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One Piece · Romance Dawn Arc

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Luffy sets sail and meets Zoro

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Do you need to watch it?

Yes. It's in the Main story, the list of only what moves the plot forward to the end of the saga.

Where it falls in the order

  • Main story1 of 55
  • Chronological1 of 68
  • Everything1 of 85

Episodes, in this order

  1. OP E1
  2. OP E2
  3. OP E3

Rating

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Spoilers for this title

Quick recap

Monkey D. Luffy, a rubber boy thanks to the Gum-Gum Fruit, heads out to sea alone to become King of the Pirates. Floating in a barrel, he ends up on pirate Alvida's ship and frees the timid Koby, who dreams of joining the Marines. The two reach Shells Town, where pirate hunter Roronoa Zoro is tied up at the base of Captain Morgan, who rules the town with his spoiled son, Helmeppo. Luffy gets Zoro's three swords back in exchange for him joining the crew, and together they take Morgan down. Koby enlists in the Marines. Luffy and Zoro sail off in a tiny boat, still without a navigator.

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3 easter eggs

Hidden details

  1. Behind the scenesLuffy's past got pushed back

    The manga opens with young Luffy and Shanks. The anime starts with Luffy popping out of a barrel and saves the Shanks flashback for episode 4.

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  2. ReferenceLuffy, a nautical coincidence

    Oda picked the name Luffy just because it felt right for his hero. He later found out that luff is a sailing term and loved the coincidence.

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  3. ReferenceRoronoa comes from a real pirate

    Zoro's surname is the Japanese pronunciation of l'Olonnais. François l'Olonnais was a 17th-century French pirate.

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