BG and Flaming Bagua are literally the same as Kaido has several advantages during the animation, only losing at the end. The episode's quality is divine, making it difficult to determine if it's better than the previous one. I enjoyed the animation sequence of Kaido's flashback and how they integrated it into the anime. Plus, the animation team added several other impressive elements. I don't know when we'll see two attacks of this caliber clash again, considering that no one out there is stronger than Kaido in a one-on-one fight.
Kaido still maintains his consciousness as he descends into the depths of the ground even after the attack, while Luffy also falls towards the ground. Both of them are going to be depicted falling at the same time, just like in the manga? I hope so.
It's disheartening to bid farewell to the best villain in the series here a guy who levitates islands with his own power, who splits the skies with his Haki, who can easily melt and destroy islands, who possesses a durability that few can surpass, a guy who killed the protagonist, mastered the protagonist's final form, and posed a significant challenge.
No one in the entire series is receiving the treatment that Oda gave to Kaido here—fighting against 20 people while levitating an island, defeating the protagonist 3 to 4 times, and even killing him while enduring insane attacks like Ashura Zoro's Acoc, OKKG, and hundreds of other attacks is impossible. It's followed by the longest fight in One Piece so far, which is simply insane, and all of this without even using his awakening, which is reserved for when he returns from his hot bath and simply encounters Pluton.
Unfortunately, this is where I bid farewell to the anime because I'm certain we won't have a bigger and better elephant than Kaido; we never will.