Recently arrived on the MangaPlus platform, chapter 1137 of ONE PIECE has clarified some important details about some of the figures recently introduced during the Mugiwara's adventure in Elbaf. But how long will we have to wait before we can read the continuation of the story and see how Shamrock will act? Spoilers follow.
The last weeks of 2024 and the beginning of 2025 were marked by slowdowns in the production of the new chapters, both due to Eiichiro Oda's direct involvement in the second season of the Netflix live-action series, and due to his health conditions that forced him to take breaks. But as confirmed by the publishing house Shueisha and the Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, there will be no further stops after chapter 1137, meaning that the manga will continue regularly and return to its usual pace.
Chapter 1137 proved to be enlightening from several points of view. The arrival of Luffy, Zoro and Nami in the abandoned castle served to show King Harald in an immense portrait. What immediately struck me was the presence of visible scars on his forehead, where the horns once were, a distinctive feature of the ancient giants. The sovereign, in fact, decided to remove them due to his aversion to the violent and belligerent nature of the species.
But the most significant event of the chapter is the presentation of Shanks' twin: Shamrock Figarland, the new leader of the Divine Knights, determined to form an alliance between the giants of Elbaf and the World Government, even at the cost of using strong methods. After an appointment like that, readers want more answers as soon as possible, and fortunately, they will have them, since chapter 1138 of ONE PIECE will be available on February 2, 2025, on MangaPlus.
We will likely see at least a taste of Shamrock's powers, perhaps against Loki, to convince him to join the Divine Knights, or a direct assault on the island and the other Giants, which will inevitably also include the Mugiwara.