One Piece Episode 44 Official

⚓ : This episode is widely considered the moment the "original" Straw Hat crew (Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, and Sanji) is fully solidified and ready for their journey into the Grand Line.

Episode 44 of One Piece , titled , serves as the emotional conclusion to the Arlong Park Arc . Key Features & Plot Points One Piece Episode 44

Setting Out with a Smile! Farewell, Hometown Cocoyashi Village! ⚓ : This episode is widely considered the

: Nami "steals" her way onto the Going Merry by running through the crowd and pickpocketing the villagers as a playful, final goodbye, showing she has finally made peace with her past. Farewell, Hometown Cocoyashi Village

: After Luffy defeats Arlong and destroys Arlong Park, the residents of Cocoyashi Village hold a massive island-wide celebration to mark their freedom from eight years of tyranny.

: The crew sets their sights on Loguetown, the last stop before entering the Grand Line.

: Nami officially joins the Straw Hat Pirates as their navigator. She commemorates her new life by replacing her Arlong tattoo with a new one—a windmill and a tangerine, symbolizing her late adoptive mother Belle-mere and village leader Genzo.