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• Canon Arcs: 5
• Non Canon Arcs: 1
• Chapters: 117
• Episodes: 74
• Volumes: 13

Reverse Mountain Arc

Title

Reverse Mountain Arc

Url

https://onepiece.fandom.com/wiki/Reverse_Mountain_Arc

Summary

The Reverse Mountain Arc, also referred to as the Laboon Arc, is the seventh story arc of the manga and anime One Piece, and the first story arc of the Arabasta Saga. The Straw Hat Pirates make their way to Reverse Mountain and begin the perilous task of scaling its tricky rapids in order to enter the Grand Line. As they descend the mountain, they come face to face with not only the giant whale Laboon, but also mysterious agents Mr. 9 and Miss Wednesday.

Lists

• Chapters: 5 (101-105)
• Episodes: 3 (61-63)
• Volume: 1 (12)
• Key plot-points: Laboon, Crocus, and Log Poses are introduced; Laugh Tale is first mentioned.

Image Url

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/onepiece/images/0/0d/Laboon_manga.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/268?cb=20230418015754

Volumes

12, 1 volume

Manga Chapters

101-105, 5 chapters

Anime Episodes

62-63, 2 episodes

Year(s) Released

1999 (Manga)2001 (Anime)

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Loguetown Arc

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Warship Island Arc

Intro

The Reverse Mountain Arc, also referred to as the Laboon Arc, is the seventh story arc of the manga and anime One Piece, and the first story arc of the Arabasta Saga.
The Straw Hat Pirates make their way to Reverse Mountain and begin the perilous task of scaling its tricky rapids in order to enter the Grand Line. As they descend the mountain, they come face to face with not only the giant whale Laboon, but also mysterious agents Mr. 9 and Miss Wednesday.

Summary

Sailing Upward: A Giant Whale And A Mysterious Duo

Summary

As the Straw Hats sail through a storm, Nami realizes that they will be going up Reverse Mountain to access the Grand Line. The crew expresses disbelief at the idea, with Zoro wondering why they can't just go south. Suddenly, the storm stops, and Nami reveals that they are in the Calm Belt, one of two strips of ocean surrounding the Grand Line, where there are no winds or currents. Nami urges the crew to row back to the storm, but the Sea Kings infesting the water then rise up. The Straw Hats struggle to get away, and once they escape, they turn their attention to successfully riding the dangerous current up Reverse Mountain. Their rudder soon breaks, but Luffy shields the Going Merry from hitting the mountain as the Straw Hats successfully sail down into the Grand Line.[1] When they come down, they immediately run into a giant whale named Laboon, who is blocking their path. The Merry ends up running into the whale, which breaks its masthead. Luffy punches Laboon in the eye in retaliation for his seat being destroyed. Laboon then opens his mouth, swallowing the Going Merry, although Luffy manages to escape. Luffy tries hitting Laboon to get his friends out, but before the whale dives underwater, he spots and enters a trapdoor on the whale's back. Meanwhile, the other Straw Hats find themselves sailing towards an island inside Laboon. They soon encounter a giant squid,[2] which is taken down by a man named Crocus. After an initially tense confrontation, Crocus points them toward an escape route.[3] Right then, Laboon begins ramming himself into Reverse Mountain, causing further injuries to his head. As this happens, two mysterious people named Mr. 9 and Miss Wednesday prepare to take Crocus out to Laboon and use him to feed the people of their town. However, Luffy is sent tumbling through the corridors by Laboon's thrashing, and he ends up crashing into Mr. 9 and Miss Wednesday, sending them flying into the area where the Straw Hats and Crocus were. Crocus went to calm Laboon down before confronting the two rogues and took two bazooka shots aimed at Laboon as Luffy defeats the rogues. They return to Crocus' island, where Crocus explained about Mr. 9 and Miss Wednesday to the Straw Hats. He then revealed that Laboon had come to the Grand Line with a pirate crew and was asked to stay with him at Reverse Mountain as the crew could not risk taking the whale with them. Over 50 years had passed since then, but Laboon still believed that the crew would come back.[3] The Straw Hats exited Laboon's body and threw Mr. 9 and Miss Wednesday into the water. The two agents swore revenge on the pirates before swimming away. At Twin Cape, Crocus revealed that he had heard that the crew with Laboon had not died, but rather had left the Grand Line. He told this to Laboon, but the whale seemed to refuse to believe him and started ramming his head against Reverse Mountain, as though trying to get to the crew.[4] Right then, Luffy took the Merry's mast and plunged it into one of Laboon's open wounds, causing the whale to lash out against him. The two traded blows, and Luffy proclaimed that he was now Laboon's rival, promising to see and fight him again once his crew sailed around the Grand Line.[4] This made Laboon happy, and Luffy painted his Jolly Roger on the whale's forehead, telling him not to bash his head against the mountain any longer. Meanwhile, Nami was shocked as her compass stopped working. Crocus tells Nami that to navigate the Grand Line, one would need a Log Pose to chart the differing magnetic fields of each island, all the way to the last island Laugh Tale. Luffy had acquired a Log Pose that Mr. 9 and Miss Wednesday had left on the Merry, but it ended up breaking when he and Sanji got in a fight. However, Crocus agreed to give them a Log Pose out of gratitude for helping Laboon.[5] Meanwhile, Mr. 9 and Miss Wednesday swam up to the Twin Cape to try to get their Log Pose back, as they needed to get back to their island and report to their boss before they got into trouble. However, the Unluckies then came to try and kill them. After recovering from the attack, the two rogues went to the Straw Hats and asked them to take them to Whisky Peak. They were unable to divulge their identities, but the Straw Hats reluctantly agreed to help. They then set sail for Whisky Peak, bidding farewell to Crocus and Laboon, and Crocus wondered if Luffy was the one he and Roger had been waiting for.[5]

Story Impact

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• The Straw Hats make it to the Grand Line.[1]
• The Straw Hats meet a whale called Laboon, and Luffy agrees to reunite with him after making it across the Grand Line.[4]
  Laboon is revealed to be waiting for a crew that left him 50 years ago.[3][4] The Straw Hats will go on to meet one of that crew, who will join them to fulfill the promise his crew made.[6][7]
  In the Sabaody Archipelago Arc, it is revealed that Crocus joined the Roger Pirates as their doctor and journeyed for three years to search for the crew that left Laboon.[8]
• Laboon is revealed to be waiting for a crew that left him 50 years ago.[3][4] The Straw Hats will go on to meet one of that crew, who will join them to fulfill the promise his crew made.[6][7]
• In the Sabaody Archipelago Arc, it is revealed that Crocus joined the Roger Pirates as their doctor and journeyed for three years to search for the crew that left Laboon.[8]
• The Straw Hats agree to take two mysterious rogues to their home island of Whisky Peak. One of the two rogues and their organization will drive the Straw Hats' actions through the rest of the Arabasta Saga.[5][9]
• Information about the Grand Line and the Calm Belt is revealed.
  The Calm Belt is a sea surrounding the Grand Line which has no winds and is infested with Sea Kings. It is very difficult, but not impossible, to traverse.[1]
  The Log Pose is introduced, which helps sailors navigate the Grand Line due to its islands carrying their own distinct magnetic fields. The Straw Hats gain a Log Pose.[5]
  The location of One Piece is on an island known as Laugh Tale.[5][10]
• The Calm Belt is a sea surrounding the Grand Line which has no winds and is infested with Sea Kings. It is very difficult, but not impossible, to traverse.[1]
• The Log Pose is introduced, which helps sailors navigate the Grand Line due to its islands carrying their own distinct magnetic fields. The Straw Hats gain a Log Pose.[5]
• The location of One Piece is on an island known as Laugh Tale.[5][10]

Anime And Manga Differences

Summary

The episodes concerning the arc were heavily edited, and much of the arc was completely omitted in the 4Kids dub. In the manga, when the Straw Hats manage to reach Laboon's "exit", they simply throw Mr. 9 and Miss Wednesday off the ship, who then wake up in the ocean. In the anime, Mr. 9 and Miss Wednesday manage to escape on their own, without the Straw Hats noticing them. In the manga, after the Straw Hat crew leaves Loguetown, they first reach the Calm Belt, and then head to Reverse Mountain, where they travel up the canal to enter the Grand Line. In the anime, after the Straw Hat crew leaves Loguetown, they find a girl in the ocean and rescue her. They then head to Warship Island, leading to a filler arc. In the manga, after the Straw Hat pirates leave Loguetown, while passing the lighthouse, they begin to discuss how to enter the Grand Line. During the meeting, the ship drifts out of the storm into the Calm Belt. The weather is stormy and Nami wears her raincoat until after they get to the top of the mountain. In the anime, the whole discussion is moved to the last episode, and there is no drifting into the Calm Belt due to having been shown in the second filler episode. It is not very stormy and Nami is not wearing her raincoat. In the manga, Nami talks about it after they see a bunch of Sea Kings and the Going Merry is on a giant Sea King's nose. In the anime, Nami explains the Calm Belt upon reaching it (after the rest of the Straw Hats show that they do not know about it). In the manga, the Calm Belt does not take place during the Warship Island Arc and Apis is not with the pirates. Luffy saves Usopp when he gets tossed off the ship and is about to be eaten by a Sea King. In the anime, the whole Calm Belt situation is moved to the third episode of the Warship Island arc, Apis is with them, and Luffy saves her instead of Usopp from the Sea King. In the manga, Zoro is not supposed to be able to cut steel until the Arabasta arc. In the anime, Zoro cuts the steel chain from the Marine ships. He even says, "There is nothing I cannot cut". This becomes one of the major plot holes in the anime series. (Note: After Luffy is declared wanted, Zoro is the one who cuts the cannonball in two fired at them by Fullbody.) In the manga, the Straw Hat Pirates go up Reverse Mountain without anyone interrupting them. In the anime, as the Straw Hat Pirates go up Reverse Mountain, Eric lands on the Going Merry, yet he is later tripped by Nami and falls off the ship into the sea.

Translation And Dub Issues

Summary

The 4Kids version of the anime cut and changed much of this arc for unknown reasons. The Straw Hats entering the Grand Line and receiving the Log Pose is rewritten as a result, and shots from other segments of the anime are rearranged to fit the script:

Lists

• Rather than confronting Laboon, the Straw Hats instead encounter an iceberg in their way, which Luffy destroys with the ship's cannon. In the Japanese version, he fires it to slow the Going Merry down and keep it from crashing into Laboon.
• The Log Pose suddenly appears onboard the ship, and the explanation of how it works, and the physics of the Grand Line are told through flashbacks by the crew when they were children instead of by Crocus, whom they never meet in the 4Kids dub. Yet until the Sabaody Archipelago Arc, we end up learning more about Crocus which creates more problems.
• Without Crocus, the Straw Hat Pirates never knew anything about Laugh Tale and how this would come to play in the Zou Arc when he gets brought up when discussing the island with Zou's rulers
• The Straw Hats arrive at Whisky Peak (renamed Misty Peak) on their own rather than being led there by the Mr. 9 pair.

Trivia

Lists

• This, the Loguetown Arc, and the Return to Sabaody Arc, with five chapters each, are the shortest arcs in the manga.
• With two episodes, this is the second of three shortest arcs adapted in the anime, the others being Buggy's Crew Adventure Chronicles and Diary of Koby-Meppo, and with the shortest filler arc, the Cidre Guild Arc.

Whisky Peak Arc

Title

Whisky Peak Arc

Url

https://onepiece.fandom.com/wiki/Whisky_Peak_Arc

Summary

The Whisky Peak Arc is the eighth story arc of the manga and anime One Piece, and the second story arc of the Arabasta Saga. With a Log Pose now in hand, the Straw Hat Pirates are directed toward Whisky Peak, a town that welcomes pirates with open arms and treats them like celebrities. However, the townsfolk have a dark secret, and an even deeper mystery awaits.

Lists

• Chapters: 9 (106-114)
• Episodes: 4 (64-67)
• Volumes: 2 (12-13)
• Key plot-points: Nefertari Vivi and Karoo unofficially join; Baroque Works and Ms. All Sunday are introduced.

Image Url

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/onepiece/images/4/4d/Whisky_Peak_Arc.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/268?cb=20230919201624

Volumes

12-13, 2 volumes

Manga Chapters

106-114, 9 chapters

Anime Episodes

64-67, 4 episodes

Year(s) Released

1999 (Manga)2001 (Anime)

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Reverse Mountain Arc

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Diary of Koby-Meppo

Intro

The Whisky Peak Arc is the eighth story arc of the manga and anime One Piece, and the second story arc of the Arabasta Saga.
With a Log Pose now in hand, the Straw Hat Pirates are directed toward Whisky Peak, a town that welcomes pirates with open arms and treats them like celebrities. However, the townsfolk have a dark secret, and an even deeper mystery awaits.

Summary

A Welcome For Pirates: The Town Of Assassins

Summary

The arc begins with the Straw Hat Crew out in the ocean in the starting leg of the Grand Line. They are quickly introduced to the abnormality of the place, as they experience the ever-changing weather and tides, which constantly keep the crew (save for a sleeping Zoro) on their toes. Eventually, the weather stabilizes and the crew spots an island on the horizon, and on it, the town Whisky Peak. Upon reaching the town, Mr. 9 and Miss Wednesday thank the crew and jump ship, much to the crew's confusion. Since the Log Pose needs time to reset, the crew have no choice but to dock at the mysterious island. Much to their surprise, the residents welcome them as if they are heroes. Soon they meet the town's leader, Igarappoi, who treats them to a party.[1] The crew quickly takes to the place, eating, drinking, and flirting (in Sanji and Usopp's case) into the night, until eventually they all fall asleep. However, Igarappoi, as well as a few other operatives in disguise, turn out to be agents of the elusive criminal syndicate, Baroque Works, but both Zoro and Nami had faked passing out, thwarting their surprise attack. This syndicate operates only with the assignments delegated to its agents by the leader, who, like every other member with the number agent status, remains secret and anonymous. When the town bounty hunters, the Millions, are discovered, they hunt and attempt to murder Zoro who, without much effort, picks them off little by little, leaving an anxious Mr. 8, Mr. 9, Miss Monday, and Miss Wednesday to be dealt with.[2][3] Zoro is then ambushed again by other bounty hunters, but quickly dispatches them, before overpowering Miss Monday.[3] He is then faced by Mr. 8, Mr. 9, and Miss Wednesday; the latter tries to hypnotize and attack Zoro, but she misses because of her mount, Karoo. After escaping Mr. 8, Zoro is found by Mr. 9, who restrains Zoro's left arm using an iron wire. Miss Wednesday then shows up holding Luffy hostage, but is then hit by Mr. 9, after Zoro uses him as a shield for Mr. 8's attack. Zoro then brings the final hit on Mr. 8, defeating him.[4]

The Secret Organization: Baroque Works Strikes

Summary

Soon after, Mr. 5 and his lady partner Miss Valentine arrive, but are not present to aid the other, less capable agents of the organization. They reveal that the leader of Baroque Works (Mr. 0) has discovered a spy, who has somehow successfully infiltrated the ranks, and that they have been sent to eliminate them. The spies are none other than Igaram (Mr. 8, who used the alias Igarappoi as the town's leader) and Princess Nefertari Vivi (Miss Wednesday) of the Arabasta kingdom. Mr. 9 and Ms. Monday, despite being rather unaware of the situation to their own admission, decide to hold off the Mr. 5 pair so that Vivi can escape, but are swiftly defeated.[5] In a twist of fate, the pirates that Vivi was meant to kill in her role as a double agent are now her protectors, when Igaram promises Nami 1,000,000,000 to ensure her safety back to Arabasta. Zoro comes to Vivi's rescue, however, Luffy arrives at the scene and attacks him,[6] mistakenly believing that the townsfolk Zoro killed were actually friendly. After fighting for a bit, they unintentionally defeat the pair of agents and stop fighting when they are smacked by Nami.[7] At this point, Vivi explains that her kingdom is falling to ruin, as a civil war has been devised by Baroque Works, and that if she can confront the rebel army with the information on the true cause of the war, she can end it. The leader of Baroque Works, according to her, wants to take over Arabasta and turn it into an "ideal nation" ruled by him, and she reveals the leader to be Crocodile of the Seven Warlords of the Sea. Unfortunately, by revealing his name, Luffy, Zoro, and Nami are added to the Baroque Works hit list by the nearby Mr. 13, causing Nami to throttle her. Afterwards, Igaram appears dressed as Vivi and explains that he will act as a decoy. He departs from Whisky Peak, only to have his ship be blown up as soon as he leaves, seemingly killing him.[8] The Straw Hats and Vivi run to the Going Merry only to find Miss All Sunday, the highest ranking female Baroque Works agent, waiting for them. As it turns out, she was the one who let Vivi find out the boss's identity, yet she was also the one who revealed that she and Igaram were double agents and blew up the ship, so the crew is unsure of what side she is on. Ms. All Sunday gives them an Eternal Pose (a permanent Log Pose) to Nanimonai Island, which is supposedly very close to Arabasta, but Luffy destroys it, claiming that she does not decide their course. As Ms. All Sunday leaves, the crew leave for Little Garden, the next island of the Grand Line.[9]

Story Impact

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• Zoro's victory over the one hundred bounty hunters in this arc would later contribute to the World Government issuing his first bounty after the events of the Arabasta Arc.[2][3][4]
• Baroque Works is introduced, as well as Nico Robin as Miss All Sunday, who would later join the Straw Hat Pirates.[2][9]
• Vivi begins traveling with the Straw Hat Pirates, as she, along with Luffy, Zoro, and Nami, are now on Baroque Works' hit list.[8]
• Crocodile is the third Warlord of the Sea to be named. Crocodile is also the leader of Baroque Works, code named Mr. 0, who is the main antagonist of the Arabasta Arc.[8]
• Vivi is the first noble introduced into the series, though she does not show the selfish nature associated with most other nobles in the series.[5]
• Since they are asleep during the battle at Whisky Peak,[2] Usopp and Sanji are not put on Baroque Works' hit list.[8] This would give them an advantage in their later encounters with Baroque Works, especially Sanji, who unlike Usopp, is not added to the hit list later on.

Anime And Manga Differences

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• In the manga, Nami and Zoro participate in a drinking contest with some of the townsfolk; in the anime, Nami at first has no interest in drinking alcohol until the townspeople bribe her with money, after which she agrees to participate and forces Zoro to join in as well.[10]
• In the manga, when Miss Valentine first uses her ability, she uses it on Zoro, who avoids it, but in the anime she first uses it to "bury" Miss Monday.[11]
• Vivi's shirt pattern is changed to wavy stripes. In the manga, they are circular, giving her chest a more erotic look. In Movie 8, the shirt is identical to the manga's version.
• Vivi's hair and skin colors are lighter in the anime.

4Kids Edits

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• The wine is changed to fruit punch.
• Because the Reverse Mountain Arc is skipped, the scene of Vivi and Mr. 9 jumping ship is skipped.
• The name of the town is changed from Whisky Peak to Misty Peak.
• Miss Monday's nun disguise is changed to a plain black cloak. Her voice is also changed from sounding high-pitched and feminine to deep and masculine.

