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volumes : illustrations ; 19 cm.

'First published in Japan in 1997 by SHUEISHA, Inc., Tokyo.' -- title page verso.

In keeping with the original Japanese format, this book reads from back to front and from right to left.
'Join Monkey D. Luffy and his swashbuckling crew in their search for the ultimate treasure, the One Piece. As a child, Monkey D. Luffy dreamed of becoming King of the Pirates. But his life changed when he accidentally gained the power to stretch like rubber--at the cost of never being able to swim again! Years later, Luffy sets off in search of the One Piece, said to be the greatest treasure in the world...' --

When Monkey D. Luffy accidentally gains the power to stretch like rubber at the cost of never being able to swim again, he and his crew of pirate wannabes set off in search of the 'One Piece,' the greatest treasure in the world.