One Piece
Thriller Bark
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During their journey through the Florian Triangle, the Straw Hats arrive on a seemingly haunted island called Thriller Bark, where they encounter the Warlord Gecko Moria. Using his Devil Fruit abilities, Moria steals the Straw Hats' shadows. With the help of a mysterious talking skeleton named Brook, the crew must regain their shadows before sunrise in order to survive.
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45 Episodes
- Plunging into the Devil’s Sea! The Mysterious Skeleton Floating in the Fog!
E337Plunging into the Devil’s Sea! The Mysterious Skeleton Floating in the Fog!In search of food, the Straw Hats attempt octopus hunting before discovering a barrel in the middle of the ocean. After opening the barrel, with fireworks launched from it, the Thousand Sunny gets thrown into the foggy Florian Triangle where it encounters a ruined ship with a living skeleton on it. While the others are unnerved, Luffy boards the ship with Sanji and Nami where they find the skeleton. After the skeleton introduces himself as Brook, Luffy immediately asks him to join the crew. - The Joy of Seeing People! The Gentleman Skeleton’s True Identity!
E338The Joy of Seeing People! The Gentleman Skeleton’s True Identity!Onboard the Thousand Sunny, Brook tells his story of being a musician before being killed. However, his spirit was able to reanimate his skeleton due to the power of the Revive Revive Fruit. He also tells of having his shadow stolen, and thus cannot be out in open sunlight. A ghost suddenly appears in the galley, and the Straw Hats find out that they have been targeted by the ghost isle Thriller Bark, which has found them. - One Unnatural Phenomenon After the Next! Disembarking on Thriller Bark!
E339One Unnatural Phenomenon After the Next! Disembarking on Thriller Bark!Brook bids farewell to the Straw Hats and leaps overboard, revealing that the lightness of his body allows him to dash across the ocean's surface. Nami, Usopp, and Chopper sail out to explore the island using the Mini-Merry II, ending up getting knocked onto land before they are chased by a patchwork cerberus that is a third fox. Back on the ship, the remaining crew members are harassed by an invisible creature. After fleeing the cerberus, Nami, Usopp, and Chopper encounter Hildon, a vampiric creature who offers to take them to the mansion of Doctor Hogback. - The Man Called a Genius! Hogback Makes His Appearance!
E340The Man Called a Genius! Hogback Makes His Appearance!Usopp, Nami and Chopper traverse through the forest of Thriller Bark, Chopper revealing Doctor Hogback to be a famous surgeon and expressing excitement to see him. But when the group have second thoughts of heading towards Hogback's manor, due to the strange creatures roaming the wood, Hildon is nowhere to be seen before being attacked by a platoon of zombies that drive them towards the direction of the manor. While immediately hospitable, despite the manners of his female assistant Victoria Cindry, Hogback starts acting strange after it is mentioned that Brook has arrived on the island. The Thousand Sunny, meanwhile, gets caught in a giant spiderweb. - Nami’s in a Major Pinch! The Zombie Mansion and the Invisible Man!
E341Nami’s in a Major Pinch! The Zombie Mansion and the Invisible Man!After the meeting with Hogback, who frightens Chopper by insisting that no one is allowed in his laboratory, Nami takes a shower with Usopp and Chopper outside while musing her thoughts on their situation. But Nami finds herself restrained by an invisible man in the shower, the figure fleeing when Usopp and Chopper manage to drive him off. The invisible man meets with Hogback and the ghost, referred as Perona, to discuss what to do with the Straw Hats. As the rest of the crew set foot on Thriller Bark, Luffy taming the cerberus as the group encounter more zombie creatures, Nami, Usopp, and Chopper attempt to leave the manor. But the trio instead find themselves surrounded by the Surprise Zombies: zombies that strike from paintings, taxidermied heads, and even floor rugs. - The Zombie’s Secret! Hogback’s Nightmarish Laboratory!
E342The Zombie’s Secret! Hogback’s Nightmarish Laboratory!Escaping from the Surprise Zombies of the mansion, Nami, Chopper and Usopp discover the truth about Cindry's identity and Dr. Hogback's experiments before being approached by a mysterious samurai zombie with Brook's voice. - His Name is Moria! The Great Shadow-Seizing Pirate's Trap!
