Is Monsters: 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation part of the One Piece Universe Canon?
Netflix is carving a niche for One Piece introducing the spin-off Monsters: 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation. Let's find out if it's part of the canon and how many episodes it consists of.
Netflix has been channeling significant investment into the One Piece franchise since last year, birthing a live-action series, the fresh anime arc – Egghead, and the spin-off Monsters: 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation. Not stopping there, a remake of the original anime is also in the works. There's a lot brewing with One Piece, and we're here to walk you through the latest entry in this universe – Monsters: 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation.
The narrative revolves around the ancestor of Zoro Roronoa, the samurai Ryuma, in a realm under the shadow of a formidable dragon known to wreak havoc and destruction upon whole cities. Ryuma embarks on a quest to conquer this formidable adversary, a journey laden with innumerable hurdles and trials.
The Monsters: 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation OVA draws inspiration from the Monsters one-shot by Eiichiro Oda. It wasn't until the Thriller Bark storyline that Oda confirmed in volume 47 of the One Piece manga that this narrative is indeed part of the canon (vide Bingefire).
How many episodes are there in Monsters: 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation?
Enthusiasts yearning for a lengthy saga featuring Ryuma might find themselves disheartened. Monsters: 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation consists of just a single 25-minute episode, now available to stream. Given Netflix's current trajectory, more One Piece spin-offs might be on the horizon.
