Buggy the Clown

This page features an author's note from Eiichiro Oda. At the top is a small illustration of a crying rabbit hanging upside down while holding a pocket watch. Below the drawing is a short poem: "Most congenial of innkeepers, Your customer has entered. Where would you like me to sit? Those who must sit by the entrance Cannot be at ease." Below this, Oda writes: "It's got a nice ring to it, doesn't it? A song from the pirates of northern Europe. -Eiichiro Oda, 1997". A small drawing of a flintlock pistol separates this from a biographical paragraph about the author. The text explains that Eiichiro Oda began his manga career at 17 when his one-shot "Wanted!" won second place in the Tezuka manga awards. He worked as an assistant to artists like Nobuhiro Watsuki before winning the Hop Step Award. His pirate adventure "One Piece" debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in 1997 and quickly became one of the most popular manga in Japan.

This is the publication and copyright page for ONE PIECE Vol. 2: East Blue Part 2, the Shonen Jump Manga Edition. It lists the original English-language material as coming from SHONEN JUMP #5 and #6-9, and gives production credits including story and art by Eiichiro Oda, translation and English adaptation credits, touch-up art and lettering, design, editing, and publishing staff. The page includes copyright and trademark information for Eiichiro Oda/Shueisha and Viz Media, notes the book was printed in the United States, lists VIZ Media's San Francisco address, states the first printing was October 2003 and the thirteenth printing was February 2012, and shows the VIZ, Shonen Jump, and parental advisory marks.

This is a recap page titled 'THE STORY OF ONE PIECE Volume 2'. The introductory text reads: 'It is the Golden Age of Piracy. Countless pirates sail the seas, searching for legendary pirate Gold Roger's mysterious treasure, the "One Piece." Among them is Monkey D. Luffy, who grew up listening to the wild tales of buccaneer "Red-Haired" Shanks and dreaming of becoming a pirate himself. Having eaten the fruit of the Gum-Gum Tree, Luffy has the bizarre power to stretch like rubber--at the cost of being unable to swim!' Below are two character profiles. On the left is an illustration of Monkey D. Luffy stretching his cheek with a wide grin. His profile reads: 'Monkey D. Luffy. He ate the fruit of the Gum-Gum Tree, gaining stretchy powers. He wants to become King of the Pirates--and find his hero, "Red-Haired" Shanks.' On the right is an illustration of Shanks smiling. His profile reads: '"Red-Haired" Shanks. A pirate captain. He saved young Luffy's life, losing his own arm in the battle, and taught Luffy a love of the sea.'

This page continues the story recap and character profiles. On the top left is a panel showing 'Buggy's Pirate Crew', featuring Mohji in his furry suit, Captain Buggy in the center, and Cabaji with his half-covered face. Below them, the text lists their names: 'Mohji Buggy Cabaji'. On the top right is a profile for 'Roronoa Zolo', showing him with his swords. The text reads: 'Although he's won fame as a pirate hunter, his true dream is to become the world's greatest swordsman.' Below Zolo is a profile for 'Nami', showing her smiling. Her text reads: 'A freelance thief who targets pirates for her robberies.' On the left side, a text block summarizes the current plot: 'Now Luffy's quest to become the King of the Pirates has begun. He's found an unlikely friend and crewmate in the fearsome pirate hunter Zolo. But Luffy and Zolo are separated and run afoul of the ruthless pirate Captain Buggy and his gang. Meanwhile, Luffy meets Nami the thief, who specializes in robbing pirates. With an untrustworthy thief at his side and enraged pirates on his tail, Luffy's career on the high seas is already in big trouble. And he's about to learn the terrible secret of Captain Buggy's success...'

This is the table of contents page for Volume 2. At the top, the series logo is displayed with the text 'EAST BLUE ONE PIECE'. Below it reads 'Vol. 2 BUGGY THE CLOWN'. The 'CONTENTS' section lists the chapters: 'Chapter 9: Femme Fatale 7', 'Chapter 10: Incident at the Tavern 29', 'Chapter 11: Flight 53', 'Chapter 12: Dog 73', 'Chapter 13: Treasure 95', 'Chapter 14: Reckless 115', 'Chapter 15: Gong 135', 'Chapter 16: Versus Buggy's Crew 155', 'Chapter 17: High Level, Low Level 173', and 'Let's Make a Sproingy Luffy! 194'. At the bottom of the page is a detailed drawing of an ornate flintlock pistol.

The page is titled "One Piece Rough Sketch!" and displays an early, unrefined draft of a manga page. The top half features a large, messy sketch of Captain Buggy sitting on his throne, surrounded by his crew members. A sign next to him reads "Buggy Pirate Captain Buggy the Clown" in Japanese. The bottom half contains smaller, rough panels depicting a cannon firing with a large sound effect, and close-up sketches of characters with Japanese dialogue bubbles, likely drafting the scene where Buggy executes one of his crewmen. The artwork is composed of loose, overlapping pencil lines, showing the artist's initial layout process.