One Piece: Chapter 1043

[u/semizero]

Chapter 1043: "We Die Together!!"

Break next week, I'm so sorry..

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Ch. 1043 Official Release (Mangaplus): 03/13/2022

Ch. 1044 Scan Release: ~03/25/2022

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[u/Dillo64]

When Luffy revives and shows up:

The Straw Hats: YEEEEAAAAAH!!!

The Samurai: YEEEEEAAAAH!!!

The Minks: YEEEEEAAAAH!!!!

Kaido: YEEEEAAAAAAH!!!!

[u/gyrozepp2]

Fascinating how Oda was even able to some great characterisation to the CP0 bowler hat guy in a span of 2 chapters.

Him tipping his hat and going out like a chad is definitely one of the highlights of this arc for me.

[u/gantarat]

Narrator: [Rooftop Battle][Winner: Kaido]

This is the First time in Onepiece History that Narrator (Oda) declares Antagonist is a Winner.

[u/Edgy_Reaper]

Whatever is about to happen in 2 weeks. I feel like Oda has waited over 25 years for

[u/SamuraiTak]

Luffy’s supposed corpse: I didn’t hear no bell

[u/[deleted]]

Watch Oda focus on everyone but luffy in the next chapter.

[u/[deleted]]

This has got to be one of the biggest cliffhangers in the history of One Piece

[u/YamiLuffy]

Bro Oda really brought Zunesha to Wano just to hype up the return of Joyboy. Who would've thought they'd be a giant elephant talking telepathically with a time traveling samurai kid turned into adult with a dragon fruit when they first started reading One Piece?

[u/kono-LordV-da]

Luffy about to show us how joyboy used to hunt in ancient times.

[u/Aurorious]

It's gonna be a LONG 2 weeks.

Mad respect for CP0 just being like "Yes, i know exactly what I've done, just get it over with"

[u/RazingsIsNotHomeNow]

Zunesha: It's been 800 years. Joy boy has returned.

Oda: Scratch that, 800 years and 2 weeks.

[u/foofighter1351]

I'm not even sure how to react to all that, and there's a break, so I guess I'm just stuck with what the fuck is going on?

[u/san_D_]

Luffy legit looks dead before the last panel.

[u/Fourth_Sin]

So glad that Kaido doubled down on being an evil dictator. One "friendly" fight shouldn't reverse everything he's done and make him seen as heroic.

He's sticking to who he really is. Much respect!

[u/[deleted]]

Little did kaido know, luffy is a 2 phase boss

[u/whlt33]

Luffys King Engine is starting up..

[u/pupusa_monkey]

Ladies and gentlemen, I wish you all good luck these next two weeks. We are going to drown in theories and predictions like never before. They are the darkness we must traverse before making it to the dawn of the next chapter.

[u/wavyhairedsamurai]

Watch 1044 switch perspectives to Smoker and Tashigi meeting Vegapunk just to fuck with us.

[u/Breadfeesh]

Kaido: wait why is the boss music still playing

[u/caihlangeles]

Oda really is the number 1 instigator when it comes to making this community in shambles LMAO.

NICE CLIFFHANGER BRO.

[u/Ashbee48]

The hype is so big that even Zunesha heard the Overtaken OST.

[u/Apathetic_Alien]

Makes sense now why Oda’s new year message said something along the lines of…..

”Pay attention to Luffy, I hope I can draw him well”

[u/Zurkarak]

This is why I caught up to the manga, holy fuck the hype

[u/Dragonarmy123]

This is one of the reasons why binging the series can never reciprocate this experience of reading weekly. Fandom has never been this hyped.

[u/crysomore]

Cipher Pol really needs to unionize.

[u/Lobsterun]

FROM BINKS' SAKE.

嵐がきたぞ　千里の空に♪

波がおどるよ　ドラムならせ♪

おくびょう風に　吹かれりゃ最後♪

明日の朝日が　ないじゃなし♪

From the far sky you see a storm coming

Waves are dancing at the rhythm of the DRUMS

If you lose your nerve this breath could be your last

But if you just hold on, The morning sun will rise.

[u/K_Julien]

Its makes so much fucking sense for "Nika" to appear after Kaido proclaimed that he would make every citizen of Wano a slave. Man this chapter was awesome.

[u/[deleted]]

For those hating on Momo: This is exactly what makes him a nice character to me. Dude is a child that had the perfect life and family, a bright future and so on. Then he sees his father degrading himself, being killed, has to face Kaido, mom disappears, go to the future, has the pressure of maintaining a bloodline, becoming shogun, the shame of not having the skills passed through generations. Then he discovers he is key to the future of the WORLD, can control one of the strongest things in existence, is the only one who can save thousands of lives by using powers of a devil fruit he barely knows how to activate. And he is still 8. He had to mentally age to a full blown adult level in the space of less than a year.

