Chapter #1131 ofOne Pieceis packed with details that deepen the Elbaph Arc storyline, with the Straw Hats getting more engaged with the lore and events of the island. Among the chapter’s highlights are Loki’s confirmation thatthe mysterious Adam Wood originates from the Jewel Tree Adam, and Luffy learning that Shanks recently visited Elbaph. However, a subtle detail in their conversation has also confirmed that one of thebestOne Piecemoviescould be considered officially canon for the series.
Over the past two decades, theOne Pieceseries has released numerous movies, each offering a unique adventure outside the main manga storyline. Yet,One Piece Film: Strong Worldalways stood out as particularly connected to the manga’s narrative, especially sinceEiichiro Oda himself wrote it. Fans have long speculated about its canonicity, but a major hint in Chapter #1131 finally confirms it.
One PieceReveals Elbaph’s Connection With Shiki andStrong World
Shiki May Have Visited Elbaph To Collect His Animals
One Piece Film: Strong World’s main villain, Shiki the Golden Lion, is a former member ofthe Rocks Pirateswho aimed to take over the world. To achieve his ambitions, Shiki injected some wild animals he had captured with a drug called SIQ, which accelerated their evolution and granted them special abilities. The movie features a variety of these enhanced animals, and inchapter #1131 ofOne Piece, it becomes clear that the animals seen inStrong Worldactually came from Elbaph.
During their conversation in this chapter, Loki tries to intimidate Luffy with the humongous and fierce wild animals that populate Elbaph’s Underworld region, but Luffy easily befriends them. The four prominent animals here look likethe original version of the mutated ones featured in the 2009One Piecefilm. Later in the chapter, two additional animals are shown, including one encountered during Hajrudin and Stansen’s hunt. The reindeer-dinosaur hybrid seen during the hunt was also part of Shiki’s animal army. The final animal, spotted swimming around the Great Eirik ship at the chapter’s end, also appeared inStrong World.
One Piece Could Bring Shiki Back
The Former Rocks Member May Still Have a Role to Play
While it’s easy to assume that Oda drew inspiration for these animals from the movie, the intriguing twist is that Shiki, the main antagonist of the 2009 film, was later confirmed as a canon character and a member of the infamous Rocks Pirates. This coupled with the fact that Oda himself wrote the story forOne Piece Film: Strong Worldsuggests that the animals appearing in the film may have originated from Elbaph. Shiki might have visited Elbaph, captured similar animals, and enhanced them through injections to make them even more formidable to achieve his goals.
Given thatLoki has been trapped in the “Underworld” for six yearsand has had a close bond with these animals since childhood, it’s plausible that Shiki may have obtained the animals from him. If that’s the case, the upcoming plots in the Elbaph arc inOne Piecemight further establish Shiki’s connection to the story and lend more weight to the events oftheStrong Worldmovieas canon within the series, possibly even reintroducing Shiki into the official manga storyline.
One Piece
Created by Eiichiro Oda, One Piece is a multimedia franchise that began as a manga series and follows the adventures of the Straw Hat Pirates as led by Monkey D. Luffy. Luffy, an enthusiastic pirate with a thirst for adventure, is afflicted by a mysterious curse that gives him various powers he uses to protect himself and his friends. The manga eventually gave way to the anime series, with the two being some of history’s longest-running anime and manga series. Along with over fifty video games made over the years, the series entered the live-action world with Netflix’s 2023 adaptation.
