To commemorate the upcoming release of One Slice's one,000th chapter, creator Eiichiro Oda sent out a cursory message during the 2020 Jump Festa. In the bulletin, he brings up the upcoming 1000th chapter, praises Kimetsu No Yaiba's success, and confirms the 100th volume of I Piece will release in 2021. However, there's one other slight hint he alludes to about what's to come in One Slice: The homo with "red hair" will finally make his move.

Clearly, Oda is referring to none other than Red-Haired Shanks, Luffy's hero and one of the biggest names in the world of I Slice. Shanks not simply served in Gol D. Roger'southward crew when he was a child simply as an adult, he'southward become a Yonko, one of the 4 strongest and most feared pirates in the New World. Notwithstanding, Shanks is a graphic symbol all the same cloaked in so much mystery. What could Oda mean past him "making his move?"

We've seen Shanks a mere handful of times since the time skip, his motives ever shrouded in mystery. In Chapter #838, during the "From the Decks of the Earth: The 500,000,000 Man" comprehend story, Shanks is seen with his crew reading a newspaper near Luffy'southward recent victory over Doflamingo and his increased bounty. The championship of the cover reads "At a nuptials that takes place inside the ruins of a sure island" and shows a chapel and some cacti in the groundwork, merely that's not enough to surmise where in the New World Shanks and his crew are.

Nosotros don't encounter Shanks over again until Affiliate #903 when Luffy'southward bounty increases to one.v billion beli. The Yonko is sitting on a rocky coast reading the headline like a proud father. He states further that he and Luffy volition meet again very shortly.

Shanks' most recent advent is in Affiliate #907. This appearance may hold the well-nigh clues to Shank'southward supposed grade of action. Taking place during the Revery, the Five Elders, the highest-ranked Angelic Dragons that command the World Authorities, are meeting with Shanks. Shanks states to the Five Elders that at that place's a "pirate" he needs to speak with them about.

Who this pirate may exist is unclear, but at that place are a few likely candidates. Shanks may be referring to either Kaido or Blackbeard, equally they're two of the biggest obstacles towards stability in the New Earth. Large Mom is another possibility. Shanks may even be referring to Luffy and his potential in condign the Pirate King. However, in that location's nothing to advise Shanks is referring to a current-day pirate. Perchance he wishes to share something virtually Gol D. Roger. Information technology's nevertheless too early to tell, although, another interesting tidbit about this meeting is what one of the five elders says: They only arranged this meeting at his request.

The Angelic Dragons are the last people you'd expect to make sacrifices for people, and for the v nearly powerful people on the planet to do and then for a pirate of all people is unheard of. They even send their personal guards out of the room before their give-and-take begins. Very peculiar, but this conversation proves Shanks has plenty influence that the five Elders are even willing to appoint in neutral conversation.

Whatever Shanks' next course of action will be, nosotros can assume this volition have lasting effects on the world of One Piece. 2021 is looking to exist an exciting year for the manga.

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