Episode 1

"I'm Luffy! The Man Who Will Become the Pirate King!" is the 1st episode of the One Piece anime.

Short Summary
Luffy is found floating at sea by a cruise ship. After repelling an invasion by the Alvida Pirates, he meets a new ally, their chore boy Koby.

Long Summary
Luffy is cast at sea in a barrel. Sailors on a passing cruise ship retrieve the barrel, but the ship is attacked with cannon fire by nearby pirate ship, led by Alvida. The barrel is sent rolling into the kitchen. Once the cruise ship's sails have been destroyed, the Alvida Pirates board the ship to plunder its goods, and Alvida also forces one of her chore boys, Koby, to board the ship. Meanwhile, a girl takes advantage of the opportunity and sneaks aboard the Alvida Pirates' ship to steal its treasures.

Koby and other pirates notice the barrel in the kitchen and find Luffy inside, who was napping. After Luffy defeats the hostile pirates, he goes with Koby to the pantry to eat the stored food. Luffy explains that he set sail to begin his pirating career, but his dinghy was destroyed by a whirlpool and he was left trapped at sea in a barrel. Koby explains that he was riding on a rowboat, but was kidnapped by the Alvida Pirates and forced to become a chore boy. He explains his desires to escape the Alvida Pirates some day and join the Marines.

Alvida is informed of Luffy's presence, and, out of suspicion that he could be a bounty hunter, confronts him and Koby in the pantry. This triggers a battle on the ship, but Luffy defeats the pirates. Although Alvida is armed with a large spiked club, her attacks are rendered ineffective, as Luffy ate a Devil Fruit, granting him a superhuman ability that gives his body rubber-like properties. Using a Gomu Gomu no Pistol attack, Luffy defeats Alvida, sending her flying off the ship and into the sea.

Having concluded the battle, Luffy boards a dinghy with Koby to continue his travels, catching glimpse of the female burglar who was also departing the ship on her own dinghy. Luffy aims towards the Grand Line to search for the One Piece treasure, but first looks to recruit the infamous Pirate Hunter Roronoa Zoro into his crew.

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * Nami
 * Alvida
 * Koby
 * Heppoko
 * Peppoko
 * Poppoko
 * Monkey D. Luffy
 * Roronoa Zoro

Anime Notes



 * The characters of "つづく" at the end card is translated to "Followed by".
 * The end card here was replaced by the "To Be Continued" card from Episode 3 in the Funimation DVD release.
 * In the special edition print, it is stretched to fit the 16:9 aspect ratio.
 * In the manga, the setting was on an island, but in the anime, it was on the Lady Mary.
 * Nami appeared in this episode, while she does not appear in the manga until Chapter 8. Nami was however featured on the cover page of Chapter 1 along with Luffy and the Red Hair Pirates.
 * A scene is added that shows Luffy and Koby in the cellar where Luffy is eating apples.
 * In the manga, Koby shows Luffy a boat that he built in 2 years to escape from Alvida. This is not shown in the anime.
 * In the manga, Alvida and her crew seriously discuss the possibility that Koby had hired Roronoa Zoro to attack them. This is simplified in the anime, with Alvida simply mistaking Luffy as a bounty hunter.
 * Pandaman makes his first anime appearance, in this episode's theme song.
 * The first set of Eyecatchers premiered in this episode. Both featured Luffy, but were set to different pieces of music. The music accompanying the first Eyecatcher would go on to become Zoro's theme.
 * This episode is not based on Chapter 1, which is later covered in Episode 4. Instead, it is based off of material from Chapter 2.
 * One of the pirates in this episode (only credited as "Pirate A") is voiced by Hiroshi Kamiya in an early role; he would later have the more notable role of Trafalgar Law.
 * This is the first episode of the Romance Dawn Arc and the East Blue Saga.

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