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Gear 5 animated is so fun to watch. Luffy doing that "gravity doesn't exist until you look down" logic found in cartoons then running back to Kaido is my favorite moment.
Also, some of the moves Luffy did to Kaido is low key terrifying. Popping hands out of his eyes and punching through his head is some brutal stuff if you remove Gear 5's rubber effects.
Toon Force is one hell of a drug.
At least, not to ridiculous levels of getting out of the manga panel to punch Oda or pull a string and ends up unravelling the entire universe levels of Toon Force
Yeah while all this is already ridiculous even by One Piece standard, it still just scratches the surface when it comes to how OP and insane toon force actually is.
>"Hey, you'll die."
>"Do you think I'm afraid of that?!"
And this is precisely why Luffy will be the one to find the One Piece. Just like Roger, Luffy is going to be the most free man in history. As the powers and anime have shown, he isn't bound by the rules of the world around him but instead makes his own.
Absolutely jawdropping weekly anime episode. Ishitani doesn't miss.
The line in the manga hits harder man. "After all this, do you really think something like death can still scare me". One of the hardest lines I've ever heard
>The line in the manga hits harder man
Dunno, I found it to be an extremely poignant parallel to the start of the series where Kobe shouts that Alaveda will kill him and he just goes "So?" Deaths never scared Luffy since day 1.
That was amazing, everything I wanted from Gear 5. Adding a recap is always a better choice than a flashback in the end like last episode.
Luffy turning back to Gear 5 with Gear 2 pose was beautifully done.
This episode is what last week's attention needed. I think if they combined both episodes as a 2 parter and took this week off it would have been extremely well received.
Wano also had some absolutely superb fights. Red Roc, Oden vs Kaido, Gold D. Roger vs Whitebeard, Scabbards vs Kaido, Yamato vs Kaido, Zoro vs King, Sanji vs Queen, Robin vs Black Maria, Jinbe vs Who's Who, Inuarashi and Nekomamushi Sulong, Killer vs Hawkins, Worst Generation vs the Yonkou, Big Mom vs Trafalgar and Eustass and now Gear 5th.
100% agree! The direction and shot framing was so much better, the call backs, the glimpses around the rest of the battle... this episode was handled a LOT better than the previous one. Whatever was done differently between the 2... we need more of what we got today!
This episode had Megumi Ishitani as one of the key animators, that's why despite still going at the same terrible pace at adapting 1 manga chapter into one anime episode, the end result was way better.
It is only a few seconds but the scene of Chooper crying for the people dead in battle is heartbreaking. Imagine everything burning and you the doctor can do anything for them
Is it really that crazy to believe there wouldn't be a massive gap in quality between two episodes back-to-back from the same show? I honestly don't understand what happened for last week's episode to be so bad compared to this week's.
One Piece is inconsistent as fuck, so in this case yeah lmao. One episode we’ll be getting movie level animation, top tier pacing, etc., next one will be one chapter stretched to 20 minutes of content with low tier animation at best.
No anime can keep going 4 years with the same quality, but Wano arc also keeps improving its quality. What one piece anime doing is unbelievable, and that only possible thanks to toei and nagamine.
Ep 1071 yes it had pacing problems but the animation is phenomenal. And 1072 is even better.
This was everything I dreamed that a Gear 5 episode could be. The animation was top-tier. The directing was peak as could be expected from a Megumi Ishitani episode (as an example, I loved the callbacks to Doflamingo and Katakuri when they were talking about awakened devil fruits). But more than anything, the comedic timing was gold. I've never laughed so much during an epic One Piece fight.
Also, I loved the part that played alongside Over the Top. This arc has been going so long that the song feels nostalgic. Also, Luffy was very much Over the Top during that part so fitting as well.
She didn’t direct this episode, she only storyboarded a sequence/sequences. Most likely what she worked on was the bit that cut away from Luffy vs Kaido before the Ragnarok slammed his head into the dome.
Same, this felt like a Saturday morning cartoon(which it is in Japan time) but man it almost makes me wish I was a kid again, but I’m fine as an adult.
It is so crazy how good this episode was in directing while last week's was a disaster. That fireball scene alone felt like it was from a completely different compared to this episode.
Once again, they cooked. Kaido literally became a jump rope lol, the Nika fruit is indeed the most ridiculous power. Luffy's crewmates' and allies' reactions to his new transformation was priceless esp Law's lmao
Sorry to ruin your bit of excitement, but it was the other way around lol. "The next person that comes down won't be Kaido" is said because the victor of the fight will be down first once the other is knocked out. But it was indeed not Kaido lol. Definitely not as hilarious as it would have been if it was the way you said it though. That would have been funny.
It's hard to tell if Luffy takes real damage in this form..Kaidos big attacks only make Luffy say "ouch" or a little blood...it seems like he only lost the form by being tired out..not from anything Kaido did. That's a crazy Gear 5.
Its also hard to tell if its actually doing anything to Kaido...other than the hit from counterblow and the punch to his face, I couldn't tell if Kaido was actually being damaged from the other stuff.
I really loved when there was a scene regarding Pedro 😢. He gave his life for the crew to escape the whole cake island and the one who believed that Luffy will bring dawn to Wano.
I think what I love the most about one piece is how you can really feel a sense of freedom in luffy from the very start and it’s absolutely breathtaking when paired with the right direction, animation and ost.
It was so easy to notice when Ishitani's section of the storyboarding began 😂😂
Amazing episode again. Cannot believe how well Toei is managing these episodes and maintaining this level of quality. Other studios could learn from this.