Trivia

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• Initially, in the eighth movie, which retells the story of the Arabasta arc, Whisky Peak was left out. The arc was later animated and added for the TV showings in Tokyo and most likely will appear in a special edition DVD of the movie. Not much is changed in the movie version except for Chopper being in the crew at the time.[12]
• According to the Vivre Card databook, the snow sculptures made by Luffy and Usopp before arriving at Whiskey Peak have a birthday of February 18,[13][14] and the dummies Igaram built at the end of the arc have a birthday of February 19.[15] This would make the Whisky Peak Arc one of the few arcs in One Piece with a confirmed date estimation in-story (February 18–19).

Little Garden Arc

Title

Little Garden Arc

Url

https://onepiece.fandom.com/wiki/Little_Garden_Arc

Summary

The Little Garden Arc is the ninth story arc of the manga and anime One Piece, and the third story arc of the Arabasta Saga. Now with Vivi in tow, the Straw Hat Pirates travel to the prehistoric island of Little Garden. There, they encounter two Giants, Dorry and Brogy, who have been dueling one another on the island for the past century. After befriending the giants, the crew are ambushed by new and familiar officers of Baroque Works.

Lists

• Chapters: 15 (115-129)
• Episodes: 8 (70-77)
• Volumes: 3 (13-15)
• Key plot-points: Giants and Crocodile are introduced; Elbaph is first mentioned; Nami is bitten by a dangerous insect.

Image Url

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/onepiece/images/8/81/Little_Garden_Arc.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/268?cb=20250204204145

Volumes

13-15, 3 volumes

Manga Chapters

115-129, 15 chapters

Anime Episodes

70-77, 8 episodes

Year(s) Released

1999-2000 (Manga)2001 (Anime)

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Diary of Koby-Meppo

Intro

The Little Garden Arc is the ninth story arc of the manga and anime One Piece, and the third story arc of the Arabasta Saga.
Now with Vivi in tow, the Straw Hat Pirates travel to the prehistoric island of Little Garden. There, they encounter two Giants, Dorry and Brogy, who have been dueling one another on the island for the past century. After befriending the giants, the crew are ambushed by new and familiar officers of Baroque Works.

Summary

An Ancient Land: The Grand Duel Between Giants

Summary

With a newly acquired Princess Vivi on board, the Straw Hats soon find themselves on the island of Little Garden, which is a misnomer as the island is anything but little. It is stuck in a prehistoric time and teeming with huge dinosaurs and massive plant life. While Usopp and Nami feel uncomfortable leaving the ship, Vivi and Luffy decide to go explore the island.[1] They soon meet Dorry, a giant warrior from Elbaph who befriends them. A little while later, Sanji and Zoro get into a fight about who could get the most meat first. They soon leave the ship in search of animals they can use to win the bet. Left alone on the ship, Nami and Usopp learn why the island is called Little Garden. It is called Little Garden because of those who inhabit it. They are terrified when Brogy, another giant, shows up and decapitates a tyrannosaurus rex. He decides to bring them home with him, much to their alarm, under the impression he wants to eat them.[2]

Baroque Works' Deception: The Mad Artist's Scheme

Summary

Elsewhere, Baroque Works agents Mr. 5, Miss Valentine, Mr. 3, and his partner Miss Goldenweek come together and reveal the 100,000,000 bounty on each of the giant's heads, and it is suggested by Mr. 3 that they kill them, along with the Straw Hats.[3] Back at Dorry's campsite, Dorry explains that he and Brogy are forever destined to continue their one hundred year long war, which was started over a reason Dorry had long forgotten[2] (it is later revealed that it was a quarrel about their hunting competition which resulted in their exile from Elbaph), which inspires Usopp to fight for his dream of being a proud warrior of the sea. When Dorry and Brogy are just about to continue their bout, Dorry suffers internal injuries from an explosion after drinking some of the Straw Hats' beer,[3] which was tampered with by Mr. 5 using his Devil Fruit abilities. Dorry tries to attack Luffy, thinking he was responsible, but Luffy quickly beats him using Gomu Gomu Rocket by targeting his stomach.[4] Realizing that the god of Elbaph was not on his side, Dorry still decides to go and pins Luffy under a giant rock when Luffy tries to stop Dorry from going to fight Brogy. Meanwhile, Mr. 3 and Miss Goldenweek capture Zoro first, and then Nami after she is separated from Usopp while running from a dinosaur. After Usopp meets with Luffy and Vivi, Vivi suspects that Baroque Works is likely behind Nami's disappearance, since out of the two of them, Nami is on their hit list while Usopp is not, and they are also responsible for the exploding beer that injured Dorry.[5] Eventually, Dorry loses to Brogy due to his injuries (as well as Mr. 3 using his wax in secret to make Dorry trip). Brogy notices a deficiency in Dorry's performance but is too late in identifying the perpetrators when Mr. 3 appears and imprisons him with wax. Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine then succeed in capturing Vivi despite failing to use Karoo to lure her away from Luffy, which they realize they did not need to do since Luffy was imprisoned by the rock, and quickly defeat him, Usopp and Karoo.[6] Mr. 3 then imprisons Zoro, Nami, and Vivi in his giant candle set which will slowly turn them along with Brogy into wax sculptures.[7] Just as Zoro is about to cut off his legs to break free, Luffy, Usopp, and Karoo arrive to save their friends.[8] However, when Luffy damages Mr. 3's giant candelabra after his feet are trapped in the wax, it only accelerates the process, giving Luffy, Usopp, and Karoo less time to save the others. Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine then engage Usopp and Karoo and all the two can do is run away since Usopp's Gunpowder Star is useless against Mr. 5, while Mr. 3 prevents Luffy's further attempts from destroying his candle set. Luffy is then brought under Miss Goldenweek's hypnotic control.[9] Despite all of Luffy's attempts to free himself from the hypnosis, Miss Goldenweek continues to use her Colors Trap ability to re-hypnotize Luffy. Eventually, Usopp, as he is dodging Mr. 5's Breath Blast Bomb, realizes the situation and uses his Flame Star to burn Luffy's shirt to free him completely,[10] forcing Mr. 3 to form his mecha-like armor, the Candle Champion, to hold off Luffy. Once Usopp realizes that despite the density Mr. 3 makes his wax, it could still be melted away, and though their friends' bodies have been completely covered, they still have a small amount of time left. Though the Mr. 5 team takes down Usopp before he can try to shoot the candle set with his Flame Star, Usopp gives Karoo a rope with instructions to run around with it along the candle set. As he is taking the strain from Miss Valentine's weight, Usopp tells Luffy to set the rope (which he soaked with oil) on fire, as it is the only way to melt the wax quickly enough to save their friends. Grabbing onto Mr. 3's hair, Luffy uses the fiery portion of it to light the rope tricking Mr. 3 into melting the wax.[11] Once the candle set is destroyed, Nami and Vivi defeat Miss Valentine. Before Mr. 5 can shoot Vivi, Usopp tricks Mr. 5 into eating his Tabasco Star and is saved by Zoro before an angry Mr. 5 can kill him. Meanwhile, Luffy and Karoo pursue the Mr. 3 team, and though Mr. 3 tries to trick Luffy by creating clone statues of himself, Luffy, through sheer instinct, knocks him out, while Karoo defeats Miss Goldenweek.[12]

Keep Moving Forward: Onward To Arabasta

Summary

Meanwhile, Sanji enjoys tea in Mr. 3's candle house and receives a call from Mr. 0,[12] who mistakes him for Mr. 3. He is ordered to go to Arabasta (later revealed to be a ploy to make assassinating him easier for Mr. 2 after Mr. 0 thought he lied about succeeding in his mission to kill Vivi and the Straw Hats) by way of the Eternal Pose which is being sent by the Unluckies, Mr. 13 and Miss Friday, who attack Sanji and are defeated upon making the delivery. Dorry turns out to be okay as he was only knocked out as both his sword and Brogy's axe were dulled from being constantly used over the last century.[13] Meanwhile, the Marines have intercepted a garbled message in the call between Mr. 0 and Sanji. Smoker is able to make out four key words, "Princess Vivi," "Straw Hats," "Mr. 0," and "orders directly." They were able to capture Mr. 11, a Baroque Works frontier agent and trick him into confirming the existence of a criminal organization headed by Mr. 0. Smoker decides to follow the clues and head for the Kingdom of Arabasta.[14] Once Sanji returns, Dorry and Brogy bid farewell to the Straw Hats by slaying Island Eater, a giant goldfish who eats ships leaving the island, sacrificing what remained of their weapons in the process. With that, the Straw Hats head for Arabasta using the Eternal Pose they got from the Unluckies.[15]

