Chapter 162

Adventure in the Kingdom of Sand
Chapter Info
Volume:	18
Chapter:	162
Japanese Title:	砂の国の冒険
Romanized Title:	Suna no Kuni no Bōken
Viz Title:	Adventure in the Kingdom of Sand
Pages:	19
Release Date:	November 27, 2000[ref]
WSJ Issue:	2000 Issue 52
Anime:	Episode 97 (p. 2-14) Episode 98 (p. 15-16) Episode 103 (p. 18)
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Chapter 162 is titled "Adventure in the Kingdom of Sand".

Cover Page

Jango's Dance Paradise, Vol. 28: "Two Dancing Heroes, Baby".

Jango and Fullbody strike a victory pose over the vanquished Tulip Pirates, a huge crowd of civilians cheering them on.

Short Summary

On their way to Yuba, the Straw Hat Pirates encounter the difficulties of living in a desert with the heat and the thirst as well as its strange inhabitants: the stealing warusagi birds, the giant lizards and a pervert camel who allows only women to ride on him. After all these adventures, the Straw Hats finally reach their destination.

Long Summary

After walking all day in the desert under the sun, the Straw Hats are exhausted, Luffy then drinks some water which upsets Usopp, and the two get into an argument. Finally the Straw Hats take a break, only to have their stuff stolen by thieving birds, Luffy then goes off to chase the birds but encounters a giant lizard. Fortunately it is no match for the straw hats and they kill it, and eat it, they also find a camel whom they name Matsuge. Luffy then starts to hallucinate and after a while falls asleep, forcing the crew to carry him until he wake up, and by night they have reached Yuba, unfortunately Vivi finds something wrong with the town.

Quick Reference

Chapter Notes

• The Straw Hats rescue a camel that assists them in crossing the desert.
• The Straw Hat Pirates reach Yuba.

Characters

Pirates		Marines	Citizens	Animals
Straw Hat Pirates Monkey D. Luffy Roronoa Zoro Nami Usopp Sanji Tony Tony Chopper	Tulip Pirates Yurikah (cover) Black Cat Pirates Jango (cover)	Lieutenant Fullbody (cover)	Arabasta Nefertari Vivi	Arabasta Warusagi Birds Sandora Lizard Matsuge

Author Comment

Author Comment
Translation Original ooowwWWWW!!! Of all the times why now at the end of the year......!!! That wisdom tooth I didn't have pulled out three years ago, it's…!!! イテ―――ッ!!!何も年末のこんな時期に……!!!3年前に抜かなかった親知らずが…!!! —Eiichiro Oda
English translation by Greg Werner. For comprehensive translation credits, see here.

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