Summit War Saga

The Whitebeard War Saga is the fifth saga in the anime and manga series One Piece. It follows the Straw Hat Pirates after their adventures at Water 7, and their trials to reach the Red Line and the New World. It has three arcs thus far. The major focus of the saga is the impending war between the World Government and Whitebeard set in motion after Ace was captured and sentenced to death.

With Robin and Usopp back in the crew and Franky newly joined, the Straw Hats sail forth for the New World on their new ship, Thousand Sunny. Along the way, the crew are detoured in the forbidding Florian Triangle, where a megalomaniacal Shichibukai, Gecko Moria, is amassing an army of zombies to claim the Pirate King title for his own.

After defeating Moria and evading the clutches of his associate, Bartholomew Kuma, the Straw Hats pick up a wandering skeleton named Brook as the crew musician, and then set their sights under the sea, to Gyojin Island. But first, they must help a mermaid named Camie rescue their old enemy Hatchan from a criminal named Duval, who has a grudge against Sanji due to being wanted. They then must head to the Sabaody Archipelago and find someone to coat their ship with a special resin to enable it to travel underwater to Fishman Island. However, Luffy's attacking one of the World Nobles leads to an incident in which the Marines deploy Admiral Kizaru to the island to defeat the pirates.

After an unexpected move by Shichibukai Bartholomew Kuma, the entire Straw Hat crew is sent in every direction away from Sabaody Archipelago. For Luffy, it is an encounter with a tribe of woman warrior Kuja lead by another Shichibukai, Pirate Empress Boa Hancock.

Chapters: 442- (Volume 46-)

Episodes: 337-

Year Ran: 2007-


 * Thriller Bark arc 2007-2008
 * Sabaody Archipelago arc 2008
 * Straw Hat Seperation arc 2008-