Story Impact

Lists

• Little Garden Arc introduces the second non-human, humanoid race of One Piece: the giants, and their country Elbaph.
  Elbaph becomes a destionation of the Straw Hat Pirates in the Elbaph Arc. This would fulfill the goal of visiting Elbaph that Luffy and Usopp begin aiming for in this story arc.
  Becoming a brave warrior like the giants from there becomes a goal of Usopp specifically.[3]
• Elbaph becomes a destionation of the Straw Hat Pirates in the Elbaph Arc. This would fulfill the goal of visiting Elbaph that Luffy and Usopp begin aiming for in this story arc.
• Becoming a brave warrior like the giants from there becomes a goal of Usopp specifically.[3]
• Nami gets bitten by a bug that makes her sick during the next arc.[15][16]
  Later, Luffy decides to recruit a doctor in the next arc to prevent this from happening again.[17]
• Later, Luffy decides to recruit a doctor in the next arc to prevent this from happening again.[17]
• Usopp's friendship with the giants would play a vital role during the battle at Enies Lobby in the Enies Lobby Arc, when he meets Kashii and Oimo and helps convince them to join his side due to the World Government lying to them about Dorry and Brogy's fate.[18]
• It also introduces two more members of Baroque Works: Mr. 3 and Miss Goldenweek, the former whose Devil Fruit power is the ability to make and manipulate wax.[3]
• This is also the arc where Vivi learns more about the crew and shows more signs of friendship (i.e., when she wonders about Luffy's behavior after he had been trapped by Dorry,[5] when Zoro and Nami stop worrying once Luffy appears,[9] and when she hugs Sanji after he recovers the Eternal Pose.[14]
• This story arc is also the first to mention Nami and Usopp being the weakest of the crew. They realize this after being the only ones left behind on the Going Merry.[1]
• This is the first arc in which Sanji acts in a clandestine matter in regards to the rest of the crew. This would become a running theme in his skillset.[13]
• Since they remained at Little Garden during the Arabasta Arc, Miss Goldenweek, Mr. 5, and Miss Valentine would end up journeying to free a number of their fellow Officer Agents being held captive after their arrest in Arabasta during the manga mini-arc Miss Goldenweek's "Operation: Meet Baroque Works", except for the ones that would be seen again during the Impel Down Arc.[19]
• Mr. 3 is targeted by Mr. 0 for failing his mission and lying to him in his report, because Sanji poses as the agent before any of the agents had formally met their boss or had contact with him, which made Mr. 0 think Mr. 3 betrayed him.[13]
• Zoro and Sanji have an argument about collecting dinosaur meat which sparks their long-lasting rivalry.[1]
• The Unluckies—Mr. 13 and Miss Friday—are both defeated and later caught by the Marines, after which both of them sell out their organization by drawing composite sketches of the agents for a bribe of food.[20]

Anime And Manga Differences

Dinosaur Hunting

Summary

Manga: The manga depicts Dorry and Brogy blatantly beheading dinosaurs. Anime: The scene of Brogy beheading the dinosaur is changed so that the audience is looking at its reflection in the water. The scene of Dorry beheading the dinosaur is implied but not shown directly.[2]

Tiger And Sanji

Summary

Manga: Sanji is walking through the jungle when he sees a Saber-Tooth Tiger approaching him. He is shown afterwards riding it after he gave it a beating. Anime: The Saber-Tooth Tiger is shown lurking on Sanji from behind, then the anime skips to someone else.[11]

Brogy Breaking Free

Summary

Manga: When Brogy breaks free of Mr. 3's Candle Jacket and is knocked down again by Mr. 5, Mr. 3 restrains him by pinning his hands and feet to the ground with enormous swords made of wax. Anime: Mr. 3 pins Brogy down with huge shackles made of wax.[8]

Marines Intercepting Den Den Mushi Transmission

Summary

Manga: Smoker's group is able to use their black Den Den Mushi to intercept the conversation between Sanji and Crocodile, allowing Smoker to head to Arabasta knowing the Straw Hats are going there, which occurs shortly after the transmission ends. Anime: The scene featuring Smoker and his group is moved to the beginning of the Drum Island Arc, just after the Straw Hat's first encounter with Wapol, though the caption did say "Several Days Earlier".[13]

Nami's Bug Bite

Summary

Manga: This is not included in this story arc and is not mentioned until the Drum Island arc when Dr. Kureha mentions the bug bite after she cures Nami from the illness caused by it. Anime: After the battle, Nami feels some pain from her bug bite, which Zoro notices right before Sanji shows up.[21]

Miss Valentine's Torture

Summary

Manga: In the manga, Usopp was lying on his back and when Miss Valentine used her Cresendo Stone to torture him, her position implies she did so on his groin. Anime: In the anime, this was changed to Usopp lying on his stomach and Miss Valentine targeted his back instead.[11]

4Kids Edits

Summary

In the 4Kids dub, this arc is skipped entirely. This would lead to several plot holes later on in the story. The only issue that is specifically resolved is Nami's sickness; instead of getting bitten by a bug, she instead becomes sick due to the climate of the Grand Line (which was the mistaken diagnosis made by Vivi in the original version). Skipping the return of Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine does not affect the major plot. Mr. 3's failure to defeat the crew, however, would have Crocodile leave him for dead for pointless reasons. Miss Goldenweek, who although would never return in the anime, is mentioned when listing officer agents, even though, due to the arc skip, no one would have known who she is. Usopp's friendship with Dorry and Brogy would later play a large role in the Enies Lobby Arc. Elbaph was also first mentioned in this arc and was referenced a lot after the timeskip and was first shown in a flashback during the Whole Cake Island Arc. Usopp stated that he wanted to go there but 4Kids removed Elbaph and has Luffy and Usopp sing the big bad pirate song instead.

Trivia

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• For the anime version of this arc, Nami is not voiced by her regular voice actress Akemi Okamura. Instead she is voiced by Wakana Yamazaki (who also voices Nami's sister Nojiko), as Okamura was on maternity leave for the entire arc, and returned for Episode 79.

Drum Island Arc

Title

Drum Island Arc

Url

https://onepiece.fandom.com/wiki/Drum_Island_Arc

Summary

The Drum Island Arc is the tenth story arc of the manga and anime One Piece, and the fourth story arc of the Arabasta Saga. After Nami falls ill with an unknown disease, the Straw Hat Pirates travel to Drum Island in search of a doctor. The crew meets a bizarre talking reindeer named Tony Tony Chopper, who helps them fend off the country's former despot king Wapol after he returns to reclaim his throne.

Lists

• Chapters: 25 (130-154)
• Episodes: 14 (78-91)
• Volumes: 3 (15-17)
• Key plot-points: Tony Tony Chopper joins after curing Nami's disease; Zoan type Devil Fruits are introduced; the Will of D., Levely, and Blackbeard are first mentioned; Gol D. Roger's real name is revealed; Portgas D. Ace is introduced

Image Url

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/onepiece/images/c/c3/Drum_Island_Arc.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/267?cb=20240720150849

Volumes

15-17, 3 volumes

Manga Chapters

130-154, 25 chapters

Anime Episodes

78-91, 14 episodes

Year(s) Released

2000 (Manga)2001 (Anime)

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Little Garden Arc

Intro

The Drum Island Arc is the tenth story arc of the manga and anime One Piece, and the fourth story arc of the Arabasta Saga.
After Nami falls ill with an unknown disease, the Straw Hat Pirates travel to Drum Island in search of a doctor. The crew meets a bizarre talking reindeer named Tony Tony Chopper, who helps them fend off the country's former despot king Wapol after he returns to reclaim his throne.

Summary

The Island Of Doctors And Sickness

Summary

Nami catches a deadly fever in Little Garden,[1] forcing the Straw Hat Pirates to make a detour to the king-less island of Drum. On their way to the island, they are attacked by a group of pirates led by Wapol, whose Baku Baku no Mi allows him to eat anything and assimilate it into himself. After a brief skirmish, Luffy sends Wapol flying into the sea[2] and the Straw Hats continue onto Drum Island. When they land, they are attacked again, this time by Drum Island's militia. However, after hearing about their plight, Dalton, the former captain of the guard, calls off the attack and leads them to the town of Bighorn.[3] There, he explains the situation that the island is in. In the recent past, the island was ruled by a cruel king, Wapol, the pirate the Straw Hats encountered earlier.[4] Wapol banished all but the 20 best doctors from the island. For any medical treatment, one would have to beg him for the help of one of the remaining doctors, his "Isshi-20" as he called them.[5] However, a powerful pirate named Blackbeard attacked the country. After witnessing Blackbeard's power, Wapol and his cabinet, with the exception of Dalton fled to the sea without even fighting back. Now, there is only one doctor left on the island—Dr. Kureha, who is often called a witch by the townspeople. She comes into towns at her own whim to check for patients. She lives in Drum Castle, which is on top of the highest of the "Drum Rockies", a chain of drum shaped mountains.[6]

The Reindeer Doctor

Summary

After learning this, Luffy and Sanji head for the mountain with Nami in tow, only to be attacked by dozens of Lapahns, giant ferocious rabbits.[6] A fight ensues, and its ferocity causes an avalanche. Sanji is injured, so Luffy must climb up the mountain while carrying both Nami and Sanji.[7] When he reaches the top, both his hands and feet are severely damaged. He collapses in front of Dr. Kureha and her assistant, Tony Tony Chopper.[8] Meanwhile, Wapol and his crew return to Drum Island and attack a city to announce their presence.[9] Dalton tries to fight them but is defeated.[10] Having done this, Wapol and his crew decide to go back to their old home, Drum Castle.[7] As this is happening, Dr. Kureha and Chopper are curing Nami and caring for Sanji and Luffy, there are a few comedic scenes, mostly involving Sanji and Luffy trying to catch and cook Chopper. Later, Dr. Kureha explains Chopper's tragic past to Sanji and Nami (Luffy was too busy chasing after Chopper trying to convince him to join the crew).[11] When Chopper was younger, he ate the Hito Hito no Mi. As a result, and because of his blue nose, the other reindeer would not accept him into their herds. He was an outcast for much of his life.[12] Finally, he found a friend in a Dr. Hiriluk, a quack doctor that was trying to cure the people of Drum but usually made a mess of things. He found Chopper with bullet wounds in his back. By curing Chopper, he gained Chopper's trust[5] and inspired Chopper to become a doctor. However, their friendship was not to last. Dr. Hiriluk kicked Chopper out of his home, seemingly for no reason.[13] Later, Chopper found out that Dr. Hiriluk was going to die in ten days.[14] Despite his attempts to save him, the good doctor sacrificed him for the sake of Chopper and his country.[15] Since then, he has stayed with Dr. Kureha, and learned the art of doctoring.[16]

