Recaps

The Straw Hat Pirates escaped Nanohana with Vivi’s evidence against Baroque Works, while Luffy reunited with his brother Äs before Äs departed to hunt Blackbeard Teach. Shiraishi joined Retsu Unohana in Rainbase and met Crocodile, leaving the group poised to discuss Aizen and their plans.

• Billions killed Mr. 11 to clear an officer position, while the Straw Hat Pirates hurried to escape Nanohana and Vivi sent Karoo north with evidence for her father.
• Äs reunited with Luffy, gave him a piece of his Vivre Card, and left to pursue Blackbeard Teach after Luffy declined to join the Whitebeard Pirates.
• Smoker learned that Straw Hat had escaped and Mr. 11 had been killed, then discussed Princess Vivi and Crocodile with Tashigi.
• Äs burned five Billions ships, and Luffy realized Shiraishi had left to meet Retsu Unohana in Alabasta.
• Shiraishi met Retsu Unohana at Rainbase, discussed Crocodile and the search for Aizen, and followed her to meet Crocodile.

Shiraishi learned that Aizen had met with Kohza and left to investigate, while the Straw Hat Pirates uncovered Crocodile’s role in Alabasta’s drought and headed for Rainbase. They were caught in a cage at Rain Dinners after Luffy and the others followed a VIP passage, and Luffy lost his strength when he touched the bars.

• Crocodile gave Shiraishi a report describing Kohza’s meeting with a long-haired man, and Shiraishi identified the account as resembling Aizen’s before leaving with Retsu Unohana.
• Vivi explained that Dance Powder had fueled the drought and rebellion, and the Straw Hat Pirates learned Crocodile had used it to turn Alabasta against King Cobra.
• At Yuba, Vivi met Toto, while Luffy persuaded her to head for Rainbase and expose Crocodile; Cobra meanwhile ordered Pell and Chaka to attack Rainbase, and Kohza led the rebels toward Alubarna.
• Usopp gave Nami the Clima-Tact, and the Straw Hat Pirates encountered Smoker and Tashigi while approaching Rainbase before splitting up to escape the Marines.
• Luffy, Nami, Usopp, Zoro, and Smoker entered the VIP passage at Rain Dinners and were trapped in a cage, where Luffy lost his strength after touching the bars.

Crocodile revealed his scheme to provoke a rebellion in Alabasta and forced Vivi to choose between saving the Straw Hat Pirates and stopping the coming battle. As Crocodile left for Alubarna, Luffy learned that Crocodile had destroyed Yuba’s oasis and became enraged.

• Smoker and Zoro prepared to fight inside the cage until Crocodile appeared and threatened to kill them all.
• Pell rescued Vivi from Baroque Works, but Robin defeated Pell and brought Vivi to Crocodile.
• Vivi attacked Crocodile, but his Sand-Sand Fruit let him reform and capture her as the rebellion began.
• Crocodile explained how he had manipulated Alabasta into civil war and offered Vivi the cage key, which a Banana Croc swallowed.
• Crocodile mocked the old man in Yuba for digging for water and admitted he had caused the sandstorms that ruined the oasis, prompting Luffy to order Vivi to take down the Banana Croc.

Crocodile pursued the Straw Hats after Mr. Prince tricked him again, but Luffy stayed behind to face Crocodile and Robin while his crew carried Vivi toward Alubarna. As the rebel army marched on the city, Shiraishi and Retsu Unohana chose to let the coming war unfold.

• Sanji's call and Mr. Prince's taunts enraged Crocodile, who chased a decoy through Rainbase while the Straw Hats freed their allies and escaped the casino.
• Smoker let Luffy and the others go, then ordered Marines to gather in Alabasta and sent Tashigi toward Alubarna.
• Chopper found the crew with Moving Crab, and they set off for Alubarna with Vivi aboard.
• Crocodile intercepted the group and pulled Vivi away, but Luffy rescued her and stayed behind to fight Crocodile and Robin while the others continued onward.
• Smoker left by motorcycle, while Tashigi ordered her Marines to Alubarna to arrest the Straw Hats.
• Kohza led the rebel army toward Alubarna, and Shiraishi and Retsu Unohana decided not to stop the approaching war.

