One Piece 1172 is here, and we’re ready to talk about it on Rookie Pirate Radio, a podcast dedicated to the world of anime and manga. This week, Jon Negroni (me) and Travis Hymas discuss the latest chapter of the One Piece manga, titled “The Elbaph I Dreamed of.” One Piece 1172 is currently available to read for free on Viz.
Topics this week include:
- The God Valley Flashback! We’ve been on hiatus since last April, so we catch up on most of what’s happened since.
- We finally got our tactical map of Elbaph.
- What is Zoro’s plan to free Dory and Brogy? Is he just going to ask them which is the strongest?
- Brook has a plan too. We have theories about his connection to Gunko and how his music/soul powers can save the day.
- We kinda want Shamrock to come back and raise the stakes.
- We talk about the theory involving Imu’s covenant system tying to royal allegiances and “kings.”
Catch up before Chapter 1173 drops, and don’t forget to join our spoiler-filled One Piece channel in the InBetweenDrafts Discord linked right here! You can also email your questions, corrections, and theories via email: rookiepirateradio@gmail.com.
We’ll be back to discuss the next chapter after it comes out, but in the meantime, be sure to subscribe to Rookie Pirate Radio on your favorite podcast app, so you can stay up to date on all our releases.
Extra Credits:
Our intro music is a remix version of “Overtaken” from the One Piece anime, cut together by Jon Negroni. Our podcast artwork is by Jon Negroni. Travis Hymas is the Anime & Manga editor of InBetweenDrafts, and Jon Negroni is the Podcast Editor of InBetweenDrafts. Our recaps are always based on the English translation of the manga, courtesy of Viz. In case you didn’t know already, Eiichiro Oda is the creator of One Piece. Plus, we’re not just a One Piece podcast by the way! If you have a manga or anime you’d like us to cover or mention on the show, definitely reach out.
Jon is one of the co-founders of InBetweenDrafts. He hosts the podcasts Thank God for Movies, Mad Men Men, Rookie Pirate Radio, and Fantasy Writing for Barbarians. He doesn’t sleep, essentially.
