Season and episode guide

Manga: Romance Dawn — chapters 1–7 (vols. 1–2)
Anime: Episodes 1–3

Covers Luffy’s childhood with Shanks, the straw hat, eating the Gum-Gum Fruit, leaving Dawn Island, Alvida, meeting Koby, and recruiting Zoro from Morgan’s base in Shells Town. The live-action folds Nami in earlier than the manga (she first tags along before Orange Town). Garp is introduced as Luffy’s grandfather much sooner than in the manga’s East Blue stretch.

Manga: Orange Town — chapters 8–21 (vols. 2–3)
Anime: Episodes 4–8

The Buggy arc: Chop-Chop Fruit, Cabaji, Mohji, and Luffy’s first real pirate-captain fight. The show keeps Buggy’s cartoon body-split gags in live action. Koby’s Marine enlistment and Helmeppo’s comeuppance run in parallel, which the manga treats more briefly here. Nami still double-crosses the boys for treasure — her Arlong secret is seeded, not paid off.

Manga: Syrup Village (first half) — chapters 22–32 (vols. 3–4)
Anime: Episodes 9–13

Usopp’s lies, Kaya, Merry, and the Kuro / Klahadore plot are set up. Garp’s pursuit is a live-action expansion: the manga barely uses Garp in East Blue. Jango, Sham, and Buchi (the Nyaban Brothers) are condensed. The Going Merry is still Kaya’s gift — the emotional core is the same.

Manga: Syrup Village (climax) — chapters 33–41 (vols. 4–5)
Anime: Episodes 14–18

Kuro’s three-year con, the “pirate attack” ruse, and Usopp’s first real stand. The live-action leans harder on Garp/Koby/Helmeppo as backup. Usopp joining and the Merry launching still close the arc. Captain Kuro’s “stealth steps” are restaged as live-action speed rather than manga speed-lines.

Manga: Baratie (first half) — chapters 42–55 (vols. 5–6)
Anime: Episodes 19–24

Sanji’s introduction, Zeff the “Red Leg,” Fullbody, and Don Krieg’s fleet on the horizon. Gin’s starving raid and Sanji feeding him (the risotto plate) is here or straddles into episode 6 depending on cut. Mihawk’s cameo against Krieg’s armada is the live-action’s first look at a Warlord — same shock as the manga.

Manga: Baratie (climax) — chapters 56–68 (vols. 7–8)
Anime: Episodes 25–30

The rock-and-sea backstory (Zeff giving up his leg / food) is kept. Pearl, Gin’s betrayal of Krieg, and Sanji leaving the restaurant match the manga. Live-action compresses kitchen staff (Patty, Carne) and trims some of the Krieg fleet fights. Sanji joins; the crew is four plus Nami still not officially “in.”

Manga: Arlong Park (first half) — chapters 69–80 (vols. 8–9)
Anime: Episodes 31–37

Cocoyasi, Nojiko, Genzo, Bellemere’s orange grove, and Arlong’s eight-year occupation. The live-action keeps the Bellemere execution as the emotional engine. Hatchan, Chew, and Kuroobi appear in compressed form. Nami’s map work for Arlong and the “Nami is a pirate” heel-turn land the same as the manga, with less village-by-village padding than the anime.

Manga: Arlong Park climax + Loguetown tease — chapters 81–100 (vols. 9–12)
Anime: Episodes 38–45 (Loguetown 45–53 is only teased)

Luffy’s “Nami is my friend” storm, the Arlong Park smash, and Nami’s official join. Bounties post: Luffy 30 million. Live-action folds a Loguetown taste (Smoker, Dragon in some cuts of later seasons’ setup) more into Season 2. Season 1’s finale is Arlong Park, not a full Loguetown arc — that’s a deliberate split vs the manga, which does Loguetown before Reverse Mountain.