The Siege Of Wapol Castle

Summary

Eventually, Wapol and his crew arrive at the castle. His senior henchman, Chess and Kuromarimo are in tow.[5] Kuromarimo distracts the crew by throwing fuzzy black balls that will not come off of Sanji.[17] This gives Wapol time to get to the armory and devour a cannon. It is then that another trait of the Baku Baku Fruit is revealed – Wapol can become whatever he eats! Wapol's arms turn into a cannon, and he starts shooting at Dr. Hiriluk's flag (his memorial as Kureha puts it). Chopper does not respond so Luffy takes action, standing in front of the cannonballs so they do not damage the flag, effectively thwarting the assault. Wapol then employs a different strategy, he eats Chess and Kuromimo. Then turns into a house, and a combination of Chess and Kuromarimo emerges – Chessmarimo![18] Sanji tries to enter the fight, but Kureha cripples him, by attacking his spine and telling him that he has still not recovered. Chopper finally reacts and fights with Chessmarimo,[19] showing off the skills he gains through his invention, the Rumble Ball. Using the Rumble Ball he finds Chessmarimo's weakness and defeats him.[20] Wapol goes into the castle looking to eat more weaponry along the way running into Nami giving chase when he realizes she is a friend of Luffy, when he gets stuck in a stairwell he "eats himself" and emerges skinny before continuing the chase. Luffy finds Nami in time to stop Wapol from killing her, but Wapol escapes. Luffy pursues Wapol, but Wapol reaches a tower which supposedly holds a very powerful and giant cannon called Royal Drum Crown 7-Shot Bliking Cannon. Wapol attempts to shoot Luffy with it, however while it sat unused during his absence, Snow Birds made nests in it. As a result, Wapol's attack on Luffy fails.[21] The king then tries to stop Luffy with the cannon he ate earlier, but Luffy dodges it and sends Wapol into the castle's ceiling with his bowgun attack. Realizing he is outmatched, Wapol frantically begs Luffy to spare him by offering him the position of second king. Luffy does not listen and sends Wapol flying to another island with Gomu Gomu no Bazooka.[22]

Cherry Blossoms In The Snow

Summary

In the aftermath, Luffy continues to try and recruit Chopper to his crew.[23] Chopper, remembering how his old mentor, Dr. Hiriluk, wanted him to go out to sea and see the world, decides to join the Straw Hats. When he goes to tell Kureha this, she flat out refuses to let him leave, chasing after the reindeer with a variety of weapons until Chopper escapes down the mountain with the rest of the Straws Hats on a sled. Turns out however, Kureha's refusal was all an act (or in a way, reverse psychology) to convince Chopper to leave as she does not like tearful goodbyes. Dr. Kureha then has most of the villagers set up cannons pointed into the air and uses the "cure for the country's cold heart" that Dr. Hiriluk had developed before he died, to produce the image of falling cherry-blossoms on the snow, as a sendoff to her beloved student.[24] After witnessing this, the Straw Hats finally set off for Arabasta. However, in the closing moments of the arc, as Kureha and Dalton are talking, one of the villagers comes to Dalton with Luffy's bounty poster. When Kureha realizes that his full name is Monkey D. Luffy, she reveals that Gold Roger's full name was actually Gol D. Roger and that her student seems to be sailing with a very dangerous man. Also, two of the villagers remember that they had to give Luffy a message from Ace, a man who was searching for Blackbeard and was going to wait for Luffy in Arabasta for ten days. But since Luffy is gone, they did not have the time to tell him. However, Dalton, who remembered Vivi as Arabasta's princess, knows it is all right since the Straw Hats are bound to encounter Ace in Arabasta.[25]

Story Impact

Lists

• Dr. Kureha is the first character to speak of the Will of D. and to reveal Gold Roger's true name: Gol D. Roger. This links Gol D. Roger to Luffy, since they both share the D. in their names.[25]
• The crew gains an important member with Tony Tony Chopper as the ship's doctor.[25]
• Portgas D. Ace is briefly shown, and was looking for Luffy, foreshadowing their bond.[25]
• The Drum Island Arc mentioned Blackbeard's brutality and enormous power, making him a potentially dangerous enemy for the Straw Hat Pirates.[4]
• Vivi's devotion to the people of her country is shown by how she is disgusted with Wapol's way of ruling his kingdom.[6]
• This arc also lays the foundation for the conflict between Blackbeard and Ace,[26] which leads to the Marineford Arc.
• The last of the three Devil Fruit types is officially identified, the Zoan-type.[9][10]
• This arc also introduces the selfish nature of most seen nobles, though Vivi—a noble introduced two story arcs earlier—shows no such nature.[13]
• Though Dragon was introduced earlier in the series this is the first time that revolutionary movements have been mentioned[13] and Wapol rants when Luffy is about to beat him reveals the World Government disapproval of such acts.[22]
• The Levely is seen for the first time.[13] Later it will be revealed that it takes place every four years, which will play an important role in the Fish-Man Island Arc.[27]
• With Wapol having been banished from his kingdom and through a series of events, he would create a new type of metal called Wapometal that would help him become a huge success and regain his famous stature.[28] His Wapometal would be beneficial to Franky in creating the General Franky which was introduced in the Fish-Man Island Arc.[29]
  Wapol would marry a woman known as Kinderella.[30] Prior to the timeskip, the World Government would grant them their own kingdom, the Evil Black Drum Kingdom.[31]
  Wapol would eventually become an recurring character.
• Wapol would marry a woman known as Kinderella.[30] Prior to the timeskip, the World Government would grant them their own kingdom, the Evil Black Drum Kingdom.[31]
• Wapol would eventually become an recurring character.

Anime And Manga Differences

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• In the manga, Dalton cuts off Wapol's head, and it is quickly sewn back on by the Isshi-20. In the anime, Wapol was simply slashed across the chest.[10]
• The Anime slightly reordered the placement of the arc's flashbacks. In the manga, Dr. Kureha mentions Chopper's initial transformation and the villagers shooting him to Nami, with his history with Dr Hiriluk being shown through a flashback after Wapol has begun attempting to take back Drum Castle. In the anime, Dr. Kureha explains Chopper's complete history to Nami and Sanji before anyone at the castle is aware of Wapol's re-appearance. Additionally, Dalton's memory of seeing Vivi at the Levely happens during Chopper's backstory in the manga, but appears when he references her after the Straw Hats leave the island in the anime.
• Additionally in the anime, Dalton figures out Vivi's identity after seeing her reaction when he mentioned about the past cruelty that Wapol inflicted on the people of the island during his reign. In the manga, he figured it out just after the Straw Hats left the island when the messengers came to deliver Ace's message to Luffy. [32]

Translation And Dub Issues

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• In the Funimation dub of episode 91, Wapol mentions getting tired of attending the Levely every year; however, the series would later state that this event only happens every four years.

4Kids Edits

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• Because the Little Garden Arc was skipped, Nami's infection was changed to simply being affected by the weather in the Grand Line (calling it "Grand Line Fever"). Strangely, Kureha still states that Nami's illness is caused by the Kestia which is found on Prehistoric Islands.
• Guns used by the marines were changed into green non-threatening looking objects.
• Dalton's bomb was changed into just him holding a sword.
• Dr. Hiriluk's final words were changed from him having faith in this world, to "I am a doctor!".

Trivia

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• This is the only story arc within the Arabasta Saga where the Straw Hats do not face against any Baroque Works agents, since the Bliking Pirates are unaffiliated with Baroque Works.
• Oda once admitted in the 25th Log that the final sequence of the arc, with the Drum Rockies taking the appearance of a Sakura tree due to Hiriluk's powder invention, was a stroke of luck, as he had not noticed that the mountains in question resembled tree trunks when he first designed them.

Arabasta Arc

Title

Arabasta Arc

Url

https://onepiece.fandom.com/wiki/Arabasta_Arc

Summary

The Arabasta Arc is the eleventh story arc of the manga and anime One Piece, and both the fifth and last story arc of the Arabasta Saga. The Straw Hats finally reach the desert kingdom of Arabasta and begin their race across the land to reach Alubarna before a massive war can break out between the kingdom's royal guards and the rebels. However, the true perpetrator of the war, Mr. 0 (Crocodile), and his remaining Baroque Works officer agents stand in the way of the Straw Hats reaching their goal.

Lists

• Chapters: 63 (155-217)
• Episodes: 39 (92-130); Episodes 93, 98-99, 101-102 are fillers.
• Volumes: 8 (17-24)
• Key plot-points: Vivi and Karoo leave the crew; Vivre Cards, Poneglyphs, and Seastone, are introduced; Whitebeard, the Void Century, Pluton and Ancient Weapons are first mentioned, Nami obtains her Clima-Tact; Roronoa Zoro receives his first wanted poster; Luffy saves Nico Robin's life; Crocodile's Warlord title is revoked.

Image Url

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/onepiece/images/0/0b/Arabasta_Arc.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/268?cb=20240206111117

Volumes

17-24, 8 volumes

Manga Chapters

155-217, 63 chapters

Anime Episodes

92-130, 39 episodes

Year(s) Released

2000-2002 (Manga)2001-2002 (Anime)

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Post-Arabasta Arc

Intro

The Arabasta Arc is the eleventh story arc of the manga and anime One Piece, and both the fifth and last story arc of the Arabasta Saga.
The Straw Hats finally reach the desert kingdom of Arabasta and begin their race across the land to reach Alubarna before a massive war can break out between the kingdom's royal guards and the rebels. However, the true perpetrator of the war, Mr. 0 (Crocodile), and his remaining Baroque Works officer agents stand in the way of the Straw Hats reaching their goal.

