One Piece Volume 2 : Versus!! The Buggy Pirate Crew

Starting with an intro to Nami, a pirate thief, the second volume of One Piece leads into a confrontation with a pirate crew worth millions of Bellies -- and with a Captain who ate a Devil Fruit, much like the opposite of Luffy's! Buggy the Clown, feared pirate of the Eastern Blue, makes his first (but not last) appearance here, as well as Zoro having his first real fight.

Also of note is the proper introduction of Nami, a navigator and thief who hates pirates -- but loves oranges. The storyline focuses on a small village which Buggy has taken over, the story of a dog and his dead master, and the first real "I'm gonna kick your ass" moment from Luffy, aimed at Mohji, the First Mate of Buggy's crew. Zoro also gets a chance to strut his stuff against the SECOND Mate, Cabaji, and spouts a nice line at the end of the fight.

The Viz-Media translation was first published in October 2003, and carries a few notable differences in translation -- for example, the line "No, you get outta my way!" (Stephen's Scripts) is translated as "Outta MY way, fuzzy!", as well as some accompanying pirate lingo and toned-down language (one example is that, in the original printing, Nami called Luffy an ass, while in the redone version, it was changed to idiot; etc.)

Manga/Volumes/2 (last edited 2007-01-04 06:24:21 by Cinder)