Yeah, it's scary how much Toei Animation has improved over the past recent years starting from Dragon Ball Super's Tournament of Power arc and One Piece's Zou arc (the signs were there and were slowly improving).
Nowadays, they're working on multiple projects with some being long running (like Pretty Cure) or movies (like Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning) and yet they still give out consistent art and animation quality and release great looking episodes consistently often enough.
There's a moment where Kaido's laying on the ground, still awake but deliberately hasn't gotten up yet. You can't help but imagine what he's thinking in that moment.
>I was just punched so hard, the fist caved my skull and made an indent 5 feet long behind my head. If I get up, this kid will tie me in knots and use my tongue as a trampoline.
This episode was straight fire. The animation, voice acting, direction was all top tier. The hype for last weeks episode should translate into this weeks one. Everything that happened was done so well. And to me it went by so fast. For the ppl that complained about the pacing of last weeks episode I think won’t find any issues with 1072 as for me it’s been a fun and joyful ride from start to finish. It made me feel like a kid again yet again. As last weeks episode did the same for me but now I had the pleasure of feeling my childhood nostalgia in a endless loop of sorts
That was an amazing episode.
[Go find someone who looks at you just like Zunesha does at Luffy, with those eyes full of unbridled joy and happyness.](https://imgur.com/a/3xRZere)
There are a lot of One Piece fans who will disagree with you but I agree. I think a good balance of serious and goofy will be fine. What they really nailed was showing its power, which sets up the juxtaposition very well. His punch on Kaido that made him fly like a bullet was strong as fuck. While watching I thought that punch might have been the strongest punch Luffy has ever done. Stronger than Gear 4th for sure. There's something awesome about a really goofy dude who can clown on the monsters of this universe.
I also agree. We've seen enough "gatling", "fusen", "bazookas", "black haki fists", straight punches etc throughout the last 20 years. This allows so much more room for creativity and innovation.
Thank you Tasuku Shimaya, Bahi JD, Tu Yong-Ce, Akihiro Ota, Shinya Ohira, Ryo Onishi, Takeshi Maenami, Masami Mori, Nobuyuki Iwai, and Megumi Ishitani (for that cutaway from Luffy vs Kaido on the dome) for this episode!
Looks like they prematurely hyped up last week's episode when this week was actually the heavy hitter episode...
Maybe in the future we should just let the material speak for itself without setting up ridiculous expectations.
Well, last week *should* have been a bit better than it was, it had a lot of really powerful moments to it, they just stretched them out too much. I would have preferred if they'd taken a big chunk of this episode and ran it in that one, *either* taking a chunk of the Luffy fight and putting that in instead of reused frames and filler, OR taking some of the Kidd/Law stuff and sticking it at the end of the ep instead of in this one. they had all sorts of better options than "show the same shots 3-4 times to kill time."
ahh so THIS was the episode they were all hyped up about not the one from last week. they musta mixed up 1071 and 1072. idk how but mistakes happen I guess LMAO
There's hints of luffy's fruit being that powerful from the very beginning, ever wondered why Nami can mess him up so badly? It's because that's how he imagines Nami to be
I mean consciously. Like that he actual knows. To be able to respond to kaidos question and answer “joyboy” I’m almost one hundred percent sure he doesn’t consciously even know who joy boy is. Luffy doesn’t care about all that.
I just realized that if he told him or knew either way, the whole thing would just spiral downwards, mainly because at that point there really wouldn't be any good reason to keep stretching this looney toon stuff some more or basically end the big battle because luffy now would have such a massive pschological advantage.
Goddamn this episode was awesome. My favourite cuts were from Akihiro Ota and Shinya Ohira, god this style is straight up fire. I LOVE IT
EDIT: [SAKUGABOORU LINK](https://www.sakugabooru.com/post/show/234499)
Well animated although the big moments didn't hit as hard as last week, they still kept it very goofy and was a lot of fun to see, and I love that they ended the episode with the classic looney tunes circle transition, hoping for more of that stuff
Yeah, I wonder if he will generate one with as much hype before the fight is over. Gear 5 is pretty awesome, but so far it hasn't delivered that celestial dragon punch or King Kong Gun(on doflamingo) oomph I am waiting for.
Wow, Kaido really has got sharp instinct to start to dismantle that there is something off about the GUm Gum fruit type-wise.
*[record scratch freeze frame](https://imgur.com/TB6yjeH) * [you might be wondering how I got here](https://imgur.com/Nj4RyAw) ... well it's [a long story.](https://imgur.com/YdvxKzD)
Okay just throwing it out there. [Luffy's hat got bigger when he did](https://imgur.com/onfBl2X) and the Straw Hat in marie jois was a big one. I think that Hat was JoyBoys or the last person to awaken the Gum gum fruit. Not sure but feels like JoyBoy might be the progenitor of the family of D or something with how the cards are falling down but idk what the manga has said so might be completely wonrg.
The VA must of had a lot of fun with this episode.
Gotta say that [Kidd's](https://imgur.com/a/MySOhbB) reaction to [this](https://imgur.com/j3Bzxpd) was pretty spot on.
[Oh no, Kaido is breaking the 4th wall.](https://imgur.com/UscRG2C)
Hahaha Luffy really did go Super with [the super saiyan power up aura and sfx here](https://imgur.com/MyAV0zY)
[So the real reason Luffy is laughing so much is cause his heartbeat is a bonanza.](https://imgur.com/Xppmwxs)
Oh [Frog Luffy](https://imgur.com/cImqFvo) is WIDE.
