Volume 1

Volume 1 is titled "ROMANCE DAWN - The Dawn of the Adventure".

Cover
The colored cover has a beige background, and the title logo is in black, red and maroon. The author's name is printed in blue.

On the front, Luffy, Zoro, and Nami are sailing out to sea while celebrating and being surrounded by seagulls. In the background is a samll cartoonish island.

On the spine, Luffy is featured. The skull on the spine is colored yellow-orange.

Chapters

 * 001. ROMANCE DAWN - The Dawn of the Adventure (ROMANCE DAWN—冒険の夜明け—): A young boy named Monkey D. Luffy swears to become the Pirate King, accidentally eats the Gomu Gomu no Mi, and is given a straw hat by his idol, Shanks. Ten years later, Luffy sets out on the high seas.
 * 002. That Guy, "Straw Hat Luffy" (その男"麦わらのルフィ"): Luffy meets cabin boy Coby and defeats his abusive captain, Alvida.
 * 003. Introducing "Pirate Hunter Zoro" ("海賊狩りのゾロ"登場): Luffy and Coby arrive at an island where Roronoa Zoro is imprisoned. Intent on having him in his crew, Luffy meets him and a girl who reveals why he was captured.
 * 004. Marine Captain "Axe-Hand Morgan" (海軍大佐"斧手のモーガン"): Luffy goes to retrieve Zoro's swords, but enrages the captain of the Marine Base, Morgan.
 * 005. Pirate King and Master Swordsman (海賊王と大剣豪): Morgan and the Marines go to kill Zoro and Coby, and Zoro remembers the promise he made to his deceased friend Kuina. However, Luffy saves them and Zoro tells him he will join his crew.
 * 006. The First Person (一人目): Luffy and Zoro battle against Morgan, Helmeppo, and the Marines.
 * 007. Friends (友達): Luffy and Zoro leave peacefully, and Coby joins the Marines. He and the Marines thank the two for stopping Morgan.
 * 008. Introducing Nami (ナミ登場): Luffy is captured by a bird and Zoro meets some of the Buggy Pirates. On an island, Luffy meets Nami, who is running away from some pirates.

Page 58
An original drawing of Shanks, Benn Beckman, Lucky Roo, and Young Luffy standing together can be found.

Page 82
The author provides a mini-guide with illustrations on Jolly Rogers.

Page 104
The author provides a guide on how to draw a One Piece style skull.

Page 124
The author begins an interactive activity for readers to create their own One Piece Style Jolly Roger.

Page 144
The author explains the evolution of designing Morgan.

Trivia

 * This volume's cover image is mirrored in Volume 61, but with Volume 61 having all the Straw Hats and the Thousand Sunny right after the timeskip. Volue 61's title is also very similar to this volume's.
 * This, Volume 12, and Volume 61 are the only volumes to contain an entire story arc, with the Romance Dawn Arc completely contained in this volume.
 * This volume has the least number of chapters, at 8, although Chapter 1 is 54 pages long.