Grew up in a small fishing village on a certain island. He had a good relationship with the great pirate Red-Haired Shanks who temporarily stayed in the fishing village, so he was determined to become a pirate. The scar on his eye was self-inflicted with a knife to show how tough he was (indeed tough, sweat). However, at the age of seven, Luffy unknowingly ate the Devil Fruit - the Gomu Gomu no Mi that the pirates had stolen, and from then on, he could never learn how to swim. Can someone like this still become a pirate? Luffy's answer is - as long as you don't fall into the sea, it's fine (sounds somewhat reasonable, but... I am truly defeated by this single-cell guy). Once, to defend the honor of pirates, Luffy confronted the mountain bandits and almost lost his life. Fortunately, the pirates arrived in time. But Luffy was thrown into the sea, and Shanks lost his left arm to a ferocious sea beast while saving him (this part is really touching ~~~). Before Red-Haired Shanks left the fishing village and set sail again, he put his straw hat on Luffy's head. "Someday you must return it to me, when you become an outstanding pirate!" Ten years later, Luffy really set sail. His goal is - to be the Pirate King! And that straw hat has become Luffy's most cherished treasure.
The main character Luffy (translated as Rufu in Taiwan) aspires to be the Pirate King. Due to mistakenly eating the Rubber Fruit, he gained powerful rubber elasticity as his weapon. After ten years of hard practice, he can finally freely control the strength of his rubber body. At this point, he decided to set sail and go to the legendary "Grand Line." But he is a brainless guy, lacking navigation knowledge and unable to swim, not even knowing where the "Grand Line" is. Thus, he began the journey of recruiting companions, which is a common formula in shonen manga.
As a story manga that attracts readers with its plot, "One Piece" naturally has its unique aspects. When weaving the stories, each person has their own side story. Each side story constitutes the background, personality, and growth process of the side story's protagonist. Each story is handled well and deeply moving. Whether it's Usopp's or Nami's, they all evoke feelings of helplessness and sadness. The transitions between stories are also handled well, with many touching "flashback" stories. Meanwhile, the main storyline is full of suspense: What exactly is the "Grand Line"? People who have been there dare not recall it; "Hawk-Eye" Miho, who easily defeated Zoro, is just one of the Seven Warlords of the "Grand Line." The "Grand Line" not only attracts ambitious pirates in the story but also tightly grips our hearts.
Struggle, dreams, friendship, and pursuing goals at all costs are the themes directly presented in One Piece! While watching One Piece, the power of friendship always strongly strikes my heart, and I cannot suppress the pure emotion welling up from deep within!
If Zoro's past and Usopp's story were just the small prelude to this tale, then Sanji's and Nami's stories genuinely shook me to the core. Even the strongest hearts have moments of fragility; tears seeped from their eyes at that instant, and they were no longer lonely drifters on the sea. When Sanji realized that the man he had always thought was bad, Chef Zeff, sacrificed so much for him, Sanji's life inherited Zeff's blood and dream. Luffy smiled simply and gently placed his most precious straw hat on Nami's head: "Don't let my navigator cry!" ... I thought, perhaps I wouldn't see such a touching scene again, but Chopper appeared! Naive Chopper, with a sorrowful past, the father-son-like affection between him and the doctor is touching. Chopper would risk his life for the doctor, and the doctor would similarly give up his life early for Chopper... In the final reunion, the doctor tightly embraced Chopper in his arms... Hmm, what I want to say is, don't hold back your tears while watching One Piece.