One Piece Episode 956 - Ticking Down to the Great Battle! The Straw Hats Go into Combat Mode

[Warchief Sanji D Goat]

Goddamn, first Zoro uses some wacky Susanoo aura manifestation to tame Enma and now he cuts the gulf in half and set it on fire as well.I told you guys that Enma will be Zoro's fire cutting sword but you guys won't listen.

Next episode, we're gonna have some crazy animation next week according to Twitter.

Panels credits to @BangMi

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[Blother Fertitta]

This was the best Episode for Wano yet. Also, Tenguyama said Sangoro no fooling around
Around Zoro used CoC to tame the blade. And Luffy my boy Luffy mastered Ryuo

 

[Bounty]

The director working on the next episode is the same one who worked on the final episode of Dragon Ball super. I wonder who'll work on the episode/s adapting chapter 957

 

[Lampyris]

• Just my opinion, but Hiyori needs to be doing more dropkicks.
  
  
• Everything bad in Act 1 happened because Luffy went outside running around with the cursed Nidai Kitetsu. Sounds about right.
• Enma unleashing a cutting wave in every direction the color of Enma. So that's why the anime gave it a fuller color.
  
  
• How nice that giant Oden's full length katana shrunk down to fit comfortably in Zoro's hands. Exactly how Kozaburo designed it.
• The Scabbards walking for 4 minutes to [Welcome To Wano]. That's how it's done.
  
• Hiyori couldn't meet everyone because she had to close out Act 2 CONFIRMED
  
  
• Wow, never thought I'd see them directly promote something like Chapter 1000.

Good episode to end Act 2. My highlight was wrapping everything up to Wano's best song those last 5 minutes with flowers of hope blooming. Surprising to say this, but Act 2's adaptation was a step up from Act 1. Act 2's lows never matched Act 1's Luffy vs Urashima, while lots of episodes can match and even surpass its highs of the controversional extended Luffy vs Kaido or the intro to Wano. Perhaps the COVID break ended up being a surprise boon for Act 2's quality. I can only hope Act 3 maintains the level of consistency. Next episode, after a break, showing some snippets with movie quality. That one's going to be a blast.

 

[Nouryoku]

A great finish to act 2. The board and atmosphere were really great as expected of the series director. The symbolism with the flowers was especially a nice touch.

Interesting, the anime shows Kid and Killer in the end while the manga did not. They also show Momo's imagination of Hyori about to kicking him as a 26 year old too which was pretty funny.

The director working on the next episode is the same one who worked on the final episode of Dragon Ball super. I wonder who'll work on the episode/s adapting chapter 957

Yeah Megumi Ishitani

I would love Komaki or Koyama adapting this chapter but since it was still mostly exposition i don't know if they will bring the top staff.

 

[vikas]

Sanji please go training

Sanji is training to rejuvenate everyone after battle using the recipies he learned.

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Sanji is training to rejuvenate everyone after battle using the recipies he learned.

If only he doesn't smoke when cooking. so bad for a so called cook(just don't add it oda, show some cooks ethics)

 

[Kenshiro11]

Came here just to say that my boi BB will be in the next ep

 

[Red Dog]

Sanji please go training

He is training.....baking cake for kaido and Bm...

 

[Monet]

legendary episode

 

[Red Dog]

Looks at preview...did dragon shows worry face as in manga? They know the enemies is CD but just send sabo and RA commanders?thats not very bright of him

 

[Nouryoku]

Looks at preview...did dragon shows worry face as in manga? They know the enemies is CD but just send sabo and RA commanders?thats not very bright of him

Here, Dragon's reaction:

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[vikas]

Looks at preview...did dragon shows worry face as in manga? They know the enemies is CD but just send sabo and RA commanders?thats not very bright of him

I mean whatever happened has a reason to be surprised....that is what is being implied their

 

[Seth]

Cool episode. Zoro part bonkers.

Luffy training also looks cool. Although they skipped KKG animation :/

 

[Herasux]

This was a pretty good episode. I especially enjoyed seeing Luffy and Zoro's training efforts animated in addition to tombstones having been made for Yasuie And Pedro. That was a great touch.

The next episode has me incredibly excited seeing as Drake will be in it

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(and likely koby!)

and it'll be awesome to see the Revos again and Blackbeard as well as Doflamingo.

 

[PionBlanc]

Zoro trying to tame Enma :

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[Patryipe]

"It follows the same logic of cursed swords. The weak cannot handle them."

 

[Blackbeard]

 

[Dark Admiral]

I thought we were on anime break this week. The Enma animation was Top Tier, especially those flames.

 

[stealthblack]

Sanji please go training

 

[Rekien]

That sign shows your salt levels.