Hatchan's Sea-Floor Stroll

Hatchan's Sea-Floor Stroll
Cover Arc Statistics
Japanese Name:	はっちゃんの海底散歩
Romanized Name:	Hatchan no Kaitei Sanpo
Viz Title:	Hachi's Walk on the Seafloor
Volumes	20-25, 6 volumes
Manga Chapters:	182-228, 40 installments
Year(s) Released:	2001-2002
Cover Arc Chronology
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Next →	Wapol's Omnivorous Hurrah

Hatchan's Sea-Floor Stroll is the fourth Cover Story created as a side story on the title pages of each One Piece chapter. The story can be set between the events of Arlong Park Arc and the events of Sabaody Archipelago Arc.

Short Summary

Having escaped from the marine ship where he is held, Hatchan returns to beneath the sea and helps a panda shark. This sets off a series of trades and adventures, culminating in the discovery of a new friend, Camie the mermaid, and the fulfillment of his dream - a takoyaki stand.

Chapter Titles

1. Jailbreak (Chapter 182)
2. Time to go home (Chapter 183)
3. Hatchan saves a panda shark (Chapter 184)
4. Hatchan gets meat as thanks (Chapter 185)
5. Hatchan meets a hungry man (Chapter 187)
6. Hatchan gets a ring as thanks (Chapter 188)
7. The Goldfish Princess who lost her ring (Chapter 189)
8. Hatchan gets a golden trident in thanks (Chapter 190)
9. The giant Seaboar being chased by a Sea Monster (Chapter 191)
10. Hatchan saves the Seaboar (Chapter 192)
11. From inside the Seaboar's mouth (Chapter 193)
12. Camie the Mermaid and Pappag the Starfish (Chapter 195)
13. The shadow that approaches Hachi after he saved them from almost being eaten by another fish after being eating by a fish (Chapter 196)
14. Introducing the Macro Fish-Man Pirates (Chapter 197)
15. Reunion with the dear old Friends (Chapter 199)
16. Surprise Camie!! Deal to the Fish-Men for Takoyaki map (Chapter 200)
17. Search for the legendary Gekiuma Takoyaki recipe (Chapter 202)
18. Propose one more time to the darling Octopako (Chapter 203)
19. At the maps end lies the great Octopus Mash (Chapter 204)
20. Hachi's wrath at being fooled!! (Chapter 205)
21. Where are they? (Chapter 206)
22. Mermaid selling Macros (Chapter 207)
23. Octopus Punch! (Chapter 208)
24. You cannot trick me! (Chapter 209)
25. The best cooking sauce found (Chapter 210)
26. Both treasures acquired, no one can stop me! (Chapter 211)
27. Octopako was out at the moment (Chapter 212)
28. Too bad! The headband catfish village crushed by a sinking ship (Chapter 214)
29. Hachi comes to the starving Catfish village (Chapter 215)
30. Hachi's escape! (Chapter 216)
31. Save the catfish village! Hachi turns the treasure into ingredients! (Chapter 217)
32. We're now open, Hachi's Takoyaki stand (Chapter 218)
33. The catfish village is now saved, now one last batch to my marriage proposal (Chapter 219)
34. Octopako is attracted by the smell of the sauce (Chapter 220)
35. The catfish elder who came last (Chapter 222)
36. Octopako's punch and elder's smile (Chapter 223)
37. Hatchan and the sunset (Chapter 224)
38. Under the warmth of the setting sun, remembering the dream of a Takoyaki stand (Chapter 225)
39. The catfish village shows its thanks (Chapter 227)
40. Grand opening of Takoyaki '8' (Chapter 228)

Gallery

Jailbreak

Time to go home

Hatchan saves a panda shark

Hatchan gets meat as thanks

Hatchan meets a hungry man

Hatchan gets a ring as thanks

The Goldfish Princess who lost her ring

Hatchan gets a golden trident in thanks

The giant Seaboar being chased by a Sea Monster

Hatchan saves the Seaboar

From inside the Seaboar's mouth

Camie the Mermaid and Pappag the Starfish

The shadow that approaches Hachi after he saved them from almost being eaten by another fish after being eating by a fish

Introducing the Macro Fish-Man Pirates

Reunion with the dear old Friends

Surprise Camie!! Deal to the Fish-Men for Takoyaki map

Search for the legendary Gekiuma Takoyaki recipe

Propose one more time to the darling Octopako

At the maps end lies the great Octopus Mash

Hachi's wrath at being fooled!

Where are they?

Mermaid selling Macros

Octopus Punch!

You cannot trick me!

The best cooking sauce found

Both treasures acquired, no one can stop me!

Octopako was out at the moment

Too bad! The headband catfish village crushed by a sinking ship

Hachi comes to the starving Catfish village

Hachi's escape!

Save the catfish village! Hachi turns the treasure into ingredients!

We're now open, Hachi's Takoyaki stand

The catfish village is now saved, now one last batch to my marriage proposal

Octopako is attracted by the smell of the sauce

The catfish elder who came last

Octopako's punch and elder's smile

Hatchan and the sunset

Under the warmth of the setting sun, remembering the dream of a Takoyaki stand

The catfish village shows its thanks

Grand opening of Takoyaki '8'

Aftermath

Hatchan, Camie and Pappag returned in Sabaody Archipelago Arc's beginning, when they fight with the Straw Hat Pirates against the Macro Pirates again and the Flying Fish Riders.

Trivia

• A fan asked in SBS if Hatchan was a takoyaki (octopus fritters) eating champion because of his attack.
• It's revealed that Hatchan, Kuroobi, and Chew were childhood friends before becoming pirates.
• At 40 installments, this is the second-longest pre-timeskip cover story (surpassed only by Miss Goldenweek's "Operation: Meet Baroque Works"), and the longest to be focused on a single protagonist.