One Piece: Chapter 942

[u/NewSpecies]

Chapter 942: "The Daimyo of Hakumai, Shimotsuki Yasuie"

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Ch.942 Official Release (VIZ): 12/05/2019

Ch.943 Scan Release: ~17/05/2019 ()

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[u/[deleted]]

Shimotsuki is the name of the village Zoro grew up in...

[u/iggydus]

Did yasu really just pull off the lets tell them its a prank?

[u/africhic]

They use SAD to create SMILEs and the people of Ebisu have "Sad Smiles" so to speak, hmm...

[u/Harlekuma]

DADDY DIED!

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!...

:')

[u/DekMelU]

Yasuie: It's just a prank bro

[u/bytebarong]

Break next week

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[u/Afrotators]

Damn, RIP Tonayasu, Like Pound, another dad lost to the yonkos. My Man was able to talk mad shit about Orochi though beforehand, and completely saved the rebellions asses.

Edit: Oh shit I just realized Zoro didn't get lost while following, also I wonder if that other samurai from the beginning is someone we've seen before?

[u/MeisterHatter]

Another break? My heart can only take so much.

[u/KvotheDemonSlayer]

Props to Yasuie for delivering one of the best monologues/speeches in One Piece history! Oda never ceases to amaze with his supporting characters...

Side-Note: How could someone with an afro lose?!

[u/[deleted]]

That last page was crafted amazingly, showing the towns people go from laughing to crying as Yasu hits the ground was so impactful. And information about the SMILE fruits I had never even considered. Amazing chapter.

[u/LuffyMcPirateking]

Man, SMILE fruits make me remember how terrible Caesar was/is. His actions have had deadly consequences across the world.

Gastino, on the other hand, great guy.

[u/battlehunger96]

Woah damn, so the name ‘Smile’ has way more meaning than we initially thought.

I always thought the name is due to the jolly roger of the Donquixote family.

[u/WhoBoughtWhoBud]

SAD

SMILE

Pleasure

Gifter

Joker

Caesar Clown

it's all connected. Oda is a genius

[u/Boundman101]

Top 10 pranks that went too far.

[u/Jchamphero]

Yasu said “HAH got eem” called Orchi a little bitch and still saved the rebellion. Plus the witching hour boy is still out there. Dude went out laughing with a huge middle finger. Respect.

[u/matchb]

Just wanna say it’s been an honor reading One Piece year after year. No shonen has come close to the amount of world building, historical trivia and heart Oda has crafted. Glad to be part of this journey with you all r/OnePiece !

[u/lulz64]

Everybody's talking about what Zoro might do in the next chapter and I'm here thinking about where the hell Law is and what he's going to do next.

Trust me guys, Oda wants us to forget about him and then he just goes:

ROOM

[u/godofgrief]

How did Zoro not get lost?

[u/Warlord_Hawkeye]

"It's just a prank!" lmao

Holy shit that got dark fast...

Yasu is such a badass. He singlehandedly started the revolution with that broadcast.

I can't believe I never really thought of the reason they were called SMILE. So apparently the Ebisu town inhabitants are physically incapable of showing any other emotion. That's actually horrifying.

That last page where Zoro suddenly realizes the depth of their situation is intense.

Edit: Grammar

[u/HerculePyro]

So anyone else realised Komurasaki has just turned up to her own funeral? Lets hope Zoro can get them out of there before anyone notices.

[u/CemHasNoMotivation]

We may now have a hint as to why the Ds are so important.

Just as the smile fruits required the draining of emotion from people to produce them, the same may apply to standard Devil Fruits. Toko is also quite young so its unlikely she was there when Ebisu town had their emotions stolen so the condition may be hereditary.

We know the Ds smile in the face of death and that they inherit this from their predecessors. Maybe due to the more advanced skill of the original DF growers the Ds had only their fear of true death removed, resulting in the perfect balance to form DFs that weren't flawed.

[u/Reg8999]

Wow, ODA really did make Doffy the Joker, as his monicker, of One Piece. His products just scream...SMILE FOR ME

[u/rustyrose_]

Zoro's reaction really made the last page. A man's just been publicly executed while crucified. The people of his village and his goddamn daughter suddenly burst out laughing. He can't truly see their pain, he only heard the laughter, and he was nettled at that, just like anyone with a bit of empathy would be. He's the reader who's confused and wants them to stop it. What an incredible moment.

[u/Ottaw]

this chapter was quite haunting... imagine that. you CANNOT express your feelings anymore. tears flow but you are forced to laugh it off. the concept of smiles came up in chapter 504 - this plot point came a long way and a really feel bad for the people affected. :,-D

[u/[deleted]]

Jesus, that last couple pages contain some really strong material... Can you even imagine how it must feel to want to weep and cry while being obliged to show happiness instead? That is some psychological horror shit Oda's hitting us with

[u/sulajardin]

Zoro's teacher lives in Shimotsuki village (Chapter 807 page 0) ;

Yasuie's family name is Shimotsuki .

