On this week’s episode of The One Piece Podcast we have hosts Ed & Alex taking the helm, and are joined by our very special guests Stephen Paul (Translator for One Piece in Shonen Jump and Manga Plus) Anime Recap host Sam Leach, and newcomer Brian (Battle & Brew). This episode features a Manga Recap for Chapter 1022 "The Stars Take The Stage,"Episode 988, "Reinforcements Arrive! The Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates" and some Piece Together -- and more! Thanks to Maddie for this week’s episode image! Check out all of the alternate images and titles on our Patreon, subscribe today at patreon.com/onepiecepodcast! This week's episode is edited by Dan! You can pick up One Piece Podcast merch from our TeePublic store! Check it out! 00:00:00 - Introduction & Romance Dawn / 00:17:07 - Manga Recap: Chapter 1022 / 01:12:48 - Anime Recap: Episode 988 / 01:21:21 - Piece Together / 01:52:58 - To Be Continued & X Marks The Spot / You can subscribe on Patreon and get access to our 600+ episode archive, exclusive episodes with our special guests, SWAG and a lot more. Don’t miss out, subscribe at patreon.com/onepiecepodcast to get the full One Piece Podcast experience! We have the full One Piece Podcast documentary The One Piece Podcast Goes to Japan exclusively on Patreon! We’ll see you next week for our Manga Recap of One Piece Chapter 1023 and an Anime Recap of Episode 989! See you then! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices