Volume 59

Volume 59 is titled "Portgas D. Ace Dies".

Cover
The outside colored cover is yellow-orange, and the title logo is black (fading from white), orange, and gray. The author's name is written in orange.

At the bottom are Ace and Luffy fighting back-to-back, with parts of Ace's body on fire. To their left is Shanks and to their top right is a laughing Blackbeard. Behind the four is Whitebeard with half his face melted off, and to his right is Jinbe.

Chapters

 * 574. Portgas D. Ace Dies (ポートガス・D・エース死す): The Whitebeard Pirates fend off Akainu as Ace says his last words before dying in Luffy's arms. Luffy then suffers a mental breakdown.
 * 575. Anger Without Words (言葉なき怒り): Luffy goes into shock and Jinbe carries him away as Whitebeard battles Akainu, resulting in Akainu melting off half his face. The Blackbeard Pirates then arrive with new crewmates.
 * 576. The Great Pirate Edward Newgate (大海賊エドワード・二ューゲート): Whitebeard engages the Blackbeard Pirates in battle, but they manage to deal the finishing blow as Whitebeard dies standing up.
 * 577. Major Events Piling Up One After Another (畳み掛ける大事件): Akainu ruthlessly goes after Luffy as Blackbeard somehow absorbs the Gura Gura no Mi, gaining two Devil Fruit abilities.
 * 578. He Who Must Live to See a New Age (新時代へ贈るもの): Sengoku attacks the Blackbeard Pirates as the Marines close in on Luffy and the Whitebeard Pirates. Suddenly, Trafalgar Law arrives to rescue Luffy.
 * 579. Seconds of Courage (勇気ある数秒): Law takes Luffy and Jinbe away as Coby attempts to stop Akainu and end the battle. Before he is killed, Shanks arrives to put a stop to the battle.
 * 580. End of the War (終戦): Shanks ends the war as Law's submarine escapes.
 * 581. Creeping Future (忍びよる未来): The news of the war's end shakes the world. Several Level 6 convicts from Impel Down are revealed to have been freed, and Doflamingo attacks Moriah upon receiving orders.
 * 582. Luffy and Ace (ルフィとエース): Whitebeard's death causes a new pirate era to begin. Luffy, Jinbe, and the Heart Pirates reach Amazon Lily, where Luffy grieves over Ace's death upon waking up. He remembers how he first met Ace ten years ago.
 * 583. Gray Terminal - The Final Destination of the Uncertainty (不確かな物の終着駅 (グレイ・ターミナル)): Ten years ago, Luffy met Ace and Sabo. The two were hostile toward him when the Bluejam Pirates came, causing them to leave Luffy to be captured. However, Luffy does not reveal the location of Ace's and Sabo's secret treasure to his interrogator, Porchemy.
 * 584. The Porchemy Incident (ポルシェーミの一件): Ace and Sabo rescue Luffy from Porchemy, who is later killed by Bluejam. Sabo decides to stay with Ace and Luffy, and the three become infamous throughout Goa Kingdom.

SBS Notes

 * A fan reveals that Garp's scar has disappeared 25 times, which Oda partially explains by saying the scar tingles and floats up when a hated enemy is nearby.
 * Oda draws what is inside the Straw Hats' heads.
 * Oda explains that the commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates are part of the crew and are ranked equally, but there are separate pirate crews which are allied with Whitebeard.
 * Law, Blackbeard, Marco, Crocodile, Ivankov, Aokiji, Kizaru, and Akainu get birthdays.