LUFFY ATTAINS GEAR 5! One Piece Episode 1071 REACTION

Luffy has attained Gear 5! Check out our Reaction to One Piece Episode 1071.
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[@StruckByBelz]

Quick update for new viewers of this vid. We got hit with an audio copyright so we had to mute that section of the vid. Should be good to go after that section in the beginning. 🙂

[@tchoii7639]

That’s crazy I just got to this episode today and went straight to your channel ! 😂

[@irafayvcmp3134]

if you still have this episode can you upload it somewhere else?

[@Reborn7456]

Luffy's VA, Mayumi went crazy while recording this episode. I can just feel the passion in her through Luffy's voice 🔥

[@arnavmekala4578]

Yah and I am so scared to see how badly Coleen clickenbeard will butcher that episode for the dub…….

[@br0oklYnp7inc3]

that muscle muscle muscle part had me hype af luffys VA is so dope

[@GoatLuffy_97]

She even cried during the One Piece Day celebration when talking about how much love was poured into this.

[@skinfluithero4885]

@@arnavmekala4578Eh I’ve never been into dub, it just feels like you’re misssing something with dub

[@luvdvno]

@@br0oklYnp7inc3i swearrr

[@OffDutyOfficial]

The most mindblowing thing is that back in Skypiea, when Straw Hats were dancing with the wolves, the silhouette of Luffy looked EXACTLY like that of Nika. And also, in Calgara & Noland's flashback, Calgara's village was said to worship the Sun God. And the Sun God was also mentioned in Elbaf, during Big Mom's flashback! Years ago, Oda said that Luffy dancing with the wolves is his favorite moment in OP. It's absolutely insane to think that Oda had all of this planned. G5 has to be the most unique, inovative, fitting and genius transformation in media & fits Luffy's personality PERFECTLY! Wow!

[@tommcburney301]

Not to mention all the times the word sun was mentioned: * Thriller Bark - To see the sun one last time. * Fish-Man Island - The Sun Pirates Symbol. To be under the Sun as the Humans. * Wano - The Brilliance of the Dawn.

[@jewelabyss]

Also the story who's-who was telling to Jimbei. Another way of showing that something about Nika is gonna come up

[@ogun9645]

Glazing

[@han-df9mw]

He didn’t have it all planned from Skypiea.

[@Dvlly99]

Yes but still, who’s who’s info dump should have happened way earlier to the point we forgot and had to remember, just like skypia. Not just a few chapters beforehand

[@yashonap]

What the Gorosei meant by "Ridiculous" is not that it's the "strongest" fruit or "Ridiulously strong" fruit, but it's the "funniest/craziest" fruit in the world. This awakening turns Luffy, people, and things around him like a cartoon, comical, or a joke. You can see that Luffy is having so much fun and this is how he should be when he's in this form. He's suppose to enjoy, laugh and be playful, and that's that makes him "Joyboy". Amazing animation!! 🔥

[@WowTeh]

yeah I feel like a lot of people miss the meaning of "ridiculous" in the context they said it in. Ridiculous in this context is more like, absurd, comical, weird, crazy

[@droppedoff6726]

The Genius of it is that it is a toss up as to whether they mean it in either context. It COULD just be the craziest fruit. It COULD also be both the craziest and the strongest. Realistically we have yet to see a fruit more impressive at this point.

[@bexcalibur14]

In this case it can be both as in the manga they said that users of this Devil Fruit are "Supposedly only limited by their imagination. Putting smiles on faces far and wide.", so it can be the strongest in the right hands. I do wish they didn't change this part in the anime, but it could be just an issue with the subbing 🤷‍♀

[@Riven0x]

No I think by ridiculous they mean it's the most unusual/crazy/unpredictable power since it's power is only limited by the user's imagination

[@jarrellwoods6514]

It’s both. It’s ridiculous in his comedic, bizarre behavior, but it’s also ridiculous that he can do anything he can think of. Powers limited by his imagination only.

