Summary
- Long Ring Long Land may hold the key to the legendary One Piece treasure, making it more important than fans realize.
- Clues from the unique traits of the island, strange illnesses, and resident interactions hint at its significance in the series.
- Resident Tonjit, flora, fauna, and even the island's design show thematic connections to the King of the Pirates and the ultimate treasure.
When taking all the One Piece arcs together and arranging them in the order of importance or narrative impact, most fans of the series would most likely place Long Ring Long Land towards the bottom of that list. With its strange premise, seemingly insignificant impact, and shift in tone, fans tend to think little of its plot, especially when considering that it takes place between two fan-favorite arcs, Skypiea and Water 7.
However, thanks to the amazing theory-crafting within the One Piece community, some fans think that Long Ring Long Land may just be the most important island in the world. Through looking at various clues and details hinted in the arc, many believe that this is possibly the location of the fabled One Piece itself! So, let's take a look at why Long Ring Long Land may hold the treasure that everyone is after!
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The Importance Of The Island
The connections run deep
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First Appearance |
One Piece, Episode 207, "Long Ring Long Land's Big Adventure!" |
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Debut Date |
October 31, 2004 |
Proponents of this theory believe that Long Ring Long Land is, in fact, the legendary Laugh Tale island that houses the One Piece treasure. It should be stated that no one other than the Roger Pirates know where this island is, so it is entirely possible that it may even be one that the characters have been to before, of which this specific island would be the perfect candidate.
The very first supporting idea here is, admittedly, a bit of a stretch, though it makes sense thematically. It is known that whoever finds the One Piece will be crowned the King of the Pirates. The reason this connects to Long Ring Long Land is due to the island's unique traits, where it is submerged for most of the year, only for Aqua Laguna to reveal its true shape to the world. This shape looks surprisingly like a crown, perhaps symbolizing that this island holds the main key to becoming the King of the Pirates.
Another hint is mirrored in the journeys of the Straw Hats and the Roger Pirates. Just before Roger set out for the final island, which would later be known as Laugh Tale, Buggy fell ill from the 'I'll-die-if-I-go-to-that-island' disease, preventing him and Shanks' from joining the rest of the crew. Coincidentally, the only other time this 'disease' was ever seen in the series was when the Straw Hats approached Long Ring Long Land and Usopp claimed he had it!
Moving on, perhaps the most damning evidence for this theory has to do with when the Straw Hats went there themselves. There, they met a resident of the island named Tonjit, who Luffy helped get down from the stilts. However, what's weird about this is when Tonjit saw the crew, he somehow recognized them, welcoming them back to the island despite them never having met before. This was originally thought to be a throwaway line to show the Straw Hat's confusion and Tonjit's eccentric personality, but it definitely means more than is being let on, since Tonjit may be recognizing Luffy as either Joyboy or Roger!
Long time no see... Long time no see... Are you well?
Moreover, all the flora and fauna of the island are comically stretched out, similar to Luffy. Tonjit even admits that every resident of the island is completely and utterly free, and they always feel like this, mirroring Luffy as Gear 5/Nika, where he explains that it is the state in which he feels the most free. Since Devil Fruit awakenings affect the environment, it is entirely possible that the residents of the island became free and stretched out after Joyboy initially awakened the Nika Fruit and hid the One Piece on the island 800 years ago!
Another thematic connection to be made here has to do with the shape of the land itself, where each of the 10 islands is shown to be stretched out and high up from the base where they're all connected. This is very similar to Wano Country, which itself has massive walls around it that protect it from outside influence and even hide an Ancient Weapon under it. This may hint to how Long Ring Long Land may be hiding the One Piece.
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Though nothing regarding this has yet been confirmed and is merely conjecture until any confirmation, Eiichiro Oda is a master of foreshadowing and subversion of expectations. In the race to the final island, it's entirely possible that Joyboy may have hidden the legendary treasure that the entire world is after under a seemingly insignificant island from an arc that many fans of the series simply brush off to the side!
Source: Dak's Saké on YouTube.
One Piece can be streamed on Crunchyroll.
One Piece
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- October 20, 1999
One Piece is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. The series follows protagonist Monkey D. Luffy and his Straw Hat Pirate crew as they explore the Grand Line to find the King of the Pirates' ultimate treasure, the One Piece, in order to become the next king. The manga's popularity helped it spin off into a larger media franchise, including an anime with more than 1,000 episodes.
- Number of Episodes
- 1122
- Streaming Service(s)
- Crunchyroll, Netflix, Hulu, Pluto TV