E343His Name is Moria! The Great Shadow-Seizing Pirate's Trap!After beating the zombies, the Straw Hats learn that one of the Shichibukai, Gecko Moria, has been stealing people's shadows and using them to revive zombies. After they leave, Absalom rallies the zombies together for the Night Attack, while the ghosts from before return to their master, a Gothic Lolita-style Ghost Princess Perona. Gecko Moria himself, a massive, giant-like man, is awoken. The Straw Hats come to the realization that Thriller Bark is not an island, but rather, a massive ship! - Feast of the Zombie Song! The Night Raid's Bell is the Sound of Darkness!
E344Feast of the Zombie Song! The Night Raid's Bell is the Sound of Darkness!Usopp, Nami and Chopper are effortlessly incapacitated by Ryuma and locked inside a coffin. Luffy and the others enter the mansion and defeat the Surprise Zombies with ease, but Sanji goes missing, so they force Oinkchuck to act as their guide by taking him with them. While the zombies of Thriller Bark celebrate the start of the Night Raid, Absalom awakens the other General Zombies to handle the Straw Hats. - A Bunch of Animals? Perona's Wonder Garden!
E345A Bunch of Animals? Perona's Wonder Garden!After awakening the General Zombies, Absalom is accosted by Lola, a zombie warthog obsessed with making him her husband. After learning that he's chosen Nami to be his bride, Lola sets her sights on the navigator. - The Vanishing Straw Hat Crew! A Mysterious Swordsman Appears!
E346The Vanishing Straw Hat Crew! A Mysterious Swordsman Appears!The three remaining Straw Hats are lured by Buhichuck into a room where they are forced to face an army of armored General Zombies, but are able to handle them until the zombies are joined by a strange swordsman named Jigoro. - Chivalry Remains! The Traitorous Zombie Protects Nami!
E347Chivalry Remains! The Traitorous Zombie Protects Nami!Despite Absalom's attempts to halt Lola and abduct Nami to be her bride, both intents failed as the latter flees from Lola with Usopp and Chopper unable to slow the warthog zombie down. While the Wild Zombies disrespected his orders for them to not harm Nami, Absalom puts the lot in their place while venting his bad mode on Inuppe by blasting him into a wall for his insolence. At the same time, Franky and Robin buy some time against the Taralan and the General Zombies by the former destroying the bridge to trap the zombies in the courtyard while Robin flies them to the area of the castle behind Taralan. As Taralan was about to pursue them, Brook suddenly falls from the sky. - Appearing from the Sky! That Man Is the Humming Swordsman!
E348Appearing from the Sky! That Man Is the Humming Swordsman!Nami gives love advice to a zombie, Luffy finds himself face-to-face with Gecko Moria, and Robin gets caught in spooky spider web. Things look bleak for the Straw Hats until their skeleton friend lends a hand! - Luffy's Emergency Situation! The Ultimate Shadow's Destination!
E349Luffy's Emergency Situation! The Ultimate Shadow's Destination!After defeating Taralan and releasing his shadow soul from within, Brook explains to Robin and Franky the truth that the zombies of Thriller Bark are actually corpses animated by shadows taken by Gecko Moria from his victims via the power of his Shadow-Shadow Fruit. Meanwhile, Moria meets with the rest of the Mysterious Four (as well as the hidden Straw Hats in Kumacy) where he uses his powers to steal Luffy's shadow to use his Special Zombie. - The Warrior Known As the "Devil"!! The Moment of Oars' Revival
E350The Warrior Known As the "Devil"!! The Moment of Oars' RevivalWith Luffy's shadow, Moria and his followers head into the freezer holding his ultimate special zombie that he believes will help him gain power in the New World. At the same time Brook parts ways from Franky and Robin after giving further crucial advice regarding the zombies so he can go forth to defeat the zombie Ryuma and reclaiming his shadow from the samurai fencer. - Awakening After 500 Years!! Oars Opens His Eyes!!
