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One Piece 3-in-1 Omnibus #11
One Piece, vol. 11
Què va passar a Jaya ara fa 400 anys? Es revelen els sentiments desconeguts del gran guerrer Calgara i en Norland el Mentider! Altrament, en Ruffy es dirigeix a lliurar el combat final contra l'Enel a l'illa del cel!!
640 pages, Paperback
First published February 3, 2015
About the author
Eiichiro Oda
2,539 books5,120 followersEiichiro 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)
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)
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June 11, 2026
rtc - 4.5 stars
— ᨳଓ pre-read
i’m both excited and sad that skypiea is ending but i know that water 7 is a great adventure so i’m looking forward to reading these next few volumes :D
— ᨳଓ pre-read
i’m both excited and sad that skypiea is ending but i know that water 7 is a great adventure so i’m looking forward to reading these next few volumes :D
March 30, 2026
Flashback, finale, and filler focused fun that highlights the lighter side of the series. The crew get to have little banter moments, and they are really starting to feel like a family. It's interesting to revisit after being so used to the time skip and the more plot focused narrative that has the Straw Hats separated and less playful. Whilst the Foxxy arc isn't the most popular, this lighthearted goofiness is sorely missed later down the line, and rereading helps one to appreciate it more.
April 21, 2026
꒰ 🏴☠️ ꒱ one piece [ omnibus . 11 ]
› chapters 286 - 316
⭑ ⭑ ⭑ ⭑ . 75 — rounded up
・゜゜・．｡･ﾟﾟ･┊͙✧˖࿐ ･｡・゜゜・．｡･ﾟﾟ･𝜗𝜚˚⋆ ゜゜
❝ When we hear the song of the island once again … the war will finally end. ❞
៸៸៸ The song of the island was sung once again, and the 400 year war, finally came to an end.
#we❤️thestrawhats! :)
・゜゜・．｡･ﾟﾟ･┊͙✧˖࿐ ･｡・゜゜・．｡･ﾟﾟ･𝜗𝜚˚⋆ ゜゜
My thoughts :: 💭
› INCLUDES SPOILERS FOR VOLUMES 31-32 & THEORIES!
⤷ This omnibus had been crying, laughing, smiling, and throwing up left right AND centre. I couldn’t catch a break. Volume 31, was a “flashback” that served as background to further understand the 400 year war between skypiea and the shandians:
❝ Your ancestor, Kalgara the great warrior … had one reason why he must retake our home. The great Kalgara had a very good friend, his name was … Montblanc Noland. ❞
The entirety of volume 31 I was just tearing up every other page, I didn’t expect a flashback of history to make me cry, but the devastating relationship between Kalgara and Noland was ripping my heart to shreds, they never got to see each other again :( However, I’m glad to have read this as it made me love the battle even more, root for the straw hat crew and shandians even more, so that they can ring that bell one more time and solidify their ancestors last true wish…
❝ The bell will always ring for you!! Until you come back!!
We’ll meet again, I PROMISE! ❞
៸៸៸ And they never did, but his descendants did and that was enough 🥹
When Luffy rang that bell, literally cut the show off I’m DONE. It was waterworks galore in my eyes I couldn’t even see the text, the characters, anything. It was so good, this was so emotionally enrapturing I feel as though it deserves all the stars possible, Luffy is an incredible character, I’ve said it many times, but he continues to fight for these enslaved people, vulnerable people, people who have lost hope in the darkness, and he pulls them back into the light, he reignites hope in their hearts. He and his crew are single-handedly subverting the view of pirates, the most hated, and hunted people in the world. And all he’s doing is good, fighting for freedom, and marines just keep making his bounty higher and higher, making him a target in hopes of dragging him down. What a scarily similar situation to our current society; where you are in danger, for doing the right thing, where you’re prevented from saving a life, where fighting for the safety of others endangers your own life … Luffy is the fight we should all have within us, our role model for how society should react to such atrocious and despicable events playing right before our eyes!
❝ RING IT, BRAT!! RING IT!!!!
RELIGHT THE LIGHT OF CYANDIA!!!
YES ... MY YOUNG FRIEND PLEASE LET US HEAR THE SONG OF THE ISLAND!!! ❞
៸៸៸ The entire islands desperation for freedom, release from their shackles placed by the tyrant, god enel. Their dependency on Luffy, their reliance and trust. It was perfect, it was beautiful beyond words and a magnificent portrayal of who Luffy is and his crews determination to continue fighting for others.
