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One Piece Chapter 971: Condemned to Boil
- Chapter
- 971
- Released
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- 17
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- Wano Country
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149 key facts · 29 characters
Key facts in chapter 971
- p0This is the title page for chapter 971.
- p0Central figure carries a chained barrel labeled S-12.
- p0Scene is set in a chaotic Wano street.
- p1Young Momonosuke appears distressed about being targeted.
- p1Toki speaks to Momonosuke about his future role.
- p1Scene includes Kin'emon eating nearby.
- p2Boiling oil cauldron is prepared for public execution.
- p2Crowd is gathered to watch the execution.
- p2Oden and nine retainers are the condemned.
- p3Execution grounds are in chaos after an event.
- p3Spectators discuss failure to defeat Kaido.
- p3Survivors express determination to live.
- p4A cloaked victim is forced into a large boiling pot by a staff-wielding man.
- p4A prisoner inside the pot is slammed underwater amid steam and bubbles.
- p4A monstrous figure bursts out of the pot reaching upward and crying for help.
- p4Onlookers in the crowd react with panic and fear to the eruption.
- p5Kozuki Oden proposes that ten people enter the boiling pot with a survival condition.
- p5Official insists the punishment is meant to kill instantly.
- p5Oden demands a one-hour time limit and a clock.
- p6Kozuki Oden confirms he will hold the officials to their word.
- p6Oden transforms into a massive beast-like form and erupts from the pot breaking chains.
- p6Retainers position a plank and urge the group forward.
- p7Retainers desperately reach for Oden on the plank above the pot.
- p7Oden refuses help and issues a strict order to remain still.
- p7Transformed Oden remains partially submerged while retainers attempt rescue.
- p8Oden is holding nine retainers above boiling oil on a wooden platform.
- p8Execution takes place in the Flower Capital grounds.
- p8Oden remains submerged in the oil while supporting the platform.
- p9A large clock is shown tracking time during the execution.
- p9Retainers remain on the platform above the oil.
- p9Bubbles continue rising from the boiling oil.
- p10Four minutes have passed on the execution clock.
- p10Retainers are arguing among themselves on the platform.
- p10Smoke from below is affecting those on the platform.
- p11A blonde kunoichi draws a sword in the crowd.
- p11The woman is identified as Shinobu by onlookers.
- p11Oden shouts upward from the boiling pot in a large panel.
- p12Orochi is shown wielding a sword while addressing a crowd.
- p12Flashback panels depict reactions from Wano citizens.
- p12Orochi denies seeking personal power as shogun.
- p13Orochi describes persecution of the Kurozumi family in his youth.
- p13Orochi's father committed seppuku under legal order.
- p13Childhood flashbacks show mob violence against Kurozumi clan.
- p14Weapons and kidnapped people were offered to Kaido.
- p14Oden reacted with fury to the kidnappings.
- p14Orochi proposed a deal involving cessation of abductions.
- p15Oden danced naked weekly as apology to Kurozumi family.
- p15Oden believed Orochi's group would leave after shipbuilding completion.
- p15Orochi challenges anyone calling Oden an idiot lord.
Symbols and visual details168 · show
- p0One Piece skull logo with crossed bones and rope border at top center.
- p0Bold chapter title text CONDEMNED TO BOIL directly below logo.
- p0Frantic man with wild hair and torn black outfit running forward in panic.
- p0Enormous chained sake barrel labeled S-12 strapped to man's back.
- p0Man clutching small black box in left hand while fleeing.
- p0Background Wano-style buildings and palm trees in chaotic street scene.
- p0Alarmed background figures reacting with raised hands and open mouths.
- p0Checkered flag and smoke effects in upper left corner.
- p0Vertical side text mentioning WANO COUNTRY AND KOZUKI ODEN.
- p0Bottom promotional banner for GANG BEGE'S OH MY FAMILY VOLUME 20.
- p0Author name EIICHIRO ODA in large bold letters at very bottom.
- p0Man's desperate forward-leaning posture with one foot raised high.
- p0Speech bubble containing HELP! positioned upper right of central figure.
- p1Young boy with topknot crying with wide eyes and open mouth in left panel.
- p1Pagoda on distant hill visible in wide background panel.
- p1Beautiful woman with long dark hair and flower hairpin in close-up.
- p1Woman wearing beaded earring and flower accessory on left side of hair.
- p1Man with topknot eating with chopsticks and MUNCH MUNCH effect.
- p1Young girl with pigtails and wide eyes in lower left panel.
- p1Sweat drops and DRIP DRIP text near crying boy.
- p1Indoor scene with wooden architecture and seated figures at table.
- p1Woman in patterned kimono seated on floor in lower right panel.
- p1Small circular object on floor near table in final panel.
- p1Chapter header text CHAPTER: 971 CONDEMNED TO BOIL across middle.
