Eiichirō Oda

Dorry the Giant launches an attack on Luffy and crew, assuming they are the ones who gave him exploding ale. He's defeated by the rubbery power of the Gum Gum Rocket, but there's still one question: Luffy didn't do it, so who slipped Dorry the ale?

Captain Buggy reveals an unexpected connection between himself and Luffy's long-lost hero, Captain "Red-Haired" Shanks. Meanwhile, Luffy and his tiny crew must endure the Trial of the Forest on a remote jungle island if they hope to find the elusive One Piece.

Luffy has been made a busboy on Baratie, the oceangoing restaurant. His oath to feed any and all pirates gets in the way when the pirates he just fed now want to serve him up for dinner.

Captain Kuro of the Black Cat Pirates has been posing as a butler in a small seaside village. Now, the time for pillage is just right and the Black Cat Pirates will attack unless Monkey D. Luffy and his small crew can stop them.

"Thanks to Usopp's accidental heroic feat, Sugar has been knocked out cold! And now with all the toy slaves free, the island of Dressrosa descends into a major panic! As the rage of Doflamingo keeps increasing, he unleashes a most devious plan in retaliation!"--