One Piece: Episode of East Blue - Luffy and His Four Crewmates' Great Adventure

Gold Roger’s final words ignite a worldwide rush for treasure, ushering in the Great Pirate Era. With the Grand Line on the horizon, Monkey D. Luffy—now able to stretch like rubber after eating the Gum-Gum Fruit despite losing the ability to swim—sets his sights on becoming King of the Pirates. Along the way, he gathers the first members of the Straw Hat crew: the swordsman Roronoa Zoro, the sharpshooter Usopp, the cook Sanji, and the thief “Cat Burglar” Nami, as they prepare to brave the open sea together.

Years earlier in Windmill Village, Luffy’s dream is shaped by his admiration for the pirate Red-Haired Shanks. When mountain bandits threaten the peace, Shanks refuses to be provoked—until Luffy is put in danger, and Shanks steps in to protect him, even at great personal cost during a clash at sea. Before departing, Shanks entrusts Luffy with his straw hat and a promise to return it once he’s become a great pirate. A decade later, Luffy finally leaves home in a small boat, ready to begin the journey he’s imagined since childhood.