- p1Speech bubbles positioned around characters indicating multiple speakers.
- p1Background note THEY'RE ALSO PREPARING THEMSELVES... in italic.
- p2Large round cauldron filled with violently bubbling oil at center.
- p2Flames and steam rising dramatically from boiling oil.
- p2BLUBB sound effects placed around the cauldron.
- p2Crowd of onlookers standing on upper wooden platforms.
- p2Execution platform with railings and stairs leading to cauldron.
- p2Large dramatic sound effect lines and exclamation marks.
- p2Narrator text about Kozuki Oden and his 9 retainers public execution.
- p2Spectator foot visible in lower left panel.
- p2Crowd members leaning forward with excited postures.
- p2Smoke and impact lines filling lower panels.
- p2Multiple speech bubbles from excited onlookers.
- p2Central cauldron dominates composition with swirling liquid detail.
- p3Debris and smoke flying across ruined execution grounds.
- p3Topknotted man with intense determined expression in close-up.
- p3Large ! reaction bubble near topknotted man.
- p3Scattered samurai and figures on damaged platform.
- p3Background pagoda and buildings visible through smoke.
- p3Man with topknot shouting about living no matter what.
- p3Another figure calling for a chance to get through this.
- p3Crowd members on upper level watching chaos.
- p3Swirling smoke and impact lines throughout panels.
- p3Fierce facial close-ups showing gritted teeth and anger.
- p3Damaged railings and scattered objects on ground.
- p3Silhouettes of remaining figures in background.
- p4Staff-wielding man in patterned robe shoves cloaked victim forward toward boiling pot.
- p4Cloaked victim hurled into pot with large splash SFX and steam burst.
- p4Prisoner inside pot screams with arms raised amid heavy bubbles and water impact lines.
- p4Monstrous hairy figure erupts upward from pot with wide open mouth and reaching hand.
- p4Steam and bubble explosion fills central panel with dynamic motion lines.
- p4Background shows traditional buildings and fenced area with panicked citizens.
- p4Crowd members display wide eyes and open mouths in shock at the eruption.
- p4Large SFX elements emphasize heat, impact, and monstrous roar.
- p4Foreground shows boiling liquid and rising vapor obscuring lower body of emerging figure.
- p4Staff-wielding man stands on edge with staff raised in commanding posture.
- p4Multiple small citizen figures react with raised hands and backward lean.
- p4Dark shading and speed lines convey intense heat and sudden movement.
- p5Muscular bare-chested Kozuki Oden stands on pot edge with arms crossed and intense glare.
- p5Large boiling pot with rising steam and splashes occupies central foreground.
- p5Oden wears dark hat and has long hair flowing in wind.
- p5Sneering official with horns laughs while holding scroll in lower panel.
- p5Crowd of retainers and citizens show shocked expressions and sweat drops.
- p5Oden's mouth wide open in defiant laughter with motion lines around head.
- p5Background architecture includes traditional Japanese-style buildings and fences.
- p5Clock is demanded and presented by attendant in final panel.
- p5Dynamic steam clouds and impact lines surround Oden's figure.
- p5Retainers display varied expressions of disbelief and tension.
- p6Kozuki Oden in close-up with stern expression facing retainers.
- p6Retainers include long-haired man, checkered clothing figure, and others showing concern.
- p6Transformed massive hairy beast-like Oden erupts from pot breaking chains.
- p6Oden's transformed form has wild hair, open roaring mouth, and extended arms.
- p6Steam and impact SFX surround the emerging transformed figure.
- p6Retainers below hold wooden plank and reach toward pot.
- p6Small panel shows official with scroll reacting in surprise.
- p6Dynamic speed lines emphasize upward burst and forward charge.
- p6Retainers display sweat and tense postures while shouting.
- p6Background steam clouds and pot rim visible in lower panels.
- p7Kozuki Oden stands on wooden plank above boiling pot with intense downward glare.
- p7Multiple retainers reach upward toward Oden with anguished expressions.
- p7Oden's face dominates large panel showing sweat, glare, and clenched teeth.
- p7Steam and bubble effects rise from pot below the plank.
- p7Retainers display open mouths, tears, and desperate hand gestures.
- p7Transformed Oden partially visible submerged with arm reaching up.
- p7Crowd members in background show shock and raised hands.
- p7Large SFX emphasize Oden's commanding shout and emotional tension.
- p7Plank spans across pot with retainers clinging to its edge.
- p7Oden's posture remains rigid and unmoving despite pleas.
- p8Oden submerged chest-deep in boiling oil with rising steam and bubbles around his body.
- p8Oden carrying nine retainers on a large wooden platform held above the oil surface.
- p8Wide view of Flower Capital execution grounds with tiered stands and distant buildings.
- p8Crowd of onlookers in traditional clothing watching from foreground and sides.
- p8Oden with wild hair, open shouting mouth, and intense facial expression.