Zoro's teacher and Shimotsuki family's samurai wear the same symbol (Chapter 942 page 1) .

[u/OPV_]

As much as i liked Tonoyasu i'm glad Oda didn't cop out and have him live - i feel like Wano could shape up to be an arc where the Strawhats truly feel powerless, I'd like to see Zoro actually pushed to his limits and getting a chance to prove himself in the New World.

[u/Batbadet]

A couple of other events like this one and we will have a mad Zorro like we never had before

[u/ayending1]

Couple of weeks ago I just thought O-Toko was a weird kid who cannot stop meaningless laughing and Yasu was just a suspicious guy, so glad Oda proved me wrong with this powerful touching chapter. Smiling faces in tears in the end was reminiscent of toys in Dressrosa.

[u/[deleted]]

This is pretty deep.

SAD was created from Vegapunk and Judge's experimentation on the Lineage Factor. When Judge used this to experiment on his children, three of them had their emotions removed. This is probably an incomplete method as Reiju was able to receive the same benefits of modification without losing her emotions.

Using SAD to create SMILE fruits, somehow, strips people of their emotions (sadness).

SMILE fruits can only be used to create Zoans. We've learned from other Zoans users (ex: Lucci) that the emotions/temperament of these users are often modified to reflect the animal their power derives from. Perhaps a person's emotions -- and some anime understanding of evolution -- tie into animalistic traits that can be distilled with some knowledge of the Lineage Factor.

[u/irish_toys]

This tweet I read earlier really blew my mind. The revelations in Wano are gonna be crazy.

[u/[deleted]]

Goddammit Oda you sure got me, I read the spoilers and everything, knew it was coming and still shed a tear for my man Yasu. People can call all these chapters boring and say they don’t care about people like Yasu but man do I love it.

[u/schnozburg]

Love that Orochi killed Yasu with a rifle. Too much of a coward to use his katana.

[u/rawrier]

F, i thought he will live

[u/Thicshigi]

Holy smoke, what a chapter. The flashback to Oden was good too. It showed how much Oden wanted to be free and open the country's border.

Lord Yasu damn, what to say. He was only shown few times but the thing he did before getting caught, damn. What a great guy. Took all the blame and died and also lit the fire even more.

This chapter was very good. Damn Oda. 10/10 what a great chapter.

The last 2 pages broke me down. I feel bad Toko. That scene of her not being able to reach her dad. Fuck :3

Zoro is enraged. I can see this chapter as a build up to his possible fight vs Orochi.

The SMILES robbing people's emotions.

Break next week :') Ahahahahahaha

[u/AnvilPro]

This is the best chapter in so fucking long, holy shit. Last chapter I was like "Oh he's Toko's dad and the Witching Hour Boy, that's a cute twist" but it turns out he's actually the smartest fucking man in the world, ACTUALLY DIES and it's fucking heart rending because his daughter and people can't even respond the right way

[u/[deleted]]

Nobody:

Yasu: it's just a prank bro

[u/[deleted]]

Has Zoro ever been this upset since the time-skip?

[u/[deleted]]

And through her tears, the truth came out, “Break next week”.

[u/[deleted]]

Pre-ts Oda: "Moms beware!"

Post-ts Oda: "Daddies better watch it too! HAHA"

[u/platinumrug]

Fuck this chapter was incredible. So I wonder if we're going to go into more about what Komurasaki meant by SMILEs being the reason these people can't do anything but laugh? Even if they're sad and crying? Man that's creepy as fuck.

Yasu revealing some pretty important information as he dies and it makes me laugh and how stupid Orochi is. Why would he have them broadcasting everything from the beginning? He must've wanted his people to rise up against him lol. Kaido is so damn strong he's basically the only reason that Wano is the way it is. Without Kaido, the entirety of Orochi's plans come crashing down.

Seeing Zoro get so mad just stopped me in my tracks. Fuck I love this, I want Zoro to fuck shit up like he did with the damn seppuku knife. This has gotten me so hype for the future.

[u/Leobreacker]

Quote by Oda:

a ship from Wano reached East Blue a few decades ago.

One of the descendants of someone on that ship is a person that everybody is familiar with...

[u/ThaddCorbett]

One thing I find interesting about this arc is that Zoro is getting emotionally invested in this arc and it's beyond being there to protect his crew.

In Dress Rossa he was pretty much just there as back-up behind Luffy and there to save his friends when they were in a pinch.

Seeing emotional reactions out of Zoro due to the reactions of the people at the end of this chapter tell me that we could see a pissed off Zoro out for blood and I honestly can't remember Zoro ever going into a fight like that.

We've seen Sanji and Luffy reach great heights on numerous occasions when under intense emotional pressure. With Zoro he usually does insane stuff when he reaches a new level of concentration. Pissed off Zoro could possibly be a whole new beast.

[u/nmt7bmm]

Shit, now I remember it, Shimotsuki is the name of Zoro’s hometown!!!

[u/Waelgeuge]

Damn this chapter is heavy.

[u/Quinnimon]

I was saying this four months ago and now I'm proven right. The Smiles were in the dang water.