Even looking back at the moment Luffy rings that bell, it chokes me up. That imagine of Luffy in the sky, from blue sea is forever seared into my mind, volumes 31-32 was such a great experience and I enjoyed everything about it. Everyone’s reaction to the bell ringing for the first time in 400 years, was just wow. This manga is truly a piece of art and I’m beyond glad that I picked it up. The old man and his giant monkeys, he can finally rest, knowing that his ancestor was not a liar, that it was the kings greed that led Noland to his unjust execution. But now, him and Kalgara, who fought for each other, can now rest as their descendants have continued their tradition of ringing that bell. They will always be here, no one, no god, no tyrant, can take that fact that the shandian’s are the true owners of that land and fully deserve their bell to be rung!
We also get some important crumbles of information towards the end of volume 32, I think it’s now solidified that Monkey D. Luffy is somehow and someway related to Gold D. Roger …! This is so exciting, I had an inkling because of the similarities between their names, but now robin has brought it up twice, first in Alabasta when she pulled Luffy out the sand, now at the end of skypiea where she speaks to Gan Fal, the ex-god of skypiea who brings up their similar names and personalities, to which robin responds:
❝ Gan fall: He reminds me of Roger, are they related? (Gold D. Roger also came to skypiea, this may be why Gan knows who he is so intimately.) They have the same initial “D”, is that why they’re so similar?
Robin: He is an interesting person … perhaps the connection between them is another “lost” history… ❞
៸៸៸ Now you’re just feeding me crumbs and I’m getting addicted to this theory, I hope we get more knowledge about this, perhaps Luffy is a descendant of his? But the age gap makes me think that he’s his father … I mean when have we even seen Luffy’s parents, the only “fatherly figure” I’ve seen is Shanks. I’m very interested to say the least… It is also mentioned one again at the end of volume 32, I think, when we watching the marine headquarters on the grand line discuss how the “strongest man in the marine headquarters” by the name of ‘Admiral Aokiji’ keeps leaving without telling anyone. He’s riding his bike on the water … and holding a bounty poster of Luffy and says:
❝ It seems that THIS FAMILY is filled with troublesome ones… ❞
៸៸៸ “THIS FAMILY” come one guys, this is literally word for word “Gold D. Roger is related to Monkey D. Luffy! Without a doubt, I’m adamant about this, I know I’m not hallucinating.
Also in volume 33, (which was absolutely hilarious, I cannot wait to see the outcome of the “fight” in volume 34) my favourite was definitely Zoro, he uses a new technique as he can’t use his swords and calls it “Sword-less Style … Twister!” And this like blue aura in the shape of a dragon surrounds his body so I’m super interested to see if there will be more of these “sword-less” techniques when zoro cannot use his weapons!
🎶 :: listening to the OP soundtrack or songs related to the anime immerse me completely into the story and makes the experience 10x more fun, give it a try!
・゜゜・．｡･ﾟﾟ･┊͙✧˖࿐ ･｡・゜゜・．｡･ﾟﾟ･𝜗𝜚˚⋆ ゜゜
❝ HEY, DIAMOND-HEAD MISTER! DO YOU HEAR IT? THE GOLDEN CITY IS HERE!!!! FOR THE WHOLE 400 YEARS... "THE GOLDEN CITY" ... HAS ALWAYS BEEN HERE IN THE SKY!!!! ❞
・゜゜・．｡･ﾟﾟ･┊͙✧˖࿐ ･｡・゜゜・．｡･ﾟﾟ･𝜗𝜚˚⋆ ゜゜
— King of the pirates !
⊹ ࣪ ﹏𓊝﹏𓂁﹏⊹ ࣪ ˖
› chapters 286 - 316
⭑ ⭑ ⭑ ⭑ . 75 — rounded up
・゜゜・．｡･ﾟﾟ･┊͙✧˖࿐ ･｡・゜゜・．｡･ﾟﾟ･𝜗𝜚˚⋆ ゜゜
❝ When we hear the song of the island once again … the war will finally end. ❞
៸៸៸ The song of the island was sung once again, and the 400 year war, finally came to an end.
#we❤️thestrawhats! :)
・゜゜・．｡･ﾟﾟ･┊͙✧˖࿐ ･｡・゜゜・．｡･ﾟﾟ･𝜗𝜚˚⋆ ゜゜
My thoughts :: 💭
› INCLUDES SPOILERS FOR VOLUMES 31-32 & THEORIES!
⤷ This omnibus had been crying, laughing, smiling, and throwing up left right AND centre. I couldn’t catch a break. Volume 31, was a “flashback” that served as background to further understand the 400 year war between skypiea and the shandians:
❝ Your ancestor, Kalgara the great warrior … had one reason why he must retake our home. The great Kalgara had a very good friend, his name was … Montblanc Noland. ❞
The entirety of volume 31 I was just tearing up every other page, I didn’t expect a flashback of history to make me cry, but the devastating relationship between Kalgara and Noland was ripping my heart to shreds, they never got to see each other again :( However, I’m glad to have read this as it made me love the battle even more, root for the straw hat crew and shandians even more, so that they can ring that bell one more time and solidify their ancestors last true wish…
❝ The bell will always ring for you!! Until you come back!!
