After the release of a piece 1183 In Weekly Shonen Jump issue #26 on May 24, 2026, all eyes are now on One Piece chapter 1184, especially since it's now officially confirmed that there won't be a break for the manga anytime soon. One Piece Chapter 1184 is set for a major release on May 31, 2026 in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump issue #27, which falls this coming weekend.
This chapter finally takes us deep into Brooke's backstory and finally kicks it off, after a year of setup by writer Eiichiro Oda. It's time for Brooke's connection to Shuri, who serves as the current Gunko during Holy Nights, as well as Queen Kandel, officially introduced in the last chapter on May 24, to finally be detailed, and that's something I'm eagerly waiting to see.
One Piece Chapter 1184 will continue Brooke's backstory
a piece Chapter 1184 is expected to continue the backstory of Brooke and Shuri, both of whom are central to the overarching plot of the story's Elbaf arc. Brooke officially started explaining her past story with Shuri in the last chapter, and we've only scratched the surface so far. The next few chapters are likely to focus on Brooke's past in the Kingdom of Asperia 70 years ago. As seen in the fragment chapter 1183, Brook served as the leader of a raider squad for the Kingdom of Asperia and served directly under the country's King Reuven. This King is a person to whom Brooke says he owes everything in life. I'm curious to see what role he plays in Brooke's life, because so far, the two seem to be on friendly terms with a certain rival in Queen Candle, whose attraction has been officially overextended. a piece Chapter 1183.
in a piece Chapter 1183, it was officially stated that Lady Kandel was the former leader of the war convoy of the Music Kingdom of Asperia which no longer exists. She's definitely going to be incredibly important going forward and will definitely attract unwanted attention from those trying to make it all her own. The Maulon family was officially introduced in the previous chapter in their latest attempt to obtain the candle, but with Brooke's three-pace Hum Notch Slash, they were all taken out in one fell swoop.
“That'll be fine, boss. For one thing, she's too strong. They can't take her!! Besides, I'm surprised they haven't noticed yet. You see, I had them all cut when they left port.” – Brooke, One Piece Chapter #1183
That said, their leader, Don, hasn't been introduced in the story yet, and a fragment chapter 1184 may finally address that Eiichiro Oda expands on both Kandel and Brooke's story.
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The fight between Kandel and Brooke's skills will draw attention from the author
a piece Chapter 1183 ended on a very strong note, highlighting Brooke and Lady Candle as the main characters of the flashback. While Brooke led a raider squad within the Asperia Kingdom's battle convoy, Kandel possessed great power that was enough to see her leader through the kingdom's entire battle convoy. These two stood on opposite sides and both were incredibly powerful, as well as lovers of music. What is their past relationship and how was their personal relationship, we just have to wait and see in which direction Oda develops the story.
A chapter 1184 could set them up as two rivals, both famous with blades and equally good with music. This rivalry could spark love for Kendall in Brooke's heart, and that's definitely exciting to watch. In both cases, the general plotline is already set, as Shuri and Kendall will accompany the king to the sacred land of Marizoa for a reverie and then eventually face death, for which Shuri will take the majority.
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The Holy Knights could take an interest in the kingdom of Asperia
a piece Chapter 1184 may re-introduce the Holy Knights in the overarching plotline of this flashback. The Holy Knights are people Brooke knows well. When they were first introduced to Elbaf, Brook was the only person who knew them. It means that he had personal contact with him at some point in the past.
In a fragmentary chapter 1183 Brooke officially visited Princess Shuri in the Holy Land of Marijuana and, there, lost contact with the Kingdom of Asperia, which no longer existed. As such, the Holy Knights are definitely going to play an important role in this flashback sooner or later, and we might even see some of their members.
“If it's really her, she must be 77 years old by now. At the time, she was the princess of my homeland. And I lost contact with her when I traveled to Marijoa's Holy Land.” – Brooke, A Piece Chapter 1183
It will serve the plot in an interesting way by expanding the overarching mystical story built around the Holy Knights by the author. Maybe a Holy Knight member falls in love with Lady Kandel, and this leads to Asperia gaining allegiance with the World Government and then attending the Reverie, where everything will be ruined.
A piece 1184 can finally set up the Esperia event
most importantly, a piece Chapter 1184 may set up the Asperia event, such as the God Valley event that took place in the One Piece world 38 years ago. In the previous chapter, Brook officially stated that he came from the kingdom of Asperia, which no longer exists. This means that Asperia, like the God Valley, was destroyed long ago in the past.
As such, something great must have happened on this island that Brook came from. With Princess Shuri being taken into the ranks of the Celestial Dragons and brainwashed, as well as the complete disappearance of Kandel and the death of the king, who is said to have been killed by Shuri herself, the plot is fairly simple to understand. As Rocks d. Zebek was domi-reversed in God Valley, the same happened in Asperia 70 years ago.
It will be interesting to see which direction the story unfolds from here, but everything points towards this epic flashback ending with the Asperia incident, where the entire country will be ruined and Brooke will be left with no one to turn to. This would eventually lead to the formation of the Rumber Pirates and Brooke joining Yorkie, with whom he spent a significant part of his life.
One Piece Chapter 1184 will be available to read on Manga Plus, Shone Jump, and Viz Media starting at 11 AM EST Sunday, May 31, 2026, or 12 AM JST (Monday, June 1, 2026).
