One Piece, Vol. 54: Unstoppable

One Piece [ワンピース] #54

by Eiichiro Oda

As a child, Monkey D. Luffy dreamed of becoming King of the Pirates. But his life changed when he accidentally gained the power to stretch like rubber…at the cost of never being able to swim again! Years, later, Luffy sets off in search of the "One Piece," said to be the greatest treasure in the world...

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

208 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 4, 2009

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

[T.R. Preston · Rating 5 out of 5]

Impel Down is pure fun and adrenaline from start to finish. I love this arc so much. I will never not smile when Bon Clay is featured on panel. And Buggy has some great moments in this arc, too. Everything here is so good. And don't even get me started on Ivankov.

[Barbarroja · Rating 3 out of 5]

Recomiendo a todo aquel que esté interesado en el manga o el cómic en general (y, a quien no, animo a que le dé una oportunidad) a leer One Piece. Es una obra maravillosa.

[Ben Truong · Rating 4 out of 5]

One Piece, Vol. 54 continues where the previous tankōbon left off and contains the next ten chapters (523–532) of the on-going manga series.

This tankōbon begins a new story arc. As a pirate working for the World Government, Boa Hancock is able to sneak Monkey D. Luffy into Impel Down – the maximum-security prison. Luffy attempts to avoid drawing attention to himself, but meeting his old nemesis, Buggy the Clown, the entire prison is alerted to his presence.

Luffy and Buggy continue through the prison's first three levels, defeating any jailers they come across. At the same time, they reunite with other pirates Luffy has met in the past, recruiting them to help find his brother, Portgas D. Ace. With Ace's execution only a few hours away, the chief warden, Magellan, sets out to stop Luffy himself.

This tankōbon is written and illustrated by Eiichirō Oda. For the most part it is written and constructed rather well. Monkey D. Luffy puts finding his crew on hold in favor of rescuing his brother Portgas D. Ace from the underwater prison Impel Down. With some assistance from Boa Hancock, he manages to infiltrate the facility. However, fulfilling his objective and escaping the hellish prison might be easier said than done – especially when so many prisoners recognizes him and a warden is out to get him.

All in all, One Piece, Vol. 54 is a wonderful continuation to a series that seems really intriguing and I can't wait to read more.

[Emi.acg · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ya estamos dentro de impel down 😊 luffy está haciendo de las suyas y de a poco va bajando por los niveles para llegar a Ace. Se está encontrando con viejo enemigos, primero Buggy y luego mr 3, el de la vela. Estos lo ayudan solo con el propósito de escapar aunque siempre pasan cosas y todavía siguen juntos.

También apareció el mejor amigo del mundo mundial xd Bonchan 💜🥹 estamos conociendo con quiénes lucharán.

Por último Hancock le dijo a Ace que Luffy está ahí, vino por él. Está encarcelado con Jimbe, el único de los shichibukai que se negaron a participar de la guerra que se avecina.

Pd: voy a aprovechar el espacio para mencionar el live action jajajja por regla general no me gustan, siempre o casi siempre salen pésimos. Pero ví unos trailers y me gustaba lo que veía, fue la primera vez que esperé tanto un live action y hasta ahora no me decepciona. Está harto condensado, eliminaron un par de escenas y cambiaron otras, pero la esencia se mantiene a mi parecer. Voy en el cap 2 y es porque ví de nuevo el 1 con mi familia y hoy vamos a ver el 2 jajaj
Me gustó lo que hicieron con Buggy en el cap 2, aunque extrañé mucho la participación de Shushu.
Por ahora Zoro es mi nuevo crush jajajja en fin me está gustando 🫶🏼 ahora viene el cap de Usopp

[Juho Pohjalainen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Impel Down is an absolutely insane place and I have little to no idea why anyone would want to torture their prisoners so badly. Just keep them inside and out of trouble, that should do it. But it does lead us to a number of old characters making their glorious returns into the story, so that's all very well.

Buggy's dejection at his cannonballs being forgotten is one of the best gags in the story, period.

[james · Rating 3 out of 5]

“i want you to carry my name.” “whitebeard is the only father i recognise.” “😒”

[Veromika · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bringing in Buggy, Mr 3 and Bentham as Luffy's break in partners is peak comedy. Are you kidding me? He's going to save his big bro with a bunch of ex-villains and a ballerina? OMG.