We’ll meet again, I PROMISE! ❞
៸៸៸ And they never did, but his descendants did and that was enough 🥹
When Luffy rang that bell, literally cut the show off I’m DONE. It was waterworks galore in my eyes I couldn’t even see the text, the characters, anything. It was so good, this was so emotionally enrapturing I feel as though it deserves all the stars possible, Luffy is an incredible character, I’ve said it many times, but he continues to fight for these enslaved people, vulnerable people, people who have lost hope in the darkness, and he pulls them back into the light, he reignites hope in their hearts. He and his crew are single-handedly subverting the view of pirates, the most hated, and hunted people in the world. And all he’s doing is good, fighting for freedom, and marines just keep making his bounty higher and higher, making him a target in hopes of dragging him down. What a scarily similar situation to our current society; where you are in danger, for doing the right thing, where you’re prevented from saving a life, where fighting for the safety of others endangers your own life … Luffy is the fight we should all have within us, our role model for how society should react to such atrocious and despicable events playing right before our eyes!
❝ RING IT, BRAT!! RING IT!!!!
RELIGHT THE LIGHT OF CYANDIA!!!
YES ... MY YOUNG FRIEND PLEASE LET US HEAR THE SONG OF THE ISLAND!!! ❞
៸៸៸ The entire islands desperation for freedom, release from their shackles placed by the tyrant, god enel. Their dependency on Luffy, their reliance and trust. It was perfect, it was beautiful beyond words and a magnificent portrayal of who Luffy is and his crews determination to continue fighting for others.
Even looking back at the moment Luffy rings that bell, it chokes me up. That imagine of Luffy in the sky, from blue sea is forever seared into my mind, volumes 31-32 was such a great experience and I enjoyed everything about it. Everyone’s reaction to the bell ringing for the first time in 400 years, was just wow. This manga is truly a piece of art and I’m beyond glad that I picked it up. The old man and his giant monkeys, he can finally rest, knowing that his ancestor was not a liar, that it was the kings greed that led Noland to his unjust execution. But now, him and Kalgara, who fought for each other, can now rest as their descendants have continued their tradition of ringing that bell. They will always be here, no one, no god, no tyrant, can take that fact that the shandian’s are the true owners of that land and fully deserve their bell to be rung!
We also get some important crumbles of information towards the end of volume 32, I think it’s now solidified that Monkey D. Luffy is somehow and someway related to Gold D. Roger …! This is so exciting, I had an inkling because of the similarities between their names, but now robin has brought it up twice, first in Alabasta when she pulled Luffy out the sand, now at the end of skypiea where she speaks to Gan Fal, the ex-god of skypiea who brings up their similar names and personalities, to which robin responds:
❝ Gan fall: He reminds me of Roger, are they related? (Gold D. Roger also came to skypiea, this may be why Gan knows who he is so intimately.) They have the same initial “D”, is that why they’re so similar?
Robin: He is an interesting person … perhaps the connection between them is another “lost” history… ❞
៸៸៸ Now you’re just feeding me crumbs and I’m getting addicted to this theory, I hope we get more knowledge about this, perhaps Luffy is a descendant of his? But the age gap makes me think that he’s his father … I mean when have we even seen Luffy’s parents, the only “fatherly figure” I’ve seen is Shanks. I’m very interested to say the least… It is also mentioned one again at the end of volume 32, I think, when we watching the marine headquarters on the grand line discuss how the “strongest man in the marine headquarters” by the name of ‘Admiral Aokiji’ keeps leaving without telling anyone. He’s riding his bike on the water … and holding a bounty poster of Luffy and says:
❝ It seems that THIS FAMILY is filled with troublesome ones… ❞
៸៸៸ “THIS FAMILY” come one guys, this is literally word for word “Gold D. Roger is related to Monkey D. Luffy! Without a doubt, I’m adamant about this, I know I’m not hallucinating.
Also in volume 33, (which was absolutely hilarious, I cannot wait to see the outcome of the “fight” in volume 34) my favourite was definitely Zoro, he uses a new technique as he can’t use his swords and calls it “Sword-less Style … Twister!” And this like blue aura in the shape of a dragon surrounds his body so I’m super interested to see if there will be more of these “sword-less” techniques when zoro cannot use his weapons!
🎶 :: listening to the OP soundtrack or songs related to the anime immerse me completely into the story and makes the experience 10x more fun, give it a try!