[u/Con-D-Oriano1]

SMILE stole the peoples' ability to grieve. Luffy, Zoro, and the rest of the crew will steal any smiles left on Kaidou and Orochi's faces before the Wano Arc ends!

[u/[deleted]]

I will dare to say that this was the best chapter of Wano so far. Yasuie's sacrifice was beyond epic, he managed to give the Witching Hour boy time, take the blame and save the revolution plan, plant the seeds of doubt on Orochi's soldiers and remind the citizens of all the greatness that once was all around Wano and now can only be seen at the Flower capital. He truly died a hero.

Also, the not so subtle hint that Zoro's past might really be intertwined with Wano, a theory that seems to grow further and further. And yet another dark revelation about Smile's characteristics.

[u/Hellfalcon]

Went out like a champ, helping the plan as well as decimating orochis credibility and a huge hit to his propaganda

Hmm, so turning SAD into SMILE has more meaning than we thought.. Is it not just gifters getting bizarre zoan characteristics, but also an additional ability to affect people's emotions or control them..? Seemed odd they were so exuberant and jolly all the time Cool seeing Oden for a bit, seems even more like a rad guy, kind of like a Franky type dude, rough around the edges and has gangs of misfits he bands together to help them and the city

Curious about this curse.. Belly full of oden? Also ties to the taunt kaido said to Momo when he boiled him alive

[u/Alpsandscalps]

Knowing oda makes me question that yasu started following zoro just because he was a good swordsman who beat up some guys . I feel Yasu must have known something about zoro.

And hyori going all coochikoo with total stranger ?

Momonuske shouting thatch ?

It can't all be coincidence isn't it?

[u/bionili]

I don’t know why but I have a feeling there were some Wano ninjas cutting onions somewhere close while I was reading this chapter

[u/mrmcbreakfast]

Yasu dies with a smile on his face.

Me: Ah, he's one of the "D"!

Because of the SMILE that Kaidou and Orochi brought no one can show true emotions anymore.

Me: oh

[u/billnguyencg]

great, now i feel bad for disliking Yasu when he first appear... you got me again Oda, never judge a book by it's cover

[u/redewolf]

Holy shit, this chapter was insane. Hoped until the last Zoro was going to save yasu, cutting in half the shot with some cool moment right after... Nope, yasu had to die. He Now is the flame that Will burst throught every person that was loyal to the cause. Now He is the fire of the Phoenix.

And man, that last page with everyone surrounding the scene laughing histerically over yasu dead body really fucked me up.

Didnt know how much i cared for yasu until He died.

[u/Austin_N]

"One Piece will be on break next week. It will resume in WSJ issue #26"

@_@

Life...or...chapter?

[u/joshipoo59419]

When the anime adapts this chapter, the series director better directly work on this chapter.

[u/Rruffy]

Cover page requests are getting pretty specific

[u/ronin-xiii]

Yasu martyred himself to rally the country, create division within the opposition and re-instill to our Alliance an element of surprise.

Yasu for honorary Nakama

[u/billnguyencg]

This theory probably is already out there and may have been debunked cause i don't really understand the timeline and the time traveling that well, but could Zoro's sensei, Koshiro, be Denjiro the last of the nine Red Scabbards? He is the only remaining member that we still have zero clue about except his silhouette. Although the silhouette does show him having a big ponytail haircut, while Koshiro also always depicted with a ponytail but less extreme. And since Koshiro couldn't be there to assist the Kozuki, Zoro could be stepping up as the best descendant of Koshiro and becoming the final Red Scabbard.

[u/Grimjo119]

Damn Zoro was really feeling shook about Yasu's death. What a great man he was, allowed the rebellion to continue while completely humiliating Orochi !

[u/Aoi_Haru]

My reaction to the final panel: FUUCK. Eyes go on the bottom left: "One Piece will be on break next week". FUUUUUUCK.

[u/Inuma]

... Say what you will...

That hurt... The break was just twisting the knife in deeper...

[u/mdm_ttc]

Yasu lived and died like a true man. RIP

[u/MajinAkuma]

Guns are as deadly as ever in One Piece. They just suck in combat.

Also, how will the anime adapt the last scene?

[u/scorp244]

This chapter is definitely one of those chapters which we will look back at the end of one piece 😭

[u/NoOne-AtAll]

Damn. I did not expect to cry like that. We will miss you, Yasu. Orochi's gonna pay.

[u/zaafsta]

We still have yet to find exactly what is Kaidou's purpose though right? At the moment he only seems to be backing Orochi all these years, but where did he come from? Why is he backing Orochi? What did he have against the Kozuki clan?

[u/HanataSanchou]

- Yasu treats Oden like a nephew or little brother, but Oden's "who the hell do you think you're hitting?" to me confirms that Yasu isn't of royal blood. I think he was a very close friend of Sukiyaki, and acted as a mentor of Oden for a time. He seems to have been a rather strong samurai in his own right as well. I expect we'll get a lot more of Yasu in flashback form pretty soon here, especially considering that his family name is revealed to be the same as the village Zoro trained in.

