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One Piece [ワンピース] #9
One Piece, Volume 9: Tears
Luffy and crew must contend with "Saw-Tooth" Arlong and his nasty Fish Man pirates, who specialize in using mafia tactics to squeeze the lifeblood from innocent villagers. Needless to say, it comes as a big surprise to everyone that pirate-hating Nami is actually a member of Arlong's crew!
208 pages, Paperback
First published July 2, 1999
About the author
Eiichiro Oda
1,745 books4,197 followersEiichiro Oda (尾田栄一郎, Oda Eiichirō) is a Japanese manga artist, best known as the creator of the manga and anime One Piece.
As a child, Oda was inspired by Akira Toriyama's works and aspired to become a manga artist. He recalls that his interest in pirates was probably sparked by the popular TV animation series titled Vicky the Viking. He submitted a character named Pandaman for Yudetamago's classic wrestling manga Kinnikuman. Pandaman was not only used in a chapter of the manga but would later return as a recurring cameo character in Oda's own works.
Please also see:
尾田荣一郎 (Chinese, simplified)
尾田榮一郎 (Chinese, traditional)
As a child, Oda was inspired by Akira Toriyama's works and aspired to become a manga artist. He recalls that his interest in pirates was probably sparked by the popular TV animation series titled Vicky the Viking. He submitted a character named Pandaman for Yudetamago's classic wrestling manga Kinnikuman. Pandaman was not only used in a chapter of the manga but would later return as a recurring cameo character in Oda's own works.
Please also see:
尾田荣一郎 (Chinese, simplified)
尾田榮一郎 (Chinese, traditional)
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May 31, 2017
Goddamn the epicness!
I would like to say though, "The walk to Arlong Park" is so much better in the anime. Luffy hands over his hat to Nami, Zoro puts on his bandana and Sanji lights a cigarette. The epic soundtrack on the back and the "Walk". You know the enemies are fucked xD
I love rereading the whole series, i really do <3
I would like to say though, "The walk to Arlong Park" is so much better in the anime. Luffy hands over his hat to Nami, Zoro puts on his bandana and Sanji lights a cigarette. The epic soundtrack on the back and the "Walk". You know the enemies are fucked xD
I love rereading the whole series, i really do <3
August 18, 2018
Belle-Mere’s sacrifice is one of those things that really make this manga special. Nami’s backstory has truly made her character transcend.
December 5, 2024
Eiichiro Oda is definitely one of the best manga artists to ever live, I take too much time in any manga or comic to watch the characters, the details in every scene, and he is just so good and talented and very smart.
Luffy is the friend you wish to have but you never will, only a dog is this loyal.
Nami's story was heart breaking, I knew Arlong was leading her on about the 100 million beli, but everything else was actually like I just saw it for the first time.
His deal should have sounded fishy (no pun intended) from the get go, 100m is 4 months of the village paying their tribute, it makes no sense to give it up for this low a price.
I can't wait to see the upcoming fight where we will have new exciting fights as Usopp will take part this time, and also Sanji, but I have to wait a little to advance my other reads.
Luffy is the friend you wish to have but you never will, only a dog is this loyal.
Nami's story was heart breaking, I knew Arlong was leading her on about the 100 million beli, but everything else was actually like I just saw it for the first time.
His deal should have sounded fishy (no pun intended) from the get go, 100m is 4 months of the village paying their tribute, it makes no sense to give it up for this low a price.
I can't wait to see the upcoming fight where we will have new exciting fights as Usopp will take part this time, and also Sanji, but I have to wait a little to advance my other reads.
February 5, 2021
The Walk to Arlong Park is one of the best moments in Shonen history. It's so simple, yet if effects everybody the same way. Classic stuff. Everybody needs a friend like Luffy (Though, I'm sure that same thing has been said about pretty much every Shonen protagonist ever).
April 12, 2021
Maybe I drop a tear. Maybe I didnt. Maybe I cried my eyes out. You’ll never know
October 24, 2022
STILL not a fan of Nami but the action is good.
August 29, 2022
Creo que desde este punto Nami se volvió mi personaje favorito, tiene una de las historias más tristes de los mugiwaras, no importa cuántas veces la lea o vea siempre me hace llorar.
Además me encanta Bellemere, es un gran personaje femenino y Gen san xd la mandarina y el remolino 🥰
Y la escena del sombrero ❤
A pesar del dolor este es mi arco favorito y aunque odio a Arlong, igual al releer es triste la vida de los gyojin.