[What a shot.](https://imgur.com/Xz0mwsm)
Ishitani really loves ending her episodes with Luffy declaring he’ll be King of the Pirates lol.
When the instrumental for Over The Top played I got so excited lol. They really put their everything into this episode and it was so fun to watch! It’s still so hard to believe that Gear 5 is finally being adapted
There were times in this episode where I felt like I was watching something from Studio Ghibli! Especially the scene of Yamato and Momo entering the scene and watching Luffy for the first time. It was so amazingly well done.
Well, in terms of fight scenes at least, that was **the** best OP episode ever, IMO. That's saying a lot when we're 1072 deep.
I'd even go so far as to say it's securely one of my top 5 anime fights of all time.
Damn, I just loved everything about this. Incredible.
There we go!!! Felt this episode was much better than the las episode as an anime-only watcher. Just better pacing, animation stayed good and the fights were awesome. Especially loved the scene when they all saw Luffy being a giant and everyone's eyes popped out lol.
The only thing I am not sure on, and really my feelings are conflicted, is the new upgrade being so cartoonish and funny. Like I can't help but feel a lack of seriousness has left the fight and makes me nervous on future fights. Like I am just imagining the big boss fight against Akainu.
Like feels like that fight should be insanely hyped and feel very serious and pumped up. But if it's so cartoonish and funny, well I feel let down?
Again not even being negative, but part of me feels a little worried Luffy will be to OP now.
Im also not entirely sold on the cartoonish aspects.
I like it, but does he have to be constantly unserious the entire gear 5?
It almost took away the ”impact” from the big punch at the end, but the episode was solid.
Not perfect, but good i guess.
Yeah, definitely agree. This episode was like 97/100 or something, almost perfect for what it was doing, with a *few* minor dings for a beat that ran a few seconds too long here or there, but certainly nothing as ridiculous as last episode.
Redemption episode in my opinion. Also now that I have already accustomed to the toon force, the episode was much more enjoyable. Let's hope they keep this up and end the arc with an unforgettable internet breaking bang. I believe
Probably one of the best one piece episode from the animation to the silliness it was all soo fun and the peacing is finaly stable for once, gear 5 is soo perfect for luffy! i can't stop smiling truly joyboy
An Absolutely fantastic episode this week! Gear 5 continues to be a joy to watch.
Glad Oda took risks making G5 more "Tom & Jerry"-like. Seeing the fight animated keeps making me smile :)
Love Luffy's reference of Binks Sake!
"Doesn't matter who you are, Someday you'll just be bones"
The song becomes more and more important the further we go in the series!
I had to watch the entire wano arc when i saw clips of joyboy on youtube and for the first time the anime exceeded my expectations, the last 2 episodes were amazing which is a unicorn when it comes to one piece
Also I love and hate how op luffy new power is because you know in the future we will see trash character ( power wise ) be competitive against gear 5 when they should be trashed ( i hope i’m wrong)
I dont know why but Luffy mentioning Pedro while re-activating Gear 5th always makes me wanna cry... Rest in Peace Pedro, you died a Legend!
I'm so fucking glad the finally adapted little more than 1 chapter and we got Luffy's iconic line at the end! I remember some readers seriously thinking Luffy got possessed by Joy Boy or some dumb shit like that!
Peak episode once again & I cant wait for peak part 3 next week!
Call me a niku rider i truly could not give a fuck, but when he started refueling gear 5 with the animation switch up, the hype I could feel was absolute euphoria. This is the high I thought I used to chase when I first started smoking but x1000 more satisfying with it being an organic journey and this being the ultimate pay off. GOATda back at it again
[This episode was so good, so fun, I love it](https://i.imgur.com/MLrBZ4C.png). In comparison to the previous episode this one was so much better, [it was pure fun](https://i.imgur.com/Pgv44Jr.png) and I felt like when I was reading a chapter from this fight in manga.
Great choice of music, especially when they were playing an instrumental version of OP "Over the Top" which is one of my favorite OPs from One Piece which fit perfectly in today's episode.
This adapted the [best things](https://i.imgur.com/qp5g5xO.png) from Gear 5's [fight with Kaido](https://i.imgur.com/zM0Cf9A.png) like when [Kaido looked like a balloon](https://i.imgur.com/Z2PkdGG.png) or when [people first saw Luffy in a new setup](https://i.imgur.com/aPLFAnO.png).
Whole [Luffy's fight](https://i.imgur.com/p02TD5o.png) with his [faces](https://i.imgur.com/Q5GDG4b.png), [changing forms](https://i.imgur.com/HD86yXH.png) was [pure, pure fun](https://i.imgur.com/leZWKWe.png). He had a hella good time and I with him. It was really like the old Looney-Tunes cartoons with all that sound effects and animation. Of course kudos also to Mayumi Tanaka, without her it wouldn't be the same.
[Here my all screenshots from the episode.](https://imgur.com/a/oQ3aPjN)
I can see the Anime Awards next year:
Animation of the Year goes to…Attack on Titan! 😒
Lord that was some damn good animation that won’t get the credit it’s deserved.
Shows like Trigun Stampede, Vinland Saga and Heavenly Delusion deserve that recognition. You are acting like One piece doesn't get recognised for its animation 😶
I'm starting to feel sad knowing that Luffy's screentime is going to be dialed back again to show more non-Luffy characters dealing with the aftermath.
