Episode
One Piece: The Great Swordsman Appears! Pirate Hunter, Roronoa Zoro
Overview
Luffy and Coby arrive at Shell Island, a Marine base. They meet the bounty hunter Roronoa Zoro, held under arrest by the infamous marine, Captain Morgan, and his son Helmeppo.
Details
- Series
- One Piece
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 1999-11-17
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
The Great Swordsman Appears! Pirate Hunter, Roronoa Zoro is Episode 2 in East Blue of One Piece. It aired on 1999-11-17. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 1: I'm Luffy! The Man Who Will Become the Pirate King!
A group of pirates lead by Alvida plunder a ship, only to find a barrel which contains a strange boy named Luffy. Luffy is on a mission to find the legendary treasure "One Piece" and he befriends the ship's cabin-boy, Coby, who actually wants to become a marine officer. Luffy defeats Alvida and the two journey on in search of crewmates.
Episode 3: Morgan VS Luffy! Who's This Beautiful Young Girl?
Luffy convinces Zoro to join his crew, but they must first defeat Captain Morgan. After freeing the island from Morgan's oppressive rule, Coby is accepted as a marine while the other two continue on their journey.
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Episode 4: Luffy's Past! The Red-haired Shanks appears
Out on the sea, Luffy almost loses his hat and reflects on his past, and how a pirate named Shanks influenced him. Afterwards, Luffy meets Nami, and Buggy the Clown's men.
Episode 5: Fear, Mysterious Power! Pirate Clown Captain Buggy!
In order to save herself and steal a map to the Grand Line, Nami tricks Luffy into allowing her to turn him over to Buggy.
Episode 6: Desperate Situation! Beast Tamer Mohji vs Luffy!
Mohji and Richie show up for revenge after Buggy's humiliating defeat in the previous episode, and Luffy meets a small dog guarding his master's store, even though he knows that he is long dead.
Episode 7: Grand Duel! Zoro the Swordsman vs Cabaji the Acrobat!
Enraged by the actions of Buggy's crew, the city's mayor rushes to fight Buggy himself, but the Straw Hat Pirates come to his rescue. Zoro fights Cabaji, despite still being wounded from his previous encounter with Buggy, while Luffy faces the clown pirate himself and Nami searches for the map to the Grand Line.
Episode 8: Who Will Win? Showdown Between the True Powers of the Devil!
Buggy's link to Shanks is revealed, and when he rips the straw hat Shanks gave Luffy, his rage knows no bounds. Who will win in this clash between Devil Fruit users?
Episode 9: The Honorable Liar? Captain Usopp!
Nami form an alliance becoming the navigator of the crew, but not a full member yet. They arrive in Syrup Village looking for a suitable ship. On this island they know the liar Usopp, who also has ties to the Shanx.
Episode 10: The Weirdest Guy Ever! Jango the Hypnotist!
When trying to convince his rich friend, Kaya, to give the Straw Hats a ship, Usopp is told to stay away from her by her caretaker, Klahadore. However, when Usopp and Luffy later see him conversing with a strange man, they learn of a plot to kill Kaya.
Episode 11: Expose the Plot! Pirate Butler, Captain Kuro!
After learning of Captain Kuro's evil plan, Usopp runs back to the village to warn Kaya, only to find that after all his years of lying no one believes him.
Episode 12: Clash with the Black Cat Pirates! The Great Battle on the Slope!
Usopp resolves to keep his story of pirates attacking the town a lie by making sure none reach it. Luffy, Zoro, Nami, and Usopp then try to keep the Black Cat Pirates at bay.
Episode 13: The Terrifying Duo! Meowban Brothers vs. Zoro!
The Straw Hats manage to take out most of the opposing Black Cat Pirates, so Jango orders the Nyaban Brothers to attack. Meanwhile, after getting hypnotized by Jango, Luffy gets himself stuck under the collapsed mast of the Black Cat Pirates' ship.