Impel Down is just horrifying. Some psychologist needs to study Luffy's obliviousness of situational danger. Garp broke him as a kid, that can be the only explanation.

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

Luffy tries to rescue his brother Ace from the impregnable prison! Whelp…not until Luffy showed up! I’m consistently impressed by how endearing Luffy is through everything. And his desire to go to the depths of hell to save the people he cares about makes me really proud of this fictional character.

[Deli · Rating 4 out of 5]

Impel Down is such a cool arc

[Yaiza · Rating 4 out of 5]

a ver me ha gustado pero se me ha hecho algo pesado bc espero con ansias que encuentre a Ace 💔

[Juju ♡ ～('▽^人) · Rating 4 out of 5]

IMPEL DOWN ARC - PART 1
1. i'd be surprised if ace would bat an eye at being put down into boiling water - he is fire, after all.

2. i will be really honest: i would also fall in love with luffy. i CANNOT blame hancock at all.

3. buggy REALLY looks good with his hair in a ponytail. im also sad that luffy gave the bracelet to buggy, because it looked good on luffy!

4. buggy can fly so long his feet are on the ground. so why is he able to fly when luffy is just carrying them?

5. i love that garp is proud of luffy LMAOOOO it's so funny because it goes against his 'principles' of being a marine, but in the end, it's just a job to him, and not a lifestyle and luffy and ace are his grandson. he is a family man before he is a marine

[Štěpán · Rating 4 out of 5]

Impel Down is such a horrible place, where you really do not want to be. Yet it feels sort of magical and interesting place because of Oda's design and interpretation. The story is pretty straightforward with funny wardens and enemies. Yet the pressure is here and we need to hurry to save Ace! Nevertheless, the straightforward story, which is incredibly fun!

I think that around this part of the story Oda's art is amazing. It peaked definitely for me and will only get better at times. I think his lines and style for Luffy's punches and anatomy are simply stunning. Energetic and you feel the energy behind a punch or a kick. Stellar work.

[R. · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Dude spoke one sentence, and I love him.
More Jimbei. Whatever it is.

[Lashaan Balasingam · Rating 4 out of 5]

An awesome volume of Luffy fighting his way down a five-level prison and, even better, he has some of his old nemeses to keep him company! Once again, mangaka Eiichiro Oda does everything in the most unpredictable and creative way. I can't wait to see some of that brother-to-brother moments that are sure to come (hopefully!!!).

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This arc is so funny like buggy carried😭

[Jacobe Grasham · Rating 5 out of 5]

The return of bon clay

[⚔️ —— faith !! ˆ𐃷ˆ (busy with school) · Rating 4 out of 5]

꒰ 🏴‍☠️ ꒱ one piece [ omnibus . 18 ]
› chapters 503 - 532

⭑ ⭑ ⭑ ⭑ . 25

PART 3/3
because every time I write a review for the omnibus 3-1 volume editions, I exceed the character limit :((

・゜゜・．｡･ﾟﾟ･┊͙✧˖࿐ ･｡・゜゜・．｡･ﾟﾟ･𝜗𝜚˚⋆ ゜゜

MY THOUGHTS :: 💭

⤜ ៸៸ . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁ ⟡ VOLUME 54 𓌜☠︎︎ ݁ . ⊹ ₊ ݁.

( 01. ) IMPEL DOWN :: ˖᯽ ݁˖˚. ᵎᵎ
⤷ After Boa Hancock agrees to smuggle Luffy into Impel Down they sneak him aboard a Navy Battleship. We find out that one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Jimbe, refuses to join in the battle with Whitebeard’s Crew and is willing to have his title stripped. The rest of the Schikibukai’s are in The Scared Land Of Marijoa and every single possible force in the marines are all waiting in Marineford for Whitebeard’s arrival. The headquarters have lost contact with Whitebeard his ships and must wait in anticipation for when he will strike, however they have Ace and therefore have the upper hand.

