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Oda is quite known for foreshadowing and dropping hints long before an event happens in the manga. One of the recent chapters ofOne Pieceshowcaseda massive reveal — Marijoa is burning. Not many fans saw this coming, but Oda did not pull this out of nowhere. He showcased this event years before, but many fans missed it as it was in non-canonical material.
Marijoa’s Destruction In The Manga
Marijoa is Up In Flames
One Piece’sstory has been quite an intense ride, to put it lightly, especially as the events of Elbaf keep heating up.
The Elbaf story has been filled with big revealsand has seen the arrival of legendary characters from the get-go, and it’s only been getting better, especially over the course of the last few weeks.
What’s especially interesting about this segment of the story is the reveal of the state of Marijoa, the land atop the Red Line where the Celestial Dragons reside. Marijoa is engulfed in flames, and the culprit is currently a mystery, although people have been theorizing it could be linked to the Revolutionary Army or the Blackbeard Pirates.
Fans already knew Marijoa was facing some troubles,since Shamrock was called back therea few chapters ago, but it’s definitely worse than most fans expected. While this attack might feel sudden to many fans, it had actually been shown by Oda years before this chapter.
Oda Revealed This Would Happen 6 Years Ago
Revealed in One Piece: World Seeker
The burning of Marijoahas been showcased by Oda a long, long time ago, about 6 years ago, to be exact. The burning of Marijoa was not actually in the manga, but in an artwork for aOne Piecevideo game,One Piece: World Seeker.
One Piece: WorldSeeker was released back in 2019 and is definitely one of the most popular games for the series as it has an open world with an interesting plot. While the game is non canon, Oda did help in its production.
In this artwork for this game, the following message can be read:
“The Holy Land Mary Geoise, engulfed in flames!! Who is this mysterious figure in this untouchable sacred place…!?”
The artwork features a shadow figure, which fans now theorize to be Imu. Around him, fans can seethe land of Marijoaburning in flames.
With this, fans can see that Oda had this plot point planned for quite a long time. Seeing this finally happen in the manga is definitely something incredible. But a lot of mysteries concerning this event still remain, andOda will have to give the fans the answers to them all.
Available on Manga Plus
One Piece Chapter 1154 will be out in two weeks. 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 July 13. The official release date of One Piece Chapter 1154 is July 18, 2025. Fans can read the chapter for free onManga Plus.
