Oda Officially Confirms A Yonko Level Marine

In the world of One Piece, the Marines are known to be one of the Three Great Powers that exist to maintain the balance on the seas. The Marines are incredibly powerful, and their strength is such that they rival even the likes of the Yonko. That said, very few in the ranks of the Marines are actually on the level of the Yonko. In the old era, Garp was the only one who could’ve been on the same level as a Yonko or other top tiers of the era.

Curiously enough, just like the previous era of powerful Marines in One Piece, there is one powerful character in the current era as well. This person is none other than the current Fleet Admiral of the Navy, and one of the strongest characters in the whole story, Fleet Admiral Akainu, whose real name is Sakazuki. With one of the strongest Devil Fruits in the whole of One Piece, Sakazuki is easily a monster in his own right and he’s no less than any Yonko of the One Piece world, that’s for sure. He might not be Garp, but he’s still strong.

Fleet Admiral Akainu Is Yonko Level

Admirals Are Weaker Than The Yonko Generally

• Akainu is worth 5 billion berries
• Akainu has one of the most overpowered Devil Fruits

Fleet Admiral Akainu is easily one of the most powerful characters in One Piece, even though some fans might be quick to underrate him due to the fact that he’s a member of the Navy. Akainu has been with the Navy for a very long time, and over the years, he’s risen through the ranks to become the powerful figure that he is today. Akainu was, at one point, a Vice Admiral as well, and fans saw him as an Admiral during the events of the Paramount War arc.

After the two-year timeskip of One Piece, Akainu became the Fleet Admiral, and now, he’s definitely grown stronger. For one, Akainu has one of the most powerful Devil Fruits in One Piece. His fruit is of the Logia type and it allows him to cause large-scale destruction with lava. More than that, Akainu’s Devil Fruit most likely seems to be awakened and in that case, it can be even stronger than what fans saw previously.

Akainu Likely Has Conqueror’s Haki

One Of Luffy’s Biggest Enemies In One Piece

Akainu also has strong Haki, as shown by Oda himself in the Paramount War arc. He might also have Conqueror’s Haki, as expected of someone leading the Navy. Sengoku, the previous Fleet Admiral of the Navy, had access to Conqueror’s Haki. Garp, another leader of the previous generation also had access to Conqueror’s Haki. It would be preposterous to assume that Akainu, the man who leads the Navy currently, wouldn’t have this power. All these powers put together make Akainu a top tier Yonko level Marine. It is only a matter of time before Akainu comes across a Yonko and shows his full strength, as well as proves why he was given a 5 billion berry Bounty.

One Piece Chapter 1163 will be out in two weeks. As usual, One Piece is going to drop on Sunday. In Japan, One Piece drops at 12AM JST on Monday. However, the vast majority of international readers will see the chapter available on October 26. The official release date of One Piece Chapter 1163 is October 26, 2025. Fans can read the chapter for free on Manga Plus.

Release Date

October 20, 1999

Network

Fuji TV

Directors

Hiroaki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Itō, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko Ikeda, Ryota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kakudou, Takahiro Imamura, Toshihiro Maeya, Yûji Endô, Nozomu Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou

Writers

Jin Tanaka, Akiko Inoue, Junki Takegami, Shinzo Fujita, Shouji Yonemura, Yoshiyuki Suga, Atsuhiro Tomioka, Hirohiko Uesaka, Michiru Shimada, Isao Murayama, Takuya Masumoto, Yoichi Takahashi, Momoka Toyoda

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  Mayumi Tanaka

  Monkey D. Luffy (voice)

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  Kazuya Nakai

  Roronoa Zoro (voice)