E351Awakening After 500 Years!! Oars Opens His Eyes!!With Usopp, Chopper and Nami bearing witness, Moria implants Luffy's shadow inside the corpse of Oars. Within moments, the massive zombie comes to life with three Straw Hats discovered by Moria's gang. Luckily, Oars immediately displaying aspects of Luffy's personality by yelling out for food, the three Straw Hat pirates escape in midst of the giant's revival. However, they do not get far as Nami is abducted by Absalom for the marriage he plans for her while Usopp and Chopper are left to fend for themselves against numerous platoons of zombies before being rescued by Franky and Robin. - A Belief Worth Begging to Live for!! Brook Defends His Afro
E352A Belief Worth Begging to Live for!! Brook Defends His AfroBrook confronts Ryuma, recalling his time on Thriller Bark five years prior - and his first battle with Ryuma and how he lost to a zombie with his own shadow. Ryuma mocks Brook for being so careful about his afro, and the two engage in another battle. Oars meanwhile continues to exhibit Luffy's personality traits as he devours most of Thriller Bark's food while declaring his desire to be King of the Pirates. - A Man's Promise Never Dies!! To the Friend Waiting Under the Distant Sky
E353A Man's Promise Never Dies!! To the Friend Waiting Under the Distant SkyUsopp, Chopper, Robin and Franky return to the Sunny, discovering their ship had been ransacked before waking up Luffy, Zoro and Sanji. After informing the three about their current status and Nami's abduction, Franky reveals that he asked Brook before they parted way of is what driving him as he could not really return to society due to his appearance. Brook reveals that he and his crew made a promise to return to Reverse Mountain where they left a valuable friend fifty years ago. Luffy, Zoro, Usopp and Sanji are astonished to find out that friend Brook referred to is the whale Laboon. - I Swear to Go See Him! Brook and the Cape of Promise
E354I Swear to Go See Him! Brook and the Cape of PromiseLuffy, Usopp, Sanji, and Zoro tell the rest of the crew how they got to meet Laboon as they started their new journey, while Brook reflects on his promise to return to Laboon amidst his duel with Ryuma. Luffy declares his intention to make Brook a part of their crew, and the Straw Hats prepare to counterattack the forces of Thriller Bark in order to reclaim what was stolen from them. - Food, Nami and Shadows!! Luffy's Enraged Counterattack
E355Food, Nami and Shadows!! Luffy's Enraged CounterattackWith their goals in mind, Luffy, Sanji, Robin, Usopp, and Chopper go after Nami and Moria! Meanwhile, Franky and Zoro head toward Brook. However, Hildon tells the others of the Straw Hat's plan. - Usopp's the Strongest? Leave Anything Negative to Him
E356Usopp's the Strongest? Leave Anything Negative to HimLuffy continues on to take on Moria while Chopper and Robin remain behind to take on Hogback who sics Jigoro and Inuppe on them. After Oars runs off with a new pirate hat from his destruction, his actions disrupting Abalsom as his wedding to Nami is almost complete, the remainder of the crew end up in Perona's room where she uses her negative powers on them. But Usopp reveals that he's immune to her attacks due his negative personality, staying behind to take on the ghost princess while the others continue towards Absalom and Ryuuma. - The General Zombies Are Down in a Flash!! Oars Feels Like an Adventure!!
E357The General Zombies Are Down in a Flash!! Oars Feels Like an Adventure!!Usopp continues to stand up to Perona's Negative Hollows while wiping out zombies. Meanwhile Brook is held at the mercy of Ryuma, who finally proves his superiority over the original by defeating the skeleton in battle before Zoro's arrival. - Blazing Knight Sanji!! Kick Down the Fake Wedding
E358Blazing Knight Sanji!! Kick Down the Fake WeddingLuffy attempts to attack Gekko Moriah, but instead is forced to face his shadow clone: Doppelman, while Usopp continues to maneuver around the Wild Zombies to get to Perona only to now face Kumashi's wrath. - A Clear-Clear History? Sanji's Stolen Dream
