It’s worth noting that their fighting was also incredibly destructive, so that’s also a pretty good reason to break engagement.
Exactly... Sanji did state for ONE ATTACK ONLY from Page one that "it hurt a bit.. but it's sturdy... but I cannot say the same applies for the capital" meaning the town is getting destroyed EASILY"
So again... so many factors play into it..
I don't know... I came here to read the comments before seeing the episode... I got a bit depressed with all the complaints... but after seeing the episode.. and truly enjoying it... I don't understand why all the complaints (SPECIALLY ABOUT SOMETHING NOT CONFIRMED IN MANGA ANYWAY) and people still to this day sometimes throw the line (where the fuck is Page1) LOL
I trust Toei in their filler a whole lot more than our headcanon about what happened... at least they ave connection to Oda.. and can easily just ask him "so did Sanji win? did he knock out Page1? or did Sanji deliver a final good attack and left before anyone else shows up but Page1 is still in the arc?"
I think asking about the "outcome of the battle" is something they can easily contact Oda for
Specially since they fucking contacted Oda about the "meaning of the symbol of Impel Down" which was done in a way to represent two letters (I and D) but in some weird shape.. so if they were asking about such SMALL DETAILS... asking about outcome of battle (so obvious key point event) is NOT something they will miss imo
I like the episode... again 4.5/5
The only way they could have done it better is (add the Germa transition specially made for Sanji) in the middle instead of the episode instead of Luffy/Zoro transition
I was so ready thinking and waiting with expectation they will do it
In fact, I was always thinking that the transition in the middle was made for Luffy/Zoro ONLY because the arc started with Luffy/Zoro
And I was thinking they will start giving Sanji/Nami and co by the time there is a BIG SCENE for them
So basically in mid point.. a transition of Sanji in Germa clothing would have spoiled it for some fans... so it was PERFECT TIME to add the Sanji transition with Germa clothing... sadly they didn't think about that
But overall the episode was great