“Luffy, inspired by Shanks, eats a Devil Fruit and vows to become King of the Pirates.”
One Piece: Episode of East Blue - Luffy and His Four Crewmates' Great Adventure
ワンピース エピソードオブ東の海[イーストブルー] ~ルフィと4人の仲間の大冒険~
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Synopsis
Luffy, inspired by Shanks, eats a Devil Fruit and vows to become King of the Pirates.
The words that Gold Roger, the King of the Pirates, uttered just before his death excited the masses and the world has entered a Great Pirate Era! There is a group of young pirates who are about to set sail on the Grand Line. Monkey D. Luffy, a rubber man. Roronoa Zoro aka “Pirate Hunter.” Usopp, a sniper. Sanji, a seafaring cook. And “Cat Burglar” Nami. They, the Straw Hats, all place a foot upon a barrel and make their vows before their next journey across the great ocean. Luffy shouts “In order to be the King of the Pirates!” A decade ago in the Windmill Village... A little boy Luffy was enthralled with a pirate boss Red-Haired Shanks. But a group of mountain bandits shows up and makes fun of the pirates. “Why didn't you fight them?!” Luffy yells out angrily but Shanks says that it's nothing worth getting mad over. At that time, Luffy snatches the Gum-Gum Fruit from a treasure box and eats it and as a result, his entire body becomes rubber and he loses the ability to swim for the rest of his life! A few days later, Luffy is surrounded by the mountain bandits again and Shanks comes to help. “No matter what the reason, anyone who hurts my friends has to pay!!” Shanks and his pirate crew are incredibly strong and they beat down the mountain bandits. Higuma, the head of the mountain bandits, runs away kidnapping Luffy and heads for the sea. However, they encounter a local Sea Monster there and are attacked. Luffy is in a desperate situation... But again, Shanks saves the day. He outstares the Sea Monster and chases it away but in exchange, he loses his left arm... When Shanks leaves the village, he leaves his straw hat with Luffy. “Come bring it back to me someday! Once you've become a great pirate!” 10 years later, Luffy has grown up strong and he sets out for an adventure on a small boat. He again encounters the local Sea Monster for that fateful day. However, Luffy takes it down with a single blow of Gum-Gum Pistol. Luffy’s journey to become the King of the Pirates now begins! (Source: Crunchyroll)
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Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
What 6 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.80 · split reception
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 1.50
Running avg · Sep 2017 → Nov 2021
- 10 “So this is just a recap from anime series when luffy gather the crew that from east blue with higher art quality. But DEEEMMM BOOOIII.. So much feels.. I cried a lot watching this, and so...”
- 10 “21 times. I cried 21 times watching this retelling of the first 100 episodes. Should you watch this as your introduction to One Piece? No! It's by no means a complete retelling or a replacement for...”
- 10 “This special episode is the one. It's almost the same level as One Piece manga. This is what I could've hoped for from the One Piece show. I'mma try to explain why Story I really love that it does...”
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A Tv special Production
Toei Animation.- Format 1 × 106′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 46m all episodes
- Aired Aug 2017 – ongoing
- Source Tv special media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-13087 catalog
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- Funimation Licensor