LUFFY :: ˖᯽ ݁˖˚. ᵎᵎ
⤷ Under Boa’s clock, they’ve finally made it inside the jail without rousing any suspicion, the warden of Impel Down is introduced: ; ’Hannyabal’ and tells her before she enters the jail, she must be searched to ensure the safety of the prison. She uses her devil fruit powers and Luffy is able to escape.
As Luffy is making his way through the prison, he encounters Buggy the Clown from East blue, and they decide to work together, they make a deal buggy will take Luffy to Ace if he gives him that mysterious armband he’s wearing. Along the way, Mr . 3 joins the fight and helps destroy the weird creatures in charge of keeping the prisoners in Impel Down in line. They’re heading down to level two however Ace is all the way down in level 6 so the group must defeat all the guards and animals to get to him. They defeat the Sphinx and the weight of the animal destroys the floor of level 2, sending them to level 3, starvation hell. As Mr . 3 and Buggy ditch Luffy in an attempt to escape the prison, they hear Mr . Bon Clay singing in his cell and just as Luffy is about to be chased by the awoken Sphinx, Bon arrives and saves the day hehe!! Luffy is so glad to reunite with Bon and together they keep going down the levels, as Bon himself wants to find someone on level 5; Iva, the Queen of Kambakka Queendom (Where Sanji currently is) known as the worlds greatest drag queen, Bon really wants to see him. Buggy and Mr . 3 get caught up by one of the jailer beasts that Luffy was fighting and they’re now all reunited and must go down to level 4, inferno hell! However, they’re unaware that the forces of Impel Down are waiting for them on that level …

ACE :: ˖᯽ ݁˖˚. ᵎᵎ
⤷ Admirals Garp goes to see Ace in his cell, he tells ace that there’s no going back from this, Whitebeard won’t stop even if Ace dies, because the the Marines have ”Angered the King of the Sea…” Garp recounts the events in Water 7 where he tells Luffy about his Father Dragon, the Revolutionist. however Ace shuts down this conversation saying he doesn’t wanna speak about his father and that his father is good for nothing and was never there for him but the man who was there for him, who took him in and treated him like his son was Whitebeard and that’s why he considers him to be his father rather than his actual blood father, which I assumed at this point was also Dragon but I had an inkling that it was gonna be Gold D. Roger because my theory is always right and my heart was telling me so.
In the same level, Jimbe is being held in Ace’s cell too, He watches Jimbe get brutally beaten but he’s immovable, he says:

❝ HA! ITS NOT MY FLESH THAT HURTS! … BECAUSE IM NOT ABLE TO WHAT’S RIGHT! ITS MY HEART, ACE … BUT ID GLADY GIVE MY LIFE … TO STOP THIS WAR! ❞
៸៸៸ The World Government sees Jimbe as a “pirate hater” but he reveals that he’s met with Whitebeard many times in secret, and that the only reason Fish-Man Island is at peace is because of him, Whitebeard claimed Fish-Man island as his territory, protecting it for kidnappers and thieves, saving Jimbe’s Island.

Boa Hancock arrives at Ace’s cell and secretly tells him everything that’s been happening and that Luffy is currently trying to get him out of here! Ace becomes worried about Luffy, not knowing how he’ll make it all the way down to save him. He quietly pleads Luffy not to come, but when has his little brother ever listened to a word he says?

( 02. ) STRAWHAT CREW WHEREABOUTS :: ˖᯽ ݁˖˚. ᵎᵎ
⤷ Everyone in the crew, including Luffy, has been sent away to a “Vacation of their choice” with Bartholomew Kuma’s powers. Now they’ve all teleported to an island that perfectly aligns with their personality and will probably improve their individual skills and strengths by the time they reunite with Luffy!

Zoro On “Gloom Island” on the Grand Line in the ruins of “The Muggy Kingdom” (On the same island as Perona from Thriller Bark!)
Nami On a Sky Island called “Weatheria”, where they study the science of weather.
Sanji On the second most famous Woman Island on the Grand Line called “The Kamabakka Queendom”.
Usopp: On an Exotic Forest Island on the Grand Line called “Bowin Island”
Chopper: In South Blue on an Island in ‘Birdie Kingdom’ called “Treasure Island”
Robin: In East Blue on “Tequila Wolf / Bridge Top Nation”, A land of criminal labourers.
Franky: On a Winter Mechanical Island on the Grand Line called “Future Land Baldimore”
Brook: On an island on the Grand Line called “Lazy Bones”, in an impoverished town called “Hungeria”

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❝ No one has even been able to break in or out of throughout history! The great prison Impel Down has been impregnable for all these years! ❞