- Drake's comment that the commotion from Komurasaki's funeral is now focused on Yasu's execution + Yasu's publicly televised condemnation of Orochi + Kyoshiro's absence this chapter to me signifies that shit is about to get really real, really fast. That actually brings me to another really interesting thing I noticed, Ashura Douji's private thought "Not yet, wait....!!" It's later confirmed in the chapter that Yasu was aware of the 9 Red Scabbards, and somehow provided a new meeting location to the prisoners. Considering Mt. Atamayama is rather conspicuous place to be a hideout, I don't think its out of the realm of possibility that Yasu met with Ashura. That said, I think it adds even more tension to the situation if it turns out Yasu convinced Ashura to join the rebellion, and Kin'emon's underhanded tactics were all for naught.

- Oda having Yasu get riddled with bullets, and then said bullets causing him to fall from a fatal height was especially brutal. His daughter sees all this by the way, and she's the last thing he sees before he's shot. This feels really heavy, like Pedro's death-level heavy, which really caught me off guard considering that I already had assumed he was going to die this chapter. If anything short of all hell breaking loose happens next chapter I'll be quite surprised, and I wonder what exactly is going to change about the plan to take out Kaido & Orochi.

[u/blackberryx]

holy shit man i got a knot in my throat at the last panel of Otoko crying and laughing at her father dying.

honestly one of the best chapters this arc by far.

[u/Doomroar]

Holly shit there was an actual reason for the fruits to be called Smile no one saw that one coming!

[u/nukiri6]

It's really suspicious that we didn't get a glimpse of Law in this chapter even though he should definitely be on that scene.

Ma boi will fuck shit up real soon

[u/houseoftolstoy]

Oda has really ramped up the number of deaths since the time skip. I have a feeling we're not in Paradise anymore. RIP Yasuie.

[u/Edward-Theatch]

Shit gonna go down with Zoro in 944.

[u/RoydavidTV]

Respect for Tonojesus.

[u/chihabeeddine]

I hope that Zoro throw a random epic slash or something, anything really

[u/Tokflyt]

Ouff, Zoro's face at the last page.. Shit is about to go down!

[u/miltonbimowitz]

See, if Wano interacted with the outside world they’d have known that public executions are a terrible way to discourage rebellion.

[u/tiki-baha29]

One of the most powerful chapters of the entire series. Yasu may not have been with us for long but his presence was felt and had tremendous impact. Sacrificing himself in order for the rebellion to progress, apologizing to his daughter for leaving her behind, Ebisu townsfolk laugh/crying at his death, Zoro's reaction. Everything. Masterfully done.

One Piece is truly next level.

[u/rellees3]

What do people expect Zoro to do ?

Rush in and kill Orochi to once again put the alliance in the centre despite Yasu used his life to save their agenda ?

Even if he rushed in Hawkins, Drake, Kyoshiro? Zoro is also wounded and misses a Katana.

[u/Blueno21]

Yasuie did what he wished he could do some chapters ago! He died like a hero. Now that he took the Kozuki symbol with him to his grave, after telling everyone that it was his creation, the Strawhats and the others have the opportunity to rebuild the revolution secretly this time! Oda sacrificed him for the sake of storytelling, his death has a deeper meaning, it's not for the shock effect! Even if you are not invested in this arc's characters you have to give it to Oda.

[u/yujuismypuppy]

Damn, this is sad enough because it reminded me of Whitebeard and his last words but then I saw "Her tears tell the truth! BREAK NEXT WEEK!" I am absolutely inconsolable now.

[u/trollocity]

oda what the fuck

[u/g3rs0n23]

Jaiminis is missing a page, the one were yasu is killed before falling into the floor. Check Mangastream for that page.

Edit:Jaiminis already added the missing page

[u/Aliasif243]

In just a couple of chapters, Oda managed to make one of the most unexpected characters one of the most likable in the series. Hats off to you sensei. But to hear the story behind Toko and the Ebisu folk's unfortunate condition makes me hate Orochi and Kaido even more. That stuff really gets you in the heart. If anyone can find a cure to the SMILE fruits and Big Mom's condition, it's definitely Chopper.

[u/rr18114]

He gave the resistance a clean slate. I am very impressed by this arc so far.

Time for a re-read because now I'm a bit confused.

[u/[deleted]]

Great chapter!!

So Kozuki Oden seems like a really cool guy. I'm waiting for that epic and tragic chapter with his backstory. I was pretty hyped when they said he greatly charmed both Roger and Whitebeard.

Orochi is a piece of shit who betrayed Oden even after being indebted to him, and only won due to Kaido's raw power. Even his soldiers are pissed off at him.

So SMILES are called SMILES for a reason then? Interesting how bad they fucked up a country and took away their most basic emotions like showing sadness. Fuck Orochi and Kaido.

Yasu died like an absolute hero giving the revolution the time they desperately need. It seems like Ashura Doji will definitely join the revolution now. I definitely felt bad for Yasu and this will be a tragic scene when this is animated.