Summary

The Man With Many Faces: Mr. 2

Summary

The Going Merry is on its way to Arabasta and the crew is trying to catch fish to eat. Vivi explains that Crocodile is seen as a hero in Arabasta and that no one suspects that he plans to take over the kingdom.[1] Suddenly, they steer through a hot spot (an undersea volcano making the sea above steaming hot), Usopp and Luffy catch Mr. 2, who coincidentally took a similar course, on their fishing rods. The crew pulls him up and quickly befriend him, mainly due to how entertaining he is, especially with his ability to transform into other people with the Mane Mane no Mi. He imitates everybody on the ship except Sanji, who was cooking at the moment, and Vivi, who he simply did not touch. Bon Kurei is then picked up by his own ship and crew and leaves, swearing on friendship. Just as they leave, Vivi realizes that he is Mr. 2 of Baroque Works,[2] but the Straw Hats see it as good fortune to have met him and wear white bandages on their lower arms so they will know if Bon Kurei is imitating one of them.[3]

Arriving In Arabasta: The Port Town Of Nanohana

Summary

The port town of Nanohana in the desert Kingdom of Arabasta is being invaded by pirates. Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, arrives and quashes the invasion. The townspeople are grateful and praise him as their hero. The news of the event reaches King Nefertari Cobra, and he says that they are indebted to Crocodile.[1] Meanwhile, the Straw Hats finally reach Nanohana. Luffy, hungry from the long journey, storms off into town without waiting for his crew.[3] At a bar, he interrupts a confrontation between a man named Portgas D. Ace and Captain Smoker of the Marines, knocking both through the wall without his noticing. Luffy grabs a lot of meat but flees when Smoker stands back up and gives chase. He leads the Marines directly to his crew mates that were purchasing provisions and water in the town. Just as Smoker tries to catch them, Ace interrupts and secures an escape route for the Straw Hat Pirates.[4] Back on the ship, Luffy tells the crew the man who saved them was his brother. Ace hops onto the ship and meets the crew, but does not stay long and gives Luffy a piece of paper before leaving, destroying seven ships with Billions of the Baroque Works on the way out. Vivi also sends Karoo with a message to Alubarna to warn the King.[5]

The Desert, A Camel, And The Old Man

Summary

The Straw Hat Pirates sails to the west side of the Sandora River (Arabasta's biggest river) delta and anchor, leaving the ship.[6] They encounter a group of Kung-Fu Dugongs, who challenge the crew only to be beaten up by Luffy. However, the dugongs now want to become his apprentices, forcing Chopper to bribe them with half their food so they can leave. They enter the town of Erumalu, formerly also known as the Green City, but is now deserted and destroyed by the sand.[7] They continue their journey through the desert, and Luffy, while resting in a shadow of a big rock, loses half their stuff to Warusagi Birds who trick travelers and steal their luggage. He chases after them but returns alongside a camel that is being chased by a gigantic Great Sandora Lizard. In joined efforts, Sanji, Zoro and Luffy kill the lizard and cook it. The camel, who happens to be a pervert, is given the name "Matsuge" by Nami and joins the crew, giving Nami and Vivi (and only them) a ride on his back.[8] In the meantime, the Officer Agents have gathered in the Spiders Cafe and are led to Rainbase for the briefing of their final mission as Baroque Works.[6] The journey is continued, and the Straw Hats finally arrive in the Yuba Oasis, the supposed hideout of the Rebel Army. However, the only citizen left in town tells them that the rebels are now in an oasis near Nanohana, for Yuba is now almost a daily target of sandstorms. The old citizen turns out to be an old friend of Vivi's, Toto. Here, we learn of their past together along with his son and her friend, Koza,[9] who is currently the leader of the Rebel Army.[10] He gives the Straw Hats a place to sleep and also digs up a gallon of water in the night. The Straw Hats leave Yuba in the morning as Vivi wants to return to Nanohana,[11] but Luffy becomes gravely serious and tells her that stopping the Rebels will not get rid of Crocodile nor prevent any loss of life[12] and they should go to Rainbase where Crocodile resides. He notes that even if they manage to reach the rebels, Crocodile will still try something to continue the war—it should be noted that, at this point, they still thought there was time before the battles started. After a tough argument and a scuffle in which Luffy states they're all risking their lives, Vivi agrees and leads them to Rainbase.[13] Meanwhile the Officer Agents of the Baroque Works met up with Miss All-Sunday and Crocodile in the basement of the Rain Dinners Casino, owned by Crocodile. They are told the goal of the Baroque Works, their final mission and their respective parts in overthrowing Arabasta.[11] They are interrupted by Mr. 3, who tells them that the Straw Hats and Vivi have escaped him during their time in Little Garden. He asks Crocodile for forgiveness, but is fed to his pet Bananawani (huge crocodiles with banana-shaped growths on their heads) instead. The Officer Agents all get pictures of Vivi and the Straw Hat crew (excluding Sanji) with the help of Bon Kurei's abilities and are given the order to hunt them down (excluding Chopper as Crocodile believed he was the Straw Hats pet).[12] In Katorea, the rebels lead by Koza, plan to launch an all-out attack on Alubarna, the capital of Arabasta. The news of this development reaches King Cobra, and his Royal Guards implore him to get ready to fight the Rebel Army. He refuses as he does not want to fight with his own people. Karoo then arrives at the palace and delivers Vivi's letter to the King which informs them of Crocodile's true intention of causing the downfall of Arabasta. The King decides to instead have the Royal Army march on to Rainbase and face Crocodile instead of facing the rebels in order for their country to survive and rebuild.[13]

Arriving In Rainbase: Crocodile's Plan Unveiled

Summary

Upon their arrival in Rainbase, the thirsty Luffy and Usopp rush right into a bar to get water, only to unexpectedly run into Captain Smoker and Tashigi there (and spit water in their faces from shock). They get chased by the two and their Marine squad, which also draws the attention of the Baroque Works Billions stationed. The crew splits into groups: Nami and Usopp; Zoro and Vivi; Sanji; Luffy, chased by Smoker; and Chopper, who was left behind.[14] Luffy, Nami, Usopp, Zoro, and Smoker all arrive at Rain Dinners, but they all are caught by a trap and thrown in a Seastone cage by Crocodile. Vivi is surrounded by Billions, but is saved by Pell, a guard of the king who flew to Rainbase after Karoo's arrival in order to scout.[15] Pell however is defeated by Miss All-Sunday and Vivi is taken to the Rain Dinners basement. There Crocodile tells her his plan to overthrow Arabasta while it is being executed.[16][17] In Alubarna, Mr. 4 and Miss Merry Christmas have kidnapped King Nefertari Cobra while Mr. 2 Bon Kurei acts as him in Nanohana alongside a fake group of soldiers. There, he "admits" that he used Dance Powder to make it so that it rains only in Alubarna, and orders his soldiers to destroy the town, because they were the ones who saw the powder being carried in. Koza confronts him, but he is shot. Mr. 1 and Miss Doublefinger add to this destruction by crashing a huge ship filled with weapons into Nanohana.[18] However, during execution Mr. 2 is spotted changing back by a local kid named Kappa, but the child is taken care of by Mr. 1 and Miss Doublefinger. Kappa, heavily wounded, is spotted by rebel soldiers, and seeing what the "king" has done, Koza decides to launch an attack on Alubarna.[17] Crocodile dares Vivi to try and help her friends and he floods the room, lets Bananawani in, and has one swallow the key. However, he suddenly gets a phone call by a Mr. Prince, recognized by the crew as Sanji, who starts off by imitating the phone call in Little Garden.[19] Sanji makes Crocodile believe he got caught in front of the Rain Dinners and Crocodile goes to check out the situation in front of the casino. Chopper acts as a decoy, using his powers to avoid Crocodile while Sanji destroys the bridge between the Rain Dinners and the rest of Rainbase to ensure that Crocodile cannot return to Rain Dinners right away.[20] With Smoker's suggestion, Sanji kicks the right Bananawani with the key,[21] making it cough up both the key and a large wax ball. As it turns out, the wax ball was created by Mr. 3 to protect himself from being digested, but still wanting revenge, Mr. 3 gets rid of the key (which is actually a fake). However, Sanji forces him to make a copy of the key using his powers, and releases everyone. When Crocodile returns, he sees that everyone is gone, as they had escaped by going underwater (with Sanji and Zoro carrying Luffy and Smoker through the water because of their Devil Fruit powers). Chopper picks up the crew with a Moving Crab named Hasami, a friend of Matsuge. Smoker decides not to pursue the Straw Hats to repay the favor to them for saving his life and instead gives the order to have nearby Marine forces depart for Arabasta immediately, heading out to their ship and leaving Tashigi in charge. As the Straw Hats run away, Crocodile tries to snatch Vivi from the crab, but she is saved by Luffy who lets himself get dragged off by the crab, promising to meet them in Alubarna.[22][23] Crocodile says that he will humor Luffy for three minutes but will finish him off once that time is up. Luffy attacks Crocodile but discovers that he cannot hit Crocodile as he just turns into sand thanks to the ability of his devil fruit, the Suna Suna no Mi.[24] Crocodile also shows off some attacks as well, one of which dries Luffy's arm out, but Luffy takes water from his small barrel to restore his strength. Once the three minutes are up, Crocodile creates a sandstorm and sends it off to Yuba, where Toto is, and explains that he was the one who was sending storms there every day. Luffy yells for him to stop it but Crocodile impales him with his hook during his distress. When Luffy proves he is still alive, Crocodile leaves him in quicksand to die.[25] Luckily, Luffy is saved by Miss All-Sunday after Crocodile's departure. She then leaves Luffy in the hands of Pell, telling Pell that Luffy is responsible for the safe return of Vivi.[26]

Arriving In Alubarna: The War Begins!