[@AlcachofaQ]

To think that the explanation of his power is bringing smiles to people's faces everywhere he goes and then realize we've been smiling and laughing every time he's on screen truly makes this that more special for me

[@golden_eye2156]

Luffy truly has the most ridiculous power in the world. His laugh is just so contagious, and you can't help, but just smile and laugh throughout the episode. Animators absolutely nailed how we envisioned it while reading the manga. 5th gear will be on full display the next few episodes 💯🥁

[@OMFlizk]

I didn't laugh at really anything but the muscle part

[@benchmarkgaming8847]

Agreed haha luffy's laugh is so freaking funny lol he laughs like a maniac lol

[@WeKnowTony]

@@OMFlizk Did you want a cookie for not laughing? Congrats on that I guess? Lol

[@OMFlizk]

@@WeKnowTony All I said was I didn't laugh calm down clown

[@WeKnowTony]

@@OMFlizk Aww don't get hurt lmao 😭😭😭

[@AshXXMayftw]

There are two facts about Gear 5 that makes it the most interesting form to me: 1. Oda's original idea for Luffy's powers was for him to emulate old school cartoons, but for one reason or another he shelved the idea until Gear 5 was being conceptualized. And 2. the reason it's so goofy is because Oda had grown tired of how most form changes had a serious tone to them. So, instead of following the trend he instead had Luffy act goofy and chaotic.

[@gazuaahodor4969]

Oda is a genious

[@bagstube007]

@@gazuaahodor4969 the mastermind, the goat, goda

[@lebrante001]

GODA peak moments!

[@hantumann4r449]

@predandragos3042 Luffy in Gear 5 be like : "SSSSSSSSSMOKIN!!!!"

[@allpissedup229]

@predandragos3042 The Mask itself is just inspired by old Hannah & Barbera/Looney Tunes animations which is also what Oda was inspired by

[@hudsonlgm9031]

Just so you know there was a new ENDING this ep, the first one in 17 years! Also, next ep there will be a new opening, which is supposed to have insanely good visuals as it is directed by megumi ishitani! (she also directed episode 1015)

[@Jakub_13]

I wonder if the insanely good visuals will keep up with an insane amount of spoilers it will probably have.

[@hanzalaahmedmalik4296]

well its not confirmed that episode 1072 will have new opening. All we got before 1071 was that the opening is still in making progress and it will take time. I wonder how insanely the opening will be since it's taking so much time to make.

[@keepwishin99]

She said on Twitter that she didn't direct the opening

[@seiizn5984]

she actually did the storyboard for 1072 not the opening

[@danieln6700]

There hasn't been an ending in 17 years? Wtf lol

[@darthmarth87]

The ultimate power up being essentially toon force is such a brilliantly simple move by Oda, it fits One Piece and especially Luffy perfectly! Love how it isn't just a straight power boost but truly allows Luffy's personality and fighting style to shine in even more ridiculous ways.

[@Axelblaze1022]

The Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Daibutsu is a Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit that allows its user to transform into a Daibutsu (a giant gold Buddha) at will. It was eaten by Sengoku, the former fleet admiral of the Marines.

[@bobmarkerson]

Grandson of Garp and a mythical human fruit like Sengoku, it's all coming together

[@Evens27]

Absolutely one of my top 3 favourite devil fruit power.💛

[@enzociriany7976]

Also the fox that fought Zoro and tried to take his sword, it ate a human fruit that changes it into a monk demon

[@fugosfork7907]

Why are you guys all forgetting that he has the same fruit as Chopper😂 just a different model and type

[@Axelblaze1022]

@@fugosfork7907 I didn't forget, it's just Sengoku type of Hito Hito no mi is closer to Luffy's than Choppers.

[@sxravfx]

Ep 1072 will have even better Animations i've heard 😈

[@wastedsoul1024]

shit is stacked. Avengers level staff

[@re_striker3431]

Megumi ishitani, bahijd, shinya ohira, ahkiro ota, masami mori, ryo onishi, takeshi maenami are just a few of the names😂😂😂. Yeah next ep is gonna be legendary

[@SJ-qr4eb]

And better direction

[@re_striker3431]

@@SJ-qr4eb nah director is mid, but it will be carried by storyboard

[@AnimeX9015]

​@@SJ-qr4ebsadly no😭 Only Direction wise it's not better. Avengers team for animation & SB but Director is 3rd grade. Not disrespecting him but that's fact.

[@rafaelcoss2686]

You guys are not ready for the next 2 episodes, trust me! This is gonna be absolutely amazing, I can't wait the Sunday! ✨️✨️✨️ just in case you don't get it, luffy's new power allows him to do everything he wants to do, he literally said that and he do exactly that! He can bend the reality to the ways he wants, it's just absolutely fantastic!

[@E5_Mayor]

Hence it's considered ridiculous lol

[@HopeAnchors7]

I am so excited for the next two episodes, it is gonna be so hilarious and yet soooo great!

