This text comprises spoilers for One Piece’s Elbaf Arc.
In terms of the very best One Piece arcs, followers know very nicely that Marineford is always going to be high up on most fans’ lists. In spite of everything, this can be a particular arc that virtually each fan of One Piece loves wholeheartedly, regardless of its tragic ending. That stated, Marineford is simply one of many many top-tier arcs that Oda has written through the years. Each earlier than and after Marineford, Oda has written a few of the greatest story arcs. In actual fact, Oda himself believes that one explicit arc within the Publish-Timeksip of One Piece goes to be the very best, and clearly, it is not Marineford.
Marineford Is Regarded As One Piece’s Finest Arc
- It Marked the Finish Of One Piece’s First Half
- It Made One Piece The Highest Promoting Manga
Most One Piece followers regard Marineford as the height of the sequence, or, on the very least, one of many many peaks of the sequence. This arc marked the climax of the primary a part of One Piece, and it showcased what might be thought-about to be one of many largest wars ever. The seize of Portgas D. Ace set the stage for the Marineford arc in a superb method.
Do not let your guard down! It could be that we are the ones assembly our finish at present. — Sengoku to the Marines in Marineford
The Marines and the Shichibukai clashed with the Whitebeard Pirates, with Luffy and another Impel Down escapees being thrown into the combo as nicely. The cathartic twists and turns on this arc, coupled with extremely excessive rigidity, made it considered one of One Piece’s greatest arcs. That stated, Oda by no means anticipated this arc to be as standard because it was. This is what Oda needed to say about Marineford:
One factor that motivates me to maintain drawing One Piece is that I wish to draw the ultimate saga. The ultimate saga will likely be so wonderful that it makes the Marineford arc appear to be nothing. Marineford arc was only a aspect journey to me. I did not count on it to be so standard. — Eiichiro Oda, 2012
Oda Thinks The Nice Struggle Arc Will Be One Piece’s Finest
Oda Believes The Closing Phase Will Be The Best
Whereas the Marineford arc of One Piece is, undoubtedly, wonderful, it is not going to be anyplace near the Closing arc, which can most positively showcase what might be thought-about to be the Nice Struggle of the One Piece world. In actual fact, Oda has already highlighted that he aims for One Piece to end on the highest note ever, which implies the extra Oda progresses via the Closing Saga, the higher the story will get, and naturally, the Nice Struggle between the Celestial Dragons and their allies and the pirates would be the peak of the story.
Once I was a child, I believed to myself: man I’d love to attract a manga with probably the most hyped last stage! I’m wondering if I am as much as it! Now, we’ve solely a tiny little bit of the Wano arc left, and the preparations are nearly executed. Took me 25 years lol. That stated, it is high quality for those who begin studying from this level on. As a result of from this level on…it will be… The ONE PIECE!! The mysteries of this world, I will be drawing all of them! It’s going to be tremendous attention-grabbing! Fasten your seatbelt! And please stick with me for a bit longer! — Eiichiro Oda, Writer of One Piece, 2022
The Struggle Is Already Set Up
With Elbaf, Oda has already marked the prelude to the war, and it is just a matter of time earlier than it begins. Gunko confirmed in Elbaf that the Nice Struggle is coming, whereas Vegapunk confirmed within the Egghead arc that the struggle that began within the Void Century has by no means really been settled. A whole lot of thrilling content material is on the best way for One Piece followers as the very best arc of the story approaches. For now, all followers can do is sit tightly and benefit from the journey that’s Elbaf.
One Piece Chapter 1163 will likely be out in two weeks. As normal, One Piece goes to drop on Sunday. In Japan, One Piece drops at 12AM JST on Monday. Nonetheless, the overwhelming majority of worldwide readers will see the chapter accessible on October 26. The official launch date of One Piece Chapter 1163 is October 26, 2025. Followers can learn the chapter without spending a dime on Manga Plus.

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October 20, 1999
- Community
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Fuji TV
- Administrators
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Hiroaki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Itō, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko Ikeda, Ryota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kakudou, Takahiro Imamura, Toshihiro Maeya, Yûji Endô, Nozomu Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou
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Mayumi Tanaka
Monkey D. Luffy (voice)
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Kazuya Nakai
Roronoa Zoro (voice)