Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The hat makes an enormous ambition tangible. Luffy receives both a sign of trust and a promise that he must grow into.
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In context
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As Shanks leaves Foosha Village, he places his treasured straw hat on Luffy’s head and makes their future reunion a promise. The scene appears in chapter 1 and episode 4. This short fan translation preserves the act of entrusting; the archived anime subtitles use “I’ll leave this hat with you” and ask Luffy to return it when he has become a great pirate.
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- anime ep. 4 / manga ch. 1 — reference 1anime ep. 4 / manga ch. 1; selected line and sceneReference checked
- anime ep. 4 / manga ch. 1 — reference 2anime ep. 4 / manga ch. 1; selected line and sceneReference checked
- anime ep. 4 / manga ch. 1 — reference 3anime ep. 4 / manga ch. 1; selected line and sceneReference checked
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