[@DeltaRc-zc9ls]

If u cant wait till sunday watch it Saturday at 11Pm Est zone

[@SGKingPhill]

Im caught up on the manga and I'm not ready, I dont think any of us are ready for this peak but we gonna be there ! haha

[@HopeAnchors7]

@@SGKingPhill EXACTLY!

[@sarumane5380]

The thing with the eyes popping and everything isn't just for giggles, it's literally a part of the fruit. The awakened form of the gomu gomu no mi basically grants Luffy the ability to turn everything around him goofy/into and old cartoon -> Gorosei: Awakening grants the user more freedom.

[@mooocow99]

ya he's literally warping the world around him into a more fun and exciting world! its amazing!

[@Reborn7456]

Luffy having a mythical zoan makes sense considering he was the only "paramecia" who had transformations in the form of gears and also his insane durability is a well established feature of a zoan fruit.

[@golden_eye2156]

Exactly, lol. The clues were right in front of us all along 🔥

[@gm7947]

Exactly and his fast healing too.

[@TheOneAndOnlyJinglebi]

Ok but where is the normal, full and hybrid version of luffy/nika lmao, maybe we'll see in the future

[@gm7947]

@@TheOneAndOnlyJinglebi gear 5 is the peak of his zoan powers, he can literally do anything he wants so I don’t think they’ll be some hybrid version.

[@ColonelRogers]

@@TheOneAndOnlyJinglebi The 'hybrid' form is probably represented by Gear 4.

[@golden_eye2156]

The absolute most perfect transformation for Luffy. It perfectly embodies what he's always wanted...he FREEDOM!

[@Kuzan_OR]

u can say.. the DF found the guy it always wanted..😂😂 and ppl see it funny.. but the fact it was kaido makes it scary 😢😢

[@SuperVideowatcher01]

The fact that Luffy’s true power isn’t some gloom and doom type of transformation but is basically from Loony Tunes is just so fitting for him

[@zetamanga5785]

Luffy's Devil Fruit is special because it has properties of both Zoan and paramecia. Paramecia properties allow him to affect his surroundings including people and Zoan properties allow him to transform into that Joy boy like state that is gear 5. Absolutely love this writing by Oda , I remember when I read this I lost my mind.

[@x_kxpz_x]

The G5 transformation really suits Luffy’s character,having it being cartoonish/goofy, fun and carefree really makes his character stand out, This is truely amazing to witness 🙌

[@TheGOATRammus]

Staff list for the next 4 one piece episodes came out... this will be the greatest stretch in One Piece history in terms of art and animation. The avengers of animators have assembled.

[@re_striker3431]

Hone hone ad for 1074 will change lives

[@dryk4846]

as a Japanese. I am happy that One Piece is popular in the world. There is a rubber tree called banyan tree, in the south of the land of Kyushu in Japan. and Another name for the banyan tree is "NIKA" The banyan tree grants people's wishes. It is also said to be inhabited by fire fairies. Eiichiro Oda, the author of One Piece, is from Kumamoto in the south of Kyushu.

[@HopeAnchors7]

It's so amazing watching these reaction to gear 5 and seeing everyone laugh along with Luffy it's truly contagious. From the beginning Luffy has always laughed and smiled in fights. It threw some of his opponents off because they wanted to know how he could keep smiling while fighting.. well it all makes sense now why. His gear 5 fits him 100% and the laughter, and smile it's great! Excited for the next two episodes! Great reaction you guys!

[@tamas975bsth]

You now it's real when Belz puts in the second headphone.

[@-_-David]

Luffy was saucing on kaido!!

[@StruckByBelz]

He WAS! 😂

[@Iqbalchf]

​@@StruckByBelzthe goofy animation that's the point of his power, it's really like in the manga.. oda said that he was inspired by tom & jerry because he wanted to make this the most ridiculous power ever.

[@mageshdev4158]

Joyboy makes everyone smile as he fights And i was smiling like a child throughout his fight.

[@arendvanderbliek]

The way the elders talk about his devil fruit is interesting and important, saying his body has rubber properties, but they also mention "freedom" as other property that his body gains/enhances when awakened. The warrior of liberation/Joyboy fits Luffy so much ❤

[@phileognosis]

JOYBOY HAS RETURNED🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

[@kamakiri-san]

The other one who have Human Human fruit was Sengoku. Human Human fruit Model *Buddha*

[@mysaiyan6675]

Man when I tell you I could not stop smiling every moment Luffy was on screen, my face was actually starting to hurt because of it. Joyboy really does bring joy to the world!

