One Piece / Cliffhanger

There are a lot of things One Piece is known for, and one of them is chapter endings that leave readers waiting for what will happen next.

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East Blue Saga

Chapter 25 ends with Luffy and Usopp overhearing a conversation between the hypnotist Jango and Kaya's butler Klahadore. The last line of the chapter is Jango saying that "Operation Murder Miss Kaya" is ready to go soon, followed by Lufy and Usopp's shocked thoughts
During the Baratie arc, Gin takes Zeff hostage, resulting in Sanji being unable to fight back against Pearl and being beaten badly. Luffy then, against Sanji's protests, winds up a Gum Gum Axe (a downward kick), and brings it down as the episode ends. While it looks like he was trying to attack Gin, the next episode reveals that he was aiming at the fin, since he'd rather see the Baratie be destroyed than let Sanji die to repay his debt to Zeff.
During the Arlong arc, after Nami apparently kills Usopp, a strange figure is seen running along the coast, wondering if he's dead. In the next episode, the figure is clearly revealed to be Usopp, who survived thanks to Nami's help.

Baroque Works Saga

Chapter 129: Nami suddenly collapses due to a fever, with the final panel showing her laying on the deck, her face red and covered in sweat. The true nature of the illness isn't revealed until midway through the Straw Hats' time in Drum Island, but it's clear that Nami's life is in danger.
Chapter 130: Zoro spots someone standing on the sea, but the story doesn't show who it is or why it's possible until the next chapter.
Chapter 217: Nico Robin asks to join Luffy's crew. Not only was she the Straw Hats' enemy for the entire arc, but she was the only Straw Hat who neither filled a specific crew need nor interested Luffy enough for him to invite her.

Water Seven Arc

Chapter 318: The Straw Hats met a tall man in a sleeping mask, who turns out to be Admiral Aokiji. Robin is terrified of him, and Aokiji ends the chapter by revealing that he met Robin when she was young.
Chapter 319: After spending the entire chapter lazing around and helping Tonjit, Aokiji suddenly turns serious and declares his intent to kill the Straw Hats. Considering that he's an opponent who's far out of the Straw Hats' league, this is a very bad sign.
Chapter 324: While Zoro is sleeping on the deck of the ship, a shadowy figure attacks him. Zoro blocks the attack and demands that the attacker identify himself.
Chapter 327: The Straw Hats came to Water Seven to repair their ship, but the shipwrights, the best in the world, tell them that their ship cannot be fixed, waiting until the next chapter to explain how they arrived at their conclusion. The chapter ends with Zoro asking whether Merry will ever sail again.
Chapter 335: Iceberg, the mayor of Water Seven, awakens and reveals the identity of the one who shot him- Nico Robin, who'd been missing for almost a day.
Chapter 422: Vice-Admiral Onigumo orders the Marine ships to fire on the ship where Luffy and Lucci are fighting, destroying the ship.

Post-Enies Lobby Arc

Shanks boards Whitebeard's ship to try to convince him to have Ace stop hunting for Blackbeard, but Whitebeard refuses. Negotiations break down and the two Emperors clash, with the force of their strikes splitting the sky. Both of them walked away from the battle unharmed, but the outcome was left hanging for a while.
Ace's fight with Blackbeard ends with a massive clash of flame and darkness that nearly consumes the island they're on, followed by Ace's hat laying on the ground and the narrator saying that the battle would prove to be a significant event. The outcome- Blackbeard becomes one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, while Ace is sent to Impel Down and sentenced to public execution- isn't revealed until the end of the next arc.

Dressrosa Saga

Chapter 779: Doflamingo indicates that Law has been killed.
Chapter 783: Luffy reveals the existence of Gear Fourth, a Super Mode like Gear Second or Third, but the chapter ends before he actually transforms.

Zou Arc

Chapter 803: Something falls from Zou as the team from Dressrosa scale it.
Chapter 806: Nami tears up as she prepares to tell Luffy about something that happened to Sanji.
Chapter 816: The Minks reveal their friendship with the samurai of Wano, contrary to what everyone else believed.
Chapter 821: Zunesha gets attacked by Jack, and Luffy hears a mysterious voice.

Whole Cake Island Arc

Chapter 849: We see a gravely injured Reiju, who was apparently shot. Her attacker- her would-be sister-in-law Pudding- isn't revealed until some time later.
Chapter 895: Luffy and Katakuri attack each other with their most powerful moves.
Chapter 900: The Thousand Sunny is presumed destroyed by the Queen Mama Chanter, with only the Jolly Roger remaining.

Levely Arc

Chapter 908: The Five Elders are revealed to serve a being called Imu (in violation of the World Government's creed that no one individual should rule the world), and ask them what should be snuffed out of history. And it seems like Vivi is his choice.