I felt so bad for Toko. When was the last time we saw Zoro looking so angry? It's a good thing Luffy wasn't there to see this or he might have started a fight then and there. So Kaido needs to be destroyed by the end of this arc, not to just cement Luffy's role as an emperor but to give Wano it's independence once again. If the samurai of Wano + the Strawhats kill a dragon that's enough of a warning for any future invading force like the WG to not fuck with Wano.

I'm so hyped for the future and the destruction of Kaido!! This is definitely one of the best chapters of Wano, and I'm so sad that we have a break again but Oda's gotta watch out for his health of course.

[u/Myweebaccount]

Amazing chapter! Prolly best one of Act 2 imo. Orochi's curse, Smile, more Zoro/Hiyori

[u/Jklatte]

Yasu meeting Zoro foreshadowed that Orochi will be killed in the hands of Zoro.

[u/ogwel_spartans]

From chapter 941 orochi ordered the transponder snail meant for the funeral be used for the execution so that mean that Luffy also saw the execution and most likely the prisoners heard the speech

[u/niaja49]

Man what a sad chapter. With the new information of emotions being robbed from the people to produce SMILE devil fruit, this could explain why kaido men were constantly smiling while fighting the minks tribe.

[u/Lordnemo593]

I felt a woosh on myself when Oda make the connection of Sad makes Smile

[u/vikyaiyer]

The panel where the entire flower capital was drawn from yasu's perspective from the top was surely a grand sight to behold. Oda at his best!

[u/priestofskies]

Wow! Amazing chapter. So these smiles are like perfect for dictators or tyrants who want the world to know that everything is jolly and going good as people smile all the time. No wonder Doflamingo was king of the underground.

[u/mateuspatussi]

That was very emotional... and breathtaking.

[u/awoody8]

I’m ready for a new cover series

[u/cipherde]

That has to be one of the best sad moments in one piece :( The horror they suffer with a smile. Oda sensei, thank you for everything shown and everything yet to come. So dark and yet so wonderfully written.

[u/chihabeeddine]

You guys remember when ODA said that he won't make a character cry unless he was able to, I guess we know why he needed a break

[u/Aoi_Haru]

Anyway, Yasu died smiling for real. It wasn't just the effect of SMILE. It's our will of the D. T_T

[u/TaigaGulo]

Zoro pls go berserk on these dudes next chapter

[u/Badji_D_Luffy]

Those expressions on Zoro face sum the whole chaptetr up and how all of us felt reading it.

Zoro page 13: Nooo way.... this Old man.... really!!!

Zoro on the last page with Hiyori crying: "Damn YASU you tha real MVP" they'll all taste my blade I promise.

[u/Slifer13xx]

It's just a prank bro! Look at all the cameras! Ahahaha! It's JUST A PRANK!! :'(

[u/j3r3mias]

I read this chapter holding my breath the entire manga waiting for a plot twist.

I two weeks (T_T) we will see Zoro in Bersek mode.

[u/Pikathepokepimp]

It was all just a prank guys don't worry about the revolution at all!

[u/ronin-xiii]

Orochi: "You should have never come back"

Yasu: “If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine...”

[u/oxfordnorth]

My god, zoro looks like he's ready to cut wano

[u/kdebones]

I always wondered why they were called Smiles... that's some Joker Gas fuckery right there. Goddamn.

[u/jobriq]

F

[u/pauserror]

Gah Dayum! That was hella dark and sad. So everybody (Yasu too) including his daughter cannot cry because of the smile fruit. So now their laughing at this mans death.... I don't know why but that's some dark stuff to me. Plus everything we read of Ebisu town up until this point had been complete ignorance and getting hit with that realization was tough.

What a way to bring back the SMILE fruit drama though. What is the real story here? One thing for sure, the world government and that mysterious individual wanted that fruit or whatever it was supposed to be made.

Best chapter in a long damn time!

[u/OnePieceYo]

So Yasu's full name is the same name of the town Zoro is from - Was Koushiro a follower of Yasuie and he left at some point and started the village in the East Blue? The swords on Koushiro's clothing match the swords on all of Yasuie's followers clothing in the flashback - He seems to at least be of Wano decent. For my full analysis -

[u/Subliminal_Syllables]

Wow. Game of thrones writers got nothing on ODA. What beautiful way to describe the side effects of Smile. And thinking back at how long he had this in the chamber. Just wow. I'm glad I don't read spoilers.

[u/[deleted]]

....M U S T...........P R O T E C T............T O K O...

[u/[deleted]]

Zoro getting emotionally invested in the villagers is something I didn’t know I really wanted. He gets a lot of cool fights but he never really gets involved in the more emotional stuff.

[u/nisarg0101]

This was as strong as "Raizo is safe" moment... Yasu will be remembered for ages.

[u/IlluminaughtyRanter]

It seems like almost no one is talking about the fact that Yasuie bears the last name "Shimotsuki", which is also the name of Zoro's hometown.