・゜゜・．｡･ﾟﾟ･┊͙✧˖࿐ ･｡・゜゜・．｡･ﾟﾟ･𝜗𝜚˚⋆ ゜゜
❝ HEY, DIAMOND-HEAD MISTER! DO YOU HEAR IT? THE GOLDEN CITY IS HERE!!!! FOR THE WHOLE 400 YEARS... "THE GOLDEN CITY" ... HAS ALWAYS BEEN HERE IN THE SKY!!!! ❞
・゜゜・．｡･ﾟﾟ･┊͙✧˖࿐ ･｡・゜゜・．｡･ﾟﾟ･𝜗𝜚˚⋆ ゜゜
— King of the pirates !
⊹ ࣪ ﹏𓊝﹏𓂁﹏⊹ ࣪ ˖
February 24, 2023
Zoro and sanji being a chaotic mess>>
April 9, 2025
33 volumes in, am I starting to loose interest in One Piece? Maybe, because this just felt like more of the same thing. I liked the flashbacks into the creation of Jaya Island and the Shandia but beyond that I found this to just be a bit boring. I've got the Water 7 arc so I'll continue to give this a go, but I'm not in so much of a rush to get to it.
October 22, 2023
3.75/5
This collection is a mixed bag. Volumes 31 and 32 conclude the Skypeia arc in a mostly-satisfying manner. There’s a smidge of white-savior-ism that I’m not a huge fan of, but I appreciate that things are not considered properly wrapped up until the Shandians get back access to their land! Also, the story of how Shandora initially fell is already hinted here to be somehow linked to the World Government – and explains why even 400 years ago the Shandians were so suspicious of outsiders! There’s also some REALLY cool foreshadowing of where the story would go with stuff relating to gods (almost two decades later) (4.5/5 stars)
The Volume 33, on the other hand, corresponds to one of my least favorite anime arcs. Long Ring Long Land isn’t all bad – there are some important character moments. But it comes between Skypeia (or a really solid anime-only story) and the terrific Water-7 arc, all of which have higher stakes. Sure, potentially losing a nakama to another pirate crew in a dumb game isn’t great, but no one is going to die! Fortunately, it is MUCH shorter in manga form…though you could still probably skip it if you wanted to! (2.5/5 stars)
(Full discussion below. I don’t think a story this long and rich can really be spoiled, but if you don’t want any specifics – you have been warned!)
Volume 31 is mostly a flashback to 400 years ago, before the chunk of Jaya that became Upper Yard got blasted into the sky, and the complicated friendship of Wyper’s ancestor, the warrior Kalgara, and Montblanc Noland (AKA “Noland the liar”).
Noland is an explorer and botanist who lands on Jaya after hearing the beautiful and mysterious sound of a bell. Kalgara is already ferocious in defense of his land, having destroyed many ships – and no wonder, since an attack from outsiders attempting to take the poneglyph stone in Shandora is what caused their civilization to fall, causing the Shandian’s ability to read the old records to be lost as well. But when Noland lands, the Shandians are a bit distracted by a deadly plague that has further reduced their numbers and knowledge base (having just killed the medicine woman and the head priest). Kalgara’s daughter is going to be sacrificed to the sun god in a plea for mercy. Noland identifies the plague as “tree fever”, which can be passed between plants and humans, but which can be cured or prevented by conine, an extract of the Kona tree (obviously “quinine” inspired!). He interrupts the ceremony, coming into conflict with Kalgara – who loves his daughter but believes this is for the best – in the process. Eventually Kalgara listens to Noland’s explanation, and he kills a “god” (a large snake) to save him and allow him to get the bark to the village.
Noland’s insistence on “progress” and easy dismissal of “superstition” is a little oof when viewed in a real-world context! I mean, it’s not that I don’t get his perspective… He knows his own intentions are good, and his medical knowledge solid. But he’s not listening enough. If he was, he would have known about the spirit grove, and at least warned people or asked permission before cutting down the trees that harbored the pathogen! Moreover…what exactly did he expect was going to happen, telling a king about a city of gold? It’s probably a good thing that Shandora got blasted into the sky, and Kalgara died fighting the Skypeians, rather than that he have to see his friend accidentally bring another set of potential thieves and colonizers to his door! Or Noland having to live with knowing what he’d done…
Still, in a strictly narrative sense, having the old Shandian beliefs juxtaposed with the modern-day Skypeians’ fearful loyalty to Enel does work to reinforce the theme that strict adherence to superstitious beliefs can cost lives and restrict freedom. And the story of Noland and Kalgara’s friendship, which develops in spite of cultural differences and misunderstandings, is an important one for the Shandians and Skypeians to draw on going forward as they try to craft a peaceful coexistence.
Then we get THIS:
Conis: “Suu? Do you think gods exist? If they did, do you think they’d save us? (praying) Please, if you really exist…protect those people!”
Luffy: (Dissipates the giant thunder ball with the gold stuck to his arm, letting the sun shine and ringing the golden bell – AKA ‘the light of Shandora’)
Also Luffy: “‘God’ this, ‘almighty’ that. You’re so annoying! What good is a god who can’t save his people?!”