E359A Clear-Clear History? Sanji's Stolen DreamBeating Absalom when he refused to reveal he has been using firearms, Sanji reveals that he knows Absalom's invisibility is due to the Clear-Clear Fruit which he wanted for his own reasons. As Sanji defeats Abalsom, Luffy managed to get through Doppleman to land a hit on Gecko Moria with his Gum Gum Stamp. At the same time, losing sight of Perona, Usopp finally manages to give Kumacy the slip before finding a more confident Perona floating in mid air out the window. - Save Me, Hero!! My Enemy Is the Immortal Princess
E360Save Me, Hero!! My Enemy Is the Immortal PrincessUsopp is forced to go through a gauntlet of Perona's Horo-Horo powers, including an untouchable body, size manipulation, passing right through him and creating explosive mini-Hollows that slowly rip away at his stamina and body. Temporarily turning into Sniperking to finally dispatch Kumacy, Usopp is forced up against a desperate wall until he finally realizes Perona's sudden change. Usopp uses one of his attacks to destroy a nearby wall, revealing Perona's body lying helplessly in her bedroom. - Perona Is Terrified!! Usopp and Untruthful Share the Same "U"
E361Perona Is Terrified!! Usopp and Untruthful Share the Same "U"Having deduced that Perona used her Horo-Horo powers to project her spirit, Usopp attempts to fire an attack at it. But the attack appeared to miss with Perona producing a Special Hollow bomb to hold Usopp while she returned to her body. Usopp luckily uses an Impact Dial to absorb the explosive force, using it to take out the Wild Zombie Hippo Gentleman with some injury as consequence. Usopp then reveals that he actually fired an adhesive on Perona's body, beating her by scaring the trapped girl to death with toy cockroaches and an inflatable ten-ton hammer. As Chopper begins to notice Jigoro and Inuppe acting less like Zoro and Sanji, Oars undergoes the same transition and makes his way back to Gecko Moriah. Meanwhile, Zoro and Ryuma's fight is getting intense as Brook tells Franky that Ryuma is actually fighting for real. - Slashes Dancing On the Rooftop!! Zoro vs. Ryuma's Showdown
E362Slashes Dancing On the Rooftop!! Zoro vs. Ryuma's ShowdownZoro duels Ryuma in Hogback's lab, while Franky guards over the injured Brook. Neither Zoro, nor Ryuma, can gain any advantage over the other, as they keep matching the other's attack. Their attacks quickly destroy the lab, forcing them to escape the room and continue their fierce duel on the roof. After an intense sword fight, during which the entire roof collapses to the ground below, Zoro finally defeats Ryuma using a technique which sets him ablaze. Sheathing Shunsui, Ryuma throws it to Zoro. Ryuma collapses in a bout of flames and Brook's shadow is finally returned to him, to his great joy. Zoro acknowledges Ryuma's skill as a swordsman and says he wishes he could have met Ryuuma before he died. He also agrees to forget the outcome of their fight. - Chopper Is Furious!! Hogback's Evil Medical Practices
E363Chopper Is Furious!! Hogback's Evil Medical PracticesDr Hogback tells Chopper how he met Cindri. Chopper goes mad and bids Cindry to rebel against her zombie nature. Robin fools Hogback so he makes Sanji and Zoro's zombies fall from the tower. Luffy finally faces Oz. - Luffy Is the Enemy! The Ultimate Zombie vs. The Straw Hat Crew
E365Luffy Is the Enemy! The Ultimate Zombie vs. The Straw Hat CrewAs Abalsom makes another attempt to finalize his marriage to Nami, the other Straw Hats are fretting over Oars hunting them all down. Oars assumes he is kill the Straw Hats and attacks Sanji upon identifying him from his badly drawn wanted poster. While Oars lacks any Devil Fruit power, he is able to use Luffy's attacks to smack Sanji into a building. Oars was about to crush Sanji when Usopp used his Fire Star to set the zombie's head on fire, only to provoke him as Zoro and Franky attempt to fight him. But Oars is too fast and overpowers everyone before destroying bridge where Usopp, Chopper, and Robin were standing. As a wounded Usopp cursed "Luffy" while lying on the ground below alongside his teammates, Oars stood over the seemingly defeated Straw Hats while proclaiming that he is a servant of Moriah. Elsewhere, Luffy's continued pursuit of Moria leads him out of the manor and into the forest. - You're Going Down, Absalom!! Nami's Lightning Attack of Friendship!!