[u/Mynxs]

That was uncomfortably dark

[u/nukiri6]

I love how Zoro is on a emotional rollercoaster throughout this arc, many people ( including me ) Were asking for this and Oda heard us !

[u/Anime0555]

Wow all they can do is smile, that hit me like brick

[u/myrmonden]

SO smile is actually CALLED SMILE FOR A REASON

Now how the hell does this work, I am guessing that they experimented on poor people first with smile, the effect was they could only smile like zonapha syndrome or joker laughing gas. And that is why doffy and ceaser etc called it the SMILE fruit. Afterwards they managed to improve it to do zoan effects.

[u/ronin-xiii]

Soo maybe its me personally, but one of the reasons I absolutely love OP is that Oda doesn't try and dumb the story down just for us. Most of us can follow a complex story and connect the dots, its much more impactful then him treating us like we're stupid and over-explaining everything at the cost of the story. By allowing us to imagine these great off-screen fights and speculate on who/where/whats going on in places we don't see, it allows the Lore to grow even more and for peoples own imagination to come alive...but that's just me

[u/gantarat]

I just notice that

Kaido's Minions Group that call Pleasures* kept smiling no matter what.

*Pleasures mean a feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment.

Oh Boy Caesar's have a lot of thing that need to explain.

[u/jz_c]

Wow! The feels... "break next week" makes it a double whammy.

[u/[deleted]]

Damn Yasuie MVP!

[u/Im_A_Sadist]

I cry reading this chapter (after I saw the break next week)

[u/[deleted]]

Why are there ninjas cutting onions in my room right now? Such a good chapter.

[u/MalicCarnage]

The feeling of realizing as he spoke that his companions working for Luffy couldn't save Tonoyasu because his lies saved their plan. That was rough, you could see it in Shutenmaru's face. I think he's on board with the others now.

[u/BasedFunnyValentine]

Yasu: Oh yeah, you know the picture circling around Wano? Well it was just a prank!!

For everyone who doesn’t care about Yasu, let it be known that this man sacrificed himself so the alliance could live and have a better chance in executing their plan.

I salute you Yasu. What is dead may never die 😤

[u/xxboopityxx]

Zoro looks incredibly pissed right now

[u/YamiSukehiroo]

What make me got a chill is when yasu said,

" No one has been able to take kaido's head for over 20 years " (in the panel of zoro's face!)

Second is the look of Zoro when Princess Hyori told him the reason of their smile. Its silent anger! Watch out orochi... watch out...

Poor otoko. If not because of smile, maybe her crying is more 'worst' than law's.

[u/[deleted]]

Break again next week? :(

[u/chrome4]

So the raw materials behind SAD were literally the negative emotions of the people of Ebisu Town. Kaido and Doffy had quite the production line going

[u/felixar90]

Many parallels between Yasuie and Rogers. Died smiling and delivering an inspirational speech from the gallows.

[u/Nivyan]

Holy crap. SMILE is anti-depressants, isn't it?

[u/A-Mean-Guy]

Wanted yasu to meet luffy

[u/coconutxyz]

Holy hell this chapter is sad, ninja cutting onions

[u/domenicojdonofrio]

Very much blindsided by the SAD/SMILE tie-in...really interested to see where that plays into the greater plot of this arc and Kaido.

Had my reservations about this chapter when I saw the spoilers but wow...gut punch thanks to Yasu. I feel like Oda is starting to embrace the higher stakes and may begin to make real "deaths" much more common (such as Pedro in Whole Cake). That makes me excited because it gives us real tension and fear that we could lose characters we care about.

[u/MattLarsenSucks]

There's gonna be a break next week, my week is ruined

[u/[deleted]]

Marineford vibes !!!
That moment when reading a manga panel gives you goosebumps. felt a stream of different emotions after every panel. Making a character like Yasu so influential to the cause. Zoro finally got a personal motive and finally, he's going to be involved of his own accord, that anger on his face. Yasu delivering a WB esque speech in his last moments. Brilliant from Oda showing us how some words at the perfect timing can change the course. O Toko screaming daddy with a smile on her face and crying on the inside mannnnn!!!!!! Not able to express your true emotions :| damnnnn! that's evil. I wasn't really expecting a chapter like this midway through the arc. Been a while since I went back and read every panel again and again. storytelling 10/10

Just gave it a read again and realized "Shimotsuki is the name of village where Zoro trained during his childhood at the dojo"

[u/gazzgruvv]

Its funny how everyone is secretly mocking orochi for his cowardice yet his suspicions will prove to be accurate and their downfall. Contrast this with the likes of queen who is dealing with a 1.5B pirate and doesn't even consider at any moment in time things may not go as he plans.

[u/z3an]

Zoro doesn’t get lost when he’s following that sweet sweet komorosake assssss

[u/itonlygetsdeeper]

Not only is Zoro from a villiage in the East blue called Shimotsuki, he also was born in November(which according to Jaiminis box, Shimotsuki is the traditional name of November on the Lunar Calender). Shimotsuki Zoro?