Luffy fought Crocodile but was impaled and buried in quicksand after Crocodile sent a sandstorm toward Yuba. Robin rescued Luffy, while Vivi and the Straw Hats devised a plan to reach Alubarna and stop the rebel army, leaving Vivi heading toward Kohza as the others drew Baroque Works away.

• Crocodile remembered his shattered dreams and past defeat as Luffy challenged him, then fought Luffy without being harmed by his attacks.
• Crocodile launched a growing sandstorm toward Yuba, impaled Luffy with his golden hook, and left him buried in quicksand.
• Robin pulled Luffy from the quicksand, returned his straw hat, and asked why he fought before asking Pell to save him and departing.
• Vivi and the others crossed the river after the desert crab sank, and the Kung-Fu Dugongs defeated a Sandora Catfish that threatened them.
• Karoo and the Super Spot-Billed Duck Troops arrived, and Zoro proposed disguising the group as Vivi to confuse Baroque Works while the real Vivi waited for Kohza.
• Mr. 1, Mr. 2, and Miss Merry Christmas failed to identify Vivi among the disguised riders, so the Baroque Works agents pursued them as Vivi rode toward the rebel army.

Vivi stopped Kohza’s rebel army and persuaded him that Crocodile had orchestrated the war, so Kohza suspended the attack and went to meet King Cobra. Meanwhile, the Straw Hats fought Baroque Works agents, with Zoro still unable to injure Daz Bones.

• Vivi rode into the rebel army’s path and told Kohza that Crocodile and Baroque Works had framed King Cobra and caused the conflict.
• Kohza stopped a Baroque Works member from shooting Vivi with Hadō #4, Byakurai, and chose to trust her account.
• Kohza suspended the rebel attack and went with Vivi to see King Cobra, while Chaka ordered the arrest of people with wing tattoos.
• Zoro and Daz Bones clashed with swords and blades, but Daz remained unharmed by Zoro’s attacks.
• Sanji fought Bon Clay, while Chopper and Usopp faced Mr. 4 and the Mole-Mole Fruit user, and Nami fled from Zala.

Zoro discovered the ability to cut through steel and defeated Daz, while Crocodile abandoned his failed covert plan and seized King Cobra. The chapter left Vivi and Kohza facing Crocodile and Robin as Crocodile threatened Alabasta.

• Zoro endured Daz's attacks, sensed the breath of the world, and cut Daz down with One Sword Style Iai: Lion's Song.
• Crocodile learned that Vivi and Kohza had stopped the rebels from attacking the palace and decided to take Alubarna by force.
• Vivi and Kohza learned that Baroque Studio spies had infiltrated the palace and suspected Crocodile was behind the king's disappearance.
• Crocodile arrived with the wounded King Cobra, while Robin used Sixteen Fleur to throw Vivi and the guards away.
• Crocodile threatened to destroy Alabasta, and Kohza attacked him with Hadō #4, Byakurai.

Crocodile overpowered Kohza and the defenders in the palace while demanding that Cobra reveal the location of Pluton and its Poneglyph. After Crocodile crushed Vivi’s hope and threw her from the courtyard, Luffy arrived alive on a giant bird, carrying water and ready to fight.

• Crocodile wounded Kohza, captured Cobra, and revealed that he wanted the ancient weapon Pluton.
• Cobra agreed to take Crocodile to the Poneglyph, while the Clutch Four drank Hero Water and charged at him.
• Crocodile avoided the Clutch Four until the Hero Water’s effects felled them, then struck down Chaka.
• Crocodile told Vivi that a bomb would kill everyone gathered in the square and taunted her until she broke down.
• Crocodile threw Vivi from the courtyard, but a giant bird caught her as Luffy arrived alive and challenged him.

Shiraishi and Unohana discovered that Aizen had left a clone in the palace library, while Luffy and the Straw Hats reunited in Alabasta and Luffy renewed his fight against Crocodile. Robin reached the Poneglyph with Cobra, but it contained no information about Pluton, and Crocodile threatened to kill her as she prepared to betray him.