Manga: Loguetown + Reverse Mountain start — chapters 96–105 (vols. 11–12)
Anime: Episodes 45–53 (Loguetown) and 53–54 (Reverse Mountain start)

Live-action finally does Loguetown: Roger’s execution flashback, Garp and Roger’s son (Ace, unnamed or hinted), Smoker, Tashigi, Zoro’s cursed kitetsu luck, and Dragon blocking Smoker. Baroque Works (Miss All Sunday, Mr. 5, Miss Valentine) hunting Zoro for killing Mr. 7 is a live-action stitch from the manga’s Mr. 7 gag. Reverse Mountain is the cliffhanger into episode 2.

Manga: Reverse Mountain — chapters 101–105 (vol. 12)
Anime: Episodes 53–62

Laboon ramming the Red Line, Crocus the lighthouse doctor, and the Rumbar Pirates (Brook’s crew, unnamed-as-Brook if the show holds Brook) leaving the whale. Mr. 9 and Miss Wednesday’s “hunt the whale” plot from the manga is in the title. Live-action may compress the Knock Up Stream lore. This is the emotional Grand Line “you are here” episode — same as the manga’s first Grand Line chapters.

Manga: Whisky Peak — chapters 106–114 (vols. 12–13)
Anime: Episodes 63–67

Igaram, Mr. 8, Miss Monday, the fake welcome, Zoro vs a hundred bounty hunters (restaged at live-action scale), and Princess Vivi unmasked as Miss Wednesday. Mr. 9. The Crocodile / Baroque Works number system is explained. Live-action can show Miss All Sunday (Lera Abova) more aggressively than the manga does this early. Same twist: the town is the enemy.

Manga: Little Garden (first half) — chapters 115–122 (vols. 13–14)
Anime: Episodes 70–74

Dorry and Brogy, dinosaurs, the Elbaph honor code, and Nami’s fever starting (Drum Island fuse). Live-action has to sell giant scale; the manga’s gag-to-awe swing is the point. Baroque Works’ Mr. 5 / Miss Valentine may overlap from Whisky Peak into this island as in the manga.

Manga: Little Garden (climax) — chapters 123–129 (vols. 14–15)
Anime: Episodes 75–77

Mr. 3 (David Dastmalchian) and his wax prison, Miss Goldenweek’s colors, the wax-wax fruit, and the giants helping the Merry leave. The title is Karate Kid; the plot is Daz Wax. Vivi fully joins the voyage toward Alabasta. Nami’s illness is now undeniable — cue Drum.

Manga: Drum Island (opening) — chapters 130–140 (vols. 15–16)
Anime: Episodes 78–85

Nami’s fever (from Little Garden insects in the manga), Wapol’s exile-and-return, Dalton, and the first sight of Tony Tony Chopper. Live-action has to show Chopper as a reindeer who ate the Hito Hito no Mi — VFX-heavy, same character beat. “Nami Deerest” is the pun; the story is get-Nami-to-the-castle.

Manga: Drum Island (Hiriluk) — chapters 140–147 (vols. 16–17)
Anime: Episodes 85–90

Hiriluk’s fake-doctor kindness, the cherry-blossom lie, Kureha, and Chopper eating the human fruit. Live-action (Mikaela Hoover as Chopper, Mark Harelik as Hiriluk, Katey Sagal as Kureha) is the emotional center of Season 2. Wapol’s Baku Baku no Mi still looms.

Manga: Drum Island climax + Alabasta tease — chapters 148–154+ (vols. 17)
Anime: Episodes 90–91 (Drum end); Alabasta begins 92+

Wapol’s return, the Isshi-20, Hiriluk’s sakura blooming as snow, Chopper’s “nakama” join. Live-action can tease Crocodile (Joe Manganiello) and Baroque Works’ Alabasta job as the Season 3 hook. Manga readers know Alabasta is next; the show is allowed to show the Warlord’s face earlier than chapter 155. Season 3 is titled The Battle of Alabasta (2027).