Summary:
Zoro takes on Buggy’s acrobat and chief of staff Cabaji and engages in a one-on-one sword fight. After Zoro emerges victorious, Luffy battles Buggy where his straw hat is damaged by Buggy’s attacks.
Luffy knocks Boodle unconscious to prevent him from further injury in the battle. Buggy fires a Buggy Ball at the group, but Luffy deflects the cannonball with his rubber body and fires the projectile back at the Buggy Pirates. Buggy’s men are decimated by the attack, except for Buggy himself, who used his subordinates as human shields, and his chief of staff and acrobat Cabaji, who used Richie as a shield. Cabaji offers to fight the group on Buggy’s behalf, and Zoro decides to fight him one-on-one.
At the start of the battle, Cabaji uses dirty tricks to gain an advantage, aiming for Zoro’s stab wound. He also rides his unicycle to attack Zoro from different angles. However, Zoro uses his Oni Giri technique, cutting open Cabaji’s chest and defeating him. Cabaji falls off his unicycle and Zoro falls asleep on the ground, leaving Luffy and Buggy as the only fighters left in the fight.
During Zoro’s battle with Cabaji, Nami breaks away from the group and breaks into a pub instead. He takes down one of the patrolling guards and uses his key to open a treasure chest, revealing a Great Line map inside.
Luffy and Buggy fight, with Buggy separating parts of his body to protect himself from Luffy’s attacks. However, Buggy manages to damage Luffy’s straw hat. Buggy then pierces the hat with three knives, enraging Luffy even more. After Luffy reveals the meaning of the hat to Buggy, Buggy reveals that he holds a very strong grudge against Shanks and curses his name.
In the manga, Zoro intentionally cuts his wound to prove his strength as a swordsman; the anime changes it for him on purpose and has Cabaji cut open the wound.
In the manga, Cabaji abandons his unicycle and tries to attack on foot when his “circus tricks” are mocked by Zoro; in the anime, he stays on the unicycle for his final attack.
Another scene is shown in the anime of Nami stealing Buggy’s treasure.
Limited Character Development Beyond Zoro and Luffy (for some visitors): The episode in most cases makes a speciality of Zoro and Luffy, leaving minimum room for individual development for different characters like Coby. Predictability of Luffy’s Intervention (for a few visitors): For visitors acquainted with shonen anime tropes, Luffy’s intervention to store Zoro might sense really predictable. Overall: One Piece Episode 07 is a pivotal and action-packed episode in the early arc of One Piece. It introduces a liked man or woman, Zoro, showcases the core themes of the series, and units the degree for the Straw Hats’ grand journey. While the episode may provide confined development for a few characters and predictability for pro anime viewers, it efficiently builds exhilaration for the adventure to come.