One Piece Chapter 1048: "Twenty Years" (Official Release)

[Eminiteable]

On Friday the thread will be updated with fan translations and on Sunday the official release will be out.

No break next week

Chapter Link: Viz, Mangaplus

Discussions not related to the chapter should be discussed in the General Discussion Thread Here.

Spoilers could potentially be discussed in this thread and try not to derail this thread.

 

[PrinceofPein]

Orochi is finally dead, that’s satisfying

 

[Damage3245]

I sure hope this is just like 5 pages of the actual chapter and we've got more spoilers incoming for the rest.

 

[Kurifesilon]

“in the cover the intruders was ichigi and reiju”

 

[LordGinSama]

Luffy needs to fist Kaido already.

 

[RoyGundam]

Orochi is finally dead, that’s satisfying

Denjiro stealing Hiyori's kill is very unsatisfying

 

[SnookB]

- small flashback
Please god Kaido flashback

 

[SnookB]

Either it's out of order and a Kaido flashback might come and we don't see the strike
OR
The leakers are purposefully keeping the context behind the punch out to build hype

 

[LordGinSama]

So like, are we ever gonna get a flashback as to how Kaido got strong enough to stomp Moriah and kill his crew?

 

[Kurifesilon]

disappeared for an entire year

shows up only to kill Orochi

refuses to elaborate

leaves

 

[Kurifesilon]

Oda better have a good explanation for this man
My dude just remembered Denjiro exists and made him do something real quick before the arc ends.

 

[SnookB]

leaves

For 40+ chapters again. This man won't even be there for the celebration

 

[WrongIdea21]

disappeared for an entire year

shows up only to kill Orochi

refuses to elaborate

leaves

Super Giga Chadjiro.

 

[WrongIdea21]

Kaido tanks Luffy's Attack is real.

 

[RoyGundam]

Kaido tanks Luffy's Attack is real.

LMAO

 

[SnookB]

Kaido tanks Luffy's Attack is real.

I'm amazed but not surprised

 

[Kisaragi_Megumi]

Reiner: Who are you?
Kaidou: I'm you but with more brutal plot armor and badass suicidal maniac

 

[Mr.Cinos15]

Wait but it says that Luffy and Kaido are clashing, where does it say that Kaido tanked?

 

[SnookB]

Please god let the "clash" show us Kaido's last Wisdom King based attack.

Also I'm hearing things about the next chapter being the end for act 3? I'm starting to believe act 4 will legitemately just be Luffy vs Kaido on WANO mainland, since Momo moved Onigashima (or at least I assume he did)
OR beginning of act 4 is Kaido losing the clash and act 4 is the rocks Flashback

 

[KingTempest]

OR beginning of act 4 is Kaido losing the clash and act 4 is the rocks Flashback

Yes

 

[WrongIdea21]

Wait but it says that Luffy and Kaido are clashing, where does it say that Kaido tanked?

So, does that make it Different?

 

[SnookB]

So, does that make it Different?

I guess tank would be the way he took Luffy's hits at the beginning of wano. Just muscled through, didn't bother blocking or anything.

 

[Jieldre]

And some people said that this would be the finishing blow.....LMAOO

 

[WrongIdea21]

I guess tank would be the way he took Luffy's hits at the beginning of wano. Just muscled through, didn't bother blocking or anything.

My vocabulary and similarities in each word is a bit limited, so maybe the context of block or clash and tanks is a little different But doesn't clashing or bloking take all of the damages too?

 

[Eseseso]

1. I really hope Reiju reappears in the story soon!

2. As happy as I am to see Orochi dead, I still feel kinda sad for him due to his backstory. It's not an excuse for his douchebagery, but it's a sad cycle of violence.

3. Can Kaido just go down already?

 

[Fireld]

1. I find it sad that the anime doesn't adapt the coverstories anymore

3. He'll last at least enough for Momo to make his own clouds. If he just gets oneshot right in the start of the chapter then the people below Onigashima are screwed.

