Gear Five Luffy Survives a Direct Impact | One Piece 

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The string attached to Luffy's hat has been through more things than anyone in the history of anime.

Luffy when Kaido was drunk: Take this battle seriously! Kaido when Luffy is high: Take this battle seriously!

The way Luffy makes his heartbeat beat again, then claps his hands, turning the whole environment around him into rubber, and the music then kicks in is the most beautiful thing I've ever scene! My man looked so majestic!

The drums kicking in and the artstyle changing after the clap always gives me chills. Perfectly shows how the worlds dancing to luffys drum now

Mayumi Tanaka's performance as Luffy is incredible. She puts so much energy and life into Luffy's character.

Gear 5 really embodies everything about Luffy and the animators made a perfect representation of it. Thank you Toei for this masterpiece episode and thank you Oda!

Seriously the way Luffy turns back into gear 5 form is amazing. How can one say it’s bad or not as good. It fits perfectly

The first 35 seconds is cinematic gold. Never felt such intensity and freedom and power in 35 seconds than right there. The visuals, the voice acting, the heartbeat turning to an instrumental beat. It was literally perfect. I can’t stop watching it.

This episode went "over the top" Luffy giving off carefree looney tunes vibes against a predatory freak of a nature is leaving me in tears, Kaido was having none of that😂

The animation on that scene when luffy is telling his heartbeat to beat loudly is just so majestic and poetic looking. 10/10 episode 🌟🔥

I love that the Gorousei said that Nika fight style makes everyone around laugh and this is basically what happens to everyone that's watching it. I literally couldn't stop smiling through the entire fight.

That part where Luffy is running happily while Kaido readies his swing just perfectly illustrates Luffy and gear 5

It’s so refreshing having a high stakes battle that’s playful and carefree rather than serious and intense all the time. It suits the tone of the series very well too

The demographic for shounen anime being what it is, it is understandable that a sizeable chunk of the fans would be dissatisfied with the "goofy" power up Luffy got. I don't think anyone should be chastised as "fake fans" for their tastes either. It is the way it is. But this power up is narratively perfect for a character like Luffy and an absurdist story about freedom and liberation like One Piece. I cannot put into words how much I respect Oda for doing what he wanted to do, instead of appeasing the fans. I believe that's what art should be. The canvas belongs to the artist, and the artist should have the freedom to say whatever they want using their art. Some people may not like it, we may loose some fans along the way even; but that's okay.

It's nice how Gear 5 doesn't give Luffy an instant win or makes the fight too one sided. Kaido still is landing powerful punches and Luffy is still feeling every one of them

The masterpiece of this scene is both in the art style, roughly sketched to signify the transition between human and godhood and therefore awakening, and how it focuses on the mystical nature of the heart. The way Luffy says "Beat loudly, heartbeat!" shows such devotion is shivering. Truly a powerful shintoist, buddhist and shamanic representation in a shonen. This is deeply spiritual and makes Nika's transformation unique

The way both Luffy and Kaido smiled at the start... For them, this fight wasn't just about the fate of Wano, or about the One Piece. This battle was two warriors at their peak, looking to test their strength. Kaido wants to see if he's finally met his match, and Luffy wants to see if he can really take down an Emperor of the Sea.

Makes me smile knowing Oda took a risky route on Gear 5 and millions of ppl enjoyed/loved it worldwide. This series is so special and it's only gonna get better from here

1:04 this sequence of him dangling off of Kaido's weapon is surprisingly well done hahaha

Don’t know about you guys. But the Heartbeat scene with the drumming and colors, was more than epic for me. It feels like an other anime. I felt that drums and Luffys heartbeat like it was mine.. simply from an other universe this scene

0:40 that animation was so clean

One thing I love about Gear 5 animation so far is that it has juuuuuust enough of a hint of badass amongst the goofiness. That clap at the beginning is one such example. The rest after, though, is pretty much in line with the power, goofy animations galore, and it's been super well animated so far!

0:17 We need the official soundtrack RIGHT NOW 🪘🥁🪘🥁🪘🥁🪘🥁🥁🪘🥁🪘

The first 30 seconds is honestly one of the greatest anime scenes I’ve ever seen

Love seeing Kaido freak out when he realizes his super powered attacks have literally no impact because of how Luffy is transferring the energy displacement into rubbery effects and countering with said energy. What a great time to be a One Piece fan. 🎉❤

1:14 I keep rewatching his reaction to Kaido launching an attack LOL

those first 30 seconds really display a design of luffy we have never seen before and is probably now my favorite scene in all of one piece.

0:58 had me rolling. 😂

The absolute performance of the voice actors and animators to bring this to life is Outstanding there is no one who is beating luffy now 😊

As someone who’s lamented the lack of toon physics the past decade or two, Gear 5th will always bring a smile to my face 😊

Shinya Ohira and Akihiro Ota did a really good job on this scene.