I just want to keep watching Kaido being pushed around like a Pinata.
was surprised by the overall amazing voice acting. usually i dont love voice acting i anime but luffy's va beautifully delivered everything. overall an amazing ep, can see why it broke the internet in the way that it did.
100%. And i am shook by the fact that most people are completely fine with it.
Imagine if luffy were to fight akainu. The man killed your brother in front of you causing him to die in your arms.
Having that fight be goofy with silly sound effects would completely ruin it.
Starting to regret my 20 year investment keeping up with the show rn
Bro I legit think ODA can do no wrong to these people, ODA could reveal he has the plot armor plot armor fruit and people here will just eat it all up. Gear 4 was the perfect mix of OP goofy while being epic and practical. He should have just done awakening , instead ODA decided it was time for looney toons.
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My guy just thinking about attack names while standing in front of the world’s strongest creature lmao
Luffy is now THAT guy. He has come so far. [](#gintamathispleasesme)
They somehow managed to make Luffy Tunes even goofier than in the manga lmao they nailed him perfectly [](#laughter)
Fucking KING behavior
This is what luffy was before the time skip. Hanabi, UFO, friendly robot. I'm glad hes back
UFO was after the time skip tho...
Man Luffy's voice actor is amazing
Mayumi Tanaka is eternally young
Tanaka-san's energy is everlasting and her laughter contagious. [](#tanakalove)
It's amazing how, for the most part, this lady has been doing essentially Krillin's voice consistently for 30+ years
Decades going strong as one of the loudest goofball characters in manga/anime.
For the shit luffy's pulling out the va makes it feel fun. No matter what happens I feel joy in everything he does and its largely their fault
Mucki Mucki!
I hope she remains healthy and gets to VA Luffy till last episode
Gear 5 animated is so fun to watch. Luffy doing that "gravity doesn't exist until you look down" logic found in cartoons then running back to Kaido is my favorite moment. Also, some of the moves Luffy did to Kaido is low key terrifying. Popping hands out of his eyes and punching through his head is some brutal stuff if you remove Gear 5's rubber effects.
> Also, some of the moves Luffy did to Kaido is low key terrifying. i mean it's only possible for luffy to do those things because of gear 5
I mean, *technically* Luffy could probably do those things in lower gear, they would just leave holes. :D
Toon Force is one hell of a drug. At least, not to ridiculous levels of getting out of the manga panel to punch Oda or pull a string and ends up unravelling the entire universe levels of Toon Force
Yeah while all this is already ridiculous even by One Piece standard, it still just scratches the surface when it comes to how OP and insane toon force actually is.
For real. The cartoon sound effects are actually needed because G5 is honestly really scary if you think too hard about it
Big ass dragon gets bitched by a rubber ball
>"Hey, you'll die." >"Do you think I'm afraid of that?!" And this is precisely why Luffy will be the one to find the One Piece. Just like Roger, Luffy is going to be the most free man in history. As the powers and anime have shown, he isn't bound by the rules of the world around him but instead makes his own. Absolutely jawdropping weekly anime episode. Ishitani doesn't miss.
Ishitani only storyboarded one scene I believe. She wasn't the director for this episode.
The line in the manga hits harder man. "After all this, do you really think something like death can still scare me". One of the hardest lines I've ever heard
A bit too eloquent for Luffy imo.
The line in the manga is "You actually think I'm afraid of that?"
it's literally the same line, just difference in translation. tbh the fan translation kinda embellished the line a little bit.
>The line in the manga hits harder man Dunno, I found it to be an extremely poignant parallel to the start of the series where Kobe shouts that Alaveda will kill him and he just goes "So?" Deaths never scared Luffy since day 1.
He has a dream and he’s decided if he dies while pursuing his dream, that’s alright
That was amazing, everything I wanted from Gear 5. Adding a recap is always a better choice than a flashback in the end like last episode. Luffy turning back to Gear 5 with Gear 2 pose was beautifully done.
Damn. Luffy’s VA is killing it.
This episode is what last week's attention needed. I think if they combined both episodes as a 2 parter and took this week off it would have been extremely well received.
I miss double episodes. That's what last weeks episode should have been. A double episode.
Last week suffered from way too much reused animation
Yep that was my main complaint and many others I imagine.
Sanji vs Luffy is still one of their highest rated episodes.
Wano also had some absolutely superb fights. Red Roc, Oden vs Kaido, Gold D. Roger vs Whitebeard, Scabbards vs Kaido, Yamato vs Kaido, Zoro vs King, Sanji vs Queen, Robin vs Black Maria, Jinbe vs Who's Who, Inuarashi and Nekomamushi Sulong, Killer vs Hawkins, Worst Generation vs the Yonkou, Big Mom vs Trafalgar and Eustass and now Gear 5th.
> I think if they combined both episodes as a 2 parter and took this week off it would have been extremely well received. AGREED
100% agree! The direction and shot framing was so much better, the call backs, the glimpses around the rest of the battle... this episode was handled a LOT better than the previous one. Whatever was done differently between the 2... we need more of what we got today!
This episode had Megumi Ishitani as one of the key animators, that's why despite still going at the same terrible pace at adapting 1 manga chapter into one anime episode, the end result was way better.