E366You're Going Down, Absalom!! Nami's Lightning Attack of Friendship!!Absalom is about to kiss Nami when she wakes up and suddenly Lola appears and pretends to fight Nami so she can escape. Absalom falls under Nami's lightning bolt while the rest of the straw hat crew is gathering to stop Oz. - Knock Him Down!! Special Attack: Straw Hat Docking
E367Knock Him Down!! Special Attack: Straw Hat DockingAfter being updated by Lola, Nami decides to find her crew after helping herself to Thriller Bark's treasure. But she finds the treasure room after while finding two of Perona's subordinates. Meahwhile, as Brook heads to the kitchen for some salt, the Straw Hats attempt to find a means to knock Oars down. The Straw Hats attempt a "docking" maneuver by hanging onto Franky in order to form a "Giant Robot Warrior", but it fails when Robin refuses to participate in what she considers very embarrassing. The Straw Hats combine their strengths to get Oars off-balance and cause him to fall to the ground, enraging him. Elsewhere, Perona's subordinates load the treasure and food onto the Thousand Sunny when they see the a mysterious bear-like figure who requests for Gecko Moriah. - The Silent Assault!! The Mysterious Visitor, Tyrant Kuma
E368The Silent Assault!! The Mysterious Visitor, Tyrant KumaTaking advantage of several weaknesses, including his stupidity and similarities to Luffy, the Straw Hats continue to wear away at Oars despite his continued persistence. While the others were intending to hold off Oars until Luffy takes out Gecko Moriah, Zoro intends to fight the giant to test his new sword Shuusui. Meanwhile, after Nami gained interrogated intel that Perona is taking the Thousand Sunny, she arrive to confront the girl as the mysterious figure makes his presence known. Perona recognizes the figure as Bartholomew Kuma of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Kuma requesting for Moria before he is forced to make Perona disappear with his ungloved hand due to her defiance. Displaying his unnatural speed to Nami while asking of Luffy's ties to Ace, Kuma takes his leave while telling her of his "choice to be here". Elsewhere, realizing he caught Doppelman, Luffy finds out that he has been chasing after Moriah's shadow the entire time. - Oars + Moria! The Most Heinous Combination of Brains and Brawn
E369Oars + Moria! The Most Heinous Combination of Brains and BrawnFigth against Oz continues while Luffy is returning to the mansion yard. Kuma tells Moria about the new Shichibukai Blackbeard. Moria joins Oz, and he demonstrate his intelligence. Brook appears carrying salt. - The Secret Plan to Turn the Tables! Nightmare Luffy Makes His Appearance
E370The Secret Plan to Turn the Tables! Nightmare Luffy Makes His AppearanceLuffy is returning to the mansion when he is stopped by a group of shadowless survivors. The Straw Hat Pirates are in trouble while Moria seems to be winning the battle. Nightmare Luffy must come into action. - The Straw Hat Crew Gets Wiped Out! The Shadow-Shadow's Powers in Full Swing
E371The Straw Hat Crew Gets Wiped Out! The Shadow-Shadow's Powers in Full SwingThe crew does its best to defeat the Special Zombie, but they are overpowered by his force. Chopper finds a weak point when he deduces how Oars died. Only Zoro, Chopper and Nami are still in the fight. - The Incredible Battle Starts! Luffy vs Luffy
E372The Incredible Battle Starts! Luffy vs LuffyNightmare Luffy powered by 100 shadows appears to save Nami and Usopp from certain death. He has only 10 minutes to defeat both Oars and Moria before the shadows leave him. Kuma watches the battle in silence. - The End of the Battle Is Nigh! Pound in the Finishing Move
E373The End of the Battle Is Nigh! Pound in the Finishing MoveOars recovers from Nightmare Luffy's attack. However, the Strawhats all get back on their feet, from Luffy to Brook, and launch a final devastating attack on Oars, which ends with Luffy smashing a Gigant Bazooka into Oars' face from above, breaking his spine and finally defeating the demon. Moria, however, gets out of Oars' stomach moments later, and prepares himself for his ultimate technique, Shadows Asgard. By sucking up all of the shadows of all of the zombies on Thriller Bark, totaling one thousand shadows, Moria becomes a grotesque monster, as big as Oars in size with short spindly legs, gigantic arms, and a huge bloated neck pulsating with veins. - Our Bodies Vanish! The Morning Sun Shines On the Nightmarish Island!
E374Our Bodies Vanish! The Morning Sun Shines On the Nightmarish Island!Luffy prepares his last attack against Moria, and the shadows begin to abandon him. The first sun beams catch some pirates, and the crew is running out of time. Gia Sado (Gear Three) defeats Moria, but it seems to be late. - Not Out of Danger Yet! Orders to Annihilate the Straw Hat Crew
E375Not Out of Danger Yet! Orders to Annihilate the Straw Hat CrewDespite nearly being vaporized, Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Robin, and the Rolling regain their shadows at the last second along with the rest of Moriah's victims. As Hogback informs Absalom of their leader's defeat, the Straw Hats surround the still unconscious Luffy with Usopp worries that Luffy might hurt himself from facing stronger enemies in the future. As the Rolling Pirates offer to lead Nami to Moriah's treasure, she remembers Kuma before seeing him on the collapsed tower. Contacting his superiors via Transponder Snail, Kuma receives orders from the World Government to kill the Straw Hats and everyone else on Thriller Bark to prevent Moriah's defeat from becoming public. After taking out some of the Rolling Pirates with a strange move that sends several people flying backwards, Kuma turns his attention to Zoro. - It Repels Everything! Kuma’s Paw-Paw Power!