- p8Large flames and thick smoke rising from the execution platform structure.
- p8Retainers positioned on the elevated platform above the oil pot.
- p8Speech bubbles positioned around Oden's head and upper body.
- p8Background architecture showing traditional Japanese-style buildings and towers.
- p8Oil surface showing ripples and bubbles near Oden's submerged lower body.
- p9Large ticking clock shown in close-up with visible hands and sound effects.
- p9Oden grimacing with gritted teeth and sweat while submerged in oil.
- p9Retainers on platform shouting down at Oden.
- p9Wide panoramic view of execution grounds filled with dense crowd.
- p9Flames and smoke engulfing the central platform area.
- p9Two close observers: bald man with headband and curly-haired figure.
- p9Bubbles rising from oil surface with 'BLUBB' effect.
- p9Oden's upper body visible above oil with strained posture.
- p9Background buildings and towers visible beyond the crowd.
- p9Impact lines and motion effects around the boiling pot.
- p10Close-up of Raizo with angry shouting expression and sweat drops.
- p10Nekomamushi shown with open mouth and agitated posture.
- p10Oden glaring intensely with visible eyes and sweat.
- p10Retainers arguing while balanced on the shaking platform.
- p10Bubbles and oil splashes rising toward the platform.
- p10Crowd spectators in foreground with varied expressions.
- p10Clock face shown again with '4 MINUTES HAVE PASSED' label.
- p10Smoke and heat lines rising from below the platform.
- p10Multiple crowd members shown behind barriers watching the scene.
- p10Pained facial expressions on retainers above the oil.
- p11Blonde kunoichi with sword drawn and fierce glare, sweat flying.
- p11Crowd members reacting in panic with open mouths and pointing.
- p11Blonde woman struck with 'PFFF' impact effects and thrown back.
- p11Large splash panel showing Oden in oil with massive speech bubble.
- p11Oden shouting upward with intense expression from the pot.
- p11Crowd members in shock with wide eyes and sweat.
- p11Bald man with headband and curly-haired figure watching closely.
- p11Background buildings and execution platform visible in wide shot.
- p11Scattered debris and motion lines around the blonde woman.
- p11Multiple shocked onlookers in the foreground and midground.
- p12Orochi brandishes sword overhead with wild eyes and stretched furious grin in large top panel.
- p12Sweat drops visible on Orochi's face during close-up rant.
- p12Multiple small flashback panels showing shocked citizens with varied expressions.
- p12Cloaked figure visible in one flashback panel amid chaos.
- p12Orochi's face in lower close-up shows intense glare and gritted teeth.
- p12Bottom panel features Orochi's massive head with wide open mouth and manic laughter lines.
- p12SFX lines and impact marks emphasize Orochi's shouting posture.
- p12Background architecture and crowd silhouettes in upper panels indicate public confrontation setting.
- p12Orochi's clothing details include patterned robe and headpiece with horns.
- p13Orochi's head looms large on right with sweat and intense expression during childhood recount.
- p13Central flashback shows young Orochi cowering while family members are attacked by vigilantes.
- p13Multiple small figures depict beatings, thrown bodies, and deaths in chaotic scene.
- p13Orochi's father figure shown committing seppuku under official watch.
- p13Dark silhouettes of angry mob with weapons surround young Kurozumi figures.
- p13Orochi's face in middle panel shows gritted teeth and wide eye during explanation.
- p13Bottom panels include castle silhouette and small cloaked child figure under archway.
- p13Speech bubbles overlap flashback action with emphasis lines.
- p13Orochi's expression shifts to stern glare in final panel.
- p14Young woman with pigtails stares in shock with wide eyes and open mouth in right panel.
- p14Background shows room filled with stacked weapons and bound figures.
- p14Oden clashes with enemies in dynamic action flashback with speed lines.
- p14Silhouetted figures on cliff and moonlit castle appear in separate panels.
- p14Woman's face shows sweat and intense expression while speaking.
- p14Oden depicted fighting multiple opponents with staff or weapon.
- p14Bottom panels include shocked citizens and Orochi's partial face on right.
- p14Large SFX characters emphasize surprise and impact in upper panels.
- p14Bound captives and weapon crates visible in storage room scene.
- p15Young woman with pigtails cries with tears streaming and determined expression in top panel.
- p15Orochi laughs widely with open mouth in middle panel flashback.
- p15Oden shown dancing naked in town square surrounded by watching citizens.
- p15Sweat and strain lines cover Oden's body in lower action panel.
- p15Orochi's large head dominates bottom with maniacal grin and pointing gesture.
- p15Citizens in background display shocked or concerned faces during dance scenes.
- p15Final panel shows close-up of Oden's pained face with sweat drops.
- p15Speech bubbles and impact SFX surround Orochi's demand for repetition.
- p15Woman's pigtails and clothing details visible during emotional outburst.
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