Wano Country Arc

Chapter 920: Kin'emon announces the intention of the Ninja-Pirate-Mink-Samurai alliance to invade Kaido's home base of Onigashima in two weeks.
Chapter 924: Luffy gets thrown into the same jail cell as Eustass Kid — and the two notice each other. Fittingly, this break marks the end of the arc's first act.
Chapter 951: Big Mom and Kaido begin to clash within Onigashima.
Chapter 954: Kaido and Big Mom form a pirate alliance.
Chapter 958: None of the Akazaya Nine's allies show up at the port, and it's implied Orochi did something to them the night before.
Chapter 961: Oden meets up with a young Shimotsuki Yasuie, and meets his newest servant, Kurozumi Orochi.
Chapter 964: A younger Gold Roger reads about Oden in the newspaper, setting up Oden's established defection from Whitebeard.
Chapter 967: Roger and his crew find Joy Boy's treasure (which may be the One Piece), and Roger begins laughing, resulting in the island being named "Laugh Tale." The viewer is not shown what the treasure is or why Roger laughs.
Chapter 970: Oden and the Akazaya Nine are defeated by Kaido and his forces, and the ten of them are sentenced to execution by boiling.
Chapter 975: Kyoshiro reveals he's Denjiro to the Akazaya Nine and has brought all his soldiers, and the 4200 from before, thanks to Kin'emon's "clever thinking" and telling the traitor a different interpretation of Yasuie's final message.
Chapter 977: The Tobi Roppo arrive at Onigashima as Kaido reveals he has a son. ^note
Chapter 990: Drake, having been ousted as a traitor to the Animal Kingdom Pirates, decides to join forces with Luffy.
Chapter 997: Kaido uses his Devil Fruit powers to lift the island of Onigashima and begins sending it to the Flower Capital.
Chapter 1004: A mysterious person arrives to rescue the battered Akazaya Nine.
Chapter 1007: The mysterious person who rescued the Akazaya Nine turns out to be Oden, who is inexplicably alive after 20 years and no older than the day he was executed. It isn't until the next chapter that it's revealed that this is an illusion created by Kanjuro.
Chapter 1013: Luffy is shown defeated and falling from Onigashima, having lost his fight against Kaido.
Chapter 1021: Momonosuke requests for Shinobu to use her Devil Fruit powers on him so he can become an adult.
Chapter 1028: Sanji's body gets utterly wrecked by Queen, but he manages to quickly heal. When Queen's tries slashing him with a sword but it breaks on him, Sanji realizes he's obtained the same abilities as his siblings.
Chapter 1037: As the Five Elders discuss a dangerous Devil Fruit that had its name changed, Zunesha (the giant elephant that carries Zou) arrives to Wano.
Chapter 1040: Momonosuke reveals to Yamato that Zunesha was not only Joy Boy's companion, but also committed a crime 800 years ago.
Chapter 1043: Zunesha declares to Momonosuke that Joy Boy has returned after 800 years... and Luffy is strongly implied to be him as he begins to fully recover from his previous battle with Kaido.
Chapter 1052: Apoo announces that some of the pirates who fought against Kaido had their bounties raised, and that some of them have been named Emperors of the Sea, but doesn't specify any names or bounty amounts at the end of the chapter. Meanwhile, Marine Admiral Ryogyuku is seen flying to Wano with what appears to be a Devil Fruit ability, and Sakazuki warns him not to make things any worse.
Chapter 1053: Kid reveals the new lineup of the Four Emperors: while Shanks and Blackbeard still hold on to their status, they're now joined by Luffy and Buggy.
Chapter 1056: As the Straw Hats prepare to leave Wano, Yamato prepares to leave the Flower Capital and join them.

Egghead Arc

Chapter 1058: Sabo, who'd been presumed dead after supposedly killing King Cobra, places a call to the Revolutionary Army. The chapter ends after he identifies himself, leaving what he has to say until later, since the next chapter doesn't pick up where it left off.
Chapter 1061: The Straw Hats (sans Luffy, Chopper, and Jimbei) meet a woman claiming to be Dr. Vegapunk.
Chapter 1064: Knowing that his death may be imminent, Vegapunk (or rather, one of his satellites) contacts Dragon about something.
Chapter 1071: Kid and Killer arrive at Elbaph, while Garp decides to head to Fullalead to rescue Koby from Blackbeard.
Chapter 1073: It's revealed that one of the Five Elders, officially named Jaygarcia Saturn, has accompanied Kizaru to Egghead. In addition, Saturn revealed that he met Vegapunk once in the past.
Chapter 1076: Kid prepares to face off against Shanks in Elbaph.
Chapter 1077: Someone shoots Shaka in the head. The shooter is not identified, but Stella's shocked reaction implies he recognizes them.
Chapter 1081: Blackbeard defeats the Heart Pirates as Law and Bepo manage to flee with their lives.
Chapter 1084: Imu appears during Cobra's meeting with the Five Elders, to their shock.
Chapter 1086: Figarland Garling, Supreme Commander of the Holy Knights, executes Myosgard for his role in helping Shirahoshi.
Chapter 1088: Garp stays behind in Fullalead so SWORD can escape, while the story shifts back to Egghead after 10 chapters.
Chapter 1089: York is revealed to have been subdued and captured by the Straw Hats.
Chapter 1090: Kizaru begins engage Sentomaru in battle.
Chapter 1091: Luffy begins to fight Kizaru.
Chapter 1095: As Kuma's flashback begins, it's revealed that he first met future Revolutionary Army co-founder Ivankov at God Valley.
Chapter 1103: Kuma arrives on Egghead and protects Bonney from a fatal blow from Saturn, and prepares to punch the Elder in the face.
Chapter 1106: The Giant Pirates arrive in Egghead to provide their assistants to the Straw Hats.
Chapter 1109: Saturn begins to summon the other Elders to Egghead in order to stop Vegapunk's worldwide broadcast.
Chapter 1113: Through his broadcast, Vegapunk reveals to the entire world that the world will eventually sink into the sea.

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