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One Piece Re-Read Notes - Vol. 1 Chapter 1
I'm doing a re-read of the whole One Piece series via the English Viz manga editions and taking some notes. There's probably gonna be stuff on Tumblr, too. I took extra notes on Chapter 1 for obvious reasons (Shanks and company). Find them behind the cut.
Notes on Chapter 1, ie Shanks and Company:
-Based in Foosha Village for a year at the start of the story
-“The wind blows from the east and the village is at peace” – what does this mean?!
-Monkey is visible in 1st bar panel so he’s been there since the beginning
-LOL at Shanks’ deadpan expressions towards Luffy
-Key idea – Pirates have Freedom
-Nobody’s named but Shanks – Benn is called “Mr. First Mate” and he gives Luffy some adult advice, ie “The safety of the entire crew and ship rests on his shoulders. Being a pirate isn’t all fun and games, you know…There’s lots of duties like…pillaging, hostage taking, HEAVY drinking, and SWIMMING! And the captain knows all about the dangers of the sea, too! It can kill you in a thousand ways! It’s not that he wants to crush your dreams of becoming a pirate.”
-Benn may give Shanks too much credit, as Shanks really seems to like teasing Luffy. He even tells Luffy that he might have a point about that.
-Luffy may/may not owe Makino for his ‘treasure tab’ for food/drink
-2-3 more voyages for the akagamis before they head north
-Shanks – “Needless killing doesn’t make you a man.”
-Crew knew what fruit they had (it was in a small treasure chest), had taken it from an enemy ship
-Mayor tells Luffy – “This village doesn’t need any more idiots, sonny.”
-Shanks and co. gone for a while when bandits show up again.
-Lucky Roo just dead-ass shoots the mountain bandit in the head as the guy is pointing a gun at Shanks in a similar manner. Also, it’s cool that the akagamis basically appear out of nowhere, showing their power.
-Shanks – “Good reason or not, nobody hurts a friend of mine!!”
-Benn kicks ass, puts out his cigarette in a bandit’s face and then beats up all but the boss with his gun butt
-Post arm, Shanks “That’s right. We’ve been using this harbor as a base of operations for a long time. Maybe too long.”
-Shanks “This hat means a lot to me. Promise that you’ll give it back to me someday…when you’ve become a great pirate.” Benn “That kid’s gonna make something of himself.” Shanks “Yeah…he acts just like I did when I was a kid.”
-Luffy decided he needs a crew of 10 men
-End chapter has a drawing of Shanks, Benn, Lucky Roo, and child Luffy. Height-wise, Benn isn’t much taller than Shanks and Lucky is shorter than both of them.
-Yasopp, bald pirate with eyeliner, and guy wearing the beanie/beret hat are all visible here although only Yasopp, Lucky Roo, Benn, and Shanks are immediately identifiable on the colorspread pic with Luffy and Nami
Notes on Chapter 1, ie Shanks and Company:
-Based in Foosha Village for a year at the start of the story
-“The wind blows from the east and the village is at peace” – what does this mean?!
-Monkey is visible in 1st bar panel so he’s been there since the beginning
-LOL at Shanks’ deadpan expressions towards Luffy
-Key idea – Pirates have Freedom
-Nobody’s named but Shanks – Benn is called “Mr. First Mate” and he gives Luffy some adult advice, ie “The safety of the entire crew and ship rests on his shoulders. Being a pirate isn’t all fun and games, you know…There’s lots of duties like…pillaging, hostage taking, HEAVY drinking, and SWIMMING! And the captain knows all about the dangers of the sea, too! It can kill you in a thousand ways! It’s not that he wants to crush your dreams of becoming a pirate.”
-Benn may give Shanks too much credit, as Shanks really seems to like teasing Luffy. He even tells Luffy that he might have a point about that.
-Luffy may/may not owe Makino for his ‘treasure tab’ for food/drink
-2-3 more voyages for the akagamis before they head north
-Shanks – “Needless killing doesn’t make you a man.”
-Crew knew what fruit they had (it was in a small treasure chest), had taken it from an enemy ship
-Mayor tells Luffy – “This village doesn’t need any more idiots, sonny.”
-Shanks and co. gone for a while when bandits show up again.
-Lucky Roo just dead-ass shoots the mountain bandit in the head as the guy is pointing a gun at Shanks in a similar manner. Also, it’s cool that the akagamis basically appear out of nowhere, showing their power.
-Shanks – “Good reason or not, nobody hurts a friend of mine!!”
-Benn kicks ass, puts out his cigarette in a bandit’s face and then beats up all but the boss with his gun butt
-Post arm, Shanks “That’s right. We’ve been using this harbor as a base of operations for a long time. Maybe too long.”
-Shanks “This hat means a lot to me. Promise that you’ll give it back to me someday…when you’ve become a great pirate.” Benn “That kid’s gonna make something of himself.” Shanks “Yeah…he acts just like I did when I was a kid.”
-Luffy decided he needs a crew of 10 men
-End chapter has a drawing of Shanks, Benn, Lucky Roo, and child Luffy. Height-wise, Benn isn’t much taller than Shanks and Lucky is shorter than both of them.
-Yasopp, bald pirate with eyeliner, and guy wearing the beanie/beret hat are all visible here although only Yasopp, Lucky Roo, Benn, and Shanks are immediately identifiable on the colorspread pic with Luffy and Nami