Volume 57

Volume 57 is titled "Conflict at the Summit".

Cover
The outside colored cover is sky blue, though white clouds cover much of it. The title logo is red and yellow, with flames appearing in the letters. The author's name is written in red.

Luffy is running in the foreground, and behind him are the division commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates, all in a blue tint. Behind them is Whitebeard's smiling face, and behind Whitebeard is his Jolly Roger.

Chapters

 * 552. Ace and Whitebeard (エースと白ひげ): As Whitebeard begins his attack on Marineford, Ace remembers how he joined the Whitebeard Pirates.
 * 553. Conflict at the Summit (頂上決戦): The Whitebeard Pirates begin their attack and come into conflict with the Marines and Shichibukai.
 * 554. Admiral Akainu (大将赤犬): Admirals Kizaru and Akainu fight the division commanders as the giant Little Oars Jr. arrives.
 * 555. Oars and the kasa (オーズと笠): Little Oars Jr. rides a path of destruction to save Ace, but is ultimately brought down.
 * 556. Justice will Prevail! (正義は勝つ!!): The Battle of Marineford continues as Luffy and the other Impel Down prisoners fall from the sky.
 * 557. Luffy and Whitebeard (ルフィと白ひげ): The arrival of the prisoners throws the battle into chaos as Luffy and Whitebeard make an alliance to save Ace.
 * 558. Younger Brother (弟): Luffy fights his way through hordes of Marines as it is announced to the world that he is Dragon's son.
 * 559. Karma (天命): Whitebeard forms an alliance with Buggy, Luffy receives assistance from Hancock, and Ivankov confronts Kuma.
 * 560. The Prisoners of Impel Down (インペルダウンの囚人達): Ivankov battles Kuma as Crocodile attacks the Whitebeard Pirates, though Doflamingo intervenes. Meanwhile, Mihawk confronts Luffy.
 * 561. Luffy vs. Mihawk (ルフィVSミホーク): Luffy uses Buggy to escape Mihawk as Sentomaru arrives with a Pacifista army.
 * 562. Pirate Maelstrom Spider Squad (海賊大渦蜘蛛スクアード): The Pacifista throw the Whitebeard Pirates into chaos as Squard, a pirate allied with Whitebeard, unexpectedly stabs Whitebeard.

SBS Notes

 * Whitebeard's birthday is decided.
 * The actors the admirals are based on are revealed: Aokiji is based on Yusaku Matsuda, Kizaru is based on Kunie Tanaka, and Akainu is based on Bunta Sugawara.
 * Hiroaki Hirata, Sanji's voice actor, gives a voice actor SBS.

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