This is SUPER interesting, for a number of foreshadowing-related reasons that play out hundreds of chapters later!:
I’m not sure I 100% like the idea of Gan Fall being made ruler of the new joint Skypeian-Shandian society…but the reasoning that he’s the one person who always tried to build bridges makes him not a bad interim choice, at least.
The evidence Robin finds that Gol D. Roger, the first king of the pirates, made it to Skypeia and could also read poneglyphs is fascinating. Can’t wait to see how the poneglyphs are connected to the One Piece – whatever it is! I can’t help but think that whatever the poneglyphs lead to is something that would bring down the World Government, given how hard they’ve worked to hide it!
By the end, the Straw Hats finally have some treasure. They get this by “stealing” some from inside the belly of a giant snake (where no sane person would go to look for it, of course), while Robin is off looking at the poneglyphs. Meanwhile, the locals decide to give them the broken golden pillar from the bell as a thank-you present. The Straw Hats think it is a canon and run away!
Locals: “Hey, lady! This gold! Aren’t they going to take it!”
Robin: (chuckle) “Looks like they don’t want it.”
After floating back down on an octopus balloon they discuss various ways of spending it before deciding that their first priority should be to fix the Going Merry - and maybe find a carpenter to join their crew to do repairs in the future. Usopp has also gained a bunch of dials – special shells that the sky people use in their tech – which he traded for some rubber bands (rubber being unknown up there, at least until LUFFY!) for use in his inventions.
Then - sigh - there’s the Long Ring Long Land volume. Basically all that happens here is that they get challenged to a set of games by the Foxy Pirates, in which failure means losing either a crewmate or your flag to the winners. This is called a Davy Back fight, after Davy Jones. And, of course, Foxy and his crew cheat.
Really the main points of interest here are 1) Nami displaying her ruthless strategic thinking (and getting very annoyed when she’s heckled and called evil and inhuman) and 2) Sanji and Zoro mainly fighting each other for the first half of their “ball game” contest before finally getting it together. That actually seems a bit out of character for the pair, who do bicker, but normally work seamlessly when there’s an actual outside threat. But maybe that’s it – maybe they went into it with as much of an “this is SO stupid!” attitude as the reader is likely to have. In any case, it is somewhat significant that it has to be Zoro who (once they’ve been beaten up a bit) says: “Hey, cook. Give me a hand for 10 seconds.” Because Sanji at this point in the story still has a lingering chip on his shoulder - from past trauma, but that will be explained later! – about asking for help, lest he seem weak. But if Zoro asks, he can agree to that obviously sensible proposition!
I’m just…not even gonna discuss Usopp convincing Luffy that an Afro wig will make him a better boxer (though maybe it's better that it's the Straw Hat who could actually grow one who suggests it?). We’re moving on now!
This collection is a mixed bag. Volumes 31 and 32 conclude the Skypeia arc in a mostly-satisfying manner. There’s a smidge of white-savior-ism that I’m not a huge fan of, but I appreciate that things are not considered properly wrapped up until the Shandians get back access to their land! Also, the story of how Shandora initially fell is already hinted here to be somehow linked to the World Government – and explains why even 400 years ago the Shandians were so suspicious of outsiders! There’s also some REALLY cool foreshadowing of where the story would go with stuff relating to gods (almost two decades later) (4.5/5 stars)
The Volume 33, on the other hand, corresponds to one of my least favorite anime arcs. Long Ring Long Land isn’t all bad – there are some important character moments. But it comes between Skypeia (or a really solid anime-only story) and the terrific Water-7 arc, all of which have higher stakes. Sure, potentially losing a nakama to another pirate crew in a dumb game isn’t great, but no one is going to die! Fortunately, it is MUCH shorter in manga form…though you could still probably skip it if you wanted to! (2.5/5 stars)
(Full discussion below. I don’t think a story this long and rich can really be spoiled, but if you don’t want any specifics – you have been warned!)
Volume 31 is mostly a flashback to 400 years ago, before the chunk of Jaya that became Upper Yard got blasted into the sky, and the complicated friendship of Wyper’s ancestor, the warrior Kalgara, and Montblanc Noland (AKA “Noland the liar”).
