One Piece, Vol. 1: Romance Dawn

The first book is so good! So many favorite moments!

Friends made: Shanks, Cody and Zoro.
Enemies defeated: Local Sea Monster that ate Shanks' arm, pirate captain Iron Mace Alvida, Helmeppo (he's so pathetic can he even be included lol) marine Captain Axe-Hand Morgan (Zoro lands the final blow though, in one of my favorite moments ever and calls Luffy Captain for the first time)

omg moments
1. The very first thing Luffy does in the series is stab himself in the face to try and prove to Shanks he's tough enough to go with him out pirating.

2. lots of people die, but two people are explicitly murdered and a few of the marines kill themselves bc they're ordered to?!?!

3. and finally Nami and Buggy are introduced at the end 💕