[@paulmorris905]

The former fleet Admiral also has a human human fruit model Buddha

[@sawyer999]

Really enjoyed you two reaction as always. I'm so happy you loved it, I can't believe there are so many people out there complaining about this gear 5 saying it's just ridiculous, when that's all it is about. The most ridiculous power in the world. It fits Luffy so well, the goofy sounds and the joy in his laugh.

[@ACEC_-]

the gear 5 form gives luffy the abilities of toon force pretty much Oda wanted to go back to the cartoon feel cause he wanted to have fun with it, and im glad cause as a one piece reader and watcher it is DEF the route that feels right happy to see you guys liked it! was a historic episode!!!

[@erickchristensen746]

Remember when Luffy told Momo when they first met “I dunno, I’m not a Zoan type” Damn, just damn!

[@vegitoblue2472]

Giving me Tom and Jerry vibes but the animation is clean holy🔥🔥

[@merki101]

Gear 5th was odas way of reliving all of our childhoods, it means so much, when we was kids we was free and funny, also the ost when luffy is fighting kaido was so epic

[@sunray5329]

Chopper was a Hito Hito no Mi. But the only other Mythical Zoan Human Human Fruit user besides Luffy so far is: Sengoku, the former fleet admiral of the Marines. He ate the Hito Hito no Mi, Mythical Type, Model: Daibutsu(a giant gold Buddha). This was such a fun episode! I was just smiling throughout with you guys!! 😂

[@flochforster6892]

I just know Oda is giggling with excitement seeing Gear 5 come to life. This is probably what he saw in his head when he was drawing on the page. And what's even crazier is this is just the start of the fight!

[@JATARO9]

1072 will be something anime fans have never seen before 😭😂😂 avangers assembled

[@cashordeals3672]

Easily my 3rd favorite anime transformation so far this was pure 🔥

[@scrollingthru45]

What's the other two cause I honestly can't see anything topping gear 5 personally

[@darbs1832]

@@scrollingthru45 SSJ easily tops this. I'd also say Gon's sacrificial transformation in HxH was better than this but HxH is my favorite show of all time so I'm probably biased lol

[@scrollingthru45]

@@darbs1832 definitely solid picks

[@darbs1832]

@@scrollingthru45 I need to see more of G5 though - even in the manga we haven't seen much of it so I'm hyped to see Luffy get more control over it.

[@scrollingthru45]

@@darbs1832 yeah ever since I read the reveal I've been waiting to see it come to life and boy it did not disappoint. Seeing Luffy laugh uncontrollably as he pounds Kaido comically is so satisfying

[@BakedDilf11]

This episode went crazy, definitely had movie quality animation. Luffy has indeed achieved toon force. Bro lifted up the ground, turned it to rubber and bounced back Kaido’s blast breath.

[@Lambent_Omega]

He hasn't achieved toon force. He never will, it would ruin the series.

[@GoatLuffy_97]

Luffy said that the King of the Pirates is the most free individual, and now with Gear 5 he has finally reached a state where he can make this goal a reality. We are truly entering the endgame of One Piece.

[@andoniherrera6347]

Beautiful reaction! Trust me, this is going to be the best month for One Piece. As information, remember that in the Who's Who fight, he asked Jinbe about "The Sun God" and that was where Nika had been revealed ❤

[@Zoro-cp9bj]

The fruit and its users has probably failed time and time again! Luffy’s character and personality fits perfectly with the fruit and its will. Therefore he will succeed unlike his predecessors!! Also loved the reaction! You two perfectly understood this transformation and what it’s about!

[@robertmills3830]

Instead of getting angry and being all serious. Luffy laughing while transforming into the sun god is the most terrifying thing any of enemies can witness.

[@Shax22132]

It still blows my mind that after over 1000 chapters/episodes, we get the reveal that Luffy's powers are not what we always thought they were. Absolute madness, in the best way. Thanks for the reaction.

[@Artimes.]

Yeah just to let you know, animators confirmed that the display of Gear 5 is not just this episode, many talented animators and staff members have came to together create a batch of episodes that will continue in the coming weeks with alot of high budget productions. So look forward to it.