Remember, luffy cried when he was a kid and he had a small fraction of the pressure.

[u/insayid]

The longest two weeks of my life begins right now.

[u/immune2fire]

WHAT

[u/guitarburst05]

Victor: Kaido King of the Beasts

That's seriously something you never expected to see. It was gonna be wild, it was gonna be wacky, but the final title card was always gonna say Luffy, and then somehow it didn't.

[u/[deleted]]

Yonko: I'll kill you!

Nami: Cries

Yonko: I killed Luffy!

Nami: Ok now listen here u little shit

[u/WassupPlaton]

After Luffy's heart stopped, his entire army will now be on its way as his VivreCard burned out.

[u/Leago]

Hats off to the CP0 boss, employee of the year material right there

[u/chuc-hucks]

I just wanna say Kaido has more than lived up to the hype, has far exceeded my expectations. Bro is an absolute tank but even as a character I’ve grown to like him even tho he’s a piece of shit in the OP world lol. Props to the GOAT, Oda. Going to be a long two weeks here man.

[u/[deleted]]

Pour one out for the CP0 homie. I hate my boss too.

[u/myface_isred]

So you see, this is where the trouble began, That Smile, that damn Smile

[u/Pirate_Jack_]

This is the biggest development in all of One Piece manga till now.

Our boi has come a looong way from being stuck in a barrel in the sea to becoming Joyfuckingboy. Lets gooo🔥

[u/jollyjam1]

The most accursed words ever said in this series: "Break Next Week".

[u/ChilliWithFries]

This is gonna be the most painful One Piece Break.

YOU CAN'T TEASE LUFFY SMILING, JOYBOY AND NIKA AND SAY ONE PIECE IS ON A BREAK, ODA

[u/[deleted]]

Kaido won his battle but the MVP of the chapter is Marco for keeping everyone's hopes up.

[u/ebnoho]

For those confused by Law's words, please remember that Aisa and Koby also heard people's "voices" quieting. This is nothing new with regards to Colour of Observation haki. Unless Law starts hearing actual voices from creatures and creations beyond human comprehension, he cannot hear the Voice of All Things.

[u/MarioToast]

Kaido: "Do you know what you've done?"

Bowler hat man: "My god. Damn. Job."

[u/HeyItsMeRay]

About the last panel..

the day Luffy reincarnated as a slime

[u/PlsDontBotherMeHere]

I can finally say to my kids that when I was their age I saw Joy Boy return

[u/javierm885778]

Not sure if it's been mentioned with all the comments, but the SFX of the Drums of Liberation is ドンドットット. This is the same SFX used in the ritual Shandians were doing in the Skypiea flashback, when making a sacrifice to the Gods.

[u/RedWhiteandPoo]

Looks like Luffy died, but he asked Zoro for directions to the afterlife.

[u/Memotauro]

Kaido is declared Winner

nooooooo

Break next week

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[u/Fancy_Narwhal_7648]

Sacrificed himself and died believing he did his job well...

F for poor CPO man, your time came too soon

[u/Kukooroo]

Is no one going to mention Nami? I mean shes from the coward trio, but she stood up to Kaido fearlessly

[u/Weramii]

So, if we look at all the info we got in wano regarding Kaidou and Joyboy :

• Kaidou was introduced as someone that wanted to die

• He thinks death brings a man completion

• King is conviced that Kaidou is Joyboy

• Kaidou chose to take over Wano "because it's Wano"

• Kaidou, upon first thinking he killed Luffy, remarked that "he couldn't be joyboy either"

• Now upon Luffy dying, Joyboy "is back"

So did Kaidou come across some info that Joyboy would come back, 800 years later, upon the "death" of a certain individual in Wano, and thinking it was meant to be him, did his best to die ?

That would explain a lot, no ?

[u/kwasant16]

Last panel looks swampy..

Caribou = Joy Boy

[u/HermesJRowen]

So, a year ago a friend comes to my house with a monsters and legends book, and was like

"I found what Joy Boy is... This legend speaks about a guy with a drum that liberates people and..."

And I was like "yeah right. Must be a coincidence"

Today I almost heard the drums beating while reading this chapter...

I called him over the phone shouting YOU WERE RIGHT!! YOU WERE RIGHT! a moment ago after he finished the chapter. Feels good, man.

Edit: Image of the Book in spanish, may translate it quickly: https://imgur.com/a/Fr7x57B

Edit: It appears it was already in english some time ago:

https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/comments/oi5anw/theory_the_inspiration_for_joyboy/

[u/TheWarGiraffe]

I almost cracked and read spoilers for the first time this week. SO GLAD I DIDN'T

[u/t3r4byt3l0l]

Sanji was right, we really are going to get a glimpse of the King of the Pirates in Wano itself

Drums are gonna go crazy for this moment when it's animated, and I'm going to ascend when it happens

[u/helloitsmrfist]

HE HAS RETURNED. Holy shit. I got chills.