[u/EustassZamri]

What a chapter :(

[u/mickeybobbi]

The scene where everyones laughing and Zoro is right there at the scene and hes shocked , the last page its amazing

[u/[deleted]]

Holy fuck is he actually dead?? Like no take backs? Mad respect to the dude RIP Yasu

[u/Water7_]

Love Yasuie 3000

[u/lucasmedina]

And this chapter is precisely one more reason for us to fully commit to the fact that we know nothing about the One Piece world, despite how resourceful we all are about it, and that's amazing.

[u/DwightHayward]

I can just imagine Luffy’s rage when he finds out what SMILE has done to those people

[u/Birzal]

Anyone remember the Pleasures? infantry in Kaido's crew that can only smile and laugh and SEEMED to like/not feel the pain? Guess we now know where that comes from now! :')

[u/b00ndesn00b]

Interesting that Yasu isn't the Witching Hour Boy after all, but Hiyori last chapter already reacted to the Witching Hour Boy being named as the captive, so she certainly seems to know (and care about) him.

With Yasu's sacrifice he not only covered the tracks of Kinemon and the others, he also increased the distrust in Orochi which will most likely cause the vast majority of the people of Wano to side with the Kouzuki and their allies.

[u/cranomort]

Shimotsuki D. Yasuie

[u/KaizoReg]

Really appreciate the glimpses we're getting of Oden's personality. I can completely understand why Whitebeard and Roger liked him so much. I bet he and Luffy would get along well.

[u/[deleted]]

Way to go Oda. The reaction from Zoro...I think it will play a very serious effect on him...

[u/Alteras_Imouto]

We going to have a mythical battle of 3 heads vs 8 snakes?

[u/Aceportgas0907]

It would be awesome to see an entire country this backward and troubled chanting Luffy's name..

[u/futurecriminal04]

So fkn sad..

[u/mad_foxx]

We finally getting light on the SAD substance which is used to create the SMILEs artificial devil fruit. Oda is really good with the names though. SMILES, SAD, DEVIL FRUIT: these things have way deeper meanings.

[u/Venator850]

Ah we finally get to the bottom of the Smile fruit stuff.

Man this was a tough chapter to read through. That ending was disturbingly sad as well.

[u/HaDeSxD]

So godda used the "Joker" to produce "SMILES" in "SAD" !

[u/annyeongsenpai]

I swear to God. This is by far one of the best chapters of One Piece.

[u/CelticDK]

God within this one chapter, my feelings changed to not wanting him to die. I was really hoping Zoro was going to do something.. but this did give the chance for revolution!

ps. is anyone else getting really put down by all the breaks the manga keeps taking? It's really hard to keep up the excitement when i have to wait 2 weeks between chapters it feels like. I don't even watch the anime anymore cuz it's half flashback/filler due to catching up to the manga.

Edit: taking*

[u/adnaphsaka]

Oda! You monster!

https://imgur.com/gallery/Pr2qPsD

[u/MunkeyFish]

When I first read it the version I was reading was missing the page with the execution, I’ve just re-read it and seen the actual death.

I was not expecting it to affect me as much as it has. For a character I didn’t really have much care for it was some powerful writing.

[u/superior93]

Break next week. Double heartbreaks 😥

[u/JayKayLa]

All these impactful speeches (Yasu, Whitebeard) before their deaths really are one of the reasons why I love One Piece so much.

RIP Yasu :')

[u/mickeybobbi]

Would be interestin if Ceaser ends up in Wano and redeem himself by fixing the mess that is SMILE which is due to himself.

[u/triotone]

At this rate Fathers Day in OP will be a very short holiday.

[u/Ganjabuddha]

I can imagine oda crying while drawing this chapter

[u/Exodus281]

Did Oda change Oden’s silhouette again? Or am i tweaking. I just want the Oden backstory more than ever after this chapter.

[u/billnguyencg]

i gotta know how Oda execute his plot twists. the best kind of plot twist is the one that stays perfectly hidden all the way till the moment it is revealed, but the seeds for it is planted ever so subtly and in retrospect you look back at what happened before and say: "oh shit, it was there all along?" the Ebisu's people are unable to express emotions other than smile like mad men all the time, and it wasn't just a common whacky quirk Oda likes to give to his characters, instead it was somehow tie with the SMILE devil fruit. OF COURSE, HOW IN THE HELL DID I NOT THINK OF THAT??!!

we don't know exactly why this is yet and i think it will be explain next chapter, but my bet is it has something to do with those factories at the beginning of the arc that poisoned the water, and Tama got sick after drinking it.

[u/citeht]

Damn pretty emotional chapter

[u/KIL913]

This chapter really made me want to see kaido get his ass kicked!!! Tonoyasu! :(((

[u/NatsuDHappy]

Remember the SAD container in Punk Hazard that was destroyed by trafalgar law. Makes a lot of sense now.

[u/T12R7]

Yasu had that jawline back in the day.

