One Piece Episode 44 ✯ < Exclusive >

Setting Out with a Smile! Farewell, Hometown Cocoyashi Village!

: After Luffy defeats Arlong and destroys Arlong Park, the residents of Cocoyashi Village hold a massive island-wide celebration to mark their freedom from eight years of tyranny. One Piece Episode 44

⚓ : This episode is widely considered the moment the "original" Straw Hat crew (Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, and Sanji) is fully solidified and ready for their journey into the Grand Line. Setting Out with a Smile

: Nami "steals" her way onto the Going Merry by running through the crowd and pickpocketing the villagers as a playful, final goodbye, showing she has finally made peace with her past. Setting Out with a Smile! Farewell

: The crew sets their sights on Loguetown, the last stop before entering the Grand Line.