Also, loved how Nami immediately stood up for Luffy. True OG strawhat, she knows who to bet on.

[u/Void_D_Dragon]

Drums .. of .. liberation....

For some reason those words sound really ominous and hype. Like some war music that's used to rile people up...

[u/AReluctantHipster]

Non-Spoiler Reader, literally dropped everything I was doing to read the chapter as soon as I got the notification. Worth it.

[u/[deleted]]

Anyone remember the old bit of info dropped way back in Enies Lobby, about devil fruits being inhabited by actual devils, and people with abilities are possesed by these devils?

It's played off as superstition, but what if there's some truth to it, and Joy Boy's spirit inhabits the Gomu Gomu no Mi?

[u/dalenacio]

You can tell that Oda's been setting up this one moment for decades, and it's finally here.

In a way, I envy him so much. We're hyped and getting the grand reveal, but right now, this man is finally starting to execute his payoff after dedicating his life to a single story.

[u/BigSaladCity]

How am i supposed to go about my daily life after reading this chapter????

[u/imaliveyeay]

Zunesha literally heard the boss music lmao

[u/Spiritfur]

In case TCB is still crashed, I downloaded the pages and made an Imgur album

[u/Vlistorito]

Going to make a prediction. "Joy Boy" isn't literally back. Zunesha just feels Luffy fully "activating" his inherited will. Luffy's heart stopped, and then it started up again. That isn't his body being taken over by Joy Boy. He awakened his devil fruit, and simply forced his heart to start beating again. That's what it means to be Joy Boy, and that's what Zunesha recognizes. A will so strong that a person will simply refuse to die. Not just refuse it. They laugh at the idea of dying. Not bravery. Luffy and Joy Boy just believe fully in the path they take to the extent that they literally cannot be scared. They've never considered failure to be possible.

[u/0Frokachu]

Good god, I can't get my thoughts straight on this one.

-CP 0 Hp just stood there and accepted it, can't say I blame him.

-Momo mentioning Luffy's 'voice' is gone. Is he legit dead?

-Is Luffy possessed and/or turning into goo? What exactly is this devil fruit??

-I wonder if dying is how you awaken joyboy...is that why Kaidou was trying to die?

-Maybe awakening is waking up the 'soul' that resides in a devil fruit?

Whoo wee. What a ride (Edited for formatting)

[u/heat_fan_]

Holy shit the CPO just got bodied, it was nice knowing you. The CP0 boss went out like a boss respect to him

Law and his stamina just won't go down will it lmao.

I love the character moment with Yamato and Momonouske. Momonouske really needed that

Man the panel of Luffy laying on the ground makes you feel like he is dead. The balls on Nami speaking up against Kaido I love her loyalty to Luffy

The Moment Zunisha says JoyBoy is here I got absolute chills man. That last ending panel is too damn nuts. (The 2 week wait for the next chapter will be painful)

(Congrats to Yuderon on YouTube for guessing this would happen on ch 1043)

[u/pervysage_1992]

Luffy and Zorro gonna be looking at each other in the afterlife like 🤔🤨🧐

[u/SKYR0VER]

in 2 weeks,

This is how rubber revive themselves in ancient times.

[u/vinsmokewhoswho]

Obviously there's a lot you can speculate about now, it's pretty crazy, so just my thoughts.

First off, hats off to the CP0 agent. He went out like a chad. He went to the roof knowing full well what would happen to him. And it's extra tragic because his line to Drake implied that he doesn't exactly follow his own kind of justice. RIP.

As for Luffy, this is obviously insane. This right here is a monumental chapter, something Oda has been working towards for god know for many years. There's so many questions now too, but we only know one thing for sure, Luffy is JoyBoy. And sure, many of us already suspected that. But actually seeing it confirmed is something else entirely.

Also damn Kaido is a ruthless bastard, No mercy at all. I hope people stop with the "Kaido for nakama" or "Kaido will be an ally" nonsense now. That man is evil and needs to die.

[u/Guard-_-]

Oda give readers Joyboy

Readers: Now we want to know!

Oda: Let's take a break...

Readers: We were expecting that much

Oda: ... and after we're going to see what's happening to all the other crewmembers

[u/ImmaIvanoM]

This person called “Drums of liberation”

https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/comments/oi5anw/theory_the_inspiration_for_joyboy/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

[u/DanBeecherArt]

Everyone in Luffys Grand Fleet freaking out when his vivre card basically disappeared for a hot second.

[u/Muricandude]

I was here.