・゜゜・．｡･ﾟﾟ･┊͙✧˖࿐ ･｡・゜゜・．｡･ﾟﾟ･𝜗𝜚˚⋆ ゜゜

꒰ ⚓ ꒱ :: Thank you so much for keeping up with me on this journey, If you’re thinking about starting One Piece, I hope these reviews further encourage you to do so!! ✦

・゜゜・．｡･ﾟﾟ･┊͙✧˖࿐ ･｡・゜゜・．｡･ﾟﾟ･𝜗𝜚˚⋆ ゜゜

— King of the pirates ! ⚓︎
⊹ ࣪ ﹏𓊝﹏𓂁﹏⊹ ࣪ ˖

[Novia · Rating 5 out of 5]

For me, One Piece is best Manga ever written. The story always touch my heart, it is a combination of faithful friendship, laughter, loyalty and action.
Some people might find this manga as silly and pointless (I’ve heard this before) but they never truly read the Manga and therefore judging it simply from the cover. I’ve been in that position too…and thank God I finally looked beyond the cover and found the greatest adventure any Mangaka ever written.

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[Thelma · Rating 5 out of 5]

2025 reread : this is the kind of fighting I can really get behind. I like to see Luffy picking up people that previously were his enemies and now are allies (partially due to circumstances, partially because some of them are Bon Clay). This should be dreadful, they are descending toward the worst level of the worst prison in the world. And yet I find myself cheering and laughing through it. And I don't think Oda is pulling punches in showing how inhumane Impel Down's guards are, I think it's once again an example of the marine being terrible and the vilains in this story.






I didn't remember the descent into Impel Down going that fast! I love it even though I'm also super sad about it. And I know Ace wouldn't want it but I love it anyway.

[Tom Ewing · Rating 4 out of 5]

Freed from having to choreograph nine main characters, Eiichiro Oda cranks up the pace for the start of a prison break storyline. This also gives us the opportunity to catch up with some of the pirates Luffy and his crew have beaten on the way, who take their chances as Luffy barrels his way through a top security prison in search of his captured brother. With the series now firmly setting its heroes against the One Piece world's authorities, Oda's navy prison is equal parts hilarity and brutality, another system for Luffy to overturn - which he sets about doing in short order.

[Jenny · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is so full of all the emotions and how can One not love Bon-Chan?!

[Rolando Marono · Rating 4 out of 5]

Luffy se infiltra a la prisión de Impel Down. Me gusta que Boa Hancock esté enamorada de Luffy, me parecen una buena pareja aunque Luffy esté muy concentrado en otras cosas como para darse cuenta de algo.
El ritmo que Oda escoge para este arco parece ser que es bastante movido. En este tomo, Luffy avanza considerablemente dentro de la prisión de Impel down. Aún así, el autor se toma unos momentos para mostrarnos el paradero del resto de los nakama y es muy interesante dónde están algunos de ellos. No creo que podamos ver con detalle las vivencias de cada uno y está bien, la historia de Luffy de momento parece concentrar los movimientos políticos y las conspiraciones de las que Oda nos ha estado dando pistas desde los primeros volúmenes.
Lo mejor del tomo son los aliados con los que se reencuentra Luffy, nos regalan quizá uno de los equipos más chiflados, divertidos y poco usuales que había visto: Luffy, Buggy, el Okama y no. 3. La química entre los miembros es conflictiva pero funciona bien y ayuda a que este tomo sea bastante entretenido.
El okama era uno de mis personajes favoritos y quizá fue lo único que me gustó de Alabasta. Me agradó bastante verlo de regreso y en un rol tan prominente.
Finalmente podemos notar lo mucho que ha avanzado Luffy. Tanto en el tomo anterior como en este, podemos ver lo fácil que derrota enemigos fuertes y lo sencillo que le es moverse entre oponentes de gran nivel.
También Oda aprovecha para mostrarnos un poco de por qué la ejecución de Ace es tan grave e importante para la historia, y lo que detonará entre el Gobierno Mundial y Barba Blanca.
También hay un personaje interesante dentro de la prisión que estoy seguro se volverá importante en los siguientes volúmenes.
Buen arranque para la guerra.

