Roger Pirates Vs Rocks Pirates

One Piece is currently in the Elbaf arc, and the fans are witnessing one of the greatest stretches in the whole story right now with Loki’s flashback. This flashback is taking fans to places that they never even imagined Oda would explore, but, one sad thing is the constant interruption it has faced due to breaks. Finally, after a very erratic period, One Piece will finally return this week, and fans are incredibly excited for it, as One Piece chapter 1157 is within sight.

Rocks D. Xebec has been central to the flashback, and it seems that with One Piece chapter 1157, Roger will also be significant to the story as it all builds up towards the God Valley Incident, which every fan of One Piece wants to see desperately.

Rocks’s Hunt For Two Devil Fruits Begins

• Rocks Wants Two Special Devil Fruits For His Plan
• Rocks Might Begin His Search In One Piece 1157

One Piece fans know very well that Rocks D. Xebec is going to be very important going forward in the story. All fans believed that Oda would throw some light on Rocks at some point in the story, and it has finally happened now. Rocks’s beginning to his journey as a pirate has already been shown to the fans, and now, how plan, which sees the fall of the Navy and the World Government, will be shown to the readers in full display. One Piece chapter 1157 will likely focus on a significant part of the plan which sees Rocks D. Xebec continue his hunt for two special Devil Fruits.

As fans know already, one of these two Devil Fruits is in Elbaf already, as Rocks said. This is the legendary Devil Fruit that’s been saved by the Elbaf royal family for generations. The other one is unknown, and perhaps One Piece chapter 1157 will shed some light there.

Roger And Rocks Might Clash In One Piece 1157

Roger Is Growing More Important In The Loki Flashback

While Rocks is central to the Loki flashback, given that he’s the one who inspired Loki to live and fight, Roger is also very important. Although Roger shares absolutely no connection to Loki, fans know very well that he was a rising star during this era, and that only means that Oda will focus on him more going forward. At the same time, fans know very well that Roger and Rocks have a history from before the days of the God Valley Incident. 39 years ago, Roger and Rocks likely clashed somewhere in the Grand Line. It is highly likely that these two will fight soon, possibly even in One Piece chapter 1157, and all this will definitely take place before the God Valley Incident.

The God Valley Incident Is Almost Here

One Piece chapter 1157 might not give the fans a look at the God Valley Incident, but it will most certainly build up to it. The pacing of this flashback has been slower than expected, but that’s perfect, given that it simply means that Oda is taking his time to flesh out characters and expand plotlines.

One Piece Chapter 1157 will be out this week. As usual, One Piece is going to drop on Sunday. In Japan, One Piece drops at 12AM JST on Monday. However, the vast majority of international readers will see the chapter available on August 16. The official release date of One Piece Chapter 1157 is August 16, 2025. Fans can read the chapter for free on Manga Plus.

One Piece

Release Date

October 20, 1999

Network

Fuji TV

Directors

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

Writers

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)