2025 has proven to be an excellent year for One Piece fans. Both anime and manga have released top-notch content, which is extremely rare. Currently, the anime covers the Egghead arc, where the Straw Hats fight their way through a bunch of powerful enemies.
On the other hand One Piece manga is focused on the Elbaf arc. So far the arc has been nothing short of amazing. One of the main reasons why it was a hit is the Holy Knights. The Holy Knights are among the main antagonists of the Elbaf arc. They serve Imu, and their first priority is to fulfill the sovereign's wishes. When the Holy Knights were introduced, they looked menacing. They had a certain aura, which made them an instant hit with fans.
One Piece fans were unhappy with Oda's choice
Oda's color choice for holy knights was odd
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Some One Piece fans disagreed with Oda's decision
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The new volume has no English release date
Recently, the official X account (formerly Twitter) of One Piece shared the cover of the manga's 113th volume. The cover featured Luffy, Scopper Gaban and the Holy Knights. The cover looks amazing, but fans have some complaints about it. The main issue fans have with the cover is the color scheme of the Holy Knights, as they expected the villains to have darker shades, but Oda went in the opposite direction.
It's not the first time fans have been upset by Oda's choice. Before the Holy Knights, they had problems with Loki's color scheme. When the video was released, fans saw that Oda had initially chosen better colors than what he ultimately settled on.
The color scheme for the Holy Knights isn't too bad though. Shamrock's outfit looks great, and so does Gunko's. On the other hand, Shepherd Sommers and Killingham's colors are a bit odd. Now that Oda has decided on the colors, there's nothing fans can do but hope the writer makes better decisions next time.
One Piece Manga will soon turn its attention to Elbaf
The manga still covers the God Valley Incident, but the story will return to present-day Elbaf, where the Straw Hats face another life-threatening situation. They must take down the Holy Knights as well as Imu if they are to save Elbaf from complete annihilation.
So far, the Holy Knights have dominated the proceedings, giving the heroes no room to maneuver. But fans haven't lost hope. They believe that the Straw Hat Pirates have what it takes to defeat the Holy Knights and save the land from destruction.
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Source: X (formerly Twitter)
One Piece
- Release date
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October 20, 1999
- Network
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Fuji TV
- Directors
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Hiroaki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Itō, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko Ikeda, Ryota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kakudou, Takahiro Imamura, Toshihiro Maeya, Yûji Endô, Nozomu Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou
- Author
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Jin Tanaka, Akiko Inoue, Junki Takegami, Shinzo Fujita, Shouji Yonemura, Yoshiyuki Suga, Atsuhiro Tomioka, Hirohiko Uesaka, Michiru Shimada, Isao Murayama, Takuya Masumoto, Yoichi Takahashi, Momoka Toyoda
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Mayumi Tanaka
Monkey D. Luffy (voice)
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Kazuya Nakai
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