Noland is an explorer and botanist who lands on Jaya after hearing the beautiful and mysterious sound of a bell. Kalgara is already ferocious in defense of his land, having destroyed many ships – and no wonder, since an attack from outsiders attempting to take the poneglyph stone in Shandora is what caused their civilization to fall, causing the Shandian’s ability to read the old records to be lost as well. But when Noland lands, the Shandians are a bit distracted by a deadly plague that has further reduced their numbers and knowledge base (having just killed the medicine woman and the head priest). Kalgara’s daughter is going to be sacrificed to the sun god in a plea for mercy. Noland identifies the plague as “tree fever”, which can be passed between plants and humans, but which can be cured or prevented by conine, an extract of the Kona tree (obviously “quinine” inspired!). He interrupts the ceremony, coming into conflict with Kalgara – who loves his daughter but believes this is for the best – in the process. Eventually Kalgara listens to Noland’s explanation, and he kills a “god” (a large snake) to save him and allow him to get the bark to the village.
Noland’s insistence on “progress” and easy dismissal of “superstition” is a little oof when viewed in a real-world context! I mean, it’s not that I don’t get his perspective… He knows his own intentions are good, and his medical knowledge solid. But he’s not listening enough. If he was, he would have known about the spirit grove, and at least warned people or asked permission before cutting down the trees that harbored the pathogen! Moreover…what exactly did he expect was going to happen, telling a king about a city of gold? It’s probably a good thing that Shandora got blasted into the sky, and Kalgara died fighting the Skypeians, rather than that he have to see his friend accidentally bring another set of potential thieves and colonizers to his door! Or Noland having to live with knowing what he’d done…
Still, in a strictly narrative sense, having the old Shandian beliefs juxtaposed with the modern-day Skypeians’ fearful loyalty to Enel does work to reinforce the theme that strict adherence to superstitious beliefs can cost lives and restrict freedom. And the story of Noland and Kalgara’s friendship, which develops in spite of cultural differences and misunderstandings, is an important one for the Shandians and Skypeians to draw on going forward as they try to craft a peaceful coexistence.
Then we get THIS:
Conis: “Suu? Do you think gods exist? If they did, do you think they’d save us? (praying) Please, if you really exist…protect those people!”
Luffy: (Dissipates the giant thunder ball with the gold stuck to his arm, letting the sun shine and ringing the golden bell – AKA ‘the light of Shandora’)
Also Luffy: “‘God’ this, ‘almighty’ that. You’re so annoying! What good is a god who can’t save his people?!”
This is SUPER interesting, for a number of foreshadowing-related reasons that play out hundreds of chapters later!:
I’m not sure I 100% like the idea of Gan Fall being made ruler of the new joint Skypeian-Shandian society…but the reasoning that he’s the one person who always tried to build bridges makes him not a bad interim choice, at least.
The evidence Robin finds that Gol D. Roger, the first king of the pirates, made it to Skypeia and could also read poneglyphs is fascinating. Can’t wait to see how the poneglyphs are connected to the One Piece – whatever it is! I can’t help but think that whatever the poneglyphs lead to is something that would bring down the World Government, given how hard they’ve worked to hide it!
By the end, the Straw Hats finally have some treasure. They get this by “stealing” some from inside the belly of a giant snake (where no sane person would go to look for it, of course), while Robin is off looking at the poneglyphs. Meanwhile, the locals decide to give them the broken golden pillar from the bell as a thank-you present. The Straw Hats think it is a canon and run away!
Locals: “Hey, lady! This gold! Aren’t they going to take it!”
Robin: (chuckle) “Looks like they don’t want it.”
After floating back down on an octopus balloon they discuss various ways of spending it before deciding that their first priority should be to fix the Going Merry - and maybe find a carpenter to join their crew to do repairs in the future. Usopp has also gained a bunch of dials – special shells that the sky people use in their tech – which he traded for some rubber bands (rubber being unknown up there, at least until LUFFY!) for use in his inventions.
Then - sigh - there’s the Long Ring Long Land volume. Basically all that happens here is that they get challenged to a set of games by the Foxy Pirates, in which failure means losing either a crewmate or your flag to the winners. This is called a Davy Back fight, after Davy Jones. And, of course, Foxy and his crew cheat.
Really the main points of interest here are 1) Nami displaying her ruthless strategic thinking (and getting very annoyed when she’s heckled and called evil and inhuman) and 2) Sanji and Zoro mainly fighting each other for the first half of their “ball game” contest before finally getting it together. That actually seems a bit out of character for the pair, who do bicker, but normally work seamlessly when there’s an actual outside threat. But maybe that’s it – maybe they went into it with as much of an “this is SO stupid!” attitude as the reader is likely to have. In any case, it is somewhat significant that it has to be Zoro who (once they’ve been beaten up a bit) says: “Hey, cook. Give me a hand for 10 seconds.” Because Sanji at this point in the story still has a lingering chip on his shoulder - from past trauma, but that will be explained later! – about asking for help, lest he seem weak. But if Zoro asks, he can agree to that obviously sensible proposition!
I’m just…not even gonna discuss Usopp convincing Luffy that an Afro wig will make him a better boxer (though maybe it's better that it's the Straw Hat who could actually grow one who suggests it?). We’re moving on now!
