Forum:When Luffy said he wanted 10 Nakama, does that include himself as 1st member?

I have been reading alot of forums lately about who the 10th nakama would be for the Strawhat Pirates, and have been confused because people keep saying Luffy is not the 1st Member and that Zoro is, what is the right answer? Does Luffy including himself have 9 members or 8 members NOT including Luffy? MegaFan 15:11, August 14, 2010

If you said you wanted 10 friends or 10 crewmates would you be including yourself? Answer, no. Thus Luffy isn't. Bastian964 17:05, August 14, 2010 (UTC)

Well first off, does he want 10 friends or a crew of 10 people? If he wants 10 friends, he's not included, but if he wants a crew of 10, then he's included. This debate has been going around for a while and I honestly don't think there's gonna be a right answer until they get 2 more nakama and end of discussion, or 1 more and the series ends, or they get 3 more and we're all wrong.Galcion 17:58, August 14, 2010 (UTC)

No, he said he wanted ten nakama (which can be translated as crew members, friends, companions, family members, etc.) thus he wasn't including himself. Now that's just Luffy's wish so he isn't necessarily going to be correct.Bastian964 18:29, August 14, 2010 (UTC)