The Elbaf arc of One Piece has done incredibly well to dive deep into the lore of Devil Fruits by introducing Nerona Imu, the King of the World, in One Piece Chapter 1179, which was released on April 5, 2026, in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #19. Since then, the lore of the Devil Fruits has been expanded significantly, primarily through the King of the World.
In One Piece chapter 1191, which was officially released on August 23, 2026, in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump Issue #39, Eiichiro Oda expanded our understanding of Devil Fruits even further by unveiling the primordial Devil Fruit awakening through Nerona Imu. Following his battle against Scopper Gaban, Imu took to utilizing a brand-new Devil Fruit ability, which is most likely his primordial awakening. We absolutely cannot wait to see the full scale of its powers in the manga as the story returns with chapter 1192 on September 6, 2026.
When Nerona Imu first arrived in One Piece chapter 1179 on April 5, 2026, he immediately took to using his Akuma no Mi powers. At the time, we were surprised to learn that Imu's Devil Fruit did not follow the standard fruit logic in One Piece. For instance, the vast majority of Devil Fruits have a double naming pattern as well as a standard classification; however, Nerona Imu's Akuma no Mi follows none of these logics. Imu's Akuma no Mi literally translates to “The Devil's Fruit” and, in other words, is the primordial Devil Fruit of the One Piece world.
Creator of the World Government (One of the First 20)
Power: Akuma no Mi (The Devil's Fruit)
• Imu's introduction box, One Piece Chapter #1179
At the same time, it has no classification either, and Eiichiro Oda has purposely left it without one. In other words, Imu's Devil Fruit can fit any of these categories. An even better way of putting that would be that Imu's fruit fits into none of these categories, and that is precisely why this fruit is the primordial Devil Fruit. In One Piece chapter 1191, Nerona Imu took his Akuma no Mi powers to a whole new level by unveiling a new transformation, which is akin to an awakening form. In other words, this is Imu's primordial awakening of the Akuma no Mi, and it is bound to bring out way more power from this incredibly overpowered Devil Fruit ability.
Immediately upon utilizing his Akuma no Mi transformation in One Piece chapter 1191 on August 23, Nerona Imu grew in terms of size. The black flames of Omen, which Imu calls his military might, coated his arms, and his ring of black flames moved from behind his back to surround his torso as well as his arms. Imu also sprouted giant wings, and his hair took a flaming pattern similar to Monkey D. Luffy's Snakeman. In terms of strength and speed, Imu showed a sharp rise, and according to his own words, his strikes became much more powerful as well. Imu believed that he was so powerful in this form that he could have killed Scopper Gaban in his next blow, wielding a legendary blade from the era of the Void Century, called Honebami Toshiro, which belonged to one of the 19 Kings.
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