pages: 53 Volume: 1 Pg.: 5

Characters Introduced

 * Gold Roger
 * Monkey D. Luffy
 * Red-Haired Shanks
 * Lucky Roux
 * Yasopp
 * Ben Beckman
 * Makino
 * Higuma
 * Woop Slap

Quotes

 * Shanks: "No matter what the reason, I'll never forgive anyone who hurts my friends!"


 * Shanks: "Hey, don't cry! Aren't you a man?"
 * Luffy: "But.. Shanks... your arm!"
 * Shanks: "An arm's a small price to pay... I'm glad you're safe."


 * Shanks: "Oh, you'll surpass us? Then, I'll give this hat to you. It's my precious hat. One day, come and give it back to me. Go and become a great pirate."