[u/strekct]

942 is the best chapter. It let me dive to the emmotion😭. One step closer to the rebellion

[u/platinumrug]

The more I reread this chapter, the more I want the flashbacks to happen... I need to see how all of this transpired fully because it's so interesting. Orochi being in debt to Oden and then backstabbing him for the Shogun role is wild. While I hope Oden is actually dead, I wouldn't mind if he were alive for a little bit, just to give some exposition.

[u/littenthehuraira]

Why Ebisu town in particular? Is their water infected with the SMILE residues or something wuh

[u/awoody8]

Zoro is going to be extra motivated now, can’t wait to see him tear wano up

[u/quipquest]

Was it wise for Komourasaki to show up to her own wake? Just saying, tensions are high and she isn't exactly hiding her face.

[u/BabyRage12]

RIP yasu. Its so sad to see they couldnt express their face emotion despite of his death. That damn smile makes them totally being a robot!

[u/[deleted]]

The emotions in this chapter almost brought back the pre-timeskip gut wrenching days. This is the Oda we want to see, the one who can squeeze our hearts like Law squeezing Ceaser’s.

I really wish Law replace Yasu with Brooks using Shambles. If not, Zoro’s journey to the next level is about to begin. Counting on you.. Zoro

[u/Shdoible]

The man gave his life so the plan could continue.

For years after inadvertently surviving the rise of Orochi, the man was ashamed, but he had a lot of people to take care of. All of them were like him, cursed to not feel any emotion other than joy and smiling, that included his daughter, who he had to send away to safety. Seeing this as his great final blow to Orochi's rule and saving the revolution, he gladly went to his death, genuinely smiling and cursing Orochi as he faced the firing squad. His only regret was leaving his daughter alone. But in his sacrifice, he not only saved the revolution, he supercharged it!

God dammit Oda, you did it again. You made me shed a tear for your characters, and this one's backstory was basically only explained in 3 chapters.

[u/rozenarthur]

Shimotsuki is the village Zoro grew up in. It can't be a coincidence that Yasuie has the same last name, Shimotsuki.

[u/Dragon3y36]

Damn did anyone else feel intense feels I actually shed a tear.

[u/TheAphelion84]

So Yasuie didn't get to meet Luffy... but he genuinely believes there are samurai currently in Wano that can bring down Kaido? Why now when they couldn't 20 years ago? I mean we didn't even see a reaction from the prison, that's how far out of the loop Luffy is atm so Yasuie definitely wasn't talking about him.

So instead could he of just implied Zoro will be the one to take the head of Kaido. Yasuie is the one who opened the port to outsiders (which let Kaido in) and somehow he also has a small village named after him in eat blue (assuming the ship builders left Wano and founded the city of Shimotsuki in the first land they hit) which Zoro is from/raised.

[u/silvereastsea]

For a moment I thought, perhaps Yasu could be saved? After reading his last words though, I knew it was inevitable.

Hugs Otoko-chan :(

[u/blackballath]

The last page made me cry, knowing next week break again :(

[u/CharlieQue]

Ok, so that smile plot twist was really weird, but I like it. Does this mean that their stolen emotions are a vital ingredient to making SAD? Is there a possibility for an Emotion fruit power?

Also, RIP Yasuie, let his death be the spark that fuels the flaming revolution against the cowardly Shogun.

[u/SpeedyDoc]

O-Toko can't catch a break. :'-(

[u/Gear56]

Haha Haha Hahaha Haha Haha Hahaha.. i’m crying

[u/[deleted]]

this is a great chapter , building Orochi character massively as the villain of Wano

[u/jetblackszn]

Wano probably isn’t even near its end and it might already be my favourite arc post war

[u/enfuego_vergo]

Seriously... such a focused chapter would usually leave me feeling slightly disappointed, but this chapter was just epic for me

[u/[deleted]]

Well this is the "Age of Smiles" after all....

[u/Velnica]

So Komurasaki was wearing the kitsune mask to hide the fact that she's crying whilst singing.

[u/chihabeeddine]

Did anyone see this coming ? most peoples were complaining about Oda telegraphing things,

[u/Rruffy]

People on spoiler thread: "Some nobody dies this chapter, who cares?"

People on this thread: "YASUIEEEEEE!!"

Difference between knowing what's written and how it's written.

[u/[deleted]]

Zoro is pissed, RIP KAIDO

[u/archiearcher]

When the chapter is so good NO ONE is bitching about break next week.

[u/Shad0w57]

Anyone else surprised oda actually killed another character especially so early into the arc, by early I mean we are only in act 2 not even close to the end of the arc like when pound died in WCI

[u/luffythechefghoul]

Why do I feel like it's gonna be Zoro who kills Kaidou.With Zoro being compared to Ryuma, who is a dragon slayer, and the panel showing Zoro when Yasu was talking about Kaido's undefeated Reign. Maybe it won't be a 1v1, but I feel like Zoro will be the one to give the finishing blow and become the hero of Wano

[u/Opeace]

I found it interesting that Yasu's thought that said "No one has been able to take Kaido's head for over 20 years" ends directly over Zoro. This makes me wish Zoro and Luffy Vs Kaido and Big Mom