In the course of ONE PIECE, Eiichiro Oda has repeatedly clarified that he is a real genius in managing the narrative. The Sensei was indeed very patient, so much so that he threw out hints here and there that were not actually accepted as such until a few years later.
Chapter 1053 of ONE PIECE is the last before the author’s long hiatus, who will step away from the serialization of his masterpiece for a few weeks to complete preparations for the final saga of the manga. The end of the Wano saga brought with it an increase in Luffy, Law, and Kid’s bounties, not to mention the choice of the new 4 emperors of the seas.
The Captain of Mugiwara and buggy the clownIn fact, they replaced Kaido and Big Mom from their respective roles, thus flanking Shanks the red and black beard. However, it is not the first time that we see these 4 pirates together on one board. On the occasion of the cover of volume 25 of ONE PIECE, Eiichiro Oda has created a cover dedicated to the 4 characters in question. That the author wanted to pay homage to the 25th volume of the manga with a clue that would have had meaning hundreds of chapters later?
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