# WebtoonLib — One Piece #1

## Series
- title: One Piece
- slug: one-piece-46bb51

## Chapter
- number: 1
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
A wave of nostalgia washes over readers as the legendary adventure begins. In his childhood, Monkey D. Luffy is inspired by the charismatic pirate "Red-Haired" Shanks and his fun-loving crew. A fateful accident leads to Luffy eating the Gum-Gum Devil Fruit, granting him rubber powers at the cost of being able to swim. When a mountain bandit insults Shanks and endangers Luffy, the pirate captain demonstrates his terrifying strength. The chapter culminates in a defining, emotional moment: Shanks sacrifices his arm to save Luffy from a Sea King and entrusts the boy with his treasured straw hat, a promise for the future. Years later, with that promise in his heart, Luffy sets out alone in a small boat, ready to become the King of the Pirates.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Shanks loses his arm to a Sea King while saving Luffy from drowning.
- Luffy eats the Gomu Gomu no Mi (Gum-Gum Fruit) and becomes a rubber man.

### Characters involved
- Lord of the Coast — Supporting
- Yasopp — Supporting
- Beckman Benn — Supporting
- Roux Lucky — Supporting
- Makino — Supporting
- Higuma — Supporting
- Shanks — Supporting

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
A wave of nostalgia washes over readers as the legendary adventure begins.

### Spoiler summary
A wave of nostalgia washes over readers as the legendary adventure begins. In his childhood, Monkey D. Luffy is inspired by the charismatic pirate "Red-Haired" Shanks and his fun-loving crew. A fateful accident leads to Luffy eating the Gum-Gum Devil Fruit, granting him rubber powers at the cost of being able to swim. When a mountain bandit insults Shanks and endangers Luffy, the pirate captain demonstrates his terrifying strength. The chapter culminates in a defining, emotional moment: Shanks sacrifices his arm to save Luffy from a Sea King and entrusts the boy with his treasured straw hat, a promise for the future. Years later, with that promise in his heart, Luffy sets out alone in a small boat, ready to become the King of the Pirates.

## Status
- data_status: complete
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — One Piece #1](/series/one-piece-46bb51/chapter-1)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/one-piece-46bb51

## Usage
AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.