Y se me olvidaba xd también acá apareció la primera pelea entre Zoro y Sanji xd estos niños
PD: nunca lo he comentado pero igual me gustan las mini historias de las portadas. En estos tenemos lo que pasó con el pequeño Buggy y su tripulación xd
Además me encanta Bellemere, es un gran personaje femenino y Gen san xd la mandarina y el remolino 🥰
Y la escena del sombrero ❤
A pesar del dolor este es mi arco favorito y aunque odio a Arlong, igual al releer es triste la vida de los gyojin.
Y se me olvidaba xd también acá apareció la primera pelea entre Zoro y Sanji xd estos niños
PD: nunca lo he comentado pero igual me gustan las mini historias de las portadas. En estos tenemos lo que pasó con el pequeño Buggy y su tripulación xd
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May 24, 2022
I keep wondering - can't they pay each other's ransom? Let some villagers start a quick bit of crowdfunding to save Bellemere's life, I'm sure Arlong wouldn't have cared. It would rather have taken the best punch out of Nami's backstory, but maybe they could have figured out another reason for things to go as they did... I don't know.
Still, this is the volume where One Piece finally comes out on its own. It's where the plot and the characters click into place, where the emotion kicks into high gear, and where the Straw Hat Pirates become something more than just a bunch of morons hanging out with one another. It's where the story got really good.
Still, this is the volume where One Piece finally comes out on its own. It's where the plot and the characters click into place, where the emotion kicks into high gear, and where the Straw Hat Pirates become something more than just a bunch of morons hanging out with one another. It's where the story got really good.
February 7, 2022
This was a great installment for a couple of reasons:
1) The characters were all distinct in both voice and depiction which helps since there were a lot
2) A LOT of plot progression, which we don't always get, and we learned a ton about Nami
3) Stakes were raised for everyone in Luffy's crew and we learned more about the team
4) Ends on one of the best cliffhangers yet in the series
Can't wait to pick up the next volume
1) The characters were all distinct in both voice and depiction which helps since there were a lot
2) A LOT of plot progression, which we don't always get, and we learned a ton about Nami
3) Stakes were raised for everyone in Luffy's crew and we learned more about the team
4) Ends on one of the best cliffhangers yet in the series
Can't wait to pick up the next volume
August 2, 2023
I don't even know what to say except... Nami I love u
February 13, 2024
Nami’s backstory will always gets me bawling my eyes out(op isn’t good for my mental health)
Anyways Arlong Park arc will always be iconic and the iconic “walk”😮💨
I also noticed that sometimes some characters are mentioned that are in the future very important or they say something that becomes big in the future arcs which I didn’t notice when i first watched the anime which im glad i decided to read the manga
Anyways Arlong Park arc will always be iconic and the iconic “walk”😮💨
I also noticed that sometimes some characters are mentioned that are in the future very important or they say something that becomes big in the future arcs which I didn’t notice when i first watched the anime which im glad i decided to read the manga
January 14, 2024
This volume has my favorite scene from the early part of the story. It's lost its impact somewhat since I've read it four or five times by now, but Nami remains my favorite character, aside from Luffy himself.
I wonder just how many crewmembers will have tragic backstories, though? Shonen manga is all about melodrama, I know, but too many more incidents like that would make things feel more manipulative than earnest, imo. I haven't read much beyond this volume, so we'll find out how things go together.
I wonder just how many crewmembers will have tragic backstories, though? Shonen manga is all about melodrama, I know, but too many more incidents like that would make things feel more manipulative than earnest, imo. I haven't read much beyond this volume, so we'll find out how things go together.
October 7, 2019
This volume was heavy with backstory for Nami's character and allowed her to be fully fleshed out for us to understand what she's going through and what she's trying to accomplish.
It also introduces Arlong's crew and their extorsion strategies on the villagers that has been going on for almost a decade.
The best part of this volume has to be the epic ending that brings Luffy and crew to take action as they see one of their friends hurt. Beautiful.
Yours truly,
Lashaan | Blogger and Book Reviewer
Official blog: https://bookidote.com/
It also introduces Arlong's crew and their extorsion strategies on the villagers that has been going on for almost a decade.
The best part of this volume has to be the epic ending that brings Luffy and crew to take action as they see one of their friends hurt. Beautiful.
Yours truly,
Lashaan | Blogger and Book Reviewer
Official blog: https://bookidote.com/
August 6, 2023
5/5
the title of this volume is very fitting, because i freaking cried! the panel of nami begging for luffy's help got me so bad, and then the whole crew, without a second thought, backing her up!!
the title of this volume is very fitting, because i freaking cried! the panel of nami begging for luffy's help got me so bad, and then the whole crew, without a second thought, backing her up!!
