One Piece, Volume 69: S.A.D.

One Piece [ワンピース] #69

by Eiichiro Oda

Things are looking grim on Punk Hazard as deadly gas set off by a mad scientist envelops the island. Luffy and the rest of the Straw Hats are on a mission to both take down Caesar Clown and escape to safety before the gas can get them!

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Comics, Shonen, Adventure, Graphic Novels, Fiction

248 pages, Paperback

First published March 4, 2013

About the author

Eiichiro Oda (尾田栄一郎, Oda Eiichirō) is a Japanese manga artist, best known as the creator of the manga and anime One Piece.

As a child, Oda was inspired by Akira Toriyama's works and aspired to become a manga artist. He recalls that his interest in pirates was probably sparked by the popular TV animation series titled Vicky the Viking. He submitted a character named Pandaman for Yudetamago's classic wrestling manga Kinnikuman. Pandaman was not only used in a chapter of the manga but would later return as a recurring cameo character in Oda's own works.

Please also see:
尾田荣一郎 (Chinese, simplified)
尾田榮一郎 (Chinese, traditional)

Reviews

[Emi.acg · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un volumen más y termina punk Hazard, ya estamos casi listos.
Law, con ayuda de Smoker para recuperar su corazón, corto a Vergo y con ello el SAD que es lo que produce más tarde las smile que Joker vende a Kaido. Todo un canal xd ya se está moviendo la cosa jejeje además del desafío directo a Doffy, más tarde veremos el trasfondo de esto.
Ya todos van en camino a dónde tienen que llegar mientras Luffy lucha con Ceasar.
Mostraron a Doffy y parte de la familia, se viene Dressrosa. Va a ser la primera vez que lo lea 🤭

[Elle ✟ Søren's ♡ (i'm too old for this shite) · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Navy and pirates already make a pact only for Punk Hazard. Their focused is to bring down Caesar Clown and his dangerous experiment in the black market, also the brain behind all of this called Joker. Everybody must know who he is. Hahaha... Also this volume revealed some Law's past with the navy officer, Vergo-"san". All the talk and actions seems well-balance but some confusing part with too fast transition between places.

[Subham · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one was so epic, as Luffy and the others are trying to save others, he comes into contact with Momonosuke after a fight with Caesar, the children are going desperate and Chopper and Nami have to deal with them, there is an amazing story and moment with the girl Genya and then the stuff with Zoro and Tashigi fighting Monet and then we learn of the man behind it all aka DOFLAMINGO and how he has been producing a fruit named Smiley and all and then the final battle with Law, Smoker and soon Luffy with Caesar is here, this arc is just so epic with so many revelations and breath taking fights and the art and colors are just next level, the emotions are on rampant display!

[Julia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Honestly I m not the biggest fan of this arc. It isn’t bad at all, but nothing really happens that makes me absolutely hyped or emotional. Everything is just a bit blah.

[Graham Barrett · Rating 4 out of 5]

After thinking the last volume was just okay, Volume 69 felt like a step up. There’s still a lot of moving parts and new storylines (i.e., Kin'emon’s son Momonosuke and his transformation into a dragon) being added to make this more complicated than it needs to be, but Oda Sensei started to weave them all in together. We also finally got to see more of the long standing effect of Caesar Clown’s work besides creating weapons of mass destruction, namely the creation of artificial devil fruit, a truly frightening concept.

Beyond the (slightly) easier to read nature of the volume and the lore revelation there were plenty of individual moments that added up to a strong volume. I liked the bit where almost all of the Straw Hats (and Kin’emon) tag teamed the dragon attacking them. It was sweet seeing everyone’s attempts to stop the kid’s addiction to the “candy” and tragic how this volume left off on the arc. I also really liked seeing Smoker’s fight with Vergo and his and Tashigi looking after their crew of misfit Marines. It is weird/annoying at first that Sanji was getting considerable time with Tashigi instead of Zoro but then we got the quasi-team up between her and Zoro. If there’s one thing Punk Hazard has going for it it was pushing Smoker and Tashigi back into the spotlight after all the other Navy characters pushed them out since Alabasta 40+ volumes ago. Lastly its always fun seeing Luffy lose it on One Piece villains and smacking them down.

Hopefully Oda Sensei can make the climax of Punk Hazard as good as this volume.

[Sarah|ساره🍉 · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5⭐️<33!!

This arc has my heart

[Thelma · Rating 5 out of 5]

2025 reread : I love this cover. I also love the volume. Luffy meeting Momonosuke (this is the only time I'll mispell your name buddy, from now on you're Momo ^^) works so perfectly. This arc is setting up many things for later but also works very well on its own (in my opinion). The introduction of the SAD and artificial devil fruits is very intesting and has such important ramifications. I love this arc.




Still great. Maybe not as much as the previous one but I can't resist when you put Luffy getting mad and Zorro and Talfagar being badasses in the same book ^^

[Juho Pohjalainen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lethal gas all over the place, yet I have a hard time telling what it all looks like and where everyone is - the paneling teaming up with some all too similar backgrounds and scenery. But when it's clear, it's great: Law and Zoro both get some good moments of badassery here, some of their best. And Caesar still doesn't know what he's dealing with. What a slimeball.

