Weekly One Piece chapter theories and analysis
Dominance Reversal Doesn’t Work Why doesn’t Dominance Reversal (ドミリバーシ) work on Nika and Loki? Last week, a demonic giant said “I don’t think anything is wrong — I feel liberated.” So Dominance Reversal flips things so that what you’d normally consider “wrong” becomes something you can do freely — it removes rational restraint and strips … Read more
Even a Child’s Hatred Flipped Into Admiration The child with wide, sparkling eyes standing beside Cologne is Orabu, Oimo’s grandchild. He had said he “hated” Oimo for being a barbaric pirate — but watching adults risk their lives to protect children from Toge and the cliff, maybe that hatred flipped and turned into admiration for … Read more
Netflix Live-Action One Piece Season 2 The color cover is a self-homage to the Vol. 12 comic cover — a celebratory illustration marking the start of Netflix’s live-action One Piece Season 2 streaming the following day (March 10). The back cover features the live-action cast recreating the same pose as the Vol. 12 cover. Note: … Read more
Nidhogg — The Jet-Black Dragon That Breathes Thunder The chapter title itself delivers the answer: Loki’s Devil Fruit is the jet-black Thunder Dragon — Nidhogg. So the color is black. The only traces of Loki’s human form that carry over are his horns and bracelet; the helmet doesn’t appear in the dragon form. Either way, … Read more
Skypiea Foreshadowing Pays Off The sea cloud that Somers knocked away with Nika’s MMA completely vanished, putting the marching children — who can’t stop — at risk of falling. This scene calls to mind the Skypiea arc, when Enel wiped out Angel Island with his very first lightning strike. ↓ And there are other keywords … Read more
Weren’t They Immortal? Zoro cut down the Giant Warrior Pirates’ grunts, and Dorry and Broggy slashed at each other — and it looks like they were defeated. But weren’t they made immortal through the Devil’s Contract (Ah-Kuelle)? That would make attacks other than Conqueror’s Haki ineffective. Zoro was leaking a slight amount of Conqueror’s Haki, … Read more
Bon-chan on the Cover Page Bon-chan is back after a long absence! Last time was the cover page of Vol. 67, Chapter 666 — where we thought he had died helping Luffy and the others escape Impel Down, only to discover he was alive and had become the new Queen of Newkama Land. What an … Read more
Usopp Homage Following last week’s Usopp Hammer homage, this week brought a homage to some of Captain Usopp’s finest moments. Loki stepping up to play the villain in order to protect Harald’s honor is the very image of Usopp in Syrup Village — and the fact that he resolved to set sail immediately after the … Read more
Usopp Hammer This is the final panel from last chapter. ↑ Ragnir came lunging in with a “Geh geh geh geh!!” — only to be punched by Loki, revealing his true form: a squirrel. Squirrels are classified as rodents (齧歯類 / gesshirui), which is why the cry was “geh geh geh geh” — four “geh”s, … Read more
Color Cover: The Rocks Pirates The Rocks Pirates in suits look absolutely incredible. Maybe it’s because it’s Chapter 1169 — a stylish (カッコイイ) number for a stylish crew? Black suits, blue and purple shirts. Wang Zhi — the traitor who helped kidnap Shakky but never made it to God Valley — is the only one … Read more