• Shiraishi questioned Aizen's clone in the library, and Unohana killed it before Shiraishi sent its body back to Soul Society for examination.
• Luffy reunited with Vivi and the Straw Hats, then used water to attack Crocodile, who drained his arm before Luffy restored it with another gulp.
• Robin took Cobra toward the Poneglyph, defeated Tashigi and the marines who blocked their way, and entered the royal tomb's hidden chamber.
• Robin read the Poneglyph's account of Alabasta's history and confirmed that it contained no information about Pluton.
• Crocodile threatened to kill Robin, while Robin resolved to betray him after finding no record of the Void Century.

Luffy defeated Crocodile, ending the conspiracy and bringing rain back to Alabasta. As the Straw Hat Pirates regrouped at the palace, Zoro asked Shiraishi how to improve his swordsmanship.

• Crocodile poisoned Luffy and attacked him in the collapsing tomb, but Luffy endured the assault and punched Crocodile out of the underground temple, defeating him.
• Rain fell across Alabasta, and Igaram prepared to explain the truth to Kohza and the rebel soldiers while Vivi searched for her companions.
• Cobra carried the injured Luffy back to the Straw Hat Pirates, and Vivi returned to the plaza as her friends declined to join her in the affairs of state.
• Tashigi confronted the unconscious Crocodile as the Marines arrested Baroque Studio's employees, while Smoker angrily rejected the government's false account of the Marines' role.
• At the royal palace, Chopper spoke with Retsu Unohana, the others pursued their activities, and Zoro asked Shiraishi how to train so he could cut iron at will.

The Straw Hat Pirates left Alabasta while Shiraishi and Retsu Unohana joined them to search for Aizen. Vivi chose to remain in her country, and she and the crew shared a silent farewell by showing their X marks.

• Shiraishi explained Aizen's threat to Luffy's crew and joined them with Retsu Unohana, while Zoro was caught sneaking off to train.
• Nami decided the crew had to leave Alabasta before the Navy surrounded them, and Luffy invited Vivi to meet them at the east port by noon.
• Bon Clay brought the Going Merry to the port and disguised himself as Luffy to draw the Navy away while the Straw Hat Pirates sailed toward the east port.
• Vivi began a speech and decided to stay in Alabasta, while Kohza set out to sea to find the man he sought.
• Vivi said goodbye to the crew from shore, and the Straw Hat Pirates silently raised their arms to show their X marks before setting sail.

Robin joined the Straw Hat Pirates after secretly boarding their ship, while Shiraishi refused Luffy’s insistence that he become a crewmate. As the crew celebrated, a ship suddenly began falling from the sky.

• Vivi returned to Alubarna, while Smoker and Tashigi discussed the Straw Hat Pirates escaping and vowed not to let them go next time.
• Robin revealed she had boarded the ship and asked Luffy to let her become a crewmate, and Luffy accepted her despite the crew’s objections.
• Robin won over Nami with Crocodile’s gems and amused the others until everyone except Zoro accepted her.
• Shiraishi told Luffy he could not join the crew because he had an important mission, but Luffy treated him as a crewmate anyway.
• The crew began a feast, then Usopp spotted a ship falling from the sky.

The Straw Hat Pirates investigated a wrecked ship after its Log Pose pointed toward a supposed Sky Island, then encountered Masira’s salvage crew and a gigantic sea turtle. After the crew escaped the turtle and recovered treasure, three enormous giants appeared and prepared to attack, sending everyone fleeing.

• A huge ship fell from the sky near the Going Merry, and Robin explained that the Log Pose was pointing toward a Sky Island.
• Luffy and Usopp found a map that might lead to Sky Island, so the crew decided to salvage the wreck for more clues.
• Masira and his salvage crew arrived, while Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji dove into the wreck and recovered treasure.
• A gigantic sea turtle swallowed the divers and pulled the Going Merry toward it, but Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji returned safely.
• Masira confronted the Straw Hats over the treasure, then three giants appeared and raised their spears as everyone scrambled to escape.