 

[SnookB]

My vocabulary and similarities in each word is a bit limited, so maybe the context of block or clash and tanks is a little different But doesn't clashing or bloking take all of the damages too?

Clashing is usually equal forces meeting each other. Like Kaido/Luffy's heaven splitter, or Kundali meteor shower vs Roc Gatling gun

TANKING is one just naturally no-selling everything. Kaido standing there in kuri town and taking all of boundman's hits with zero damage- Kaido tanking the gamma knife due to being off guard, and King's fire on mode being naturally tanky since his regular body is nigh-indestructible.
Tanking implies you have no need for defense basically

 

[Antvasima]

Orochi is finally dead, that’s satisfying

He has very good regeneration.

 

[Antvasima]

Anyway, I am getting tired of Kaido at this point. If even Luffy's mega punch will not put him down, I would normally hope that Momonosuke drops the entire flying island on him afterwards, but unless Law can somehow move them all away quickly, lots of the good guys would also die from that.

Maybe Law can teleport lots of the remaining explosives on him afterwards or something as a final strike?

 

[KingTempest]

Law has no stamina left. He's not a factor anymore

 

[Eminiteable]

Counted the heads Orochi has lost and there's a small chance he might come back from this considering he has 8 heads total:
1 - against Kaido
5 - Scabbards
1 - Denjiro this chapter

 

[KingTempest]

Counted the heads Orochi has lost and there's a small chance he might come back from this considering he has 8 heads total:
1 - against Kaido
5 - Scabbards
1 - Denjiro this chapter

Has he lost his main head yet (prior to this chapter... since we can't see the scan yet)

 

[Eminiteable]

Has he lost his main head yet (prior to this chapter... since we can't see the scan yet)

He lost it against the Scabbards, although the head in 1047 doesn't seem to be a main head.

 

[SnookB]

Anyway, I am getting tired of Kaido at this point. If even Luffy's mega punch will not put him down, I would normally hope that Momonosuke drops the entire flying island on him afterwards, but unless Law can somehow move them all away quickly, lots of the good guys would also die from that.

Maybe Law can teleport lots of the remaining explosives on him afterwards or something as a final strike?

I'm not getting tired of KAIDO as much as I am getting tired of every new attempt FAILING.
The L's are getting frustrating for sure. Another bomb victory would feel like a cope out though-

 

[SnookB]

Maybe act 3 ends with the clash and act 4 Luffy does the Luffy thing and unleashes a gatling gun variant of the schmega fist? We see the punch constantly going into things via rubberization, right?
What if Luffy hits Kaido- into wano, wano RUBBERIZES (or at least a good bit of it does) and ricochets Kaido after the impact. He wouldn't lose the FIGHT- but he'd lose the war. Also I realized while writing it, this might be an excuse for Kaido to get bfr'd to the moon and bring Enel back kek

 

[Eseseso]

I JUST WANT WANO REVISIONS ALREADY

 

[SnookB]

I JUST WANT WANO REVISIONS ALREADY

I wanna see "that scene" that Oda's excited about-

 

[Eseseso]

I mean, I also want to see Zoro and Hiyori bang, but that's just wishful thinking

 

[Kisaragi_Megumi]

I mean, I also want to see Zoro and Hiyori bang, but that's just wishful thinking

Hol up

 

[Kurifesilon]

I never understand ppl wanting this arc to end quickly so bad. It’s already the longest arc by far, and y’all want the ending to be rushed? it’s the most optimal way to make a failure out of this arc, and make all the time Oda invested in it give no positive returns at all.

I say this because if Oda ends this arc the way many fans want it (I’m tired of this arc, just get it over with, i just want to get to Elbaf, blablablah) ppl are gonna complain like there is no tomorrow in the future.

But I know Oda does his own thing, So I’m sure he’ll do what is best.