Original subtitles

ame agari no sora wo aogu tabi

Every time I look up to \Nthe sky after the rain

nakimushi datta koro no boku wo omou

I think back to when I was a crybaby

dareka no senaka wo gamushara ni oikaketa

I was chasing somebody's back blindly

"tsuyoku naritai" tte

Thinking "I want to be stronger"

ima wa kaze ni kieta "arigatou"

The word "thank you" has \Nfaded into the wind now

boku wa tsuyoku nareteiru no kana?

Am I getting stronger?

kotae wa mada desou ni nai kara sa

I don't know the answer yet

yappari mada aruiteiku yo

That's why I'll keep walking ahead

saa yukou

So let's go

tachidomaru koto naku

Without stopping

nagareru toki ni makenai youni

Without giving up to the flow of time

nando mo tachimukai tsuzukeyou

I'll keep getting back up

taisetsu na mono ushinaitakunai kara

Because I don't want to \Nlose something precious

boku no naka ni nagareru koe wa

The voice inside of me

zutto zutto boku wo sasaeteru

keeps sustaining me

itazura na ame ga jama suru kedo

Wicked rain will get in my way

nigedasanai kara

But I won't walk away

saa yukou

So let's go

Tachidomaru koto naku

Without stopping

nagareru toki ni makenai youni

Without giving up to the flow of time

nando mo tachimukai tsuzukeyou

I'll keep getting back up

taisetsu na mono ushinaitakunai kara

Because I don't want to \Nlose something precious

shinjita sono saki e to...

To the future I believe in...

The time is the Great Pirate Era.

Countless pirates fight \Ndesperately for the One Piece,

the great treasure left behind by \NGold Roger, King of the Pirates.

Monkey D. Luffy, a boy whose body turned \Nto rubber after he ate the Gum-Gum Fruit,

also takes to the sea to become \Nthe next King of the Pirates.

As Luffy and his friends \Novercome numerous adventures,

the World Government is less and \Nless able to ignore their existence.

This is exciting!

What kind of adventure \Nis waiting for us next?!

The crew, on its way to the New World,

will speed along the Grand Line again today!

After losing his brother Ace during \Nthe War of the Best against the Navy,

Luffy was consumed with unbearable sorrow.

There is, however, an untold \Nstory of the brothers...

...10 years ago in the East \NBlue - Luffy and Ace as boys.

"To Live Up to the Promise! \NDepartures of Their Own!"

Late in the day

on which the Celestial Dragon's \Nship arrived at the Goa Kingdom,

at a small village somewhere \Nin the East Blue...

Did you see the person with \Nthe gigantic face today?

Yeah, I've never seen someone like that!

Look, the ship is huge, too!

580... 581...

582... 583...

584...

You're late, Dragon! I got tired of waiting!

Sorry.

What happened?!

--Oh, that's very bad!\N--Hey, treat him now!

Roger!

Honestly! Where have you been?!

I was watching the ceremony \Nfor the Celestial Dragon.

How could you do that without telling me?

You attract too much attention.

M-My face, you mean?

We have to prepare as soon as \Npossible for what will come!

Do we have enough food?

They gave us some at the \Ntraining hall in the village.

Let's leave here! Head back to Baltigo!

Meanwhile, in the Goa Kingdom

after the observers from the \NWorld Government left...

Here comes some junk!

People are doing exactly the \Nsame thing they did before

accumulating another mountain of junk.

Here I come, Ace!

Gum-Gum...

...Pistol!

What are you doing?! You're no match for me!

No matter how strong you are,

it's nothing if you can't hit a target!

Rubber is not useful in \Nfighting just as I thought!

Shut up!

What?! I'm telling you the truth!

All you can do is bounce back \Nattacks and sink like a rock!

Stop making fun of the Gum-Gum \NFruit! I'll make you cry someday!

I've been creating new attacks \Nstronger than the pistol!

Luffy, that was great!

Your arm stretched farther than yesterday!

Sabo! You're too easy on Luffy!

I'm stronger than yesterday as I thought!

--Don't you think so, Sabo?!\N--Don't you think so, Sabo?!

Sabo was a good brother...

What?! You mean it'd be \Nbetter if I had died?!

I didn't say that!

You meant it!

Ouch!

Sabo didn't hit me like that!

--What?!\N--What?! Be nice to me!

No way!

Ouch.

I HEREBY ESTABLISH AN INDEPENDENT COUNTRY

I hereby establish an independent country.

Country?!

ME TOO

Me too!

ACE'S KINGDOM--

LUFFY'S KINGDOM

ACE'S KINGDOM LUFFY'S KINGDOM

What do you want this time?

We need to be strong enough \Nto live on our own!

You guys belong to Dadan's Kingdom!

Let me use your bath sometimes.

Ace! You gotta help me! It's a bear!

I thought that you wanted \Nto live on your own.

Dammit!

Luffy!

Hey, anybody there in Dadan's Kingdom?!

Luffy got hurt! Please help him!

