The highly anticipated chapter 1149 of One Piece has 19 pages , including two color pages and 17 regular black and white pages. The electrifying sequence delves deeper into the decisive confrontations in Elbaf and reveals impactful connections between the characters.
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Colorful Cover: Maid Café with the Straw Hat Pirates!
Responding to a reader's request, the cover features a Color Spread with the theme: " The Straw Hat Pirates Opening a Maid Café ." In the illustration, Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Usopp, a cat, and a goat-man appear as elegantly dressed customers, while Nami, Robin, Lilith, and young Bonney run the " Bottakuri Maid Café " dressed as adorable maids.
Usopp and the cat clash over the exorbitant prices on the menu — a fun and direct reference to the manga and novel "Izakaya Bottakuri"
Important: There are no scenes of Luffy's group in this chapter .
Gaban defeats Sommers with a legendary move
Chapter 1149 begins with Scopper Gaban finishing his duel against Sommers . Using his powerful strike called “Futenraku” (which means “Celestial Musical Axe” and sounds like “infallible” in Japanese), Gaban cuts Sommers in half, striking him in the chest. Sommers collapses onto the thorns and remains there, unable to regenerate, for the entire chapter.
Gaban's sacrifice for Colon
As Gaban rushes to help Colon , a brief flashback reveals the boy's birth. Back in the present, Gaban pleads, "Just a second ," realizing that Gunko is about to plunge a sword-arrow into Colon's neck, causing him to bleed.
Gaban grows furious, ready to attack Gunko— black lightning emanates from his axe. However, his Observation Haki reveals an inevitable future: Gunko will kill Colon before he can save him. Thus, Gaban lowers his weapon and, with a heartbreaking expression, pleads: “Please, stop. I surrender.”
In a stunning double-page spread , Gunko fires three arrows into Gaban's torso, who falls from the gigantic tree while bidding farewell: "I'm sorry, Colon... I'm sorry, Elbaf..."
Gunko regains his memory, but Imu takes control
The climax intensifies when, upon hearing Colon crying for his father, Gunko experiences a repressed memory. First, we see an adult woman screaming and crying: “Dad~~!!” . This woman's hair resembles Gunko's, but her eyes are not visible, leaving her identity ambiguous.
Confused, Gunko exclaims, "What kind of memory is that…!!" Then, another flashback shows Brook holding a little girl's hand, saying in his classic tone, "Yohoho!! My dream is to become a pirate!" The scene takes place in a place filled with music, but only silhouettes appear—everything indicates that the girl is Gunko, but there is still no confirmation.
Currently, Brook observes Gunko and comments, "How alike they are..." At that moment, Gunko runs towards him, asking, "Was that Brook?! "
Imu 's voice simultaneously invades the minds of the Three Knights of God .
Imu unleashes his fury and takes over Gunko's body
Imu asks: “Why are they taking so long…” .
Sommers, in agony, stammers: “Im…” .
Killingham replies: “Almighty Imu!!!” .
The giants, confused, say: “What’s wrong with that woman? Her face suddenly looks terrifying!!”
Imu then reveals: “The Holy Land… is consumed by flames. We need military power now!!”
On the final, epic page of the chapter , Imu possesses Gunko's body ! Gunko's eyes change, taking on Imu's cold gaze, while black lightning emanates from his body.
Imu concludes with a stunning statement:
“I will demonstrate…!!! What it means to be ruled by a God!!!”
What can we expect from the next chapters of One Piece?
This chapter delivers an intense sequence of sacrifices, hidden memories, and the revelation that Imu is ready to act personally , taking over Gunko's body. Fans now eagerly await the outcome of this confrontation in Elbaf and Brook and Colon's next steps.
One Piece 1149: Release Date
Shueisha will publish chapter 1149 of the One Piece manga directly on the official MANGA Plus at midnight on May 25, 2025 (Japan time – JST). With the fate of the Straw Hat Pirates at stake in Elbaf, fans are eagerly anticipating the next chapters of the manga.
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