- 1 Honorable Liar? Captain Usopp
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With Nami forming an alliance with the crew as their navigator (though not as an actual member), the crew arrives at the Syrup Village, where they meet the town liar, Usopp, who too has ties to Shanks.
Air Date: 2000-01-12
- 2 The World's Strongest Weirdo! Jango the Hypnotist!
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When trying to convince his rich friend, Kaya, to give the Straw Hats a ship, Usopp is told to stay away from her by her caretaker, Klahadore. However, when Usopp and Luffy later see him conversing with a strange man, they learn of a plot to kill Kaya.
Air Date: 2000-01-19
- 3 Revealing The Conspiracy! The Pirate Caretaker, Captain Kuro!
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After learning of Captain Kuro's evil plan, Usopp runs back to the village to warn Kaya, only to find that after all his years of lying no one believes him.
Air Date: 2000-01-26
- 4 Battle! The Black Cat Pirate Crew, Battle on the Slope!
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Usopp resolves to keep his story of pirates attacking the town a lie by making sure none reach it. Luffy, Zoro, Nami, and Usopp then try to keep the Black Cat Pirate Crew at bay.
Air Date: 2000-02-02
- 5 The Terrifying Duo! Nyaban Brothers vs. Zoro
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The Straw Hats manage to take out most of the opposing Black Cat Pirates, so Jango orders the Nyaban Brothers to attack. Meanwhile, after getting hypnotized by Jango, Luffy gets himself stuck under the collapsed mast of the Black Cat Pirates' ship.
Air Date: 2000-02-09
- 6 Luffy's Revival! Kaya's Life and Death Confrontation
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Captain Kuro himself arrives at the scene, and with Zoro too injured to fight, Luffy being incapacitated, and the other two being too weak to handle him, things seem hopeless. However, Kaya herself appears to bargain with Kuro.
Air Date: 2000-02-16
- 7 Defeat Kuro! Usopp's Tear-Filled Determination!
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Zoro and Buchi (of the Nyaban Brothers) face off once again as Luffy and Kuro begin their fight. Usopp orders the Usopp Pirates to run away with Kaya, but Jango goes after them. A flashback reveals how Captain Kuro faked his death with Captain Morgan and how he became Kaya's butler.
Air Date: 2000-02-23
- 8 Protect Kaya! Usopp Pirate Gang Takes Action!
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As the fight between Luffy and Kuro is close to an end, the Usopp Pirates do their best to avoid Jango.
Air Date: 2000-03-01
- 9 Completely Infuriated! Kuro vs. Luffy, Final Battle!
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Kuro's ultimate attack, "Shakushi", attacks everything in the area, whether friend or foe, and Luffy becomes enraged by his lack of regard for his crew. Will Luffy's determination overcome Kuro's sheer speed?
Air Date: 2000-03-08
- 10 You are a Strange Beast! Gaimon and his Wonderful Friends
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With Usopp now in the crew and a new ship, the Going Merry, under their command, the Straw Hats head to an island said to hold a fabled treasure, only to encounter a strange man stuck in a treasure box that has also been looking for this treasure.
Air Date: 2000-03-15
- 11 The Past of the Three Swords! The Promise Between Zoro and Kuina!
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While Usopp & Luffy fool around with the ship's cannon one day, Zoro dreams about his childhood and the promise he made to Kuina.
Air Date: 2000-03-22
- 12 The Famous Cook! Sanji of the Floating Restaurant
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The crew meets Johnny and Yosaku, Zoro's former companions, and they set sail for the Baratie restaurant in search of a cook.
Air Date: 2000-04-12
- 13 An Unexpected Guest! Sanji's Food and Gin's Grace
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Sanji, a cook at the Baratie, helps a starving pirate named Gin. Luffy begins his job as a waiter to pay for the damage he did to the Baratie, and tries to convince Sanji to join his crew.
Air Date: 2000-04-12
- 14 The Greatest Pirate Fleet! Captain Don Krieg
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Gin returns to the Baratie with his also-starving captain, Don Krieg, to whom Sanji once more gives food, but Don Krieg betrays the cook once he regains his energy.
Air Date: 2000-04-26
- 15 Protect Baratie! The Great Pirate, Zeff the Red Leg
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It is revealed that Chef Zeff was a great pirate known as Red Leg Zeff. Gin explains the catastrophe the fleet met in Grand Line when they encountered Hawk-Eyes Mihawk, and Krieg attempts to take control of the Baratie.
Air Date: 2000-05-03
- 16 Hawk Eyes Mihawk! Swordsman Zoro Falls into the Sea
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As Nami steals the Going Merry, Mihawk has returned to finish the job, but Zoro challenges him to a duel in order to achieve his dream.
Air Date: 2000-05-10
- 17 The Emerge of the Super Kicking Skill! Sanji vs. The Iron Wall Pearl
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Mihawk leaves after defeating Zoro, so Krieg continues his invasion and has Pearl, one of his stronger crewmates, attack, and Sanji reveals his fighting skills. Meanwhile Johnny and Yosaku leave with Ussop and the wounded Zoro to go after Nami.
Air Date: 2000-05-17
- 18 Zeff and Sanji's Dream! The Sea of Dreams - All Blue
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With Zeff held captive by Gin, Sanji has no choice but to take Pearl's hits, and he reflects on why Zeff means so much to him.
Air Date: 2000-05-24
- 19 The Coldhearted Devil-man. Gin, the Pirate Fleet Battle Commander
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Gin finishes off Pearl, claiming that he wants to kill Sanji himself. Still wounded, Sanji faces Gin while Luffy attacks Don Krieg.
Air Date: 2000-05-31
- 20 I Won't Die! Conclusion: Luffy vs. Krieg
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When Gin refuses to kill Sanji, Krieg uses a poison gas on him. Luffy seems to have the advantage in the fight until Krieg pulls out his explosive Battle Spear.
Air Date: 2000-06-07
- 21 Outcome of a Deadly Battle! The Spear Inside!
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Even after taking several hits from the Battle Spear, Luffy refuses to give up.
Air Date: 2000-06-21
- 22 Departure! Sea Chef and Luffy Travel Together!
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After the battle, Gin decides to go back to the Grand Line with Krieg despite still being poisoned, and Sanji makes the difficult decision on whether to stay or to go with Luffy just as Yosaku comes back with news that he knows where Nami is.
Air Date: 2000-06-28