Episode 381

"A New Crewmate! - The Musician "Humming Brook"" is the 381st episode of the One Piece anime.

Short Summary
Brook pledges himself to the Straw Hats, becoming their ninth member, as the crew settles their affairs at Thriller Bark and continue their journey.

Long Summary
Brook tells Monkey D. Luffy that he is truly glad to be alive despite the trials he has experienced since reviving over 50 years before. Brook asks if Luffy's original invitation to join the Straw Hat Pirates was still open, and Luffy accepts him as part of the crew. All the Straw Hats are shocked by this, except for Roronoa Zoro, who is sleeping, and Nico Robin, who knew Luffy would accept him no matter what, but they nevertheless welcome him to the crew. Brook fully introduces himself, revealing he is a wanted pirate himself, with a bounty of 33,000,000, though it's highly unlikely the Marines would identify him by his bones.

Two days later, Usopp and Franky make a grave for the dead Rumbar Pirates. Brook is glad that his comrades finally have a resting place, especially since the soil at Thriller Bark is from their native West Blue; the Thousand Sunny wasn't big enough to store their remains anyway. He spends some time playing the violin, when Zoro arrives. He plants the broken Yubashiri at the grave, and joins Brook in his mourning. Zoro and Brook finally have a chance to get acquainted; Zoro teasingly pities the skeleton, saying he's now part of a crazy crew.

Eventually, the Straw Hats are ready to depart. Lola tells everybody she wishes they could party just a little longer. Franky tells her that the Thriller Bark Victim's Association can use Brook's ship, on which he repaired the rudder and sails. Lola asks Franky to marry her, but he politely declines, saying he's "too super" for such to work out. Lola then gives Nami a Vivre Card, which points the way to her mother, a pirate in the New World.

Luffy takes out the piece of paper he received from his brother, Portgas D. Ace, which turns out to also be a Vivre Card. To their surprise, Ace's card is burning and shrinking, a sign that Ace's life is in danger. As Luffy and his crew sail away, three enormous and mysterious figures appear in the fog, looking over Thriller Bark. The Victims decide to set sail the next day.

Nami asks Luffy if he's alright sailing on knowing Ace might be in danger. Brook says he doesn't mind a detour, while others like Franky express interest in taking Brook straight to Laboon. Believing that Ace can get out of trouble on his own, Luffy decides to head onward rather than go to rescue him. He says Ace doesn't like looking weak, and he wants to meet him in the New World at full strength as a rival. The Straw Hats share another toast for Brook, since Zoro was asleep during the first one, and take a Coup de Burst for a jump-start to their next adventure.

Anime Notes

 * On Crocus's newspaper, the article of Iceburg's secretary can be seen.
 * This is the last episode of the Thriller Bark Arc.

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Episodi 381 Arata na Nakama! Ongakuka hanauta no Brook