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 996 on Sunday, titled “Island of the Strongest” So, it’s time to discuss the release date, scans, and other details for chapter 997.
1. Chapter 997 Raw Scans, Leaks & Spoilers
Raw scans for the Chapter 997 of the One Piece manga have been released. The title for the upcoming chapter is “Flames.”
The chapter picks up where chapter 996 left off. After hearing the voice of a damsel in distress, Sanji rushes off to be the white knight. Unfortunately, it was a trap set by Black Maria’s subordinates. This results in Sanji being captured by Black Maria.
Luffy’s group is still advancing towards the roof. Some Headliners wait for Luffy at the staircase to ambush him, however Luffy makes it to the next floor by using some ladders built by the prisoners from Udon.
The scene shifts to the Performance Floor where Big Mom is flying towards the Roof. Through the hole by which she exits, Zoro notices Kiku’s arm which was cut off by Kaido a few chapters ago. This angers him, which results in him taking down Apoo with a single attack.
Zoro then tosses the antidote to Chopper, who makes himself busy in quickly making antidotes for everyone on the battlefield. Marco finally meets up with the Strawhats as well.
Some strange tremors put everyone on alert. As Yamato tries to help Momonosuke escape Onigashima via a ship, she notices that the sea is gone!!
In a brilliant double page spread, we witness Kaido using his flame clouds to lift Onigashima itself!!! The chapter ends as Kaido begins moving the island towards the Flower Capital!!!!!
Break next week 🙁
2. Chapter 997 Speculations/Predictions
Chapter 987 officially kicked off the war on Onigashima. With the declaration of an all out war against Kaido, Big Mom, and Orochi, Luffy drew a lot of attention to himself.
Since there is a lot going on at the same time, it is more than likely that we will see parallel storylines instead of just one.
I. Kaido’s Hybrid Form
Chapter 994 ended with the Red Scabbards landing a hefty blow on Kaido’s scar. Kaido’s eyes turned white from pain at the end of this attack. As we can see from Kaido’s previous battles, his Zoan form preference is Dragon -> Human -> Hybrid.
Later in chapter 996, we witnessed Kaido returning to his Human form to overpower the Scabbards. It is just a matter of time before Kaido reveals his strongest form!!
II. O-Tama’s Devil Fruit Prowess
While some people might have forgotten about her, O-Tama still has a big role to play in the upcoming war.
Her devil fruit allows her to have complete control over animals and Zoan devil fruit users who eat “Kibi Dango” made from her cheeks. Coupled with Usopp’s sniping skills, Tama may be able to control a huge chunk of Kaido’s forces against him.
It is more than likely that she was the looming figure behind Robin and Jinbei in chapter 979.
III. The Three Minute Countdown
Chapter 996 revealed that O-Tama hitched a ride on an enemy ship to travel to Onigashima. On the same page, she specifically asks Hihimaru to hold off Page One and Ulti for 3 minutes.
While this can be passed off as nothing, it is very likely that after these three minutes are up, an important reveal will be made. The reveal will probably be related to the enemy ship which Tama boarded.
3. Chapter 997 Release Date & Highlights
Chapter 997 of the One Piece manga, titled “Flames”, has been released on Sunday, Nov 29, 2020 at 9:30 am PDT.
In the next chapter, we will be shown more events taking place in this epic war.
One Piece manga is published under Shonen Jump magazine, which is a weekly magazine that comes out every Sunday.
I. Is One Piece On A Break This Week?
No, chapter 997 of the One Piece manga is not on a break this week. The series will continue in the Weekly Shonen Jump on November 29.
Chapter 997 will be released in the Weekly Shonen Jump on Sunday, November 29, 9:30 am PDT.
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5. Chapter 996 Plot
Chapter 996, titled “Island of the Strongest,” starts with Tama, Kumachiyo and Hihimaru rescuing Usopp and Nami from Page One and Ulti.
Upon being asked how Tama made it to the fight, she reveals that she hitched a ride on an enemy ship.
The scene shifts to Yamato, who is holding back Sasaki’s armored division from attacking Shinobu and Momonosuke.
Just as Sasaki is about to join the fight and duel with Yamato, Number Eight comes chasing after General Franky frantically. In an attempt to flatten General Franky, Number Eight makes a hole in the ground.
Yamato, Shinobu and Momonosuke escape from this hole. While falling, Yamato sends a piece of debris flying towards Number Eight and knocks him out.
We finally get a glimpse of Law after Yamato escapes. Back when Law’s ship reached Wano’s back entrance, Law took a different path from the Red Scabbards. This chapter reveals that Law succeeded in reaching a Poneglyph, but it turns out to be a normal Poneglyph.
We then see Kid and Killer, who are running wild in the castle grabbing every metallic thing they can to add to Kid’s arm.
Back at Onigashima’s roof, Kaido is still in his human form and is beating the life out of the Scabbards. It seems like Kaido is finally taking things seriously. Big Mom appears in the next scene at the Performance Floor.
While everyone is afraid of her return, she says that she’s only interested in going to the top, where Kaido is.
The chapter ends as Luffy’s group is advancing to the third floor. Sanji hears the voice of an Okama and is comically shook.
6. Chapter 996 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 996’s cover shows a Reader Request – “Blackbeard and A Hippo Brushing Their Teeth.” This cover was requested by EBI.
This is an interesting request as Blackbeard is often affiliated with a hippo. This is because of the fact that hippos have 3 stomachs, which may be linked to why Blackbeard can consume multiple devil fruits.
7. 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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