One Piece Episode 5: Luffy, Zoro, and Nami Face Buggy the Clown

Detailed recap of One Piece Episode 5. Luffy, Zoro, and Nami face Buggy the Clown and the terrifying power of the Bara Bara no Mi in this explosive episode.

Information about episode 5 of the anime One Piece

Title: A Terrifying Mysterious Power! Captain Buggy, the Clown Pirate!
About: Luffy crosses paths with the clever thief Nami; a navigator on a quest to collect one hundred million berries, she’s perfect for Luffy’s new crew, except for the fact that Nami hates pirates.
Air Date: December 15, 1999
Director: Kônosuke Uda
Episode Number: 5
Season Number: 1
Screenplay: 武上純希 – Junki Takegami
Art: 吉田智子 – Tomoko Yoshida
Animation: 袴田裕二 – Yuji Hakamada
Direction: 藤瀬順一 – Junichi Fujise
Chapters Adapted: Chapter 8 (p. 17-19), Chapter 9 (p. 2-21), Chapter 10 (p. 2-23), Chapter 11 (p. 2-14)
Eyecatchers: Luffy – Zoro
First Appearances: Acrobatic Fuwas, Buggy: Bara Bara Ho, Devil Fruit: Bara Bara no Mi

Short Summary: One Piece Episode 5

Luffy meets Nami, a thief targeting pirates, and together they cross paths with Buggy the Clown. Nami betrays Luffy but ultimately joins forces with him and Zoro to fight Buggy’s crew.

Long Summary: One Piece Episode 5

The episode begins with Monkey D. Luffy meeting Nami, a thief who specializes in stealing from pirates. Nami proposes a temporary alliance to deal with Buggy’s crew, despite making it clear she dislikes pirates.

Their encounter is interrupted when Buggy’s pirates appear. Luffy and Nami manage to escape and hide in a small village restaurant. During their temporary retreat, Nami reveals her goal to gather 100 million Berries, though she does not explain why.

Nami betrays Luffy by tying him up and handing him over to Buggy’s crew. Buggy, impressed by Nami’s apparent cunning, locks Luffy in a cage and commands his crew to demonstrate the destructive power of the Buggy Ball, a cannonball capable of devastating an entire row of houses. The explosion shocks Nami and the villagers.

Meanwhile, Zoro arrives in the town and notices the destruction caused by the Buggy Ball. Suspecting Luffy might be involved, Zoro heads toward the commotion.

Back at Buggy’s base, the clown pirate demands that Nami fire a Buggy Ball directly at Luffy as proof of her loyalty. Nami hesitates but ultimately refuses to comply. One of Buggy’s men lights the cannon’s fuse, forcing Nami to act. She extinguishes the fuse with her bare hands, burning herself in the process. Furious, Buggy orders his men to attack her.

At this moment, Zoro enters the scene, cutting through Buggy’s pirates to protect Nami. Zoro confronts Buggy directly, slicing off his hand and leg in an attempt to neutralize him. However, Buggy reveals the power of the Bara Bara no Mi, a Devil Fruit that allows him to detach and control parts of his body independently. Using his detached hand, Buggy stabs Zoro from behind before reattaching his limbs.

Despite his injuries, Zoro adjusts the cannon’s aim toward Buggy’s crew. He urges Nami to relight the fuse, and she complies. The Buggy Ball is fired, causing chaos among Buggy’s pirates and creating a chance for the trio to regroup.

one piece Anime episode 5 Notes:

• The scene where Nami ties up Luffy occurs indoors in the anime, while it happens outdoors in the manga.
• The Buggy Ball’s destructive power is emphasized more in the anime.
• In the manga, Nami’s goal to gather 100 million Berries is revealed during this sequence, but this detail is omitted in the anime.
• Luffy’s attempts to escape the cage by chewing it are shown in the manga but not in the anime.

This episode highlights the trio’s first interaction as they work together to outsmart Buggy and his crew. What awaits them in the next episode? Stay tuned!