Bear Forest
- Region
- Zou
- First seen
- Ch. 807
- Name meaning
- 'Bear Forest' is a descriptive toponym (Japanese *kuma* 熊 = 'bear') — one of Zou's animal-named forest sectors, parallel to the Whale Forest. The wooded regions of the Mokomo Dukedom on the elephant Zunisha's back take plain animal names; 'Bear' designates the forest where the Heart Pirates make camp. (No on-page Japanese place-name kanji confirmed in-source; surface English meaning only.)
Profile
A forest region of Zou where Trafalgar Law is encamped with the Heart Pirates (“He’s in the forest… the Bear Forest!!”, page 6) — the area where Sanji’s situation is being managed.
Etymology
A descriptive toponym: Bear Forest (Japanese kuma 熊 = “bear”) is one of Zou’s animal-named forest sectors, parallel to the Whale Forest. The wooded regions of the Mokomo Dukedom on Zunisha’s back carry plain animal names; the “Bear” sector is where Law and the Heart Pirates are encamped. No on-page Japanese place-name kanji was confirmable in-source, so this records the surface English meaning only (confidence: medium). See frontmatter etymology.
Key chapters
- Ch. 807 — first mentioned & first shown. Named as the Zou forest region where Law is camped (page 6).
Cross-links
- Characters from here: Trafalgar Law (encamped with the Heart Pirates)
- Events here: Sanji’s situation managed
- Mysteries set here: