One Piece Episode 44 May 2026

Setting Out with a Smile! Farewell, Hometown Cocoyashi Village!

: The crew sets their sights on Loguetown, the last stop before entering the Grand Line. One Piece Episode 44

: 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. Setting Out with a Smile

: 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. : Nami "steals" her way onto the Going

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

⚓ : 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.

: 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.