The whimsical, rubberhose energy of this form is simply perfect. It encapsulates Luffy's energy really well!

0:31 this scene… holy…

I never watched One Piece before, just a few scenes here and there, but MAN, the first 30 seconds are just... Perfect. You can literally feel the emotions in Luffy within the imperfections of this animation style and the way the artist utilized the sudden color switch to capture how strong his heartbeat is, is just insane. It all captures the core essence of Gear 5 perfectly.

I love the animation at 0:22 and how the music builds. The drums of liberation 🪘

Them giving this art style for Gear 5 Luffy not only as an homage for older generations but to show how the older generations art style can still hold up even today due to its hand drawn quality was a good choice.

The sound design for this episode was so good, the way luffy's heartbeat starts out slowly coming back, the ground is starting to become a little wobly, then it ramps up and luffy's emotions starts getting louder and louder, then his heartbeat starts transitioning into drums and then finally he CLAPS and the shockwave makes everything around him rubber is just SO DAMN CLEAN.This episode is an absolute piece of art, its a gift to everyone who's been in this journey alongside luffy and the strawhats, its the culmination of everything we've been through,this is it guys joyboy is back! This is the start of the end, THE DRUMS OF LIBERATION WONT STOP AGAIN!!!

I'm going to post this here as well I love how they used different animation styles to show the world breaking effects of gear 5 Using the most realistic scene I've seen in one piece animation BEFORE Luffy activates gear 5 is an incredible contrast between the "gritty reality" of the dystipic one piece world, the face of a fighter for liberation who fully embraces his inner being and lets go of all inhibitions to his expression that leads into a new animation style where the old cruel world literally loses its edges as the librrator changes it as he himself changed.

The animation here is so phenomenally smooth it looks damn near Rotoscoped in certain shots

“Beat loudly heartbeat” so clean

Oda did the right thing. Every transforamtion (I am looking at you Goku and many others) came through exhaustion, aggression, anger. Luffy just advanced into Luffy 2.0 cuz hi semi-died. This Luffy is just 200% - all of his emotions, dreams and feelings are free and he can do whatever he wants. Oda wanted to be different and he absolutely succeed.

That pov of him hitting the ground after getting hit at 1:07 is so funny to me 😂😂😂 this episode was amazing and gear 5 is brilliant

This whole episode was a wild and unique experience. A lot of it felt less like anime and more like an anime-inspired high-budget Warner Bros cartoon.

This is hands down the best moment in one piece for me personally. It gives me goosebumps everytime I watch it

Love how Gear 5 breaks the cliches of typical anime transformations/power ups! Kudos to Oda for this! 👌

Thank you to both Shinya Ohara & Akihito Ota. Without a doubt the best hand drawn animation sequence in One Piece!

That *_"Beat loudly, heatbeat!"_* into the Drums of Liberation was insane!

Bro that’s the most well-done, no, the most fluid animation i’ve ever seen in my life

0:52 😂😂😂

Kaido is like the embodiment of "I know I have fun fighting BUT TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY YOU JACK*SS!"

It's been so long since One Piece had me grinning like an idiot. I was all smiles this entire episode, the animators really made sure you understood what the essence of Joy Boy is. I couldn't take the fight completely seriously and I loved every second. It was just pure unadulterated whimsy and fun

the flash of haki as Luffy exerts his will upon the world around him with a clap is so iconic. this moment will live forever in my mind rent free

People calling this ai is sad to see, this style of Shinya Ohira has been going on for decades lol

Oda is literally the pioneer of ideas, he doesn't follow typical trope.

People can say whatever they want about the wacky animation style, but 0:00-0:33 is 100% a sakuga-worthy sequence and no one can deny it.

I honestly LOVE the idea of Gear 5. It's like the show's saying "what if we pitted the over-the-top flashiness of an anime against the wacky logic of a Hanna-Barbera cartoon?". It's just so silly and yet it works so well. Major props to Oda, man's a genius.

Edgelords: "This is taking all the tension away. I want blood." The other percentage: "MY BOY'S ZOOOMIN"

the fact that theres people saying this is ai animation bruh...

This scene is gonna live rent free in my head forever 🤯 the music the art and the words luffy says all come together so beautifully. Actual CINEMA

0:30. Foreshadowing 1109. Goda.

Shinya Ohira and Akihiro Ota are THE GOATS for animating this scene man - legit perfection

I just love this fight so much, so much fun and it fits Luffy perfectly with his goofiness and freedom

1:32 if you pause at the right time Luffy flipping kaido off 😭

Bless the voice actor of Luffy. May she live a long life and keep making classic one piece moments even better with her talent. Many thanks 🙏

The animation with Luffy hunched over with the rocks swirling turning into ruber-a-fi-cation then claps to start back up his heart drum beat music and starts running the ground like a wave of rubber is jaw dropping masterpiece scene! Idk which artist did those scenes specifically but the best I’ve seen yet in one piece.

