Episode 459

The Time of the Decisive Battle Draws Near!The Marine's Strongest Battle Formation is Ready!
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Japanese Information
Kanji	決戦の刻迫る！ 海軍最強の布陣完成！
Romaji	Kessen no Koku Semaru! Kaigun Saikyō no Fujin Kansei!
Airdate	July 18, 2010
Opening	One day
Season	14
Piece	1
English Information
Title	Ticking Down to the Time of Battle! The Navy's Strongest Lineup in Position!
Airdate	July 17, 2010 (Simulcast)
Season	8
Voyage	1
Episode Credits
Screenplay	菅良幸 - Yoshiyuki Suga
Art	吉池隆司 - Ryūji Yoshiike
Animation	横山健次 - Kenji Yokoyama
Direction	宮元宏彰 - Hiroaki Miyamoto
Other Credits	no
Statistics
Chapters	549 p.18-19, 550 p.2-19, and 551 p.2
Eyecatcher	Luffy - Luffy
Format	16:9 (HDTV)
TV Rating (%)	10.7
Rank	3

"The Time of the Decisive Battle Draws Near! - The Marine's Strongest Battle Formation is Ready!" is the 459th episode of the One Piece anime.

Short Summary

Only three hours remain until Ace's execution. Luffy reaches Marineford but finds the Gates of Justice closed. While Garp is thinking about his talk with Gol D. Roger, Fleet Admiral Sengoku reveals to the whole world that Ace is the son of none other than Gol D. Roger.

Characters in Order of Appearance

• Portgas D. Ace
• Ronse
• Lacroix
• Monkey D. Garp
• Sengoku
• Bartholomew Kuma
• Gekko Moriah
• Donquixote Doflamingo
• Dracule Mihawk
• Boa Hancock
• Salome
• Aokiji
• Akainu
• Kizaru
• Monkey D. Luffy
• Jinbe
• Buggy
• Crocodile (flashback)
• Daz Bones (flashback)
• Galdino (flashback)
• Smoker
• Tashigi
• Momonga
• Tsuru
• Helmeppo
• Coby
• Hina
• Jango
• Fullbody
• Portgas D. Rouge (flashback, unclearly seen)
• Gol D. Roger (flashback)

Anime Notes

• In the manga chapters, the people in East Blue were simply talking about what would happen if the war in Marineford happens, in the anime version, a young lady says that it is impossible for a pirate to invade Marineford, the old man replies that it is possible and mentions the pirate Golden Lion Shiki did that twenty years ago.
• The speech before Ace's arrival was given by Vice Admiral Lacroix, but in the manga, it was given by John Giant.
• This is the first episode to use One day as the opening.

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