Zou Arc

The Zo Arc is the twenty-eighth story arc in the series and the third in the Pirate Alliance Saga of One Piece, continuing from the Dressrosa Arc.

After defeating Doflamingo, the Straw Hats, Trafalgar Law, Kin'emon, and Kanjuro continue to Zo in order to reunite with Sanji and the others. Zo is the third island the Straw Hats encounter in the New World.

The Beginnings of a New Island, Zo
The Going Luffy-senpai sailed through the treacherous New World, and the Straw Hat Pirates soon found that the Barto Club had little knowledge on how to navigate the ocean when they encountered a hailstorm.

At Marine Headquarters, Kizaru received a report that the Shichibukai Edward Weeble has massacred the A.O Pirates, which was the sixteenth subordinate crew of the Whitebeard Pirates that he has annihilated. Weeble received encouragement from his mother Bakkin to massacre all the subordinates of Whitebeard to claim Whitebeard's treasure as his only biological son. After learning of Donquixote Doflamingo's defeat, Weeble and Bakkin decided to go after Luffy to get information on Marco the Phoenix, Weeble's next target.

One week later, the Going Luffy-senpai finally reached Zo, which to everyone's shock is actually the back of a giant, thousand year old elephant.

Story Impact

 * Several characters make their first appearances after the time skip. The characters (in the order they were reintroduced) are: Kizaru and A.O.
 * Edward Weeble is the final Shichibukai introduced and claims to be Whitebeard's son.
 * Weeble is targeting the Whitebeard Pirates and allies to acquire the late Yonko’s fortune.
 * The Minkmen tribe are mentioned to dwell on Zo. The race was first mentioned during Sabaody Archipelago Arc, as slaves who sell for 700,000.

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