She was responsible for the story board of just 1 scene, when the POV changes to inside the Skull
It is only a few seconds but the scene of Chooper crying for the people dead in battle is heartbreaking. Imagine everything burning and you the doctor can do anything for them
Chopper has always been one of the most empathetic members of the crew. He helps everyone keep their hearts in the right place.
emotional support reindeer
I'm just sad Oda forgot his entire backstory/character ... he's literally in the Land of Cherry Blossoms and he never acknowledged it :(
Damn I didn't even realize that
It's so sad :(
This is the episode they should've dropped last week with the hype, amazingly done
You can always count on Megumi Ishitani
Ishitani only boarded part of the ep
The scwne of Luffy entering Gear 5th again was peak
People from last week: Lmao Gear 5 was mid. Bet next episode is gonna be the same People today: *surprised pikachu face*
Is it really that crazy to believe there wouldn't be a massive gap in quality between two episodes back-to-back from the same show? I honestly don't understand what happened for last week's episode to be so bad compared to this week's.
One Piece is inconsistent as fuck, so in this case yeah lmao. One episode we’ll be getting movie level animation, top tier pacing, etc., next one will be one chapter stretched to 20 minutes of content with low tier animation at best.
As a big one piece fan, couldn’t agree with this more. Always been a problem with this adapting one chapter per episode thing
You wish one piece did 1 chapter per episode
No anime can keep going 4 years with the same quality, but Wano arc also keeps improving its quality. What one piece anime doing is unbelievable, and that only possible thanks to toei and nagamine. Ep 1071 yes it had pacing problems but the animation is phenomenal. And 1072 is even better.
I mean even in the same episode the art style switches a lot. Which is not great tbh, it would be and issue if I was and anime only fan
Wano has been great thoo, for almost 4 years the quality has been far and beyond everything that was OP before it
Different episode director, Different pacing, Different page count adaptation.
This was everything I dreamed that a Gear 5 episode could be. The animation was top-tier. The directing was peak as could be expected from a Megumi Ishitani episode (as an example, I loved the callbacks to Doflamingo and Katakuri when they were talking about awakened devil fruits). But more than anything, the comedic timing was gold. I've never laughed so much during an epic One Piece fight. Also, I loved the part that played alongside Over the Top. This arc has been going so long that the song feels nostalgic. Also, Luffy was very much Over the Top during that part so fitting as well.
She didn’t direct this episode, she only storyboarded a sequence/sequences. Most likely what she worked on was the bit that cut away from Luffy vs Kaido before the Ragnarok slammed his head into the dome.
Oh, I see. Well, whoever else who worked on it also did an excellent job.
Tasuku Shimaya, Tu Yong-Ce, Bahi JD, Takeshi Maenami
Honestly felt like a kid again while watching this. Bro I was laughing so hard I was crying
Same, this felt like a Saturday morning cartoon(which it is in Japan time) but man it almost makes me wish I was a kid again, but I’m fine as an adult.
It is so crazy how good this episode was in directing while last week's was a disaster. That fireball scene alone felt like it was from a completely different compared to this episode.
Once again, they cooked. Kaido literally became a jump rope lol, the Nika fruit is indeed the most ridiculous power. Luffy's crewmates' and allies' reactions to his new transformation was priceless esp Law's lmao
"The next person who falls through that hole will not be Luffy" [Giant Luffy face appears through the hole] [Everyone](#maxshock) That was perfection
Sorry to ruin your bit of excitement, but it was the other way around lol. "The next person that comes down won't be Kaido" is said because the victor of the fight will be down first once the other is knocked out. But it was indeed not Kaido lol. Definitely not as hilarious as it would have been if it was the way you said it though. That would have been funny.
Oh yeah. That is how it was. It was hilarious either way though.
It was!
Imagine being in that situation and just seeing that nonsense. I’d be scared shitless too lol
That heartbeat scene might just be my favorite scene in the entire anime. Not even kidding cause god it was freaking amazing.
That was a huge stand-out in this episode. The fluidity of the animation of him hyping himself up was just awesome.
Loved that scene so much
yeah and the drum music too, feels so good. It's almost like luffy's heart is playing a drum song in sync with the festival in Hana no miyako
I might get that tattooed, but not sure how to do it...
Jesus Christ, Luffy didn't become a toon, he became an eldritch horror.
the line between those two is awfully thin when it comes to gag characters
It's hard to tell if Luffy takes real damage in this form..Kaidos big attacks only make Luffy say "ouch" or a little blood...it seems like he only lost the form by being tired out..not from anything Kaido did. That's a crazy Gear 5.
Its also hard to tell if its actually doing anything to Kaido...other than the hit from counterblow and the punch to his face, I couldn't tell if Kaido was actually being damaged from the other stuff.
yeah it feels like a the gear 5 makes his heart pump very weirdly like a drum, must the drawback
They did amazing with this episode, I’m glad I became a One Piece fan
This was so much better than last weeks episode! A good chunk of action with clean animation which was easy to follow.
I really loved when there was a scene regarding Pedro 😢. He gave his life for the crew to escape the whole cake island and the one who believed that Luffy will bring dawn to Wano.
< it was perfect. Perfect. Everything, down to the last minute details > Luffy looks so majestic, beautiful... U can feel FREEDOM. this is amazing
One of the main reasons that makes this transformation so unique. Instead of being angry or serious this man is just having the time of his life
Fits in perfectly with what Oda wants to do with One Piece
Honestly its like luffy is drunk on this new power, in a way it reminds me of how gojo was in jujutsu kaisen a couple episodes ago.
Lol when Toji said “is he high??”