Summary

The rest of the Straw Hat crew is on the way to Alubarna,[23] only to discover that the Sandora River is in their path and that moving crabs cannot swim. They try anyway, but they almost drown and are attacked by a Sandora Rare Catfish. However, the fish is defeated by the Kung-Fu Dugongs they met before. The Dugongs bring them on the back of the fish to the other side of the river where they are met by Karoo and the Super Spot-Billed Duck Troops, the fastest animals on Arabasta.[26] Meanwhile the Rebel Army under the leadership of Koza have started their rush on Alubarna. Alubarna is evacuated and the royal army, led by Chaka, is preparing the city for the rebel attack. Outside of Alubarna, the officer agents are waiting for Vivi to arrive[23][26] and catch her but are thrown into confusion as six hooded people arrive on Super Spot-Billed Ducks. They are forced to pursue them in a hasty decision trying to figure out which one is Vivi. The real Vivi however hid behind a rock and waited for the Straw Hats to distract the officer agents to buy her time.[27] She tries to stop the rebel army, but a dust cloud caused by a Baroque Works agent under cover in the royal army prevents the Rebel Army from seeing her. She is covered by Karoo to not get trampled down by the rebel army. As she awakes, she is greeted by Usopp, but she sees through Mr. 2's disguise (he beat up Usopp and Matsuge shortly before)[28] as he does not show her the special mark under his cloth. Karoo runs off with her climbing the steep walls of Alubarna but still is pursued by Mr. 2. However, he gets delayed by Sanji, who buys Vivi time to get to the palace.[29] The Straw Hats each face a dangerous battle. Chopper and Usopp battle Mr. 4, his devil fruit gun/dog Lassoo, and Miss Merry Christmas, despite Usopp taking serious injures the duo manage to turn their enemies' attacks against them and defeat the trio.[30][31][32] Sanji takes Mr. 2 Bon Kurei in a very comical yet brutal match of martial arts where Mr. 2 takes advantage of Sanji's weakness towards women by turning his head into Nami to take the upper hands until Sanji figures out his weakness and emerges the victor.[33][34][35] Nami fights Miss Doublefinger in her first solo fight in the series, using a new weapon created by Usopp called the Clima-Tact and her knowledge of weather to beat her opponent.[36][37][38][39] Zoro faces against Mr. 1 where Zoro has to confront and overcome his lingering problem of being unable to cut steel before striking down Mr. 1.[36][39][40][41][42] Vivi arrives at the palace and gives order for the Royal Army to blow up the palace[33][34] in order to get everyone's attention but is stopped by Crocodile.[35] The army, realizing what is happening, try to enter the palace but are stopped by Miss All-Sunday.[38] Koza also arrives at the scene, intending to demand Cobra's surrender, only to find out the truth of the situation. Crocodile reveals that he is going to blow up the palace plaza, soon to be center point of battle, with a massive and powerful bomb. He also reveals his true intentions: to find the location of the secret ancient weapon Pluton, which is said to be buried in Arabasta.[39][42][43]

An Explosive Climax: Rain Falls On Arabasta

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Koza wants to warn the city but is stopped by Vivi, who states that it will create a panic. The Royal Army raises the white flag, with Koza in front, but he is shot down by a double agent in the Royal Army, provoking the rebels.[43] A battle starts on the palace plaza and Vivi watches in horror. Crocodile proceeds to throw Vivi off a palace wall, but she is saved by Luffy who came in flying on Pell's back.[44] Vivi meets the rest of the Straw Hats on the foot of the wall and goes to search for the bomb with them and Pell. Luffy flings himself back up to Crocodile and Miss All Sunday goes off with Cobra to the Poneglyph, which is supposed to reveal the location of Pluton. Luffy, armed with a barrel of water, confronts Crocodile again, as he found his weakness and manages to get a few good hits.[45] Crocodile however can still dry him up and stop his attempts at getting him wet by trying to blow away the soaked Luffy and his barrel. Seeing this, Luffy decides to take in all the water from the barrel, completely filling him, dubbing himself "Water Luffy". Crocodile does not take this form seriously and pays for it when Luffy fires a water bubble completely soaking Crocodile, and hits him with a Gomu Gomu no Bazooka.[46] While the fight continues, Miss All-Sunday takes the nails painfully out of Cobra's body and cuffs him with her powers to force the King to the location of Pluton. Meanwhile, a furious Crocodile recovers and orders his partner to quickly depart. Soon, the Warlord of the Sea reveals that his powers affect everything including inanimate objects and proceeds to dry out the entire garden of the Royal Palace, and anything connected to it, forcing Luffy to attempt to hang on to the walls. Unfortunately, Crocodile appears grabbing Luffy by the neck. He attempts to soak the Baroque Works leader but misses and is dehydrated in response[47] and left to die once again. Luckily, the water bubbles that Luffy fired fall back down on him re-hydrating him and narrowly saving his life. Thus, Luffy goes on to pursue Crocodile.[48] Miss All Sunday is confronted by Marines led by Tashigi. Having a more than personal enmity against Marines than other pirates, she yells at them to get out of her way. Tashigi demands she releases Cobra, but Miss All Sunday is not prepared to take orders from those who directly take orders from the World Government. Tashigi is later informed by one of her men that Miss All Sunday was originally known as "Nico Robin", who received a bounty of 79,000,000 as a child because she was believed to have been responsible for the sinking of six warships. Visibly angered, Miss All Sunday easily dispatches the Marine grunts, and defeats Tashigi with her Devil Fruit ability.[47] As Tashigi struggles for her sword, Crocodile appears, calling her superior Smoker "cowardly" and mocking her and the Marines' ideals of "Justice" before departing again. Tashigi is left crying confused as to what action she should take, and angry she is not strong enough.[48] Vivi, Pell and the Straw Hat crew are separately fighting their way through gangs of Billions and Rebel/Royal Army fights to find the hideout for the bomb, but without any luck. Right then Vivi thinks about the only place that would be useful for launching such an attack: the clock tower, which used to be a hideout for Koza and her other friends.[49] Usopp calls all the crew mates to the clock tower,[50] but they turn up on different levels (the top can only be reached through a secret staircase at the base), and Pell is shot down by Miss Father's Day, who, alongside Mr. 7, is preparing the cannon.[51] The Straw Hats take advantage of being on different levels of the tower as Nami plans on flinging Vivi to the top level of the tower through multiple stations each assisted by a Straw Hats member.[52] She reaches the cannon and defeats Mr. 7 and Miss Father's Day and stops the cannon from going off, only to discover that it is a time bomb that will go off regardless of being shot or not.[53] Just when it seems everything for naught Pell shows up and carries the bomb off into the sky, allowing it to explode high and harmlessly above the city while sacrificing himself.[54] However, despite the bomb's explosion knocking the soldiers over, they simply get up and continue the battle. Desperately, Vivi repeatedly yells for them to stop fighting, but her voice is not heard.[55] Meanwhile, Miss All-Sunday and King Cobra go in the hidden Grave of the Kings and find the poneglyph.[48] Crocodile soon arrives but does not get the information he wants from the stone. He turns his back on Nico Robin and attacks her while she tries an assassination attempt of her own but fails. Cobra triggers a destruction effect on the grave to keep the secrets safe, but Crocodile points out that he can easily escape with his ability.[50] On his way out however, he is confronted by Luffy again. With Luffy soaked in blood, the punches he delivers to Crocodile negate his powers, due to blood also able to harden sand. Crocodile is now determined to end it once and for all, releasing the golden cover to reveal a poison hook.[49] Luffy fights him and gains the upper hand,[51] but eventually gets struck by the hook and is poisoned. However, he is so determined to send Crocodile flying and help Vivi that it hardly phases him much to Crocodile's increasing frustration. Crocodile goes to end it with a hidden knife in his hook. But Luffy dodges it and kicks Crocodile into the air to which Crocodile counters with an attack that further decreases the stability of the catacombs. Luffy weathers it and manages to get himself into the air afterwards. Both pirates go for a final attack with Luffy managing to bust through Crocodile's, slamming him with a massive attack called Gomu Gomu no Storm. Crocodile is smashed through the roof of the mausoleum, through solid bedrock, and into the air,[55] knocking over several buildings in the process landing the Baroque Works president in the center of the capital. Cobra crawls to the victorious young pirate to thank him for defeating Crocodile, to which Luffy replies "no problem" and smiles.[56] Luffy is later saved from Crocodile's poison by Nico Robin who gives him the antidote. Luffy manages to awaken enough to grab Robin and Cobra and carry them out before the grave caves in.[57] On the surface, Vivi continues her plead as the Rebels and Royal Guard continue to fight as the sky seemed to signify Crocodile's defeat and loss of influence of the land by raining for the first time in years. The Rebels and Royal Guards notice the rain and begin to cease fighting and Vivi's pleas are finally heard. With their attention on the princess who had be thought missing for two years, Vivi tells them that the rain has fallen as it will always fall, and the nightmare is over.[56]

