Driven by hunger, the Straw Hats set out to hunt octopus, but their search takes an unexpected turn when they discover a barrel adrift in the ocean. Upon opening it, a burst of fireworks propels the Thousand Sunny into the fog-shrouded Flor…

Aboard the Thousand Sunny, Brook recounts his past life as a musician, a life tragically cut short. Yet, the power of the Revive-Revive Fruit allowed his spirit to reanimate his skeletal form. He also shares the tale of his shadow being sto…

Brook bid farewell to the Straw Hats and launched himself into the sea, his body weightless as he effortlessly glided across the ocean's surface. Nami, Usopp, and Chopper set off in the Mini-Merry II to explore the island, but were soon tos…

Through the dense Thriller Bark forest journeyed Usopp, Nami, and Chopper. The doctor revealed Doctor Hogback to be a renowned surgeon, and the small crew expressed eager anticipation at the prospect of meeting him. However, a sense of unea…

Following their unsettling encounter with Hogback, who unnerved Chopper with his strict prohibition of visitors to his laboratory, Nami sought a moment of reflection. She shared a shower with Usopp and Chopper outdoors, lost in thought abou…

Navigating a hidden passage to avoid the unexpected onslaught of zombies, Nami, Chopper, and Usopp stumble upon a forgotten history: Victoria Cindry was a performer who had long since passed. Their journey culminated in finding the entrance…

Having vanquished the zombie horde, the Straw Hats discovered a disturbing truth: Gecko Moria, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, was pilfering people's shadows to animate the dead. As they departed, Absalom orchestrated a coordinated as…

Ryuma swiftly neutralizes Usopp, Nami, and Chopper, confining them within a coffin. Meanwhile, Luffy and the others enter the mansion and dispatch the Surprise Zombies with little difficulty. However, Sanji vanishes, prompting the crew to c…

Upon rousing the General Zombies, Absalom is immediately confronted by Lola, a zombie warhog consumed by a desire to marry him. Discovering that he has selected Nami as his bride, Lola turns her attention to the navigator. Nami, Usopp, and …

Perona headed toward the Thousand Sunny, intent on claiming the Straw Hats' treasure, as Absalom worked to intercept Lola, who was pursuing Nami. Meanwhile, Nami sensed something unsettling about Innupe, while Luffy, Sanji, Robin, and Frank…

Absalom’s efforts to intercept Lola and take Nami as his bride were thwarted; she escaped Lola's grasp with Usopp and Chopper unable to impede the warthog zombie. Ignoring orders to refrain from harming Nami, the Wild Zombies were swiftly b…

Unable to stop Lola's rampage, Nami diverted the warthog's fury with a fabricated tale of being a male crossdresser, subtly urging her to escalate her pursuit of Absalom’s attention. However, when Absalom slipped away from Lola, Nami, Usopp…

With Taralan vanquished and his shadow soul freed, Brook revealed to Robin and Franky a grim truth: the zombies of Thriller Bark were not merely animated corpses, but victims whose very essence had been stolen by Gecko Moria’s Shadow-Shadow…

Under Luffy’s shadow, Moria and his crew advance toward the freezer, where his most prized creation awaits: the colossal ancient warrior Oars, a zombie he believes will grant him power in the New World. Separately, Brook departs from Franky…

As Usopp, Chopper, and Nami watched, Moria fused Luffy’s shadow with the body of Oars. In a heartbeat, the colossal corpse stirred, animated by Moria’s men with the discovery of the three Straw Hats. Fortuitously, Oars immediately manifeste…

Brook fixed Ryuma with a gaze, the memory of their encounter on Thriller Bark five years past flooding back. He recalled their first fight, the crushing defeat he suffered at the hands of a zombie wielding a shadow – a humiliating loss that…

Usopp, Chopper, Robin, and Franky returned to the Sunny to find their ship in disarray. They had been asleep when the ransacking occurred, and after rousing Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji, they informed the others of their predicament and Nami's ab…

As they embarked on their new voyage, Luffy, Usopp, Sanji, and Zoro recounted to the others how they had first encountered Laboon. Meanwhile, Brook mused on his vow to return to the whale, a thought that drifted through his duel with Ryuma.…

Driven by their respective aims, Luffy, Sanji, Robin, Usopp, and Chopper set out to find Nami and Moria. Simultaneously, Franky and Zoro made for Brook. Unbeknownst to them, however, Hildon revealed the Straw Hats’ intentions to the remaini…

Luffy presses onward to confront Moria, while Chopper and Robin remain behind to face Hogback, who unleashes Jigoro and Inuppe upon them. Following Oars’ flight with a salvaged pirate hat from the wreckage – an act that throws Abalsom's pre…

Usopp battled Perona's Negative Hollows while simultaneously dispatching Wild Zombies, though Brook found himself significantly outmatched by Ryuma. The skeleton was on the verge of defeat when Zoro arrived. Elsewhere, Oars continued his de…

While Luffy engaged Gecko Moria’s animated shadow, Doppelman, Usopp swiftly dealt with the Wild Zombies and pursued the frightened Perona, Kumacy in tow. Absalom, confident in his superiority after easily defeating Inuppe, was taken aback w…