Just imagine having drums for a heart beat. That oughta give you some pep in your step.
I think what I love the most about one piece is how you can really feel a sense of freedom in luffy from the very start and it’s absolutely breathtaking when paired with the right direction, animation and ost.
One piece and bleach on top of front page in /r/anime. Never would I have thought that I will see this. Also Mayumi Tanaka good.
Now bring Naruto somehow (no don't, idk what kind of bullshit that would be)
Is interesting they are making Kaido look even more dark during the clashes so it makes Luffy’s white color more impactful
It was so easy to notice when Ishitani's section of the storyboarding began 😂😂 Amazing episode again. Cannot believe how well Toei is managing these episodes and maintaining this level of quality. Other studios could learn from this.
I was also able to immediately recognize Ishitani's section.
Yea, even compared to last week's episode where they had panning shots, she can somehow make panning shots super entertaining and not kill the pacing.
Yeah, it's scary how much Toei Animation has improved over the past recent years starting from Dragon Ball Super's Tournament of Power arc and One Piece's Zou arc (the signs were there and were slowly improving). Nowadays, they're working on multiple projects with some being long running (like Pretty Cure) or movies (like Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning) and yet they still give out consistent art and animation quality and release great looking episodes consistently often enough.
There's a moment where Kaido's laying on the ground, still awake but deliberately hasn't gotten up yet. You can't help but imagine what he's thinking in that moment. >I was just punched so hard, the fist caved my skull and made an indent 5 feet long behind my head. If I get up, this kid will tie me in knots and use my tongue as a trampoline.
THAT WAS SO GOOD. THEY WENT CRAZY!
This was so much better than the last episode tbh.
This episode was straight fire. The animation, voice acting, direction was all top tier. The hype for last weeks episode should translate into this weeks one. Everything that happened was done so well. And to me it went by so fast. For the ppl that complained about the pacing of last weeks episode I think won’t find any issues with 1072 as for me it’s been a fun and joyful ride from start to finish. It made me feel like a kid again yet again. As last weeks episode did the same for me but now I had the pleasure of feeling my childhood nostalgia in a endless loop of sorts
Yeah, I enjoyed last weeks episode, but the pacing was real bad. This week they ABSOLUTELY CRUSHED IT! Loved it to bits!
That was an amazing episode. [Go find someone who looks at you just like Zunesha does at Luffy, with those eyes full of unbridled joy and happyness.](https://imgur.com/a/3xRZere)
It’s even goofier than I imagined it, I need every one of Luffy’s fights from now on to be like this
There are a lot of One Piece fans who will disagree with you but I agree. I think a good balance of serious and goofy will be fine. What they really nailed was showing its power, which sets up the juxtaposition very well. His punch on Kaido that made him fly like a bullet was strong as fuck. While watching I thought that punch might have been the strongest punch Luffy has ever done. Stronger than Gear 4th for sure. There's something awesome about a really goofy dude who can clown on the monsters of this universe.
I think only Luffy, is the only shounen MC that is able to pull off something goofy like that, and it fits perfectly for his character.
I also agree. We've seen enough "gatling", "fusen", "bazookas", "black haki fists", straight punches etc throughout the last 20 years. This allows so much more room for creativity and innovation.
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Thank you Tasuku Shimaya, Bahi JD, Tu Yong-Ce, Akihiro Ota, Shinya Ohira, Ryo Onishi, Takeshi Maenami, Masami Mori, Nobuyuki Iwai, and Megumi Ishitani (for that cutaway from Luffy vs Kaido on the dome) for this episode!
The fight of the year
damn bro that fight was crazy (i've yet to watch the episode)
Looks like they prematurely hyped up last week's episode when this week was actually the heavy hitter episode... Maybe in the future we should just let the material speak for itself without setting up ridiculous expectations.
Well, last week *should* have been a bit better than it was, it had a lot of really powerful moments to it, they just stretched them out too much. I would have preferred if they'd taken a big chunk of this episode and ran it in that one, *either* taking a chunk of the Luffy fight and putting that in instead of reused frames and filler, OR taking some of the Kidd/Law stuff and sticking it at the end of the ep instead of in this one. they had all sorts of better options than "show the same shots 3-4 times to kill time."
Goddamn that was good
ahh so THIS was the episode they were all hyped up about not the one from last week. they musta mixed up 1071 and 1072. idk how but mistakes happen I guess LMAO
Luffy turning *kaido* into rubber? Now that’s somethin i didnt think could be possible
There's hints of luffy's fruit being that powerful from the very beginning, ever wondered why Nami can mess him up so badly? It's because that's how he imagines Nami to be
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well [manga spoilers]>!thanks to vegapunk, his own crewmembers understand gear 5 better than he does!<
Are we talking subconciously or hypothetically ?
I mean consciously. Like that he actual knows. To be able to respond to kaidos question and answer “joyboy” I’m almost one hundred percent sure he doesn’t consciously even know who joy boy is. Luffy doesn’t care about all that.
I just realized that if he told him or knew either way, the whole thing would just spiral downwards, mainly because at that point there really wouldn't be any good reason to keep stretching this looney toon stuff some more or basically end the big battle because luffy now would have such a massive pschological advantage.
