This article contains spoilers from One Piece's Elbaf Arc.
Summary
- The Emerald City is hinted to be even more legendary than Laugh Tale, with a mythological backstory involving nuclear energy in a lost advanced world.
- The mysterious Emerald City was mentioned by Bellamy in One Piece chapter 224, but has only been teased once.
- The Emerald City is suggested to be a place where everything glows green and is covered in emeralds, tied to the ancient use of uranium for craftwork and glassware.
The world of One Piece is filled with fascinating islands, and basically, anything that one can imagine can be found in the Grand Line. That said, there are certain places that are spoken of almost as if they never existed or are legendary.
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The All Blue, for instance, is a sea that nobody in recent history has even seen, making it a legendary place. Similarly, the Final Island on the Grand Line, Laugh Tale, is yet another island that holds legendary importance in the story. But, Roger did go to Laugh Tale and claimed the One Piece. There is one place in the One Piece world even more legendary than Laugh Tale and Oda has already teased it in One Piece chapter 224.
An Island More Legendary Than Laugh Take — The Emerald City
- First Mentioned By Bellamy
- Debut Chapter One Piece 224
There is no denying the fact that Laugh Tale is a legendary island in One Piece. This place cannot be reached by following the Log Pose. The log does have an end, but it only leads one to Lodestar Island. From there onwards, the truth about the Road Poneglyph is revealed, which themselves are the key to the Final Island, Laugh Tale. Once the four Road Poneglyphs are acquired, one can reach Laugh Tale.
Sky Island? The City of Gold? The Emerald City? Don't make me laugh, these are fools' dreams! — Bellamy
If Laugh Tale is special, then there is an island even more legendary in One Piece, teased only once, called the Emerald City, first spoken of by Bellamy in One Piece chapter 224. As the name suggests, the Emerald City is an island where everything glows green and emeralds cover everything. But, this place is only a myth to many. That said, it certainly does exist, and Oda has left a big clue to it in the Harley.
First World
Flames engulfed the land, and humans succumbed to their desires, touching the forbidden Sun. The enslaved prayed, and the Sun God appeared. The Earth God was enraged, and together with the serpent of infernal flames, shrouded the world in death and darkness. They would never meet again.
Second World
Breath stirred within the void, and the Forest God sent forth demons. The Sun did nothing but spread the fires of war. The people of the half-moon dreamed, the people of the full-moon dreamed. Humans slew the Sun and became Gods, and the Sea God raged. They Would never meet again.
Third World
In chaos, there is void. The troubled shadow remembers the promised day, and hears the voice of the fractured moon. The Sun God dances and laughs, leading the world to its end. The sun will return once more, and a new dawn will arrive. Surely, this time, they will meet again.
Why Emerald City Existed In The First World
All Signs Point To It Being Lost To Time
First and foremost, fans need to decipher the Harley, and understand that it directly points to a very advanced world existing 3000 years ago, where mankind found nuclear energy. This is indicated by the fact that it speaks of flames, or in other words, Mother Flame. In Egghead, Motherflame has the writing “A&Mu” on it, which reads as “A to Mu,” or Atom in Japanese. Furthermore, the serial number of the Mother Flame, S-108, has the same Goroawase for Esteban, or Child of Sun. To put it simply, the Mother Flame is nuclear energy.
When it comes to nuclear energy, fans know already that Uranium plays a very important role here. To create the Undying Flame of the Mother Flame, uranium was likely mined in the First World, which is why slavery was rampant. However, Uranium isn't just used for nuclear energy. Ur is also used for craftwork and even glassware! This glass is called Uranium Glass, and one special quality of it is that when it is exposed to sunlight, it glows green! In other words, the Emerald City is the Ancient City where Mother Flame was harnessed and was used extensively during the First World, and then possibly again in the Second World.
This place was, most likely, what ended up becoming the Ancient Kingdom, but its current whereabouts are unknown.
One Piece Chapter 1149 will be out in a week. As usual, One Piece is going to drop on Sunday. In Japan, One Piece drops at 12AM JST on Monday. However, the vast majority of international readers will see the chapter available on May 11. The official release date of One Piece Chapter 1149 is May 25, 2025. Fans can read the chapter for free on Manga Plus.
- Release Date
- October 20, 1999
- Network
- Fuji TV
- Directors
- Hiroaki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Itō, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko Ikeda, Ryota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kakudou, Takahiro Imamura, Toshihiro Maeya, Yûji Endô, Nozomu Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou
Cast
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Mayumi TanakaMonkey D. Luffy (voice) -
Kazuya NakaiRoronoa Zoro (voice)
WHERE TO WATCH
- Studio
- Toei Animation
- Creator
- Eiichiro Oda
- Streaming Service(s)
- Crunchyroll, Netflix, Hulu, Pluto TV