The Straw Hat Pirates sailed toward Jaya after deciding to seek information about reaching Sky Island, and a mysterious sniper shot seagulls from beyond their sight. They arrived in Mock Town, where Luffy, Zoro, Shiraishi, and Retsu Unohana went ashore while Nami and Robin followed, leaving Sanji to watch over Usopp and Chopper.

• The crew discussed the enormous shadows they had seen, and Nami discovered that Robin had taken an Eternal Log Pose from Masira.
• Nami agreed to head for Jaya to ask how to reach Sky Island, and the Going Merry sailed toward the island before its magnetic record could fill.
• Seagulls fell onto the ship with bullet wounds, and Retsu Unohana warned that a formidable shooter was likely on Jaya.
• The crew reached Mock Town, a lawless pirate settlement, where Bellamy stabbed a pirate's hand after losing a poker game and accused him of cheating.
• Luffy and Zoro went ashore, followed by Shiraishi and Retsu Unohana, then Nami and Robin; Sanji stayed aboard because Usopp and Chopper clung to him.

Luffy, Zoro, and Nami wandered through Mock Town while Nami tried to keep the two from causing trouble and gather information about Sky Island. After Bellamy mocked their dreams and attacked Luffy, Luffy and Zoro refused to fight, leaving Nami furious and confused.

• Nami warned Luffy and Zoro not to fight in town, but Luffy ate an apple from a strange man whose other apples caused an explosion nearby.
• Luffy and Zoro showed interest in the town’s fighting champion, then Nami led them to the Tropical Hotel, where Sarquiss insulted them and Luffy’s crew was recognized from his wanted poster.
• At a bar, Luffy and Blackbeard Teach argued over the taste of cherry pie and liquor, and Teach left after hearing Luffy claim his bounty was thirty million.
• Bellamy entered the bar, confirmed Luffy’s identity, and slammed Luffy’s head through a table while Zoro drew his sword to confront him.
• Bellamy mocked the idea of Sky Island and pirates who chased dreams, then punched Luffy as the bar’s patrons jeered and attacked him.
• Luffy told Zoro they could not fight, and the two endured the pirates’ blows until they were thrown out, leaving Nami angry and baffled.

Luffy and Zoro endured Bellamy's attack without fighting back, then Blackbeard praised their dreams and pointed them toward Sky Island. The Straw Hats reached Mont Blanc Cricket's home, learned about Noland the Liar, and asked Cricket how to reach Sky Island.

• Nami dragged Luffy and Zoro out after Bellamy's crew beat them, and Blackbeard told them that people's dreams never ended before wishing them luck reaching Sky Island.
• Usopp and Chopper treated Luffy and Zoro aboard the Going Merry, and Robin returned with a map showing where Mont Blanc Cricket lived.
• The Masira Pirates damaged the Going Merry, so the crew fled to Cricket's home and learned that its grand appearance was only a wooden board.
• Nami read the story of Mont Blanc Noland, who had been executed after claiming to find the City of Gold, and Luffy pitied him.
• Cricket attacked Sanji when he returned home, but he collapsed from what Chopper suspected was decompression sickness; Masira and Shoujou then arrived and reunited with him.
• Luffy asked Cricket how to reach Sky Island, and Cricket questioned whether Luffy believed in it before mentioning the supposedly lying Noland and his descendants.

Cricket told the Straw Hat Pirates about Noland and shared the ship’s log, then agreed to help them reach Sky Island. After Shiraishi caught a South Bird, Luffy knocked out Bellamy, and the group began preparing the Going Merry for the Knock Up Stream.

• Cricket explained that his family believed Noland was honest, and Nami read a log describing Sky Island and the White Sea.
• Cricket agreed to help the Straw Hat Pirates reach Sky Island by riding the Knock Up Stream, and Masira and Shoujou offered to modify the Going Merry.
• Cricket showed the crew gold recovered from the seabed and explained that they needed a South Bird to navigate toward the Knock Up Stream.
• Shiraishi used Spiritual Sense to find and catch a South Bird in the forest.
• Bellamy arrived to seize the gold, but Luffy knocked him out with one punch and sent his crew away.
• Cricket gathered everyone to repair and modify the Going Merry.