[@rpsnider85]

I think this actually be my favorite transformation in all of anime. It seems to capture what most others lack. It feels...original and more importantly...natural. It isnt him getting a new form just to get one, he always had this power but hadnt been able to fully unlock it until now, and even now it seems that he can still go WAY further with it as this is his first time transforming into it and doesnt know all the extra shit he can do now. But it didnt feel forced, it felt just perfect. And the animation and score obviously are lifting a ton of weight on their own.

[@Rock.D.Casbah]

There were Warner Bros. animators working on this episode. One Piece has been working with so many different animators this arc

[@michaelcaserta465]

Luffys voice actor deserves an award the cadence and power behind his voice it’s almost like he’s on a total high

[@markrebucas7790]

It might not be the animation of most non-manga reader is expecting because of its hype, because it's not sharp and or as intense of Zorror vs King it is more like cartoonist type of animation, but it is pretty accurate with the manga so kudos to the animator. Also, Cartoons are pretty funny and hilarious to watch so you kinda fits with Nika as mentioned to bring smiles to their faces.

[@strohhutruffy2539]

Gear 5 is very fitting as a transformation. With this awakening he has the possibility to do what he wants. Exactly what he always stands for: freedom! These goofy animations also hit exactly what One Piece simply is. In general, there were some references to Nika in other arcs back then. The best example of this is really Skypia as the sun god was mentioned in the Noland flashback.

[@CasseyMadelyn]

The cartoonish animation definitely fitted gear five, they showed how free luffy was while fighting and the animation showed how fun it was for luffy, it also shows his childish behaviour since the very beginning its so cute.

[@ma11kk_edit5]

In case nobody knew all the animation sounds during the episode. Gear 5 was created by Warner bros so this episode was mostly Warner bros doing which is why it had the looney tunes and Tom and Jerry sounds in there. Including the cartoonish vibes

[@PainfulSin]

Been waiting for yall 😂❤

[@LukaBlight69]

WG tried to prevent Joyboy's return, but they ended up enabling it =D. This episode felt too goofy at first with the Looney Tunes antics, but after a few re-watches it grew on me and made me appreciate the episode as a whole. Kaido was happy that Luffy did not die, now he can try his hand at defeating him legitamately. Try being the operative word :P edit: Something worth noting is that Luffy's movements made both Doflamingo and Kaido question how he could manipulate his body as he did, to them something else was going on with how he ought. Luffy can sort of bend reality to a degree.

[@Luffduno]

the inspiration behind Gear 5's cartoonish appearance comes from classic cartoons like Tom and Jerry they actually worked with Wonderbros for this episode

[@mugsby7962]

There's another great part to this being animated, the voice acting. I could gush all day about Mayumi's incredible job voicing Luffy here. But actually its the Gorosei. The one who says, "its the most ridiculous power in the world." Listen to the word he uses, (I'm gonna butcher the spelling in English) zakeruna? Either way, its the word people say when they find something ridiculous. Not the word to say something is super powerful, but the literal meaning of ridiculous. As if someone tells you they saw someone running in the sky, and you say, "that's ridiculous." If you've watched anime, you've definitely heard this word a lot. "Hu zakerunda!!" Usually the protagonist saying that to the villains evil plan or whatever

[@nikhisyam6501]

There are 4 Human-Human type devil fruit in series, which eaten by Chopper (the standard Human-Human Fruit), Sengoku (Mystical Type Daibutsu-turning him into gigantic golden Buddha), the fox from Wano named Onimaru (Mystical type Onyudo-turning him into Yokai Monk) & Luffy (Nika).

[@Pordiz]

To think 1072 will be better than this one is kinda crazy to think about😭 we one piece fans are eating good fr

[@agent6bell]

I was smiling, the whole time. I love the theme of one piece instead of looking and being cool like other most shounen anime, which nothing wrong with that. But taking the theme of joy and laughter as a power is just so different in the MOST amazing way

[@MaseDace-qp1se]

15:05 bro knew what he was saying💀

[@kindalemons]

Bro hit that hard r 😂😂 15:04 “Nikar’

[@kennyescarment7112]

Fr😂

[@keepwishin99]