February 10, 2026
Ok, so now Eiichiro Oda has me all emotional about Luffy ringing a damn bell.....I see how it is.
This omnibus was seriously top tier. I didn't think I would love a long flash back sequence in One Piece but here I am, completely engrossed by the history of Noland and the Shandians. It made the Straw Hat's victory that much sweeter and ringing that massive, beautiful gold bell so important. These moments in One Piece are what I live for.
I rate these omnis as one whole thing together but volumes 31 and 32 were easy 5 stars, volume 33 was probably 3, bringing my overall rating down a touch but the true ending of the Skypiea arc in volumes 31 and 32 was the best in all of One Piece so far.
This omnibus was seriously top tier. I didn't think I would love a long flash back sequence in One Piece but here I am, completely engrossed by the history of Noland and the Shandians. It made the Straw Hat's victory that much sweeter and ringing that massive, beautiful gold bell so important. These moments in One Piece are what I live for.
I rate these omnis as one whole thing together but volumes 31 and 32 were easy 5 stars, volume 33 was probably 3, bringing my overall rating down a touch but the true ending of the Skypiea arc in volumes 31 and 32 was the best in all of One Piece so far.
August 15, 2026
The Skypeia flashback was boring and annoying since I don't like the whole arc. The metaphor for stagnation vs progress was eye-rolling and poorly presented.
Then Enel just ups and leaves after losing. There wasn't even explained what his Vearth paradise is. Villain with such cool nigh unbeatable power and he's ruined by awful lazy writing.
The game they are playing with Foxxy pirates is pure entertainment, though.
Vol. 31 - 2/5*
Vol. 32 - 3/5*
Vol. 33 - 5/5*
Then Enel just ups and leaves after losing. There wasn't even explained what his Vearth paradise is. Villain with such cool nigh unbeatable power and he's ruined by awful lazy writing.
The game they are playing with Foxxy pirates is pure entertainment, though.
Vol. 31 - 2/5*
Vol. 32 - 3/5*
Vol. 33 - 5/5*
July 5, 2026
El final de skypiea es tremendo, y luego el ultimo tercio con lo de Foxy pues algún foreshadowing loco que me saca una sonrisa y muy ligero de leer.
January 19, 2023
Series: One Piece #31-33
Rating: 3 stars - I liked it
In this volume we finish the Skypia arc with Luffy defeating Kami Eneru and ringing the giant bell to let Mont Blac Cricket know that El Dorado was in the sky, not the sea. We also get the backstory for Cricket’s ancestry, Mont Blac Noland and how he discovered the island of Jaya before it was broken up and found El Dorado, and saved its people. I enjoyed the Skypia arc but not as much as previous story arcs. This volume also briefly introduces us to Don Quixote Doflamingo, who will be a major enemy later. We end with the Straw Hats landing on Long Ring Long Land island and meeting the Foxy Pirates, who challenge them to play Davy Fight Back. I don’t remember these pirates or this fight so it has been interesting reading this challenge, especially since it's not the normal pirate fight.
Rating: 3 stars - I liked it
In this volume we finish the Skypia arc with Luffy defeating Kami Eneru and ringing the giant bell to let Mont Blac Cricket know that El Dorado was in the sky, not the sea. We also get the backstory for Cricket’s ancestry, Mont Blac Noland and how he discovered the island of Jaya before it was broken up and found El Dorado, and saved its people. I enjoyed the Skypia arc but not as much as previous story arcs. This volume also briefly introduces us to Don Quixote Doflamingo, who will be a major enemy later. We end with the Straw Hats landing on Long Ring Long Land island and meeting the Foxy Pirates, who challenge them to play Davy Fight Back. I don’t remember these pirates or this fight so it has been interesting reading this challenge, especially since it's not the normal pirate fight.
May 8, 2024
foxy apenas o pior arco
January 20, 2026
se me estaba haciendo un poco bola sobretodo el inicio de la nueva Saga
April 16, 2026
"Let's add a carpenter to our crew!!!"
September 18, 2023
3-3.5 stars
Okay listen. Eneru just had noooo depth imo. All of volume 33 was basically filler and foxy is annoying as fuck. The way skypiea was wrapped up was beautiful and I loved that part, and I liked the backstory about Noland and Kalgara. But idk, just wasn’t my favorite I guess.
Okay listen. Eneru just had noooo depth imo. All of volume 33 was basically filler and foxy is annoying as fuck. The way skypiea was wrapped up was beautiful and I loved that part, and I liked the backstory about Noland and Kalgara. But idk, just wasn’t my favorite I guess.
July 31, 2025
"'The boy with the straw hat thinks that if we ring that golden bell we’ll be able to tell those people that El Dorado was in the sky.'