Blackbeard pursued Luffy to stop the Straw Hats from reaching Sky Island, but Retsu Unohana destroyed his ship and Nami guided the Going Merry through the Knock Up Stream. The crew soared toward Sky Island while Blackbeard recognized Unohana’s Kidō and looked forward to meeting them again.

• Blackbeard laughed at Luffy’s new 100-million-berry bounty, attacked Sarquiss, and set out to hunt the Straw Hats with his crew.
• Luffy and the others left Cricket behind and sailed toward the Knock Up Stream aboard the modified Going Merry, while Blackbeard followed them.
• Masira and Shoujou helped the Going Merry navigate toward a massive whirlpool, then withdrew as the Knock Up Stream began to erupt.
• Blackbeard intercepted the Straw Hats and announced that he would take Luffy’s bounty, but Retsu Unohana blasted apart his ship with Hadō #73, Sōren Sōkatsui.
• Nami recognized the updraft from the Knock Up Stream and directed the crew as the Going Merry flew steadily toward Sky Island.
• Blackbeard’s crew watched the Straw Hats disappear into the sky, and Blackbeard speculated that Retsu Unohana knew the person teaching Kidō.

The Straw Hat Pirates reached the White Sea, survived its hazards, and met Gan Fall before traveling through Heaven's Gate to Sky Island. They landed at Angel Beach, where Conis welcomed them and offered to answer their questions.

• Usopp fell through the White Sea, but Robin and Luffy caught and hauled him back aboard, and Zoro killed the giant octopus that followed him.
• A masked guerrilla attacked the Going Merry, but Gan Fall and his flying companion Pierre drove him away.
• Gan Fall explained the White Sea and offered rescue services, then left the Straw Hat Pirates a whistle as a gift.
• The Straw Hat Pirates passed through Heaven's Gate with the help of an Express Shrimp and entered the White-White Sea, also known as God's Land.
• The crew landed at Angel Beach, where Conis introduced herself, gave Luffy and Shiraishi Kong Fruit to drink, and offered to help them.

The Straw Hat Pirates explored Sky Island, where Pagaya introduced them to Wavers and shell technology. Nami discovered that the crew had been declared illegal entrants and returned just as she was ordered to pay an enormous fine, which drove her to attack McKinley.

• Pagaya crashed his Waver on the beach, and Luffy fell into the White-White Sea while trying to ride it; Zoro and Sanji rescued him, and Usopp pulled Chopper out of the water.
• Shiraishi mastered Pagaya's Waver, and Nami quickly learned to ride it before exploring the White-White Sea on her own.
• Pagaya explained Sky Island's clouds and shells to the group, while Nami found a land island and overheard that the Straw Hat Pirates were wanted for illegal entry.
• McKinley confronted the crew at Angel Beach and demanded a fine of ten billion Extol per person, or nine million Belly total.
• Nami returned and told the crew not to resist, but attacked McKinley with the Waver after learning how much the fine cost.

After the White Berets attacked them, Luffy and his companions learned that Nami and the Going Merry had been taken to the Altar of Sacrifice, so they set out for the Island of God. Shiraishi blocked Enel’s lightning and Luffy chose to rescue his friends; the group then continued toward a vast forest on the island.

• The White Berets sentenced Luffy’s group to the Drifting Cloud punishment, but Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji defeated them.
• The Express Shrimp carried the Going Merry away, and Pagaya explained that it was headed to the Altar of Sacrifice while the priests targeted the four travelers.
• Luffy, Shiraishi, Sanji, and Usopp followed Conis toward the Island of God, where Conis confessed that she had called the Express Shrimp and begged them to flee.
• Enel’s lightning struck toward Conis, but Shiraishi stopped it with a Wind Wall, and Gan Fall took Conis away after Luffy vowed to protect his friends.
• Luffy, Shiraishi, Sanji, and Usopp sailed the Crow toward the Island of God and encountered a giant forest that was not shown on their old map.