E376It Repels Everything! Kuma’s Paw-Paw Power!Zoro attempts to fight Kuma, yet all of his attacks are effortlessly repelled. Kuma reveals that he has eaten the Nikyu Nikyu no Mi (English version: paw paw fruit), which enables him to repel attacks and air at very high speed. - The Pain of My Crewmates Is My Pain! Zoro's Desperate Fight!
E377The Pain of My Crewmates Is My Pain! Zoro's Desperate Fight!Zoro tries to stop Kuma from killing Luffy, and Kuma offers Zoro a deal: Kuma can take away Luffy's pain, but he has to implant it in Zoro instead. Kuma tells him that he could die from all the pain, but Zoro accepts the offer without hesitation. - The Promise from a Distant Day! The Pirates' Song and a Small Whale!
E378The Promise from a Distant Day! The Pirates' Song and a Small Whale!Hogback and Absalom escape Thriller Bark with the unconscious Moria, revealing that Blackbeard's Warlord status from defeating Ace. The next day, the Straw Hats celebrate their victory over Moria, but do not know why Zoro is so badly wounded. Sanji hears the story from the Risky Brothers, but prevents them from telling anyone else, saying it would trouble Luffy greatly to hear that Zoro suffered for his sake, but Robin eavesdrops on the conversation. Luffy tells Brook that Laboon is alive, and he is overjoyed to hear it, and begins to think about the time 50 years ago when he and his pirate crew first met Laboon. - Brook's Past! A Sad Farewell with His Cheerful Comrade!
E379Brook's Past! A Sad Farewell with His Cheerful Comrade!Brook recalls his past, when the whale Laboon started following his pirate ship and befriended the crew. When the crew headed toward the Grand Line, they had no choice but to leave Laboon behind because the danger the sea would present to a young whale like him, but Laboon followed them over Reverse Mountain, anyway. Brook and his captain convince Laboon to stay behind, promising that after they traveled through the entire Grand Line and he grew strong enough to follow them, they would come back and bring him on their adventures. They were unable to fulfill the promise, though. - Bink's Booze! The Song that Connects the Past with the Present!
E380Bink's Booze! The Song that Connects the Past with the Present!Brook recalls the Rumbar Pirates' journey through the Grand Line, where they faced many dangers but still managed to enjoy themselves. The captain contracted an illness and attempted to leave the Grand Line through the Calm Belt with the other infected crew, leaving Brook in charge of the remaining pirates. The journey continued until some powerful enemies defeated the Rumbar Pirates in the Florian Triangle, fatally poisoning them. As they were dying, they sang Binks's Brew one last time, recording it in a Tone Dial in the hopes that Brook would revive with his Devil Fruit power and deliver the shell to Laboon. Back in the present, Brook silently hopes Laboon will wait just a little longer for his return. - A New Crewmate! The Musician, Humming Brook!
E381A New Crewmate! The Musician, Humming Brook!Brook tells Luffy that he is glad to be alive and asks if he can join the crew, which Luffy approves of. All the Straw Hats are shocked by this, except for Zoro, who is sleeping, and Robin, who knew Luffy would accept him no matter what, but they nevertheless welcome him to the crew. Two days later, Usopp and Franky make a grave for the dead Rumbar Pirates, and Zoro lays the broken Yubashiri at the grave. Nami gets a Vivre Card from Lola, which points the way to Lola's mother, a pirate in the New World. Luffy takes out the piece of paper he received from Ace, which is also a Vivre Card, and learns that as it is burning and shrinking, Ace's life is in danger. Believing that Ace can get out of trouble on his own, Luffy decides to head onward rather than go to rescue him, and the Straw Hats sail away from Thriller Bark. As the Luffy and his crew sail away, three enormous and mysterious figure appears in the fog, looking over Thriller Bark.