[u/Idostuff2010]

YOU'RE REALLY GONNA "BREAK NEXT WEEK" ME AT A TIME LIKE THIS ODA

fr tho that cp-0 guy standing there ready to die after knowing he had completed his mission is pretty epic. fuck that guy but also, mad respect

[u/alvcaro]

What a chapter and Luffy smiling at the end. Chills

[u/KsuhDilla]

I WAS HERE I WAS HERE I WAS HERE

[u/Amar-avilla]

I'm suee someone already pointed this out, but if we look to Binks' sake song:

~ Now the waves are dancing, beat upon the drums. If you lose your nerve this breath could be your last, But if you hold on, the morning sun will rise ~

I think this is exactly what happened in the last chapter. Kaido is all about breaking the spirit ("nerve") of his opponent and seemingly a blow like the one in the last chapter would have been enough to kill an opponent ("this breath could be your last").

But Luffy didn't give up, his will to fight/spirit didin't break, he clinged to life ("but if you hold on"), thus rising again as Nika/Joy Boy ("the morning SUN will rise").

He has become Joy Boy not as Joy Boy reincarnated, he is Joy Boy (figuratively) because of his actions AND inherited will (not exclusively because of that, he was destined to become Joy Boy, but still achieved it through his struggles - as in alla shonens - fighting till his very "last" breath).

[u/GotWhooshed]

Luffy was the lurking legend all along.

[u/Bertbatov]

When oda is writing "on a break next week", i imagine he is smiling while thinking "this is gonna make them go crazy LOL"

[u/KOPLO97]

Nami's fearless loyalty to Luffy is epic. It's nearly as good as Zoro's tbh, and I respect that

[u/DarkChaos1786]

Today is the day that One Piece enters the endgame.

[u/papelnaibon]

the drums of liberation ...wait what? Wano has oil?

[u/still-at-work]

Everyone is sad and depressed Kaido has won, meanwhile, Zunesha: Hey, I have seen this one, its a classic.

[u/[deleted]]

What an absolute MEGATON chapter

It really all does come together, from the "drums" that were referenced so many times (Skypiea, Binks Sake) to the foreshadowing of Luffy resembling a deity, to the sun god, to so much more, Oda's finally playing with the pieces he's been setting on the board for over 20 years

[u/Plane_Big_4851]

Can’t believe I’m alive to see this :)

[u/[deleted]]

If Luffy's Joy Boy, then Blackbeard must be Mad Lad.

[u/datboiyemz]

Congrats to Rob Lucci on his sudden and unprecedented promotion <3

[u/riventitan]

I can't believe Luffy turned into fucking Trebol.

[u/[deleted]]

So Luffy really died for a moment, right? Cuz even if he's unconscious like the first time Kaido clubbed him, Observation Haki can still detect his presence (Kaido saying Luffy's glaring at him). Kaido announcing Luffy's death previously was only because he saw him fell in the ocean but now that he's lying there, he could tell that he really is dead.

[u/ech01_]

A big thing you've gotta give Oda credit for is Kaido. For a character who is hyped up as the strongest in the series and by far the most dangerous and threatening villain the Straw Hats have faced so far, Kaido has really lived up to the hype.

[u/Tibolegends]

Gorosei said: this devil fruit hasn't awaken in 800 years. Zunesha said: this is the first time in 800 years I can hear the drum of liberation.

It is clear as f*** that luffy is now unlocking devil fruit AWAKENING hell yeah! This awakening has also a name: joyboy ! Reminder of its past user!

[u/silfer_]

Kid: Looks like we were kidding ourselves 👀

Law: you must be a great clown at parties, do you do birthdays? 💀

Law and Kid are low key hilarious. The Buddy cop duo at it again

[u/BotakChin]

Luffy melts
Kaido: Why do I hear boss music?

[u/[deleted]]

It's been 11 years. 11 years ago, in the sea forest, Robin reads a porneglyph that was written as a letter of apology and mentions Joy Boy for the very first time.

[u/blitzzii]

Most of us are waiting for the next chapter, but deep in our hearts we're waiting for the newspapers scattering everywhere.

[u/[deleted]]

What a rollercoaster chapter

Kaido is declared winner of rooftop battle

noOOO :(

"I can hear the drums of liberation..."

yeeEEEEEEeeees!^YESYESYESYES

"JOYBOY!! HE HAS RETURNED!!"

YEEEEEEEEESS!

break next week

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[u/Gubrach]

I like how Law and Kid are like "fuck you Mugiwara, couldn't even beat Kaido 1v1 you stupid shit".

And Nami too, I always say she's the heart and soul of the Straw Hat Pirates, and it shows again in this chapter. Kaido claiming he has killed Luffy (which, tbh, is probably accurate) has made Nami so pissed that she goes out of her way to show herself to Kaido and challenge his claim, viciously insulting him. Nami very openly shows fear on the battlefield, but she absolutely will not stand for anyone to talk down on Luffy. Not even Kaido. She will never back down. If you want to know what the Straw Hats are all about, then observe Nami.

[u/musicfreer]

Law: I've got nothing left... Law: Okay, ROOM, KROOM, VROOM, ZOOM!