[Hafeez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Volume 54: Chapter 523-532
Saga 6: Summit War
Arc 20: Amazon Lily
Arc 21: Impel Down

Straw Hat Pirates whereabout:
- Nami sent to sky island, Weatheria
- Franky sent to Karakuri Island, the land of geniuses, Dr. Vegapunk's hometown
- Sanji sent to Momoira Island, a Kamabakka Kingdom, island of transpeople
- Usopp sent to Boin Archipelago, the island of weird plant.
- Brook sent to Namakura Island, the country of poverty.
- Robin sent to Tequila Wolf, the country of laborers.
- Chopper sent to Torino Kingdom in South Blue, the land where the birds control the people.
- Zoro sent to Kuraigana Island, where Perona also sent there. Mihawk lives there.

With Hancock's help, Luffy managed to sneak into the Impel Down. Impel Down have 5 levels, where criminal with bounty higher than 100 million Berry were placed at Level 5. Ace was prisoned there along with former Shichibukai, Jinbe and Crocodile.

Luffy meet Buggy, Mr. 3 and Mr. 2 Bon Clay. They, make an uproar inside. Bon Clay wants to follow Luffy going to Level 5 to save the Queen of Kamabakka Kingdom, Emporio Ivankov.

Boa Hancock tells Ace that Luffy is coming to save him.

[belle ☆ﾐ (thisbellereadstoo) · Rating 3 out of 5]

we're meeting jimbei soon~ ace calls garp “gramps” too.

jump to nami's perspective, she's at the small sky isle of weatharia. franky is at the isle of mechanism. at the isle of dreams, sanji is at an island he doesn't want to be at. HAHAH. usopp is fighting huge insects at the boin archipelago. brook arrived at namakura island, the land of poverty, in which he can actually see panties cause they're worshipping him like he's satan. in the country of labourers, robin is set to work. in south blue, chopper i facing a hard [time.](http://time.at) at the ruins of shikkearu kingdom, zoro reunites with a familiar character.

“portgas” is ace's mother's surname.

luffy has arrived at impel down thanks to boa hancock's help. LOL BOA THOUGHT THAT LUFFY SAID “I LOVE YOU” when he just thumbs up at her.

reunited with buggy and then meeting familiar villains.

bon clay aka mr 2 is out! and helping luffy!

volume 54: chapter 523-532

[Melquíades · Rating 2 out of 5]

Me ha decepcionado Impel Down, el sistema penitenciario es de cierta forma creativa inspirada en Dante sin embargo todo el mundo es demasiado estupido. Neta, sé que como shonen debe de tener un cierto equilibrio en estilo juvenil pero el autor se va por la via facil para avanzar en la trama. ¿Quién en su sano juicio creeria que Luffy es capaz de escabullirse por Impel Down solo? Necesita la ayuda de todos, incluso del propio autor para que lo logre.

[Goblin Reaper · Rating 4 out of 5]

IMPEL DOWN Part 1; Vol. 54: Unstoppable

523: Hell
524: Unstoppable
525: The Underwater Prison Impel Down
526: Adventure in the Great Prison
527: Level 1: Crimson Hell
528: Jimbei, First Son of the Sea
529: Level 2: Beast Hell
530: From One Hell to Another
531: Level 3: Starvation Hell
532: Jailer Beast Minotaur

[K · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lol Luffy teaming up with some people from earlier volume is so fun. And ummm look at that torturer. Sign me up to be in her prison pls. I wish I could’ve seen ace in his all his glory bc I’m pretty sure he gonna die in this arc and I think the time jump will happen as Luffy is trying to find his crew

[Sophia Paul · Rating 5 out of 5]

being a fan of alabasta ALWAYS pays off. MR 3??? BON CLAY?? LITTLE CROCODILE SIGHTINGS. like literally thank goodness it’s my fav arc. PRISON ARC BREAK IN THIS SHIT IS SO HYPE. OLD VILLIANS COMING TOGETHER. GOING DEEPER AND DEEPER. and ace is looking FINNEEEE. LETS GO DEEPER!!!

[Ahmed Gamal · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had much fun reading this volume: Boa Hancock sneaking Luffy into Impel Down. Luffy as always brings chaos to where ever he goes and he stumbles upon some familiar faces; Buggy, Bon clay, and Mr.3.
I enjoyed this: Fun, Full of action, and had a couple of laughs.

[Ali D · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ll never not rate 5 stars when Bon Clay is involved. Automatic 5 star rating. Let the bromance continue!!