[Blake the Book Eater · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume was great! Really bringing together all the threads and I absolutely loved how furious Chopper was. Caesar is truly despicable and Luffy punching him was so goddamn satisfying.

[Ali D · Rating 5 out of 5]

First and foremost, 5 stars for the doodle of baby Magellan. That alone made my day. Any time Oda includes the kid versions of some of the characters I can't help but love it.

I don't think I've mentioned this before, but I can't say how much I appreciate the who's who at the beginning of each volume.

We all need to take a moment to appreciate how well developed these characters are. Take Smoker and Tashigi as an example. It took no time at all for Oda to clearly show us their personalities, and their ideals. Every time they pop into the story we know exactly what to expect, and there's no disappointment. It just blows my mind that some of these side characters are better than many main characters I've read...lol

And the way he sets up future events is just perfection.

Also...I ship Zoro and Tashigi so much. Is it likely to happen? Probably not, but it still makes me happy to pretend it will.

[Juju ♡ ～('▽^人) · Rating 4 out of 5]

PUNK HAZARD ARC - PART 3
1. smoker WOOF WOOFOWFOFOW OOWOOFOWFOFOWOFOFOOF

2. soooo, are tashigi and zoro ever becoming a thing orrrrr

3. i HATE caesar. he is despicable, through and through. the poor little kids

4. the entire idea with building a zoan type army is insane. the fact that dr. vegapunk is able to MAKE artificial devil fruits speaks to his genius. i want to finally meet him

[Ahmed Gamal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Punk Hazard arc is by far my favourite after the time skip. Caesar Clown, Law, Smoker, Vergo, and Zoro; all the fights are so simple, yet so good.
Doflamingo is next, can't wait.

[Esther Sánchez · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sad es un buen título para este tomo, porque lo que es triste es el declive de One Piece.
Este arco sigue siendo un poco despropósito, tenemos un poco de desarrollo de personaje (por parte de Zoro y Tashigi) y un poco de avance de subtrama (con Momonosuke) pero en general el resto sigue siendo señores con delirios de grandeza mientras los Sombrero de Paja no tienen absolutamente ninguna agencia en la trama, salvo que pasaban por ahí y ya está. Desde que estamos en el Nuevo Mundo el manga no hace más que centrarse en un montón de personajes sacados de la manga y olvidarse de que se supone que esta es la historia de los Sombrero de Paja, y olvidarse de la found family y de las cosas que hacían One Piece especial para ponerse a hablar de... armas a gran escala o algo. Al menos aquí hay alguna pelea interesante.

[Emma B · Rating 5 out of 5]

Can Caesar die please he’s so annoying 🙏

[jay · Rating 2 out of 5]

so s.a.d. (idk what s.a.d. is)

[Blaine Bentley · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume was a lot more engaging to me. I felt the transitions between POVs was a lot smoother. Despite being a volume with more fighting, I did like the structure of these fights and the progression through the Lab. There is promise of more to come, which has me pumped for where this story is headed!

[bookstories_travels&#x1fa90; · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bueno, no voy a decir que me ha gustado tanto como el tomo anterior, pero he disfrutado mucho leyendo este volumen, las cosas se están poniendo cada vez más y más interesante y creo sinceramente que estamos ante uno de los mejores arcos de todo “One Piece”. Para mí lo único que ha fallado en este volumen es que creo que ha habido momentos en que las cosas se han alargado innecesariamente, y eso le ha quitado a la trama agilidad, ha hecho que a veces sea un poco difícil seguirla. Pero como he dicho antes me ha gustado mucho este volumen. Como siempre Oda lleva muy bien los tiempos, lo que se agradece en esta carrera contrarreloj en que la banda del sombrero de paja, la Marina y los niños del laboratorio luchan por su propia supervivencia y por evitar que el gas venenoso llegue hasta ellos.Creo que aquí hemos encontrado algunos momentos realmente interesantes. Destaco varios de ellos:

1-Zoro y Tashigi vs Monet. Me encanta la dinámica entre estos dos, ojalá Oda les hiciera coincidir más veces y más seguido. Tashigi me parece uno de los personajes menos interesantes de todo el manga, la verdad, pero logra poner a Zoro entre las cuerdas emocionalmente de una forma que muy pocos consiguen, Y eso se traduce en escenas tan interesantes como las que hemos visto en este volumen, en las cuales, personalmente, creo haber visto en Zoro una buena evolución a nivel narrativo y de personaje que me faltaba en otras sagas o en otros volúmenes. En este encontré creo que me llama la atención como se ha profundizado en sus propias convicciones y en su personalidad, algo que muchas veces Oda deja de lado con este personaje.

La pelea con Monet ha estado muy interesante, ella me parece un personaje en el que merece la pena incidir más, y espero que se haga aunque sea en modo de flashback.

