One Piece's Elbaph Arc shows the series now in the end game

The a piece The manga is currently in its final saga, with the series entering its final stretch after the conclusion of the Wano Country arc. As is often the case with Eiichiro Oda's magnum opus, sagas can last for decades before concluding, and as such, no fan truly believed that the manga was in its final game until chapter 1178. Elbaph Arc of a piece Now at its climax, and recent events have brought the ruler of the world, Saint Emu Nerona, who is also the final villain of the entire story, directly to Elbaf, it has become incredibly clear that the story is now in the end game, and is running towards the end with each passing chapter.

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Assessing the rise in stakes following the arrival of emu in Warland

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The Elbaf arc of One Piece was very different from the many arcs fans have seen in the story over the years. Basically, every major a piece There is a defined antagonist from the beginning of the arc, but Elbaf was very confusing because there was no threat to face the Straw Hats. When Shamrock and Gunko first appeared, many fans assumed they were going to be the main villains, but immediately, Shamrock departed and two more Holy Knights made their appearance. Then, Gunko was taken by Emu and was supposed to act as the main antagonist, but now all the scripts have been flipped once again.

Oda has decided to shock the entire fanbase by bringing the main villain of the entire series, Founder 20's Saint Emu Nerona, directly to Elbaf. With this genius stroke of the pen, Oda essentially raises the stakes enormously, showing all readers of the story the true fear of Emu Nerona in the process.

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Emu was revealed to fans long ago a pieceEspecially during the Reverie Arc that took place before Wano started. 8 years have passed, and to this day, Oda has kept Emu a big mystery. In fact, he has been in silhouette ever since, and his true form has never been seen. It was clear that Oda was saving Emu's true form for the great battle that would follow in the final saga, but with the recent turn of events. a piece Chapter 1178, it is now clear that Oda wants to reveal Emu's true form in the Elbaf Ark and have him directly fight the Straw Hat Pirates and Giant Warrior Pirates.

The fact that Oda is revealing the true form of the main antagonist of the entire series here is proof enough that One Piece is in its end game. With the character's appearance, the Devil Fruit, and the final villain's power on display for all to see, Oda is hinting to fans that the series is now slowly wrapping up and that they should prepare for the Great War that has been predicted to begin for ages.

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How St. Imu Nerona will shape the end of Elbaf

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One of the 20 rulers and founders of the world, St. Imu Nerona will certainly make his presence known at the Elbaf Arch towards the end. For Luffy and Loki, Gunko was easy to defeat. In fact, it may have been a little too easy for them to do, and that in itself was an ominous sign of something bad.

Now that Emu has arrived, defeat is all but certain for Luffy and the Straw Hats. There is no way any of the other characters like Luffy or Loki could stand up to the threat of Saint Emu Nerona in this arc.

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Emu is the same person who won the Zero Century War, which spanned over 100 years. He managed to defeat Joy Boy, who was much stronger than Yonko, along with Luffy himself. While Luffy possesses immense abilities, and so does Loki, they absolutely do not compare to the absolute disaster that is Imu.

The path is clear for the rest of the Elbaf arc, and the Straw Hat Pirates face an absolute travesty here, marking their first defeat as a Yonko team. It is possible to capture Luffy or another person, such as Loki, which will add a unique twist to the story.

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Following the events of the Elbaf Arc, the Straw Hat Pirates will continue their quest to obtain the final Road Poneglyph. However, if Luffy is captured in Warland, then it's a given that the crew will drop everything and rush to his rescue, which could lead to a major war with the World Government to come. No matter how fans look at it, a piece is slowly coming to an end, and Elbaph is the beginning of the end.

One Piece Chapter 1179 is available to read on Manga Plus.

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Release date

October 20, 1999

network

Fuji TV

directors

Hiroaki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Ito, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko Ikeda, Ryota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kakudou, Takahiro Noimauji, Tokahiro, Enoji Maudo Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou

The authors

Jin Tanaka, Akiko Inoue, Junki Takegami, Shinzo Fujita, Shouji Yonemura, Yoshiyuki Suga, Atsuhiro Tomioka, Hirohiko Usaka, Michiru Shimada, Isao Murayama, Takuya Masumoto, Yoichi Takahashi, Momoka Toyoda


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    Mayumi Tanaka

    Monkey d. Luffy (voice)

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    Kazuya Nakai

    Roronoa Zoro (voice)


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