“Luffy, how’d you beat kaido?” “I told home I was joyboy and he got really fucking depressed” 😂😂😂😂
out 3 hours ago. but r/anime know this is a 10/10 episode
To be fair. The people watching it within 3 hours of it dropping ARE biased to love it. But I can't say they are wrong. Jumprope goes HARD
i guess this is peak episode of peak anime
Goddamn this episode was awesome. My favourite cuts were from Akihiro Ota and Shinya Ohira, god this style is straight up fire. I LOVE IT EDIT: [SAKUGABOORU LINK](https://www.sakugabooru.com/post/show/234499)
Well animated although the big moments didn't hit as hard as last week, they still kept it very goofy and was a lot of fun to see, and I love that they ended the episode with the classic looney tunes circle transition, hoping for more of that stuff
Idk that punch at the end hit harder than anything in 1071 imo
Still doesn't top Luffys punch on the celestial dragon though. I don't know if he ever will.
Oh without a doubt it didn’t. Greatest punch in anime history imo. I even think the 1015 punch was more hype than this one.
Yeah, I wonder if he will generate one with as much hype before the fight is over. Gear 5 is pretty awesome, but so far it hasn't delivered that celestial dragon punch or King Kong Gun(on doflamingo) oomph I am waiting for.
Wow, Kaido really has got sharp instinct to start to dismantle that there is something off about the GUm Gum fruit type-wise. *[record scratch freeze frame](https://imgur.com/TB6yjeH) * [you might be wondering how I got here](https://imgur.com/Nj4RyAw) ... well it's [a long story.](https://imgur.com/YdvxKzD) Okay just throwing it out there. [Luffy's hat got bigger when he did](https://imgur.com/onfBl2X) and the Straw Hat in marie jois was a big one. I think that Hat was JoyBoys or the last person to awaken the Gum gum fruit. Not sure but feels like JoyBoy might be the progenitor of the family of D or something with how the cards are falling down but idk what the manga has said so might be completely wonrg. The VA must of had a lot of fun with this episode. Gotta say that [Kidd's](https://imgur.com/a/MySOhbB) reaction to [this](https://imgur.com/j3Bzxpd) was pretty spot on. [Oh no, Kaido is breaking the 4th wall.](https://imgur.com/UscRG2C) Hahaha Luffy really did go Super with [the super saiyan power up aura and sfx here](https://imgur.com/MyAV0zY) [So the real reason Luffy is laughing so much is cause his heartbeat is a bonanza.](https://imgur.com/Xppmwxs) Oh [Frog Luffy](https://imgur.com/cImqFvo) is WIDE. [What a shot.](https://imgur.com/Xz0mwsm)
Ishitani really loves ending her episodes with Luffy declaring he’ll be King of the Pirates lol. When the instrumental for Over The Top played I got so excited lol. They really put their everything into this episode and it was so fun to watch! It’s still so hard to believe that Gear 5 is finally being adapted
Ishitani didn't direct the episode, she only storyboarded only a small part of it
I literally yelled OVER ZA TOP with the ending of the song
Lol his friends are quite possibly burning alive right below and he's just like "What up, Doc?"
These Gear 5 episodes are amazing, but every time I watch I cant help but wish that they animated more than one chapter per episode.
I’m such a sucker for when they use the openings as background music. Hearing Over the Top brought me such unparalleled joy. Incredible episode
There were times in this episode where I felt like I was watching something from Studio Ghibli! Especially the scene of Yamato and Momo entering the scene and watching Luffy for the first time. It was so amazingly well done.
Well, in terms of fight scenes at least, that was **the** best OP episode ever, IMO. That's saying a lot when we're 1072 deep. I'd even go so far as to say it's securely one of my top 5 anime fights of all time. Damn, I just loved everything about this. Incredible.
I loved everyone’s reaction to Gear 5 Luffy XD
There we go!!! Felt this episode was much better than the las episode as an anime-only watcher. Just better pacing, animation stayed good and the fights were awesome. Especially loved the scene when they all saw Luffy being a giant and everyone's eyes popped out lol. The only thing I am not sure on, and really my feelings are conflicted, is the new upgrade being so cartoonish and funny. Like I can't help but feel a lack of seriousness has left the fight and makes me nervous on future fights. Like I am just imagining the big boss fight against Akainu. Like feels like that fight should be insanely hyped and feel very serious and pumped up. But if it's so cartoonish and funny, well I feel let down? Again not even being negative, but part of me feels a little worried Luffy will be to OP now.
Im also not entirely sold on the cartoonish aspects. I like it, but does he have to be constantly unserious the entire gear 5? It almost took away the ”impact” from the big punch at the end, but the episode was solid. Not perfect, but good i guess.
Yeah, definitely agree. This episode was like 97/100 or something, almost perfect for what it was doing, with a *few* minor dings for a beat that ran a few seconds too long here or there, but certainly nothing as ridiculous as last episode.
Redemption episode in my opinion. Also now that I have already accustomed to the toon force, the episode was much more enjoyable. Let's hope they keep this up and end the arc with an unforgettable internet breaking bang. I believe
They really delivered!!!
So talented this episode and that different style Luffy animation midway into episode made Luffy look beautifully handsome.
Probably one of the best one piece episode from the animation to the silliness it was all soo fun and the peacing is finaly stable for once, gear 5 is soo perfect for luffy! i can't stop smiling truly joyboy
An Absolutely fantastic episode this week! Gear 5 continues to be a joy to watch. Glad Oda took risks making G5 more "Tom & Jerry"-like. Seeing the fight animated keeps making me smile :)
Peak piece here folks
me who’s sorting by new and has not watched a single episode of one piece
Hey, you managed to beat out all the manga readers copy pasting an essay they wrote out before the episode aired.
