One Piece Chapter 43, page 0-1: Sanji Enters

The title page of Chapter 43, titled "Sanji Enters," features a cover story illustration. The cover story is titled "ADVENTURES OF THE BUGGY CREW VOL.7 'CRASH LANDING IN THE ISLAND OF STRANGE BEASTS'". In the illustration, Buggy's separated, tiny body parts (his hands, feet, and torso in his striped shirt) lie scattered on the ground of a dense forest. He is surrounded by bizarre hybrid animals, including a lion with a pig's snout, a rabbit with a snake's body coiled around a tree, and a panda-like creature with a long tail. A large silhouette of a person with an afro stands in the foreground on the right, looking down at the scene.

The Going Merry and Johnny and Yosaku's small boat sail side-by-side across the open sea under a clear sky as seagulls fly overhead. Standing at the bow of their boat, Johnny spots their destination and shouts out to the crew: "BROTHER ZORO! BROTHER LUFFY! BROTHER USOPP! BROTHER NAMI! WE'RE HERE AT THE RESTAURANT!" On the Going Merry, the crew reacts to the announcement. Nami looks annoyed and questions her title, saying, "WHY AM I 'BROTHER'..." Zoro looks up calmly, muttering, "HMM?" while Usopp gasps, "OH!" and Luffy yells in excitement, "AHHH!