## One Piece Chapter 9, pages 0-3: Buggy the Clown - Chapter: 9 - Pages: 0-3 - Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Buggy, Roronoa Zoro, Cabaji, Nami ### Summary Page 0: The cover of One Piece Volume 2 features four characters against a light green background with a faint map pattern. At the top, the series logo reads "EAST BLUE ONE PIECE". In the center, Monkey D. Luffy stands grinning widely, stretching his mouth open with both hands. Below him, Buggy stands with his arms crossed, wearing his signature pirate hat, red nose, and striped shirt, looking menacingly forward. To the left is Roronoa Zoro, wearing a white furry hooded top and orange pants, holding up one hand with a fierce expression. To the right is Cabaji, wearing a blue-and-white checkered head covering and scarf-like sash, holding a sword over his shoulder. The text "SHONEN JUMP MANGA", "Story & Art by Eiichiro Oda", and a large red "2" for the volume number are visible at the bottom. Page 1: 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. Page 2: 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. Page 3: The title page for Volume 2 displays the "ONE PIECE" logo at the top, with a small bird wearing a skull-and-crossbones pirate hat perched on the skull of the logo. Below the logo, the text reads "Vol. 2 BUGGY THE CLOWN". The main illustration shows Monkey D. Luffy, Roronoa Zoro, and Nami walking out of a building with swinging saloon-style doors. Luffy is in the center, smiling and adjusting his straw hat. Zoro walks behind him to the left, carrying his swords over his shoulder. Nami walks to the right, wearing a striped shirt and a mini skirt, smiling. A wanted poster for "MIKIO ITO" is visible on the wall to the left, and a barrel with a skull and crossbones is on the right. The bottom text reads "STORY AND ART BY EIICHIRO ODA".