The adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and his crew in search of the legendary treasure — One Piece, have been serializing chapters for over two decades.
This 900+ chapter series is often regarded as the King of Manga because of it being the highest-grossing manga for a decade.
One Piece released chapter 979 on Sunday, titled “Family Problem.” So, it’s time to discuss the release date, scans and other details for chapter 980.
1. Chapter 980 Release Date & Highlights
Chapter 980 of the One Piece manga will release on Sunday, May 25, 9:30 am PDT. The title for the upcoming chapter has not yet been released.
In the next chapter, we will be shown Luffy’s fight against Kaido’s underlings. It will be fun to see if Luffy can pull off an attack without being detected [stealth has never been his strength].
One Piece manga is published under Shonen Jump magazine, which is a weekly magazine that comes out every Sunday.
2. Is One Piece On A Break This Week?
No, chapter 980 of the One Piece manga is not on a break this week. It was on hiatus last week but it will continue in this week’s 25th issue of the Weekly Shonen Jump on Sunday, May 25, 9:30 am PDT.
4. Chapter 980 Raw Scans, Leaks & Spoilers
One Piece chapter 980 raw scans were released recently. The upcoming chapter will show Zoro trying to stop Luffy from losing it but ends up getting mad at the same reason.
Apoo notices Luffy in the crowd and notifies Queen. Queen announces that whoever catches Strawhat will replace one of the Tobi Roppo members. Apoo goes in to attack Luffy but is crushed by Kid.
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5. Chapter 980 Speculations/Predictions
Chapter 979 ended with Luffy getting annoyed at the behavior of Kaido’s men. Luffy’s emotions have often been a stepping stone for him to unlock a new level of strength (for example King’s Haki in Marineford), however, they can often be a speed breaker as well.
I. The Cover Gets Blown
Since Luffy is angry about Kaido’s men making fun of the people of Okobore town, he is bound to teach them a lesson. The real question is — will he do it discreetly? Or will he make a big scene and get noticed?
If Luffy does it discreetly, we will witness Luffy’s new precision combat style where he focuses his Haki and gets the job done as clean as possible.
On the other hand, if Luffy makes a big scene, he is bound to get noticed by Queen who is MC’ing the party. This will blow the army’s cover and be the catalyst to start this war.
II. Mysterious Follower
In the panels where we see Robin and Jinbei talking about keeping a level head in the battle, we see a mysterious whispering in the shadows. Someone is following the Strawhats, but we have no clue who.
III. Kaido’s Big Announcement
During the chapter Kaido’s assistant, a Flying Squirrel smile user, reminded Kaido of an important announcement he needs to make. Kaido says that everyone needs to wait before the announcement, otherwise people will get confused.
Shortly before the Reverie arc, Oda mentioned a “Lurking Legend” in an interview. While he may have been talking about Emu-sama, it is possible that he meant Rox, the captain of the Rox pirates.
With Kaido and Big Mom’s new alliance the announcement likely has something to do with Rox and the return of the Rox pirates. In my opinion, nothing except the return of their former captain can bring these two Yonko together.
6. Chapter 979 Plot
The chapter starts with a brief summary of Orochi’s plan failing and the rebellion army infiltrating Kaido’s party. After which we see Kanjuro arriving on Onigashima, however since no one in Kaido’s army knows that he is on their side, he has to travel through tunnels and keep a low profile.
This is his first time on Onigashima so he is lost and doesn’t know how to find Orochi. Luffy’s crew is finally complete with Jinbei’s return and after a very long time we finally see the dynamics of Luffy’s crew once again.
It is heartwarming to see that even after such a long time apart, nothing has changed in the way they interact with each other.
Franky whips out upgraded versions of the Black Rhino – FR-U4 and the Brachio Tank 5. As always, Oda has given Luffy a handicap and separated him from the crew.
To bring back Kidd and others, Luffy went solo, and to bring back Luffy, Zoro went solo [both of whom are going to get lost for sure].
After the Strawhats set off, we see the Tobi Roppo meeting with Kaido, where it turns out King had called them under the name of Kaido as Who’s Who and Sasaki would not have responded otherwise.
King had been tipped off about Kaido’s family problem and had assembled the Tobi Roppo to help him out. There seems to be a lot of animosity between King and the Tobi Roppo. Kaido gives them the task of finding his son Yamato as he disappeared a day before. He tells them that if they can do this, he will let them duel any of the All-Stars for their rank.
The chapter then shifts to Luffy trying to find Kidd at the party. He runs into some of Kaido’s men who are drunk and throwing food around, saying that this food should be thrown on the streets of Okobore town so that the people can eat it along with the dirt.
The chapter then ends with an angry expression on Luffy’s face.
7. Chapter 979 Cover Page
Apart from the main storyline in the manga chapters, One Piece also advances the storyline by featuring scenes around the world in the form of cover stories.
Chapter 979’s cover continues the Gang Bege’s OH MY FAMILY cover story and shows Pound, Lola and Chiffon’s father, drifting away in the ocean as he runs into the Tontattas. It is likely these Tontattas were returning from the Reverie. This confirms that Pound survived his fight against Oven.
8. About One Piece
One Piece is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine since July 22, 1997, and has been collected into 96 tankōbon volumes.
The man who had acquired everything in this world, the Pirate King, is Gol D. Roger. The final words he said at the execution tower were “My treasures? If you want it, I’ll let you have it. Look for it; I left all of it at that place.” These words sent many to the seas, chasing their dreams, headed toward the Grand Line, in search of One Piece. Thus began a new age!
Seeking to be the greatest pirate in the world, young Monkey D. Luffy also heads toward the Grand Line in search of One Piece. With his diverse crew joining him along the way, consisting of a swordsman, marksman, navigator, cook, doctor, archaeologist, and cyborg-shipwright, this will be one memorable adventure.
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