This, the initial telling of "Romance Dawn," is 50 pages in length, and was first published as a one-shot in the Shōnen Jump 1996 Summer Special (an issue dedicated to the work of up-and-coming artists) on 4 August. One Piece fans sometimes refer to it as "Chapter 0" in the context of the series, because it is called this in One Piece Red: Grand Characters, where it is reprinted in its entirety along with a page of commentary by the author. An animated version of this story was made as part of a special OVA commemorating the 40th anniversary of Shonen Jump, in which One Piece is serialized. In the December 2009 issue of Shonen Jump, the one shot appeared in the magazine translated legally for the first time in America.