Zoro, Robin, and Nami left the altar to explore the Island of God while Retsu Unohana and Chopper stayed behind with the damaged ship. Meanwhile, Luffy, Shiraishi, Usopp, and Sanji survived the Ordeal of Balls and encountered its priest in the forest.

• Zoro punched the Sky Shark away, then chose to explore the island with Robin and Nami while Chopper prepared to repair the ship and Retsu Unohana stayed behind.
• Luffy, Shiraishi, Usopp, and Sanji chose the Ordeal of Balls and exited its cave over a bottomless drop.
• The Crow fell onto the Cloud River, and the four continued through the forest among floating ball-shaped clouds.
• Luffy and Usopp relaxed with tea and cookies while Sanji kept watch, then a snake lunged at Usopp and Luffy kicked it away.
• Sanji kicked a Surprise Cloud, which exploded, and the priest of the Ordeal of Balls appeared and introduced it.

Luffy and the others faced Satori in the Lost Forest while Nami discovered that the Island of God was the missing half of Jaya, still floating in the sky. In Shandia, Wyper learned that powerful Blue Sea people had invaded and rallied his warriors to attack Enel’s priests and reclaim the Island of God.

• Satori attacked Luffy and Sanji with mantra, but Luffy got back up and insisted Shiraishi continue ahead while he fought the priest.
• Chopper blew the whistle when Shura appeared over the ship, and Retsu Unohana decided to protect Chopper and the vessel while leaving the enemy as a trial for the others.
• Nami, Robin, and Zoro recognized that the Island of God was the other half of Jaya, which had risen into the sky with the legendary City of Gold.
• Aisa used mantra to report that the voices of God Gan Fall and Satori had disappeared and that the Blue Sea people were very strong.
• Wyper rejected Raki’s suggestion to cooperate with the newcomers and ordered the Shandia warriors to attack Enel’s priests and reclaim the Island of God.

The Straw Hats reunited on Upper Yard, learned that Jaya’s skull-shaped map pointed to a cache of gold, and discovered Enel planned to unleash chaos as the Ark Maxim was ready. After the repaired Going Merry’s spirit appeared, the crew split up to search for treasure and regroup, while Luffy’s party encountered a giant venomous python in the forest.

• Wyper warned Luffy and the others to leave Sky Island, then departed after Sanji explained that the guerrillas and Enel were enemies.
• Sanji, Usopp, and Shiraishi reached the damaged Going Merry, where Chopper explained that Sister Hana had stopped an enemy while he tried to repair it.
• Nami matched the maps of Jaya and Upper Yard, identified the skull’s right eye as the likely location of Noland’s gold, and proposed searching there.
• Enel struck down his priests and told them they could cause havoc the next day, revealing that the Ark Maxim was complete and that he intended to set out for a world of dreams.
• Shiraishi and Usopp saw the Merry’s spirit appear after the ship had been repaired, and the crew divided into sightseeing, adventure, and ship-watching teams.
• Luffy, Zoro, Chopper, and Robin headed south toward the treasure, but a giant python appeared and lunged at them.

Robin searched the ruins for clues to the Void Century while Enel began a survival game in which the island’s combatants fought for their lives. After Robin defeated the chief divine soldier and continued deeper into the ruins, Enel watched from above and planned to destroy everything at the final celebration.

• Robin found her companions missing and set off alone toward their destination.
• Enel deployed the priests and divine soldiers, then predicted that only five people would remain standing after three hours.
• Wyper used a Reject Dial to defeat Shura, and the Shandians split up to head toward the Shrine of God.
• Robin knocked out a divine soldier and discovered an ancient monument describing Shandora’s history, which she connected to the Void Century.
• Robin defeated Yama after he damaged the ruins, then sent him rolling off the island with Cien Fleur: Big Delphinium.
• Enel watched Robin from above, considered her a likely survivor, and planned to destroy the island after the fighting.