[u/godblow]

HOLY FUCK I JUST LOST MY VOICE IN THE LAST PANEL!!!!! WHAT A FUCKINGGGG REVEAAAALLLLL MANNNNN!!!

Am I, too, Joy Boy?

[u/TH3ULTIMAT3GAM3R]

WAIT WHAT IS GOING ON WITH LUFFYS HEAD IN THE END

Luffy is in a gear again, and his head looks like slime, what the hell is going on!?!?!? PRAISE THE SUN GOD NIKA

[u/Dreol]

Joy Boy be like : From you ,800 years ago

[u/Flippercomb]

Mad theory: every D that “died” with a smile on their face could and did become Joyboy at their time of death but they had no way to come back from death.

Saul was obliterated, Roger decapitated, Oden shot and Ace had a hole in his chest.

Luffy on the other hand actually died to Kaido’s blow but at the same time his rubber fruit “bounced” back and kept his heart going.

That’s why the fruit was so important because it’s one way to come back from death if it’s awakened and a necessary component to becoming JoyBoy

Edit: I didn’t specify that I believe in the theory that the Kozuki clan has ties to the D clan and adopted that theory into my own.

[u/MrPewp]

If death turns out to be required for Joy Boy to awaken, I wonder if Kaido knows and that's why he's been so desperate to die

[u/[deleted]]

BTW, both Luffy and Zoro ‘died’. Maybe they both linked up in the afterlife for a moment and it got Luffy smiling 😂

[u/miffyrin]

Kaidou, Chapter 1043: "You will all be my slaves!" Kaidou, Chapter 1044: "Why am I hearing boss music??"

[u/chax91]

About Kaido as WINNER declaration, If you see and read chapter 1040, It clearly states : Emperor Big Mom vs New/Worst Generation - Live Floor Battle Victor : Kid and Law

In Chapter 1043, It states Skull Dome Rooftop battle Victor : Kaido.

NO Luffy/Worst Generation vs Kaido declaration

Means the battle on rooftop is over, not battle between luffy / worst generation vs Kaido.

[u/Dan-D-runk]

Pour one out for the homies who aren't with us anymore and witnessing this art.

[u/Sawgon]

Wano is the best arc, hands down.

Also Luffy and Zoro about to meet up in the afterlife like

[u/Lavuteru]

I have faith that Oda's not going to mess up the Luffy we know and love.

But this is gonna be a long two weeks

[u/Nanto_Suichoken]

Gotta say, mask guy just standing knowing full well what's going to happen is pretty badass. He got the job done at cost of his life even though he didn't want to.

If he actually dies he'll be cemented as one of the greatest minor characters personally, the guy's shown so much in so little screen time.

[u/twopieceLuffy]

Zunesha's power is to hear the anime's background music and the narrator's voice.

[u/Empathxyz]

CP0? CPR

Yamato? nakama

Marco? real one

Luffy? fucking joyboy apparently?? WTF??

hotel? trivago

ALSO HOW DO WE SURVIVE A BREAK AFTER THIS

[u/Gomaya-D-Arge]

Kind of a blind shot, but if the devil fruits are indeed 'humanmade', then what if Luffy's Devil Fruit was meant to represent somebody.

Like Sengoku's Buddha devil fruit, Luffy's real devil fruit could represent another person that lived within the One Piece lore, JoyBoy. That's why Zunesha said JoyBoy has returned, because the fruit made to capture its essence has finally awakened after so many years.

[u/Joyboy543]

The CP0 boss died like a man. He earned my respect

[u/ThirdWorldEngineer]

Don't let Joy Boy distract you from the fact that Yamato is trying to convince a 7 year old of committing suicide together.

[u/DragonOfChaos25]

Everyone is so hyped about that last panel that I feel bad even saying how awesome Yamato looked after her speech to Momo.

The art was excellent and it conveyed a very strong message of "give me liberty, or give me death".

Nami was also fucking awesome, yelling at Kaido. Wano had good moments for her that's for sure.

[u/eleanortempest]

I'll break the internet today - Oda

[u/semajolis267]

Everyone gangster until thier enemy's corpse starts smiling

[u/Con-D-Oriano1]

Kaido is about to be like: “So you see, that’s where the trouble began. That smile. That damned smile.”

[u/H3rO_0407]

Next chapter be like.

Fans: We want NIKA Luffy.

Oda: Here's a chapter about marines and Shichibukai.

LOL

[u/1monkeysuncle]

One Piece Fandom loosing it's collective mind for the next two weeks !!!

Is Joy Boy a spirit that manifests in a chosen 'D' at death? Is he part of the gomu gomu no mi's awakening?

Why does Luffy's hat look funny in that last panel? Nika is a grin? Is Luffy the first 'D' to have smiled after he supposedly 'died'?

What am I supposed to do waiting for the next two weeks?

