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Volume 73 is titled "Operation Dressrosa SOP".

Cover and Volume Illustration[]

Volume 73 Illustration

The illustration on page 3 of Volume 73.

The colored cover has a honey-colored background, and the author's name is written in pansy purple.

On the front, starting from the top, the order of featured characters begin with Luffy once again under his "Lucy" disguise, being trapped by the bars of the Corrida Colosseum. It continues with Donquixote Doflamingo and Trafalgar Law attacking each other, a crying Riku Doldo III as he appeared 10 years ago, and Tony Tony Chopper, Caesar Clown, Sanji, Momonosuke, Nami and Brook at the bottom.

Sanji is used for the spine, and the skull on the spine is colored pinkish-purple. The title logo colorscheme uses the colors purple (fading from white), red, and dark purple.

For the volume illustration on page 3, Luffy has a confident grin with his right fist towards him and his left fist outward towards the reader.

Author's Notes[]

Author's Notes
Volume 073 Intro Image

When I was in school, I learned that this man was Prince Shotoku, a great figure from Japan's distant past. But lately, a theory has surfaced that this illustration wasn't really of Shotoku.

This ruins my pet theory that Prince Shotoku was a glutton who always carried his own rice-serving paddle around with him.

In that case,

who's this glutton?!!

History is still chock-full of mysteries. Let's get to the bottom of Volume 73!!

Chapters[]

See also the associated category: Volume 73.
  • 722. Royal Bloodlines (王族の血統, Ōzoku no Kettō?): The final block of the Corrida Colosseum begins after Cavendish stopped the crowd from jeering Rebecca. Off the coast of Dressrosa, Brook tricked Giolla that led to her defeat.
  • 723. Change of Plans (変更作戦, Henkō Sakusen?): Zoro and Kin'emon try to find a way to enter the Colosseum to save Luffy, while Violet helps Sanji return to the Thousand Sunny to reunite with Nami and the rest of the crew.
  • 724. Law's Plan (ローの作戦, Rō no Sakusen?): Sanji begins a fight with Doflamingo, but was defeated immediately. Before delivering the killing blow, Trafalgar Law came to deflect Doflamingo's attack and returned both Sanji and Caesar back to the ship, telling everyone to go to Zou as soon as possible.
  • 725. The Undefeated Woman (無敗の女, Muhai no Onna?): Law and Doflamingo begin to duel on the iron bridge between Green Bit and Dressrosa. At the Battle Royale in the Colosseum, Rebecca defeats the participants by tripping them out of the ring.
  • 726. The Riku Family (リク一族, Riku Ichizoku?): The defeated fighters of the previous block are dumped on in a pit full of toys with the others. Ricky reveals himself to be Riku Doldo III, the former king of Dressrosa. In the Flower Field, Gancho reveals the cruelty done by the Donquixote Family to the dwarves.
  • 727. The Lurking Hero (待ち伏せるヒーロー, Machibuseru Hīrō?): Thunder Soldier tells the Straw Hats how the former King Riku lost his throne and the respect of his people.
  • 728. The Number of Tragedies (悲劇の数, Higeki no Kazu?): The story ten years ago continues as Doflamingo continues the process of dethroning King Riku. After telling the story, Thunder Soldier tells everyone that Riku is alive in exchange for Princess Viola's allegiance.
  • 729. Warlord Doflamingo vs. Warlord Law (七武海ドフラミンゴvs.バーサス七武海ロー, Shichibukai Dofuramingo Bāsasu Shichibukai Rō?): Dellinger attempts to kill Bellamy under Doflamingo's orders. Meanwhile, Doflamingo continues to fight Law up to the outside of the Colosseum, where Doflamingo defeats and shoots Law.
  • 730. 3 Cards (3枚のカード, San-mai no Kādo?): Doflamingo and Fujitora take Law to the palace. On the Sunny, the crew encounters Big Mom's ship which attacks them in order to retrieve Caesar.
  • 731. Operation Dressrosa SOP (ドレスローザSエスOオーPピー作戦, Doresurōza Esu-Ō-Pī Sakusen?): Thunder Soldier tells everyone the plan is to defeat Sugar and revert all of the toys back to their original form. Inside the Colosseum, Luffy and Bartolomeo meet someone who has been long believed to be dead.

SBS Notes[]

Main article: SBS Volume 73

Number of fan-drawn SBS Headers featured: 6

Usopp Gallery Pirates[]

  • Located on pages 202-209.
  • Total number of submissions featured: 47 (+1 mailing address poster)
UGP Volume 073a
Page 202-203.
UGP Volume 073b
Page 204-205.
UGP Volume 073c
Page 206-207.
UGP Volume 073d
Page 208-209.

Grand Prize: Kaho [佳穂] (Hiroshima, Japan)

UGP Volume 073 Grand Prize 2 of 2
UGP Volume 073 Grand Prize 1 of 2

U: It totally looks like a drawing!! Grand Prize goes to this soothing world made completely out of felt!!


Volume Changes[]

Magazine Version Volume Version Explanation
Volume Change 725a Volume Change 725b Chapter 725, page 6.
Change: Modified the shape of Kanjuro's silhouette.
Volume Change 731a Volume Change 731b Chapter 731, page 14.
Correction: Added Sabo's glove.

Trivia[]

  • On the inside front cover of this volume, a small Pandaman is shown posing inside Doflamingo's feather coat.

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 One Piece Volume 73: Shueisha - VIZ Media

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