Chapter 8

"Introducing Nami" is the name of the eighth chapter of the One Piece manga.

In order to get food for himself and Zoro, Luffy tries to catch a bird but ends up being brought to an island. Zoro chases after him, and picks up some of Buggy the Clown's pirates along the way. Meanwhile, Luffy meets a girl named Nami, who was running away from some pirates.

Information
Viz Title: Nami Japanese Title: ナミ登場 Romanized Title: Nami Tōjō Year Released: 1997 Pages: 19 Volume: 1 Pg.: 189

Summary


Zoro and Luffy are left lost starving at sea sue to the fact neither of them has any navigation skills. Zoro and Luffy are talking about how Zoro survives on the sea by hunting others and that he is searching for someone. Some time passes and a bird flies overhead, starving Luffy goes after it. He ends up in the bird's beak and is carried off with Zoro left to chase after him.

As Zoro rows as fast as he can, he comes across some castaways and tells them to grab on as he isn't stopping. When the castaways are on board, it turns out they are pirates working for Captain Buggy and they were taking the boat. Zoro then reveals to them just who he is by beating them. As they row him onwards the question of why they were in the middle of the ocean arises.

It turns out they were tricked by a girl on a boat, she stole their boat leaving them to be sank with help from the whether on the boat she was sailing in. One of Buggy's crew tells Zoro about their captain and how he has the power of the Devil Fruit.

Meanwhile a girl in the nearby town is running from some more of Buggy's crew after stealing their map to the Grand Line. Elsewhere Buggy's men report seeing a strange bird and Buggy gives the order to shoot it down. As the bird is hit, Luffy falls right in front of the girl. To the shock of the pirates present Luffy stands up unscathed.

The girl tries to claim Luffy is her boss to get out of trouble with the pirates and runs off to leave Luffy to deal with them. One of Buggy's crew knocks Luffy's straw hat causing him to get mad. Luffy beats them up. After he is finished the girl reappears claiming to be a thief that steals from pirates called Nami.

Navigator Problems
Coby's point about a navigator in Chapter 3 has become apparent. Other job's Luffy point out in this chapter include a Cook and a musician.

Romance Dawn V.2
The scene where the bird carries off Luffy mimics a scene in Romance Dawn V.2 where Balloon carries of Luffy in the same fashion.

Nami
Before her introduction, Nami was featured in a few artworks, despite Zoro being the first member to join.

The Hopeless Trio
The trio of pirates from Buggy's crew that were tricked by Nami are the Tightrope Walking Funan Bros. They were named in the Data Books.

Plot Points

 * Its apparent the crew needs an navigator.
 * Luffy gets carried off by a bird.
 * Zoro picks up a group of Buggy's pirate who got stranded at sea.
 * They were tricked by a girl.
 * Luffy falls in front of the same who then runs off after claiming he is her boss.
 * The girl turns out to be called Nami and is a thief who steals from Pirates.

Characters Introduced

 * Nami
 * Buggy Pirates
 * Buggy (mentioned)
 * Superhuman Domingos (unnamed)
 * Tightrope Walking Funan Bros (unnamed)

Returning Characters

 * Straw Hat Pirates
 * Luffy
 * Zoro

Quotes

 * Zoro: "I went out to sea to find this one guy, and then I couldn't get back home. So, since I had no other choice I headed for a pirate ship I saw nearby, and I did it for money to live on. That's all."
 * Luffy: "Oh, so you're lost?"
 * Zoro: "Don't say it like that!"


 * Zoro: "We need to get a navigator really soon."
 * Luffy: "Yeah, and a cook and a musician!"
 * Zoro: "We can deal with that afterwards!"

Luffy

 * Gomu Gomu Rocket.

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