October 21, 2022
Omg, I LOVED this so much!! Loved Nami's backstory... I'm not crying, you are.
December 26, 2022
I decided to read One Piece for the first time and document my experience on YouTube, starting with the entire East Blue saga: https://youtu.be/T_3DySjyRjk
August 23, 2022
You know what? This was honestly pretty good, by far my favorite volume so far. I think finally (and slowly) One Piece clicks with me. It only took me 20 years or so but I have to say that I'm happy because my persistence pays off.
My short history with One Piece, because why not:
-Started watching in 2002 the Greek Dub where Luffy was named Drake, Zoro was Blackjack, Nami was Bonney, Usopp was Gus, Sanji was Sunny and in general it was a clusterfuck of a translation.
-It really hooked me but the Greek Dub stopped at episode 106 so bye bye One Piece for me (or Drake, the Hunting of the Treasure, as it was the Greek name).
-Years pass and I was in high school when I learned the One Piece is still on going and actually it has a pretty big fan base. But by that point it had something like 800 episodes and I was like Nope, not gonna.
-But I have this itch you see and after more years I was like, "you know what? I want to watch it!" and I stopped at episode 15 I think because I was bored.
-Then I realized that I read faster that I can watch a 20-minute episode, so here we are.
Here I liked most of the book. Nami's backstory was great and the final pages were just awesome.
My short history with One Piece, because why not:
-Started watching in 2002 the Greek Dub where Luffy was named Drake, Zoro was Blackjack, Nami was Bonney, Usopp was Gus, Sanji was Sunny and in general it was a clusterfuck of a translation.
-It really hooked me but the Greek Dub stopped at episode 106 so bye bye One Piece for me (or Drake, the Hunting of the Treasure, as it was the Greek name).
-Years pass and I was in high school when I learned the One Piece is still on going and actually it has a pretty big fan base. But by that point it had something like 800 episodes and I was like Nope, not gonna.
-But I have this itch you see and after more years I was like, "you know what? I want to watch it!" and I stopped at episode 15 I think because I was bored.
-Then I realized that I read faster that I can watch a 20-minute episode, so here we are.
Here I liked most of the book. Nami's backstory was great and the final pages were just awesome.
September 28, 2022
EAST BLUE, PART 9; Vol. 9: Tears
072: Proper Living
073: Monsters of the Grand Line
074: Business
075: Of Maps and Fish-Men
076: Sleep
077: The First Step Toward a Dream
078: Belle-Mere
079: To Live
080: A Thief Is A Thief
081: Tears
072: Proper Living
073: Monsters of the Grand Line
074: Business
075: Of Maps and Fish-Men
076: Sleep
077: The First Step Toward a Dream
078: Belle-Mere
079: To Live
080: A Thief Is A Thief
081: Tears
March 2, 2020
Cada vez se va poniendo más y más interesante.
March 7, 2023
by far the best volume, it's getting 5 stars, i'm in this now and there's no going back and i wouldn't have it any other way
September 4, 2023
I love Namis story in the east blue saga a lot. And in this volume we get a lot of pay off with her back story finally revealed and the iconic ,,Help“ Moment.
The Art and panels were really great again especially on those last pages that set up the final confrontation with Arlong.
The Art and panels were really great again especially on those last pages that set up the final confrontation with Arlong.
November 18, 2023
مش ممكن. مش ممكن على الكتابة المرعبة.
December 19, 2023
The Walk to Arlong Park...iconic
April 16, 2022
NAMIII 😭😭
September 18, 2023
amei amei amei!!! gostando bastante desse arco d Arlington Park e com expectativas altas pra sequência! e o final??? dor & sofrimento
June 7, 2023
You made our navigator cry! 🥹❤️
July 26, 2021
Al terminar este tomo es imposible no amar a Nami. 💙 Esa tremenda capacidad de sacrificio, el ser capaz de convivir con tantísima culpabilidad como su corazón alberga y, aún así, seguir adelante y luchar día a día por suplir su sueño... Bellemere lo hizo realmente bien con ella. 😭
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July 30, 2023
Nami’s backstory is heartbreaking but helps us understand her motives.