‘Isn’t that a wonderful reason? He’s a romantic. Even when things look hopeless, he would give up his chance to escape, just for that. He’s a bit crazy.'"
kalgara and noland, my heaaaaaarrrrrtttttt 😭😭😭🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼
this eneru dude is a fucking psychopath
not me only realising eneru’s earlobes were stretched when luffy said ‘okay, earlobes’ or something like that… not like i’ve been reading about this dude for 20 chapters or anything 💀
oh my goddd, davy back fight is so annoying! and I thought arlong and his crew made me mad 😡 the foxy pirates are bunch of cheaters mrgrgr 😡😡😡
‘Isn’t that a wonderful reason? He’s a romantic. Even when things look hopeless, he would give up his chance to escape, just for that. He’s a bit crazy.'"
kalgara and noland, my heaaaaaarrrrrtttttt 😭😭😭🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼
this eneru dude is a fucking psychopath
not me only realising eneru’s earlobes were stretched when luffy said ‘okay, earlobes’ or something like that… not like i’ve been reading about this dude for 20 chapters or anything 💀
oh my goddd, davy back fight is so annoying! and I thought arlong and his crew made me mad 😡 the foxy pirates are bunch of cheaters mrgrgr 😡😡😡
June 20, 2026
Eiichiro Oda é um mestre do mangá. A história mirabolante e ao mesmo tempo emocionante continua a ser muito bem construída, ainda que cada vez mais sinta que já não estou talhado para este género de leituras.
May 12, 2020
Marathon buddy read with the siblings. The conclusion of Skypeia and then the Foxy pirates. I liked the end of the fight and the story behind the bell. I pretty much skimmed foxy.
January 11, 2022
One Piece is my life
October 24, 2023
One piece is the best
February 26, 2025
Volumes 31-32 best two so far. 33, the Davy Back arc volume, is the worst so far. Still a 4.5⭐️ omnibus.
April 13, 2026
Davy Back Fight, todos te odian pero yo te amo.
April 16, 2026
So goooood
November 13, 2024
I really liked the ending of Skypiea! Am I finally starting to become a One Piece fan
April 13, 2024
Full chapter for chapter thoughts: https://youtu.be/N_yFueQ7Ezo
January 1, 2026
2025 -----------------------------
rating: {★★★★☆: 4/5 stars}
Favorite moment: more poneglyphs stuff being mentioned + gol d roger being there long ago
Skypiea was such a cool arc
It was fun while setting up a lot in the bigger scheme of things. Now, rereading it there is just so much to absorb.
I always found odd that Enel just left for the moon idek
Foxy's arc is not was annoying as the first time.
2022 -----------------------------
#31: We'll Be Here - ★★★☆☆
#32: Love Song - ★★★☆☆
#33: Davy Back Fight - ★★★☆☆
I liked the ending to the Skypia arc but it wasn't as hype as I thought it would be.
I haven't heard the best things of the upcoming events so.... let's see.
rating: {★★★★☆: 4/5 stars}
Favorite moment: more poneglyphs stuff being mentioned + gol d roger being there long ago
Skypiea was such a cool arc
It was fun while setting up a lot in the bigger scheme of things. Now, rereading it there is just so much to absorb.
I always found odd that Enel just left for the moon idek
Foxy's arc is not was annoying as the first time.
2022 -----------------------------
#31: We'll Be Here - ★★★☆☆
#32: Love Song - ★★★☆☆
#33: Davy Back Fight - ★★★☆☆
I liked the ending to the Skypia arc but it wasn't as hype as I thought it would be.
I haven't heard the best things of the upcoming events so.... let's see.
June 24, 2017
I really liked the flashback story with Noland, my favorite part of the Skypiea arc. The conclusion of the Skypiea storyline itself, however, was just OK. The Davy Back Fight is a fun concept, although the story winds up feeling a lot like filler. And then there's Afro Luffy... I'll leave it to others to determine whether it's silly or offensive, but there's no question that it's awkward. All in all, this omnibus is a mixed bag. (B)
May 24, 2026
*3.25/5 stars
Reread 2026: The first half of this (concluding the Skypiea saga) was amazing but the second half has been so cringe and such a snoozefest that its killing my enjoyment. If anyone from the Netflix production reads this promise me you'll skip the Long Ring Island arc.
Original Review:
If there's one thing a One Piece flashback is gonna do, it's making you cry.
Reread 2026: The first half of this (concluding the Skypiea saga) was amazing but the second half has been so cringe and such a snoozefest that its killing my enjoyment. If anyone from the Netflix production reads this promise me you'll skip the Long Ring Island arc.
Original Review:
If there's one thing a One Piece flashback is gonna do, it's making you cry.
July 11, 2019
The ending of Skypeia was fun, but man, the pirate games feel like such filler
:c
:c
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