CompleteFour Emperors Saga

Zou Arc

Chapters
802 – 824
23 chapters
Saga
Four Emperors Saga
Arc 1 of 4
Position
Arc #28 of 33
After Dressrosa Arc
Ch. 1Ch. 1192

The Straw Hats climb an elephant's leg to reach the country on its back and discover a devastated mink settlement. Jack the Drought leads Beast Pirates in a raid demanding Raizou and deploys poison gas against the minks. The crew divides into teams with Luffy heading to Whole Cake Island before sailing away amid a storm and explosion.

Ch. 803Ch. 804Ch. 808Ch. 822+1
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Chapters in the Zou Arc

23 chapters
  1. 802ZouThe Weekly Shonen Jump cover for issue 45 prominently displays Monkey D. Luffy in a dramatic close-up, his face painted with bold red markings around the eyes and forehead, mouth…
  2. 803Climbing the ElephantThe Straw Hats spot and board the Thousand Sunny, finding it empty, and Bartolomeo bids them farewell after his crew swears loyalty to the Straw Hat banner.
  3. 804Adventure in the Country on the Back of an ElephantThe group climbs the elephant's leg on the dragon's back when a fast-moving figure crashes into them, knocking Kin'emon and Kanjuro off to fall below.
  4. 805The Mink RaceCover story page.
  5. 806At Right Belly FortressCover story page.
  6. 807Ten Days AgoAt Right Belly Fort on Zou the Straw Hats and minks hold a reunion feast while Kin'emon and Kanjuro rest on the left foot.
  7. 808Duke InuarashiTen days earlier a mammoth breaches the gate of the Mink Tribe's city on Zou and Jack the Drought leads his Beast Pirates inside in search of Raizo.
  8. 809Master Nekomamushi
  9. 810The Curly Hat Pirates Arrive
  10. 811RokoA festive color cover celebrates the New Year with the Straw Hat crew on the snowy back of Zunesha.
Show chapters 812–824
  1. 812Capone "Gang" Bege
  2. 813The Tea Party InvitationChopper stares in shock and shouts that Sanji is getting married while Nami reacts with wide eyes to the tea party announcement.
  3. 814Let's Go See Master NekomamushiBrook sings about going to see Master Nekomamushi while the group travels through the forest on large creatures.
  4. 815Take Me With You!!Inside a grand room, a voice asks, 'ARE YOU AWARE OF THE NAME GERMA 66I' and adds, 'ALSO REFERRED TO AS WARMONGER.' A note clarifies 'T/N: THE 66 IN THE NAME IS PRONOUNCED…
  5. 816Dog vs. CatOn the island of Zou, voices warn of an emergency grave enough to shake the entire country because of Raizou, a samurai the minks had never seen.
  6. 817Raizou of the MistA massive elephant carries Zou across the sea as voices shout that Jack is alive.
  7. 818Within the WhaleA large, tearful, dog-like mink with a spiked collar begs on his knees: "FORGIVE ME, MY FRIENDS!
  8. 819Momonosuke, Heir of the Kouzuki ClanShock ripples through the group as they learn that Momonosuke's father sailed with Gol D. Roger to Raftel and learned the world's history.
  9. 820One PieceLuffy leaps through the jungle canopy on Zou with his crew as the minks recall riding aboard Gol D. Roger's ship alongside Oden.
  10. 821Understood
  11. 822Getting DownChopper and a furry mink doctor discuss the combined medical treatments from Sakuria and Torino kingdoms while treating patients aboard a small boat.
  12. 823A World AbuzzTwo Marine ships sail away from the coast of Alabasta as a large crowd on the docks waves flags and cheers wildly.
  13. 824Little Pirate GamesThe Straw Hat Pirates ride a roller-coaster cart shaped like a giant blue koala, with Luffy laughing at the front while the others react to the thrill.

Key events

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The Straw Hats board their ship and ascend the elephant's leg on a dragon's back until they reach the summit and enter the country. They find a ruined settlement with fresh tracks of destruction and no guards present. An attacker named Carrot strikes but stops at the order of a mink wearing Nami's clothes. The crew later holds a reunion feast where they hear how Jack's raid ten days earlier already ruined the mink city. Ch. 803Ch. 804Ch. 807

Jack rejects the minks' denials about Raizou and orders his forces to search the country until the minks fight back to a stalemate. He then deploys a devastating weapon later identified as Caesar's poison gas. In the present the crew meets Duke Inuarashi who thanks them for saving the survivors. They later receive a tea party invitation naming Sanji as groom to Big Mom's daughter and learn Sanji left of his own choice. Ch. 808Ch. 813Ch. 814

Bells ring as citizens race through the mink city and Duke Inuarashi leads armed minks toward the capital. In the forest Momonosuke reunites with Kin'emon and Kanjuro while Luffy joins the sprint toward the Whale Forest. A tall man with a crane crest tattoo stands revealed as Raizou prompting the minks to kneel. Inuarashi and Nekomamushi greet each other then argue until Momonosuke steps between them and receives bows as heir to Lord Oden Kouzuki. Ch. 816Ch. 817

The minks recall riding aboard Gol D. Roger's ship alongside Oden and serving as his vassals on Whitebeard's ship. The group discusses Oden's departure from Wano and learns the minks knew Franky's master Tom. They divide into four teams with Luffy heading to Whole Cake Island and Inuarashi staying on Zou. The crew later rides a roller-coaster cart while reading a newspaper about the Revolutionary Army headquarters being destroyed. Ch. 820Ch. 822Ch. 824

Theories from the Zou Arc

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Mysteries of the arc

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First appearances

7 characters