August 8th marks the birthday of everyone’s beloved clown, the one and only Buggy, and One Piece just shared an all-new illustration in his honor. In a recent post on X by @OPcom_info, One Piece shared new birthday art of Buggy as a child, along with young Shanks and Roger. Buggy can be seen holding a cake, topped with raspberries as red as his nose, and shoving Shanks away while smiling devilishly. Meanwhile, the former Pirate King, Roger, can be seen in the background smiling at his two adoptive sons like the proud father that he is.
Given that dedicated birthday posts and art are reserved for Luffy and the Straw Hats and almost-Straw Hats like Carrot, it is quite special to see Buggy get the recognition and attention he deserves on his birthday.
Overall, love him or hate him, there’s certainly a small part of Buggy that’s respectable, this being his ambition and conviction to never give up. Even if he continues to fumble and stumble his way into success, Buggy does indeed deserve to be the Pirate King at some point, be it before or after Luffy, and it’s nice to see One Piece give him the appreciation he deserves on his birthday.