It’s extremely fun and light to its core, that’s what oda wanted and that’s great, it’s a breath of fresh air compared to other anime rn, not complaining about other anime at all

Luffys durabilty is insane in Gear 5. But I wonder if he can withstand Akainus magma since his attacks are not just physical but also literal lava.

0:30 This precise moment is the PERFECT graphic definition of a "Devil Fruit Awakening"... You can almost see the power "leak" out of his body. I love this animation

I absolutely love the Gear 5 animation, it brings a much needed smile to my face.

Luffy really went full Tom and Jerry mode in the episode and I love it!

I've seriously heard people say that this Animation for Luffy is bad. Bro wasn't watching One Piece, he was watching Two Parts!

I have a theory that luffys love for his hat was so strong that after buggy damaged it in orange town he has been unconsciously turning it into rubber with his power without knowing it to keep it from being destroyed.

What everyone expected: Hyper muscular, covered in black haki, stretches and strikes. What we got: Rubberhose slapstick cartoon Thank you, Oda, that's why you're great

These sequences take so much time to pull off to this standard. The fact there are people in the comments accusing this episode of having AI generated animation. I didn't realise we could reach that level of ignorance. do your research before you accuse. "shaky" animation doesn't equal interpolated OR AI generated.

I think some people are mistaking Luffy goofiness for recklessness in this fight. Of course he is getting used to how the transformation makes him feel, but he is fighting Kaido with Color and Conqueror Haki at the same time. His awakening is being explored instinctively and he clearly portrays a level of conqueror haki that steps up to Kaido's. That last punch was PEAK!

everyone at toei really said all hands on deck because that animation at the beginning was peakin

Man for those first 20 seconds, Luffy looks like he's lived a 1000+ episodes

Luffy is Spongebob that one episode where the bully couldn't beat him up 😂😂😂

This scene is incredible!! You can tell how much work they put into this! I have goosebumps!!

0:30 when you finally catch that Fruit Fly that's been bugging you all day

Mayumi Tanaka is 68 years old and still absolutely blowing me away. Just incredible!!!

This episode was perfect in everything: animations, ost, voice actors, design Hope to see episode like this one in future

Oh Lacis

this 1 minute and 44 has every side of luffy on it, and IT is THE reason It's my newest and favorite scene from one piece so far. The color, the animation, fluid like he is becoming blurry and cartoony, felling all the things around him. He is not just joking around, but is listening to the voices of all things, removing all the bad feelings and suffering, and just being what he is. He is funny, but not for the sake of being funny. He is funny because that's the way to lighten a heavy heart. Momo, who lost his father the cruelest way possible, is watching. What could be better to him, than to see kaido beaten up by some funny dude? To be proven that Kaido is wrong, and that now HE is gonna lose?

God that scene where he commands his heart to beat loudly and it becomes the Drumbeat again gives me chills

I think what I loved most about this…..it def had the intensity most of the recent eps has had. AND there is so much of that light heartened fun that was totally present in the beginning of the series. It’s such a cool and refreshing combo!

Between the "Why I Oughta" punches last episode and the "Feet don't fail me now" running, Luffy is really embracing his inner Looney Tune.

This is the coolest luffy's ever looked in Gear 5. The animation sells it. He looks so majestic.

I think what's terrifying is that it almost seems like haki (one of the only ways to hurt devilfruit users) has no effect. Kaido has to be one of the strongest haki users in the anime, so to see luffy constantly bounce back from attack after attack after attack is bonkers.

Kaido: What is happening? Luffy: Gear 5 has the properties of both rubber and gum.

When he said "beat loudly, heartbeat" voice actor did a pretty damn good job sounding like a legendary fighter

Idk why I really like the delivery on Yamato’s line when she says watch out, Luffy

I genuinely cannot understand how there are people who think this was a bad power up, like what show have you been watching for the past 1071 episodes? Gear 5 embodies everything One Piece stands for, especially the concept of freedom. Luffy is so free now that he isn’t even bound by physics or reality itself.

His Heartbeat is playing some Looney Tunes, I see. ANd it really embodies a Looney Tunes confrontation. You know Bugs Bunny is going to win. The idea is how entertaining his antics are...and how foolish he makes his opponent feel. No wonder why he keeps laughing at him. This boy is filled with joy.

Luffy’s Gear 5: The perfect combo/utilization of comedy and seriousness in a final battle!

This is different from any anime transformation instead of typical rage. I love it the music/animation everything. Then it becomes into something and it awakens the carefree kid inside of you and just makes you laugh.

OK, syncing Luffy's heartbeat with the drums was a brilliant move.

Seeing Luffy tank Kaido's downward bonk seems like a callback to Alvida doing the same during the first arc.

Gotta love when luffy is animated so good to the point where it looks like a 3D model just because of how fluent it's animated