Defeating Absalom after he stubbornly concealed his use of firearms, Sanji revealed his knowledge of the Clear-Clear Fruit, a treasure Absalom coveted for his own purposes. As Sanji prevailed, Luffy, maneuvering past Doppleman, landed a blo…

Usopp found himself subjected to a relentless barrage of Perona’s Horo-Horo powers. He was trapped in a gauntlet of illusions and distortions: rendered untouchable, subjected to grotesque size alterations, and repeatedly assaulted by phanto…

Realizing Perona was projecting her spirit through her Horo-Horo powers, Usopp launched an attack against the ethereal form. The effort seemed futile, however, as Perona unleashed a Special Hollow bomb, ensnaring Usopp while she retreated t…

In Hogback’s laboratory, Zoro and Ryuma clashed, a relentless exchange of blows. Franky stood watch over the wounded Brook as the two swordsmen traded attacks, neither gaining purchase against the other's strength. The lab was quickly reduc…

Chopper and Robin find themselves hopelessly outmatched by Zoro and Sanji’s zombies, beings so diminished by their shadow-forged personalities that they are barely recognizable. Chopper voices to Hogback a past respect now irrevocably lost,…

Now under the complete control of Gecko Moria, Oars departed, directing the giant to pursue the Straw Hat pirates whose wanted posters were stitched onto his arm. The colossal being attacked Luffy before the latter managed to escape, turnin…

With Abalsom pressing for the completion of his union with Nami, the remaining Straw Hats found themselves consumed by worry over Oars’ relentless pursuit. Believing he had located his prey from a crudely drawn wanted poster, Oars attacked …

Absalom, still bruised from his encounter with Sanji, tries to seal his marriage to Nami with a kiss before she regains consciousness. At that moment, Lola appears, urging Nami to flee while feigning an attack. Absalom, momentarily taken ab…

Following her encounter with Thriller Bark’s treasure, Nami resolved to reunite with her crew. Her search led her to the treasure room, though not without first encountering two of Perona's followers. Meanwhile, as Brook sought salt in the …

Exploiting a combination of his naivete and a resemblance to Luffy, the Straw Hats steadily wear down Oars despite his relentless efforts. While the others plan to delay Oars until Luffy confronts Gecko Moriah, Zoro intends to engage the gi…

Moria’s influence recedes, leaving Luffy alone in the forest, where enigmatic figures reveal they seek him. Meanwhile, Zoro engages Oars in battle, wielding his newly acquired sword, the 108 Caliber Phoenix, yet Oars deftly evades his strik…

Guided by Moriah’s instructions, Oars proves increasingly adept at anticipating the Straw Hats’ tactics, even redirecting their attacks. Franky is struck unconscious after a disastrous attempt to propel himself towards Oars using a colossal…

Moria revealed that he had extended Oars by manipulating his own shadow, forcing his physical form to mirror the distortion and thus maintain a consistent shape. Usopp launched Brook from Kuwagata, with Robin attempting to spin him and Nami…

Zoro risked his life to divert Oars, hoping to prevent the giant from crushing him against a wall. As he did, Usopp launched Brook’s salt, held within a Kuwagata, into Oars’ mouth. But Moria’s shadow intercepted the bag, flinging it back at…

Oars recoiled from Nightmare Luffy’s assault. Yet, the Straw Hats rallied, rising to their feet – Luffy included, down to Brook – and unleashed a final, devastating attack. The culmination saw Luffy deliver a Gigant Bazooka strike to Oars' …

Zoro informed the apprehensive Rolling Pirates that Gecko Moriah’s Shadows Asgard was merely a desperate measure to delay the dawn, a sacrifice of his sanity. Undeterred, Luffy launched an attack, activating his Second Gear. However, he onl…

Moments before annihilation, Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Robin, and the other victims of Moriah’s ambition reclaim their shadows, a collective reprieve. As Hogback relays the news of his master's downfall to Absalom, the Straw Hats encircle the sti…

Zoro lunged at Kuma, who then revealed his Devil Fruit ability: the Paw Paw fruit. He demonstrated his power, effortlessly deflecting attacks, traversing vast distances in the blink of an eye, and repelling the very air to strike at his foe…

The explosion left nearly everyone on the island incapacitated. Yet, amidst the devastation, Zoro unleashed Shishi Sonson upon Kuma, only to find the attack futile. Kuma, a Pacifista – a cyborg forged with a body harder than steel – remaine…

Hogback and Absalom slip away from Thriller Bark with the unconscious Moria, revealing the truth of Blackbeard's Warlord status: he earned it by defeating Ace. The following day, the Straw Hats celebrate their triumph over Moria, unaware of…

Brook often thought of his earlier days, when the whale Laboon began shadowing their pirate ship, forging an unlikely friendship with the crew. As they set course for the Grand Line, a difficult decision loomed: they could not bring the you…

Brook remembers the Rumbar Pirates’ passage through the Grand Line, a voyage fraught with peril yet punctuated by moments of camaraderie. When the captain fell ill, he made a desperate attempt to escape the Grand Line via the Calm Belt, tak…

"I'm glad to be alive," Brook said to Luffy, then asked if he might join the crew, a request Luffy readily granted. The other Straw Hats were taken aback, save for Zoro, lost in sleep, and Robin, who had long known Luffy would welcome him r…