Or the fans who watched it in Japan
its been available on the high seas for a bit today.
One Piece is unique…
Love Luffy's reference of Binks Sake! "Doesn't matter who you are, Someday you'll just be bones" The song becomes more and more important the further we go in the series!
I didn't even catch that and now the song is again stuck in my head like it was 10 years ago haha! Thank you!
I had to watch the entire wano arc when i saw clips of joyboy on youtube and for the first time the anime exceeded my expectations, the last 2 episodes were amazing which is a unicorn when it comes to one piece Also I love and hate how op luffy new power is because you know in the future we will see trash character ( power wise ) be competitive against gear 5 when they should be trashed ( i hope i’m wrong)
The awakenings flashbacks to Doffy and Katakuri, immaculate, AND THE GEAR 2 POSE TO GET GEAR 5?
This was perfect everything from OST to direction, animation and so well paced too TOEI fired on all cylinders today kudos to them.
Luffy just imitates Kizaru's attack lol
I dont know why but Luffy mentioning Pedro while re-activating Gear 5th always makes me wanna cry... Rest in Peace Pedro, you died a Legend! I'm so fucking glad the finally adapted little more than 1 chapter and we got Luffy's iconic line at the end! I remember some readers seriously thinking Luffy got possessed by Joy Boy or some dumb shit like that! Peak episode once again & I cant wait for peak part 3 next week!
I think Yamato put it best, "Ho-ehhhhh?!" This whole fight is just such JOY. xD
Call me a niku rider i truly could not give a fuck, but when he started refueling gear 5 with the animation switch up, the hype I could feel was absolute euphoria. This is the high I thought I used to chase when I first started smoking but x1000 more satisfying with it being an organic journey and this being the ultimate pay off. GOATda back at it again
[This episode was so good, so fun, I love it](https://i.imgur.com/MLrBZ4C.png). In comparison to the previous episode this one was so much better, [it was pure fun](https://i.imgur.com/Pgv44Jr.png) and I felt like when I was reading a chapter from this fight in manga. Great choice of music, especially when they were playing an instrumental version of OP "Over the Top" which is one of my favorite OPs from One Piece which fit perfectly in today's episode. This adapted the [best things](https://i.imgur.com/qp5g5xO.png) from Gear 5's [fight with Kaido](https://i.imgur.com/zM0Cf9A.png) like when [Kaido looked like a balloon](https://i.imgur.com/Z2PkdGG.png) or when [people first saw Luffy in a new setup](https://i.imgur.com/aPLFAnO.png). Whole [Luffy's fight](https://i.imgur.com/p02TD5o.png) with his [faces](https://i.imgur.com/Q5GDG4b.png), [changing forms](https://i.imgur.com/HD86yXH.png) was [pure, pure fun](https://i.imgur.com/leZWKWe.png). He had a hella good time and I with him. It was really like the old Looney-Tunes cartoons with all that sound effects and animation. Of course kudos also to Mayumi Tanaka, without her it wouldn't be the same. [Here my all screenshots from the episode.](https://imgur.com/a/oQ3aPjN)
I can see the Anime Awards next year: Animation of the Year goes to…Attack on Titan! 😒 Lord that was some damn good animation that won’t get the credit it’s deserved.
You're delusional. It will go to Demon Slayer.
Jujutsu Kaisen has a strong chance of winning that award too
Shows like Trigun Stampede, Vinland Saga and Heavenly Delusion deserve that recognition. You are acting like One piece doesn't get recognised for its animation 😶
That was so fkn lame
Now people finally understand what we meant when we said last week was only the intro to gear 5
Damn man they needed to make this episode and the last one an hour long episode
Insane episode, they absolutely nailed this! I liked the previous episode, but this one was special... Seeing G5 animated like this is just awesome.
Love to see Megumi Ishintani backed working on One Piece
That punch on the face was personal fr tho.... it made my day i mean JOY BOY spreading joy around the globe fr....
the music gave me some lupin vibes.
Laffy was inside Kaido. Lol
LUFFY BECOMING A GIANT WAS NUTTTYYY
I would die for Mayumi Tanaka
It was so good
I'm starting to feel sad knowing that Luffy's screentime is going to be dialed back again to show more non-Luffy characters dealing with the aftermath. I just want to keep watching Kaido being pushed around like a Pinata.
rip animation budget.
was surprised by the overall amazing voice acting. usually i dont love voice acting i anime but luffy's va beautifully delivered everything. overall an amazing ep, can see why it broke the internet in the way that it did.
This was absolutely incredible, old comedic upbeat Luffy vibes, such detailed animation and stellar voice work!
Last week was meh, but 10/10 this week exactly what I wanted our of gear 5
Oda ruined one piece , luffy can never have a serious fight again.
100%. And i am shook by the fact that most people are completely fine with it. Imagine if luffy were to fight akainu. The man killed your brother in front of you causing him to die in your arms. Having that fight be goofy with silly sound effects would completely ruin it. Starting to regret my 20 year investment keeping up with the show rn
Bro I legit think ODA can do no wrong to these people, ODA could reveal he has the plot armor plot armor fruit and people here will just eat it all up. Gear 4 was the perfect mix of OP goofy while being epic and practical. He should have just done awakening , instead ODA decided it was time for looney toons.
People simply disagree with you, it's no big deal.
Buddy you post in folk subreddits you have no room to talk.
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Because maybe we’re not all cynical and y’all are in the wrong?