One Piece Chapter 1149 is 19 pages , including two color pages and 17 black-and-white pages. The thrilling sequel delves deeper into the decisive confrontations in Elbaf and reveals powerful connections between the characters.
Color Cover: Maid Café with the Straw Hats!
At the request of a reader, the cover features a vibrant color spread 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 work “Izakaya Bottakuri” , a manga and novel by Shiwusada (art) and Takimi Akikawa (story).
Important: We have no scenes of Luffy's group in this chapter .
Gaban defeats Sommers with a legendary blow
Chapter 1149 begins with Scopper Gaban finishing his duel against Sommers . Using his powerful attack called "Futenraku" (which means "Heavenly Musical Axe" and sounds like "infallible" in Japanese), Gaban cuts Sommers in half, striking him in the chest. Sommers collapses onto the spikes and remains there, unable to regenerate, throughout the chapter.
Gaban's sacrifice by Colon
As Gaban rushes to Colon's , a brief flashback reveals the boy's birth. Back in the present, Gaban asks, "Wait just a second ," as he realizes Gunko is about to plunge an arrow-sword into Colon's neck, causing him to bleed.
Gaban becomes furious, ready to attack Gunko— black lightning flashes from his axe. However, his Observation Haki reveals an inevitable future: Gunko will kill Colon before he can save him. So Gaban lowers his weapon and, with a heartbreaking expression, begs: “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 saying goodbye: “I'm sorry, Colon… I'm sorry, Elbaf…”
Gunko regains her 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, "Father~~!!" This woman's hair resembles Gunko's, but her eyes are hidden, leaving her identity unclear.
Confused, Gunko exclaims, "What memory is this...!!" Then, another flashback shows Brook holding a little girl's hand, saying in his signature tone, "Yohoho!! My dream is to become a pirate!" The scene takes place in a place filled with music, but only their silhouettes appear—everything indicates that the girl is Gunko, but this has not yet been confirmed.
In the present, 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 reveals his fury and takes Gunko's body
Imu asks, "What's taking so long..." .
Sommers, in agony, stammers, "Im..." .
Killingham responds, "Almighty Imu!!!" .
The giants, confused, say, "What's wrong with that woman? Her face suddenly got scary!!"
Imu then reveals: “The Holy Land… is consumed by flames. We need military power now!!”
In 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 her body.
Imu closes with a devastating statement:
“I will demonstrate…!!! What it means to be ruled by a God!!!”
What to 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 take personal action , 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 (JST). With the fate of the Straw Hat Pirates hanging in the balance in Elbaf, fans are eagerly anticipating the upcoming chapters of the manga.
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