The Merry is then depicted from a super-deformed perspective, a stretching little caricature 'sailing' the world map. A close-up of the ship's bow shows all of the Straw Hats grinning and unafraid, Luffy even hanging upside-down from the figurehead.
The Going Merry is then shown amidst a rough sea, surrounded by massive Sea Kings on all sides. Luffy then shows off his abilities, stretching one arm onto the Going Merry and rocketing the rest of himself onboard.Īs Luffy closes in on the camera, the opening smash-cuts to the One Piece logo. The camera cuts to Luffy, sprinting up a hill and leaping in excitement, followed by quick flashes of his crewmates: Zoro glaring, Nami waving, Usopp posing, and Sanji dragging on a cigarette. Excitedly, the narrator states that the world has entered the 'Great Age of Pirates.' With his last words, he had promised the same to anyone who could find his treasure.Ī ship is seen unfurling its Jolly Roger sail, then another, then another, until the sea is dotted with pirate ships. The narrator-in a straightforward adaptation of Chapter 1's first page-introduces Gold Roger, a pirate who had won boundless 'Wealth, Fame and Power' before his capture and execution.