A Farewell And A New Crew Member

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Nefertari Cobra delivers Luffy on his back to the Straw Hats and tells them what happened. Vivi meets up with the group introducing her father to the crew. While concerned for their welfare, the crew state the kingdom comes first and convince her to help Cobra address the subjects. She complies and heads off with him as the crew all pass out from their injuries around Luffy. Igaram, Vivi's bodyguard who was thought dead since Whisky Peak, shows up in Alubarna with Kappa, the beaten-up child from Nanohana, in his arms. He reveals the truth of Baroque Works' ploy to everyone. At last, Cobra himself informs both sides that whoever they rose their swords at and whoever they pointed their guns at no longer matters. Furthermore, while they cannot erase what happened from history, but they can together rebuild the country. Rebels and Royal Guards alike were moved by his wise words, and the war officially ended. The Straw Hats, meanwhile, are spared by Tashigi's marine forces, who instead arrest Crocodile and strip him of Warlord of the Sea rank, and are later led to the palace.[57][58] Luffy awakens after three days of sleep, demanding food immediately. Luffy and his crew are hailed as heroes in the palace for their efforts in saving the country, but it is kept secret on the outside.[59] Bon Kurei suddenly calls the crew, telling the Straw Hats that he has saved their ship from the Marines and is protecting it for them. The Straw Hat crew gives Vivi a choice of coming with them if she wants to, and to make her decision by noon.[60] The Straw Hats and Bon Kurei's crew leave in the morning, but they get engaged in a battle with Marine Captain Hina the Black Cage. Bon Kurei and his crew disguise themselves as the Straw Hats to draw their attention, giving them the opportunity to flee though Luffy yells he will never forget them.[61] In the end, Vivi chose not to come with them, but came to wave them goodbye, holding her speech over a Den Den Mushi. The Straw Hats respond back by showing her their friendship marks on their arms before sailing off.[62] However, no sooner than the Straw Hat leave Arabasta, Nico Robin a.k.a. Miss All-Sunday makes herself known having hid herself on board of the Going Merry before their departure from Arabasta. She claims she wants to join the crew[63] for Luffy saved her, even though she lost her will to live, making her their problem. Luffy accepts her offer to join the crew, but the rest (excluding Sanji) are suspicious of her. However, she manages to quickly win everyone's favor, though Zoro remains wary of her. With an unexpected seventh member of the crew, the Straw Hats continue onward with their voyage of the Grand Line for their next adventure.[64]

Story Impact

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• This is the first arc to demonstrate fusing Zoan-type Devil Fruits with weapons; i.e., Lassoo with the Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Dachshund (this would not be seen again until the Enies Lobby Arc). It also foreshadows Dr. Vegapunk's abilities with Devil Fruits.[30][65]
• Robin's character is one of the most important issues of this arc concerning the larger story. She introduces the Poneglyphs and the True History, and is the second person to speak about the Will of D.[26] Also, her sad past is foreshadowed.[47][66]
• Another important consequence of this arc is the arrest of Baroque Works and the imprisonment of its main members in Impel Down.[67] During that particular arc they will be seen again, but instead, they are on Luffy's side in his attempt to rescue Portgas D. Ace.[68] Prior to the Summit War Saga, the other three officer agents (along with Lassoo) who were arrested in this story arc were freed[69] before the others were sent to Impel Down.[70]
• In this arc, Luffy meets his older brother Ace for the first time in three years in Nanohana, who then tells him about his former subordinate, Blackbeard.[5] Also, at that time Ace gives Luffy a Vivre Card, which will be explained by Lola at the end of the Thriller Bark Arc.[71] The paper given in this arc leads to the plots of the Impel Down[72][73] and Marineford Arcs.[74]
• Luffy suffers his first and second defeats in a row at the hands of Crocodile,[23][48] thus beginning a pattern in future fights where Luffy, for the sake of his crew and other people, overtaxes himself physically in long and arduous battles against powerful opponents[52] (Enel, Admiral Aokiji, Rob Lucci,[75] Gecko Moria,[76] Pacifista,[77] Magellan and the Marines).
• Realizing her own weakness in contrast with the rest of the crew, and wanting to fight for Vivi's sake, Nami asks Usopp to create a weapon for her, which he does in the form of the Clima-Tact.[36] Although mistakenly designed as a party trick rather than a serious weapon, Nami still learns to use it to great effect, marking the point of the series where she starts to participate more proactively in battle.[37][38]
• During Luffy's third and final battle with Crocodile, the latter explains that once Luffy understands the sea, he will forsake his dream of becoming the Pirate King.[54] These words foreshadow the Post-War Arc: Luffy, after having his spirit broken by Akainu, considers himself too weak to become Pirate King after the death of his brother and being unable to protect his crew,[78] and simply proves that the Straw Hat Pirates, being rookies, are not ready for the threats that inhabit the New World,[79] which will eventually lead the Straw Hat Pirates to individually train in separate locations for two years to prepare for the second half of the Grand Line.[80]
• Luffy's victory over Crocodile would cause the World Government to label him and his whole crew as a dangerous threat.[59]
• This is the first arc to fully demonstrate the corruption of the World Government. After Smoker reports to the government of what happened, they ignore his report and give him and Tashigi all the credit and a promotion.[58]
  During the timeskip, Smoker would express his frustration over the ordeal to Fujitora about how the government covered up what happened. This would also inspire Fujitora to take action and desire to abolish the Seven Warlords of the Sea system. This would also cause Fujitora to take matters into his own hands in the Dressrosa Arc by revealing to the whole world what really transpired after Luffy defeats Doflamingo to ensure the government cannot cover up the details like before.[81]
  Despite giving Smoker the credit, Doflamingo would learn of Luffy's victory over Crocodile and take a personal interest in him.[82]
• During the timeskip, Smoker would express his frustration over the ordeal to Fujitora about how the government covered up what happened. This would also inspire Fujitora to take action and desire to abolish the Seven Warlords of the Sea system. This would also cause Fujitora to take matters into his own hands in the Dressrosa Arc by revealing to the whole world what really transpired after Luffy defeats Doflamingo to ensure the government cannot cover up the details like before.[81]
• Despite giving Smoker the credit, Doflamingo would learn of Luffy's victory over Crocodile and take a personal interest in him.[82]
• The Going Merry takes some serious damage during the Straw Hat's escape from Hina's forces (In the anime the damage inexplicably disappeared afterwards and the filler arc Ruluka Island Arc would instead contribute to this damage[83]). The ship's weakening condition would become a major topic in the next few story arcs, particularly during the Water 7 Arc.[61]
• After his departure from Arabasta, Ace would later go on his own solo adventures that would eventually allow for him to catch up with Blackbeard in the Post-Enies Lobby Arc.[84]
• It was confirmed during the Wano Country Arc, that the information from the Poneglyph that Robin deciphered in Arabasta regarding the location of Pluton was that it was in Wano Country, something that Kouzuki Sukiyaki confirmed when Robin asked him about it.[85]
• Smoker and Tashigi are both promoted by one rank. A noticeable mistake is that Tashigi was instead promoted by two ranks, as seen in Post-Enies Lobby Arc, from Master Chief Petty Officer to Ensign, and therefore skipping the Warrant Officer rank.

Anime And Manga Differences

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• Upon their arrival to Nanohana, some filler scenes were added in Episode 93. In particular, Chopper makes the acquaintance of Matsuge.
• During Episode 95, Luffy gets separated from the crew following their escape from Smoker and Ace meets up with him they encounter and fight some of the Billions agents who attempt to kill Ace so they could advance in rank. Notably Ace's invitation for the Straw Hats to join Whitebeard's crew is moved here, while in the manga it took place in front of the whole crew on the Going Merry just after they escaped from Smoker.
• There are four anime-only episodes (episodes 98, 99, 101, and 102) based around the crew's journey in the desert. The crew is accompanied by Ace (he left at the end of Episode 101), as opposed to the manga, where he left right after destroying the ships and giving Luffy his Vivre Card.
• Vivi's flashback occurs in the middle of the filler episodes in Episode 100 instead of her arrival in Yuba when she encounters Toto.
• Initially, Nami's Clima-Tact was intended to be colored red, as seen in a scene in chapter 165's title page and Volume 23's cover. But, in the anime, it was colored blue when Nami introduces her new weapon to Miss Doublefinger. Later on in the manga, the Perfect Clima-Tact is colored blue to match the anime.
• Mr. 2 Bon Kurei is an okama in the manga, with the words "Okama Way" on his back, and practices Okama Kenpo, but in the anime he is a male ballerina, with Bon Kurei on his back, and instead practices Ballet Kenpo.[33]

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Volumes

12-24, 13 volumes

Manga Chapters

101-217, 117 chapters

Anime Episodes

62-135, 74 episodes(4kids dub: 44-98)

Year(s) Released

1999-2002 (Manga), 2001-2002 (Anime)

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Intro

The "Arabasta Saga"[1] (アラバスタ編, Arabasuta-hen?), also referred to as the "Baroque Works Saga", is the second saga of the manga and anime One Piece.
When the Straw Hat Pirates enter the Grand Line, they encounter the whale Laboon. Then, they set sail to Whisky Peak where they are targeted by the criminal organization Baroque Works and also decide to help Nefertari Vivi. After adventures on Little Garden and Drum Island, the Straw Hat Pirates and Vivi reach Arabasta, Vivi's home, where a war is about to take place, caused by Baroque Works' head and a Warlord Of The Sea, Crocodile.

Summary

The "Arabasta Saga"[1] (アラバスタ編, Arabasuta-hen?), also referred to as the "Baroque Works Saga", is the second saga of the manga and anime One Piece. When the Straw Hat Pirates enter the Grand Line, they encounter the whale Laboon. Then, they set sail to Whisky Peak where they are targeted by the criminal organization Baroque Works and also decide to help Nefertari Vivi. After adventures on Little Garden and Drum Island, the Straw Hat Pirates and Vivi reach Arabasta, Vivi's home, where a war is about to take place, caused by Baroque Works' head and a Warlord Of The Sea, Crocodile.

Story Arcs

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• Reverse Mountain Arc: (Manga: 1999) (Anime: 2001)
• Whisky Peak Arc: (Manga: 1999) (Anime: 2001)
• Little Garden Arc: (Manga: 1999-2000) (Anime: 2001)
• Drum Island Arc: (Manga: 2000) (Anime: 2001)
• Arabasta Arc: (Manga: 2000-2002) (Anime: 2001-2002)

Filler Arcs

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• Post-Arabasta Arc (2002)