This article contains spoilers for One Piece's Elbaf Arc.
One Piece chapter 1156 is finally out, and just as fans expected, Oda decided to focus on the Roger Pirates quite a bit in this week's chapter. The Roger Pirates were always known to be rivals of the Rocks Pirates, so for them to be present in the flashback was always going to be inevitable.
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In One Piece chapter 1156, Oda showed a powerful pirate crew going up against the Roger Pirates. Much to the surprise of the fans, the Roger Pirates were not only pushed back, but actually knocked down by a very strong crew. Most fans would expect this to be the Rocks Pirates, but that couldn't be further from the truth. In fact, it was the Kuja Pirates who overwhelmed the Roger crew.
The Kuja Pirates Completely Outclassed The Roger Pirates
- The Kuja Were Very Popular During This Era
- The Roger Pirates Struggled To Fight The Kuja
Around 40 years ago in the One Piece world, the Kuja Pirates were treated as idols globally. Their popularity was off the charts and only a handful could actually hold their own against them. Given that Kuja are female warriors with immense strength, it goes without saying that Oda showcased them to be incredibly overpowered. In the chapter, the Kuja were seen fighting against the Roger Pirates. Much to the surprise of the fans, despite being very strong, the Roger Pirates were not able to do much against the Kuja. In fact, all of them were absolutely blown away by the level of power and beauty the Kuja possessed. Shakky, in particular, proved to be the biggest issue for the Roger Pirates, and even the future King of the Pirates couldn't hold his own against her.
Give it up Roger, you will never have me! — Shakuyaku to Roger
Shakky And Gloriosa Were Extremely Overpowered
Shakky Was The Strongest Kuja Of The Era
At the time, Gloriosa was the captain of the Kuja Pirates and the Empress of Amazon Lily. But it was Shakky who was widely considered to be the most beautiful. As fans know, strength is beauty for the Kuja, so Shakky being so popular and the main reason for the Roger Pirates not being able to fight to their fullest strongly implies that she was actually the strongest of the crew at this time. It only makes sense that Shakky went on to become the Empress of Amazon Lily later on, and led the Kuja Pirates on her own.
They say her beauty was unmatched! — Narrator about Shakuyaku
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Shakky was so strong that even Roger wasn't able to maintain his calm in front of her. In fact, Roger was highly adamant that he wanted Shakky to be a part of his own crew.
The Roger Pirates were surely mighty, but on this day, they were outclassed by the Kuja Pirates.
Boa Hancock's Monstrous Power Is Cleverly Foreshadowed
Through the Kuja Pirates’ display from 40 years ago, Oda has also cleverly highlighted the strength of the current Empress of Amazon Lily, Boa Hancock. Given that she's more beautiful than Shakky and has an overpowered Devil Fruit on top, fans know that she far surpasses her. At the same time, Hancock also has overpowered Haki, likely Advanced Conqueror's Haki, that pushes her to a new level altogether. In the coming arcs, fans will definitely see a new side of the world's strongest and most beautiful woman, Boa Hancock.
One Piece Chapter 1156 will be out this 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 August 3. The official release date of One Piece Chapter 1156 is August 3, 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