Magra! Please! Treat Luffy!

Okay, okay, come in now!

Well, well, it was no joking matter.

He might have died if the \Ncut was a little bit deeper.

You three fought those beasts \Ntogether, didn't you?

It's my fault!

I knew it doesn't prove that you're \Nstrong by fighting on your own!

I'm not good enough!

I'm not good enough at all!

Ace...

I'm sorry, Luffy!

I'm sorry!

Hey, guys!

Makino came all the way bringing us sake!

How to pay respect to other people?

Uh-huh.

What's gotten into you?

Since I'm Luffy's brother,

it's my job to go see the captain \Nof the Red-Haired Pirates

who helped Luffy in order to thank him!

Do you have something to say?!

I'm sorry. Alright, I'll teach you how.

Okay, this would be the first one...

They didn't pay!

Stop!

Oh, we forgot to do it!

Oh yeah!

--Thank you for the meal!\N--Thank you for the meal!

Shut up, you brats! You got to pay!

I'm gonna win today!

--We did it!\N--We did it!

Bear meat stew tonight!

7 YEARS LATER

ACE, 17 YEARS OLD

LUFFY, 14 YEARS OLD

Take care, Ace!

Yeah. See you, Luffy! I'm going now!

Uh-huh! I'll be a lot stronger \Nwhen I leave here in 3 years!

Good luck, Ace!

Take care!

Don't catch a cold!

You just wait! I'll make my name soon!

Ace, the son of the King of the \NPirates, has grown up secretly

and he quietly departed from \Nthe shore nearby Mt. Corvo.

He's gone!

Honestly! I wonder what Garp would say.

You must raise him, Dadan!

No way! Whose baby is this?

Boss!

Ace is gone!

Oh good. But I can see that \NGarp will be mad at me.

He was such an useless little shit!

Oh, Ace left a message for you.

What?! He still has something to \Nsay to me even at the last minute?!

He said "Thank you for taking care of me!"

He can't do that! That fool!

Oh? Boss, are you crying?!

I'm not crying, you fool!

I have to wait 3 years more.

Gum-Gum...

...Pistol!

Damn! I missed it by a little.

You almost got it, Luffy!

Why don't you keep the \Ncenter of gravity lower?

Gum-Gum...

...Pistol!

I wanna become stronger!

I wanna become stronger!

A FEW MONTHS LATER

Luffy!

Look at the newspaper!

What is it?

Look here!

Wow! Ace made his name!

He got his own ship and crew!

He's great! Ace is great!

But I'm gonna top him!

3 YEARS LATER - LUFFY, 17 YEARS OLD

Hey, guys!

I'm leaving now. You're not gonna see me off?

How annoying.

The mayor and Makino won't mind,

but the people in the Windmill \NVillage will be scared of us.

But...

Why don't you just go already?!

Alright. Then you guys,

thank you for everything!

Don't say it - I feel awkward!

Well, well, take care!

Yeah, okay!

Oh yeah!

Dadan, I don't like mountain bandits...

Shut up, you brat!

...but I like you guys!

Stop talking nonsense and go \Naway already, you bastard!

Dammit! Why am I surrounded by such fools?!

Oh, you crying?

I'm not crying!

Windmill Village at the edge of \NGoa Kingdom on the Dawn Island.

Hey, why don't you take my \Nold fishing boat, Luffy?

That thing is gonna sink any minute!

That's a small boat...

This is fine! This is \Nwhat I wanna start with!

Sabo!

Watch over me! I'm gonna go out to sea now!

Sabo was first and Ace was second.

And I'm third but I'm gonna \Ntop them!

Wait for me, Ace!

I'll catch up with you soon!

What are you doing screaming and mumbling?

Is it some kind of incantation?

No, it's not! It's a challenge!

--Who's Ace?\N--No idea.

Alright, I'm going now!

He's finally leaving, \Nmayor. I'm gonna miss him.

It's a dishonor to the \Nvillage to become a pirate!

What nice day for setting sail!

Th-That's...!

Here comes our local sea monster!

You don't know who you're messing with.

Look at this technique I've \Nbeen training for 10 years!

Gum-Gum...

...Pistol!

That will learn ya, stupid fish!

Wow! He beat the sea monster \Nwith a single blow!

He's become quite strong!

Let's start with finding a crew!

I want at least 10 of them.

And the black flag!

Alright! Let's go!

I'm gonna become...

...the King of the Pirates!

And now,

Luffy mourns the loss of his brother Ace.

Luffy-kun...

The King of the Pirates?!

I'm...

I'm...

I'm...

I'm too...

...weak!!

As Garp returns to Windmill Village, \NDadan greets him in outrage.

Meanwhile, Luffy is lost in his grief \Nand helplessness after losing Ace.

As he watches Luffy writhe in despair,

Jimbei recalls the words of Ace...

On the next episode of One Piece!

"I Want to See Them! Luffy's Mournful Cry!"

I'm gonna be King of the Pirates!!