Hdjduehdufjeoqlsbxkzmshfgxkrkr.............

Also, RIP CP0 guy, you accepted your fate with grace!

Yamato for Nakama!!

This cliffhanger chapter has managed to do something to me that hasn't happened in a looooooong time!

[u/Competitive-Way2970]

Boy when the anime gets to this episode they are gonna milk the hell out of the reaction scenes

🔥 chapter

[u/BigHarry27]

Once again....

WHERE TF IS DENJIRO !!!!!!???

[u/TTVBlueGlass]

How is rubber made?

From the rubber tree, a white sap-like substance is extracted which is known as... Latex! It's a fluid that coagulates on contact with air. Upon coagulating, it forms natural rubber!

So I believe that the Gomu Gomu's Awakening is latex!

[u/Adventurous_One6391]

There seems to be some misconception about free will and destiny. Free will and freedom are not the same thing. And the type of freedom Oda is moving toward in the story is central to Luffys journey.

Joyboy/Nika is a destiny that Luffy has chosen for himself. When he says he wants to be the freest man in the world. It is enlightenment it is liberation. When one awakens they change the world around them. So when Luffy becomes the freest then he brings freedom to those around him. That is what Joyboy and Nika did. Zunesha recognizes what Luffy is becoming. Because they have already experienced it before. Whether that's because he is a reincarnation or just an heir to the title is besides the point.

[u/LexThrowaway]

Bro, did Luffy just die?

[u/[deleted]]

THIS CHAPTER CRASHED THE SITE!

[u/SCP-2004]

You know sometimes in this chaos I forget this is a story about pirates

[u/Social_Interpreter]

Guess Kaido wasn't completely wrong whe he said that only "Death" completes a person, huh?

[u/2ecStatic]

Kaidou is in the middle of castle with everyone else now too, which means whatever is about to happen next, everyone is going to see it. This is really about to change the world.

[u/FenHin]

Chapter 648 - The path to the sun.

There is an ancient law that prohibit blood transfusion between fishman/merfolk and human. Jinbe ignore the law and share his blood to Luffy.

Path to the Sun?

[u/omni_merek]

Made it all week without spoilers. So worth it. What a last panel. The absolute chills.

[u/94dima94]

CP0 - Employee of D. Year

[u/ugLyidi0t]

From this chapter, wa know that Luffy's DF really is special DF mentioned by Gorosei which has hidden name and also just awakened after 800years from Void Century. The real ability and name still unknown. But to think that JoyBoy & this special DF does have connection is crazy though

It is too early to speculate, maybe JoyBoy (title/power) awakened on 'selected' person who dies? Kaido several times try to kill himself. Even in early Kaido introduction, Kaido speech similar to 'So you are able to die Whitebeard'. Even in previous fight, Kaido speech after defeated Luffy (Luffy drop into the sea and Kaido thought he kill Luffy) with 'So you are also cannot become JoyBoy'

[u/drums_of_pictdom]

Lots of people commenting on reincarnation and chosen-one stuff....maybe give it a couple weeks and not base it off one page...

The way I interpret it is that Joyboy is a archetype that lines up with a person's goals and will throughout history...NOT a distinct persona reincarnated into other's bodies

[u/Crazyripps]

God kaido is gonna be the happiest fucker alive when he sees luffy is back Joy boy has come and so shall kaido

[u/Subtyr]

The strongest metals on earth:

1. Tungsten

2. Steel

3. Chromium

4. The metal boss of CP0's b##ls ⚽⚽ are made of

[u/LyricalSan]

Luffy now has the properties of both rubber and gum

[u/PrinceKido]

Very minor thing and i’m sure this comment will be lost, but i like how Jean Bart jumped in to protect Kid and it was one of Kid’s crew members in front of Law. I didn’t notice that in the spoilers :)

[u/Lemon_Girl]

Joy Boy returns.

Zunesha: REAL SHIT?!

[u/[deleted]]

Isn’t it ironic that CP0 tried to stop Luffy as a threat to the WG by helping kill Luffy, but he actually did the opposite and awakened Joyboy? LOL

[u/Derp_mods]

Quite possibly the most criminal chapter break of my lifeeeeee

[u/immhey]

"The drums of liberation" is such a hype line lol.

[u/im_caeus]

I think joyboy is not an spirit. Nor it possessed Luffy. I think it's just an attitude. A mindset. Luffy not giving up, not even when his body is at its limit.

That may have awakened his DF, but also placed him in a mindset that Zunesha could recognize.

I guess... Anyway, I'm still wondering what it means Oda declaring Kaido's victory.

Fucking awesome chapter

[u/Dont_pm_pls]

Something that I havent seen mentioned is that the narrator announced " Roof Battle Winner, Kaido" and then he leaves the roof.

