One Piece Chapter 1, page 55-59: Romance Dawn

Luffy's stretched fist strikes the giant sea monster directly in the face with a massive, bone-shattering "WHACK!".

The sea monster is knocked out cold, crashing back into the water with a loud "SPLOOSH". Luffy pulls his arm back, smiling: "That what you get, you darn fish!" He sits back in his boat, planning his future: "First things first. I've got to get a crew! I think about 10 men should do. And I'll need a pirate flag!!

Luffy stands proudly on his small boat, raising his fist to the sky and shouting: "Look out world, here I come! I'm going to become......the King of the Pirates!!!!" Narration boxes conclude: "Luffy's great voyage of destiny has begun!!! Luffy's tiny boat floats on, his crew yet to be found...

The title page for Chapter 2: 'They Call Him "Straw Hat Luffy"'. Luffy is relaxing on his small rowboat, drifting peacefully under a sunny sky. He smiles: "The weather's so nice! Wow! What a great day!" A narration box reads: "This is no ordinary boy in a rowboat. This is a boy with a dream, challenging the vast, treacherous seas in a tiny dinghy, searching for extraordinary men for his pirate crew!" Luffy then sweatdrops: "Who'd have thought this voyage would end in disaster so soon?