February 2, 2018
The Arlong Park arc continues as Luffy edges closer to Cocoyashi village in an attempt to get his ship and friends back. The story does a great job selling Arlong as the main villain. The cold monster is pure evil, always acting like his cruel acts are backed up by honor and pride. His hold on the island and its people deliver a new dynamic the overall story has yet to have. Usopp learns full well why Fishmen are not to be trifled with when he is captured by them. Zoro goes on a hunt for Usopp after breaking free of his captivity. The role reversal leads Usopp seeing Nami again, as she puts the reader into a panic with a shocking act. Luffy and Sanji finally arrive and we find out about Nami and her true reasons for being a thief as well as a pirate hater.
Nami's backstory, like Sanji's, is tragic and pulls the veil on Nami's well hidden feelings. You start to love her adoptive mother Bellemere and your hatred for Arlong only deepens. This back story is definitely one of the best in all One Piece. Just when you think Arlong could get any worse we see his villainy increase in the present as he holds Nami to a bargain she cant ever hope to escape. As hope fades all she can do is ask for help from the friends she betrayed. Luffy shows that charming friendship of his and ,without a single question, agrees. This powerful moment only strengthens the next volume.
This volume has action take a back seat, while exposition and backstory take the wheel. This in no way is boring or slows the arc. Nami's character is fleshed out greatly and the tyrant, Arlong, is built up to be hated and feared. Main and supporting characters hold this tightly weaved story in place and the reader is left hungry for more as Luffy heads for a showdown with the sinister Fishman!
Nami's backstory, like Sanji's, is tragic and pulls the veil on Nami's well hidden feelings. You start to love her adoptive mother Bellemere and your hatred for Arlong only deepens. This back story is definitely one of the best in all One Piece. Just when you think Arlong could get any worse we see his villainy increase in the present as he holds Nami to a bargain she cant ever hope to escape. As hope fades all she can do is ask for help from the friends she betrayed. Luffy shows that charming friendship of his and ,without a single question, agrees. This powerful moment only strengthens the next volume.
This volume has action take a back seat, while exposition and backstory take the wheel. This in no way is boring or slows the arc. Nami's character is fleshed out greatly and the tyrant, Arlong, is built up to be hated and feared. Main and supporting characters hold this tightly weaved story in place and the reader is left hungry for more as Luffy heads for a showdown with the sinister Fishman!
November 12, 2015
¡ 5 estrellas ! . ¡Pedazo de historia en todo su esplendor ! . Este tomo refleja lo que es One Piece en realidad , lo que significa , lo que representa , todo su contenido esta aquí , su esencia pura .
No solo es un shonen de peleas con comedia , no , es más que eso . One Piece reluce de las demás historias del genero para postrarse como una historia madura. Seguimos en Arlong Park donde se llevarán una gran sorpresa todos , me ha sacado algunas lagrimas todo el trasfondo de lo tan solo se conocía superficialmente . En cuanto a crear pasados para los personajes Oda es un maldito genio en toda la expresión de la palabra ,
En este tomo comencé riendome , termine con mucha angustia con un halo de tristeza por la historia tan bien enmarcada .
Nami lucha una batalla solitaria donde no la esta llevando a ningún lado, vemos uno de los primeros grandes villanos de la serie , Arlong . Toda una traición , impotencia , revelación de secretos que deja boquiabierto , un pasado con Bellemere , hostias , esta es un gran tomo . Arlong es un gran bastardo , como villano cumple su objetivo de ser detestado .
Debo de decir que personalmente después de leer los 70 y pico y regresar a re-leerlos por comprarlos físicamente , me sigue impresionando . Genial . MUY RECOMENDABLE.
No solo es un shonen de peleas con comedia , no , es más que eso . One Piece reluce de las demás historias del genero para postrarse como una historia madura. Seguimos en Arlong Park donde se llevarán una gran sorpresa todos , me ha sacado algunas lagrimas todo el trasfondo de lo tan solo se conocía superficialmente . En cuanto a crear pasados para los personajes Oda es un maldito genio en toda la expresión de la palabra ,
En este tomo comencé riendome , termine con mucha angustia con un halo de tristeza por la historia tan bien enmarcada .
Nami lucha una batalla solitaria donde no la esta llevando a ningún lado, vemos uno de los primeros grandes villanos de la serie , Arlong . Toda una traición , impotencia , revelación de secretos que deja boquiabierto , un pasado con Bellemere , hostias , esta es un gran tomo . Arlong es un gran bastardo , como villano cumple su objetivo de ser detestado .
Debo de decir que personalmente después de leer los 70 y pico y regresar a re-leerlos por comprarlos físicamente , me sigue impresionando . Genial . MUY RECOMENDABLE.
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