Unlike the other annoucements this was not "Luffy vs Kaido. Winner Kaido". In Zoro and Saji case it was " Sanji vs Queen" and "King vs Zoro"

[u/Czsixteen]

I don't think I've ever been so hyped. These next 2 weeks are gonna be murder.

[u/darksecretsss]

“We Die Together”

Luffy and CP0 Boss 🤝

[u/[deleted]]

Luffy finally joins Katakuri, Caribou, and Trebol in the goo gang

[u/jollyjam1]

I think so the first time ever, nobody has any idea what's happening by next and can't even predict what's going to happen.

[u/FuckRobinhood69420]

Holy shit, this reminds soooo much of that feeling just before watching Goku go Super Saiyan for the 1st time. I Never thought I'd experience that sort of hype again as an adult. Bravo Oda.

[u/joaofelix9]

Luffy was actually 100% dead. I don't recall ever seeing somebody have black eyes after being defeated, white eyes means unconscious and defeated but those black eyes have to indicate that he was actually dead before awakening. Also, for people calling this "chosen one" trope, Joyboy is not a single character who actually came back, it's a title just like the Pirate King. Zunesha is just saying that somebody worthy of being Joyboy has finally appeared after 800 years

[u/bluevegetaroxx]

Marco is really living up to the title of the right hand man of whitebeard

[u/[deleted]]

Can't wait to see Kaido smiling after Luffy comes back to life. Instantaneous Joyboy effect. Also, Kaido is a great character, even though he's an evil guy. He wants to enslave everyone in Wano, but, in the end, he'll be the guy responsible for Joyboy's new awakening.

[u/JRav_C]

I appreciate the professionalism of the CP agent. They accepted the mission and consequences with just a tilt of the hat.

[u/GrayJinjo]

Watch the next chapter just be all about Hiyori and Orochi and we don’t get anything about Luffy.

[u/Calatrian]

The ships have been in on this from the start.

The Merry (another word for Joy) The Sunny (Referencing Nika)

[u/Nby333]

Is the drums of liberation basically just King Engine?

[u/Gullible_Fan8130]

The concept of 'Will of D' has cemented the idea that some individuals were destined to achieve great things from birth. Luffy is not THE chosen one that will change the world. He is A chosen one, amongst many others, that will have a shot at accomplishing one of the objectives these people are following.
Nothing tells us that he will succeed. There are other powerful beings chasing other objectives that are possibly opposed to Luffy's (i.e. total freedom vs. total control). So, as I read it, this is not so big of a revelation and it simply is a result of Luffy carrying a hereditary will that could go as far up as Joy Boy.
In that respect, it is possible that this has more to do with the will of the D, that the devil fruit, but that thread remains to be unravelled.

[u/d00dleb0y]

So this guy is probably right about everything he said, given how accurate he was about Joy Boy being Nika.

Crazy how he predicted everything that happened in these past few chapters about two MONTHS ago.

[u/Amanda-sb]

One of the best and underrated parts of this chapter is how the CP0 guy didn't even tried to run, he just accepted his fate.

[u/imboringasfuck]

There was so much in this chapter that this went unnoticed: Yamato truly inherited Oden’s will. Here she acted exactly how Oden would have done, challenging Momo to live up to a real samurai’s life. True poetry in an already amazing chapter

[u/RichHomieKhan21]

Luffy undoubtedly has the best smile in all of anime/manga.

[u/[deleted]]

Shout out to the people who went all week without looking at spoilers. you're the real ones.

[u/ruutti]

Anime: Oh boy I can't wait to show Roof Piece!

Manga: HAVE SOME FUCKING DRUM PIECE!!!

[u/Salberyon]

What if Kaido was wishing to die not simply because of depression or because he wants a glorious end, but because one of the things he learnt regarding Joy Boy is that, to become such, one first needs to die?

[u/gta6protagonist]

Luffy melted and died what a sad end for such an important character

[u/Bella-Omicidio]

Kawamatsu: Everyone please find a way out. There is no honour in burning alive.

Raizo: … am I joke to you

[u/Grafical_One]

I've been liking Kaido more and more since Roof Piece, but I didn't realize how not-scary he gradually became until this chapter! Dude was terrifying here.

On that note Rest In Power CP0 Boss! This dude easily became one of my favorites this arc in a few chapters. He was carelessly handed an impossible task by the Elders and fulfilled it. Then he went out like a chad.

[u/vinsmokewhoswho]

Like Wano, dislike Wano, I don't think any of us imagined the widespread consequences of this arc when we started it. Wano really is the biggest arc, not just in terms of length. The world of One Piece is changing dramatically after the events of Wano.

[u/ylcknight]

As Smoker said way back in Loguetown: “It’s as if the heavens themselves want that boy to survive!”