2-La aparición de Monosoke, que no era otro que el dragón que conocimos en tonos anteriores. Aunque no me hubiera comido varios spoilers antes, no tendría ninguna duda de que, visto lo visto, tanto él como su padre va a a dar próximamente mucho juego, y estoy deseando leerlo. Tomémonos un minuto para admirar lo mono que es Momosuke (valga la redundancia) en su forma de dragón por favor.

3-Sanji dirigiendo a los marines que venían con Smoker y Tashigi , el contrapunto gracioso del tomo entre tanta acción y carreras por la supervivencia, y que siempre se agradece.

4- Law y Smoker vs Vergo. En esta saga creo firmemente que han aparecido dos de los personajes más asquerosos de todo el mundo de “ One Piece” , y Vergo es uno de ellos. Así que me alegro mucho de que al final le hayan dado una paliza, aunque me ha parecido un poco rápido como aquí han dado jaque mate a un personaje que se suponía que era tan poderoso.

De todas maneras Law está demostrando con cada una de sus intervenciones que es un personaje más complejo y con unos objetivos más profundos de lo que puede aparecer a primera vista, además de ser muy pro él.

5- la manera en la que se muestran las verdaderas intenciones de Caesar y Vergo a sus subordinados, Y como estos realmente les importan una mierda y solo les ven como instrumentos para lograr sus objetivos. Me ha parecido muy cruel y me ha dado mucha pena toda esta gente que confiaba en ellos.Solo espero que los marines y los del ejercito de Caesar que quedan puedan seguir avanzando pese a todo, y los que aún no se han enterado descubra bajo qué clase de personas han estado trabajando. Porque no me gusta nada que aún sigan en la inopia. Me parece muy interesante que uno de los temas sobre los que pivota este arco sea la relación entre subordinados y trabajadores, y me gusta como lo está llevando Oda, ya que aunque no lo parezca, no solo trata sobre jefes malos, también encontramos capitanes y jefes que realmente se preocupan por los suyos como Smoker y Luffy.

6-los niños del laboratorio con el mono por las drogas que les han hecho consumir, locos y violentos atacando a quien sea por conseguir sus caramelos. Me ha parecido la escena más brutal de todo el volumen y de todo el arco, Por el contexto de que Caesar les ha estado engañando después de secuestrarles y les ha convertido en adictos, y que además planea úsales para sus experimentos y le da igual que vayan a morir en cinco años. Y son solo unos niños. El sacrificio de la niña me ha parecido una de las cosas más tristes que habido en todo este manga. Realmente estas escenas me han dejado destrozadas. No sé si ha quedado claro pero odio a Caesar con todo mi alma, como espero que reciba su merecido de una vez por todas.

Deseando ver cómo acaba toda esta magnífica saga.

[Bradley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Exactly as expected.

Before vol. 69 the tee was set. This volume the golf ball is set down and the golfer is mid swing. One could arguably say the golfer (Law) connected already. He’s a bit more interesting than Luffy IMO. We just aren’t as invested or know much about his crew. As an individual agent he’s one bad mamba jamba. xD

The dark side of the world is in display here. Goes to show how one individual can wield power in nefarious ways. How complacency, compliance simply to let the world move on let’s the gross things continue.

Once One Piece sets sail it really shines in its own sun and catches the wind. This volume’s not perfect, the cliffhanger of Vergo’s fight which ended still in a cliffhanger…wish that had happened sooner. The middle was okay, however no one can deny that the momentum of the current events is like a glacial shift.

[Maryam · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm kinda mad at myself for always crying so much when I read this series. But gosh, my heart broke with Mocha's sacrifice to save the rest of the children and she's just a side-side character. GOD DAMN ODA. I'm so tired of legit crying when reading, my guy!

Anyways, that last panel slaps: Whitebeard may have ended the last era, but Law turns the gears for the new. I love the worst generation.

Also, great Chopper moments! Our favorite reindeer doctor.

[Libbie · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5✨

I wondered when we'd be seeing more of Doflamigo 🤔

This arc is a lot better than the previous. This volume was very fast paced and action packed too which tbh I prefer from this series

[K · Rating 3 out of 5]

It disgusts me so bad when I accidentally read the Q&A at the end of each chapter bc Oda is gross. Like an absolutely gross man. He literally in several Q&A’s has talked exclusively about how sexy Nami and Robin are and what size their breasts are now and more shit like that

[catherine ♡ · Rating 3 out of 5]

I still feel just okay about Punk Hazard — I think Caesar is such an interesting as a concept because I love seeing villains that rely on victory through public opinion, but this only makes me wish he was a little more subtle and a little less mustache-twirling.

[kento · Rating 3 out of 5]

Actual rating: 3.5

ZOROOOO!!! ♡

[Djendon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Last panel do be hitting different.

[R. A. Strich · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vol. 69. Noice.

[Omar Villafane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Whooaahhhh 🐒🤩

[baillie ★ · Rating 3 out of 5]

actual rating: 3.75 🌟

[Mark Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

More world building 🤯

[merima · Rating 3 out of 5]

[Hafeji A.D · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 401th read that I recorded on Goodreads. Anyway, fighting against this Flamingo guy will be very tough.