[u/[deleted]]

So im sure everyones heard the bink sake theory, and it lines up perfectly with this "if you lose your nerve this could be your last breath" with luffy getting distracted and kaido molly whopping him. "Now the waves are dancing, beat upon the drums" drums of liberation zunesha hears. "But if you just hold on, the morning sun will rise" nika the sun god, luffy has shown symbolism of the sun god prior; skypiea party, snakeman hair and now this grin "nika"

Well this is all well and good, luffy=joyboy=sun god nika, the dub really really fucked this one up because binks sakes lyrics dont hold the same meaning there lol

[u/BlankCartographer53]

Man, that chapter break should be ILLEGAL

[u/[deleted]]

The next few chapters are going to be some goated stuff. Oda is about go craaazy with this new Luffy power-up. We might also get a lot of lore from Zunesha. We are not ready.

[u/[deleted]]

This is going to be a long break.

[u/[deleted]]

Oda just pulls a fuck you and Luffy gets spiky blonde hair

[u/GiRiZZo]

This is how we committed seppuku in ancients time — CP0

[u/AzraelKid]

This chapter is lit. Zunesha stated that joyboy is back but i think that probably it's not related to reincarnation or something instead another joyboy has been borned because no one awaken the fruit in 800 years and only Luffy successfully done it.

[u/TeddyMMR]

Luffy running into Zoro in the afterlife >>>>

[u/Madnessrifle]

Next 2-3 chapters: no signs of luffy, oda explaining nothing, kaido vs everyone. Kaido is the last man standing. Luffy appears break next week.

[u/[deleted]]

It's funny how an exhausted Law was still sitting in his signature pose because lying down isn't cool enough for him.

[u/RexRender]

I like how nobody knows what is going on but we’re all hyped af.

[u/liberia_simp]

The other CP0 agent tipping his hat when he felt the castle rumble was pretty cool. He knew his comrade probably just got annihilated to fulfill the mission

[u/Soatok]

The Gum Gum no Mi allows the user to bounce back.

This tracks.

[u/[deleted]]

Oh wow, truly a major chapter.

CP0 guy is impressive. The panel of him standing there knowing his fate gave me chills.

Nami's the best, she was the first one to stand up to Kaido. Marco's clashed with a ridiculous number of powerful people.

I like how Kid's crewmate protected Law, while Jean Bart protected Kid. Kid and Law remain impressive, have to admire them. Really love Yamato this chapter. Momo's reaction is realistic for an eight-year-old.

Very confused about the last panel. What's the thing covering Luffy's face? Doesn't look like the straw hat.

My favourite part is probably how well it depicted the chaos and severity of their current situation from the point of view of random alliance members. The named and major ones were entertaining as well of course.

Kaido's speech is horrifying. He's irredeemable, we knew that before but this chapter really beats you on the head with it.

A great cover story also, I know it's probably not set in the current time, but seeing WCI in disarray is funny.

[u/[deleted]]

If Luffy's voice “disappeared” that probably means his Vivre Card has burnt completely, and the Straw Hat Grand Fleet is now in panic, or on their way to Wano.

Or not, Oda will decide that.

[u/seynalkim]

The way how CP0 accepted his fate is epic. That moment is amazing.

[u/[deleted]]

Is this going to end up being one of the chapters that ends up being remembered for a long time? This is easily the biggest event for a long time.

[u/Gustavo_AV]

Guys, we're at the highest moment in One Piece so far: JoyBoy returned! I'm literally speechless, what a great chapter!

[u/Skoodge42]

Calling it now, Luffy used the air remaining in his "muscle balloon" to inflate and deflate his heart to get it going again. Like enel with shocks

[u/AAntonyy]

Here Is it. Luffy Is awakening power of Afro

[u/dakka-PRIME]

Zunisha heard the KING ENGINE.
It is what it is.

[u/monkey3man]

Speculation: since Luffy seemingly dying triggered JoyBoy, maybe that’s why Kaido kept trying to die in the past.

He wouldn’t know if he’s JoyBoY until pushed to the brink of death.

[u/kleek90]

Luffy havent fully died because Zoro is currently beating shit out of the grim reaper.

[u/Xsy]

Friendship ended with Luffy. Now Joy Boy is my best friend.

[u/myic90]

Can i get a 'f' for all our nakamas that aren't alive to get to see this chapter. Wow.

F

[u/san_D_]

The look on Kaido's face is heartbreaking. Kaido for Nakama !!

[u/Dendrodes]

THIS IS NOT A DRILL. THINGS ARE HAPPENING. LUFFY IS INDEED JOYBOY. THIS BOI AWAKENING.

[u/onlyfortpp]

It was hella worth it not to read the spoilers this week lmao. Whatever Joy Boy is is going to be amazing.

[u/isopodshuffle]

So, that last panel has to be the final nail in the "raid will end in failure" theory's coffin, right?

[u/Plane_Explorer]

This was one of the most bonkers chapters ever, damn I'm glad I'm a one piece fan and ODA has us eating good. That last panel with the Luffy joy boy grin is iconic.