There's soooo many moments throughout the story that foreshadow this that atp you'll probably have to reread / rewatch to catch everything and put it into context but the main, I'd say, moments in skypiea alone are - the camp fire scene where luffy is doing the Nika pose with usopp playing the drums behind him, the mention of the different gods - the sun god being one of them, the people begging for a god to save them and luffy beats the false God Enel / Eneru while saying "let the sun shine" and literally be back lit by the sun, plus another moment that I wont get into bc it's a spoiler for the next ep but yea,,, theres so so so so much throughout the story, even the sunny, the sun pirates, the fishman island prophecy and some of the lyrics in binks sake are hints - "...beat upon the drums, if you lose your nerve, this breath could be your last. But if you hold on, the morning sun will rise..." which not only references luffy but "romance dawn", the title of the very first chapter of OP & some of odas earlier work when he was in the process of figuring out what exactly he wanted to do, luffys featured in all of them along with some other OP characters, plus the most obvious, the dawn that people have been talking about, especially toki,, I could go on for ages but yea, theres alot 😭 CANT WAIT FOR THE NEXT FEW EPS AHHHH 😭❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@soyjoy5258]

oda is a time traveller that has already seen this before his birth so that he can slip so many hints throughout the years.. oda's paradox is real

[@jaypeesalazar5314]

The most disrespectful power up! Literally He make us smile not only in One Piece world but in a real world.

[@KevinVideo]

Red Hawk is Luffy's move that lights his arm on fire. Jet Pistol is one of his moves when he's in Gear 2.

[@luisaguayo1112]

4:57 yes we've seen at least 3 : Chopper, Sengoku(his model is Buddha) and now Luffy 6:00 from what I read nika is roughly tranlated as "toothy grin" 16:03 well either you missed the new ed or was just edited it out cause they brought ed back to One Piece apparently but other than that you guys didn't miss much I still can't believe that brought back ED and they shorten OP too

[@NameIsZ]

This certainly does explain a lot about how luffy and crew has survived his shenanigans. Being hit with such force that people go flying would knock most of, but since it's toon force from luffy, they just get hurt. Or how usopp and Nami can hurt him even without haki. Because luffy believes it'll hurt.

[@Lambent_Omega]

Luffy doesn't have toon force, they're just that strong and he's just that careful with the weaker crew. It would also be boring for him to accidentally kill his crew so that just won't happen.

[@AutumnExplorer]

My favorite part of the video was Mel enjoying the Whitebeard OST and still laughing at Stephane talking about Shida.

[@hafizalmahat2426]

“This form is so Luffy” i like that line

[@brandisimo7]

Did you guys watch the new ending?!

[@TheGOATRammus]

I don't think they did 😢

[@100TenaciousD]

Yess! This is the perfect transformation for Luffy, he always had crazy moves on fights, always free and out the box. And now he has a power that allows his imagination to fight however he feels like! I N S A N E TOONWORLD ON THAT SHIT

[@rafaelcoss2686]

Oda not just broke luffy wit this incredibles powers he has now, he did what he wants, he made everyone smile whit the gear 5🥰✨️🥰 the power of imagination!! what is gonna be the limits of these new powers??🤣🤣🥰👑👑👑I just love it!

[@XxD0MINUSxX]

I love how he’s like don’t look at the title and you just hear, “Gear 5th” lol classic one piece episode title.

[@ivanpgx]

De las reacciones que mas esperaba como siempre, los quiero, saludos desde Argentina

[@mrflores6327]

For those confused as to how he is rubber when he is confirmed to be a Zoan fruit user; the Nika Nika fruit is able to give the user the ability to be free of any reality restraints and give life to any imagination the user thinks of to become true. So if Luffy believes he is a paramicia fruit user; his abilities will manifest as one. Anything Luffy believes to be true will become true and him awaking as if he was like how Doffy or Katakuri awakened; is just a by product of his will transcending reality. This explains his gears, him surviving Magelion poison, he not cold in harsh winter environments and his sandals never falling off.

[@sicariodu9546]

So basically he got no limit but imagination? So he could speed blitz all his opponent if he believe he can and think about it? Damn at this point he probably the strongest in One piece at this point.

[@jesuseinstein4706]

@@sicariodu9546 Thats why the world gouverment tried to get their hands on it. It seems very hard compared to other fruits to awaken it, just JoyBoy did it 800 years ago. The other important question is, which power has Imu and how could he defeat JoyBoy.

[@6DETH9]

You guys are the first reactors I’ve watched to notice that luffy’s fruit was not a paramecia and was actually a zoan mythical type so I thank you for paying attention to that important detail.

[@Luffduno]

Tryin to be joy boy went to wano and Even making everyone around him smile forgetting what truly makes luffy above him Freedom he forced everyone around him to smile against there will forced. People to follow him and threw them in jail and took away their freedom thought kaido put a smile on people face he forgot a smile is momentary but joy is everlasting

[@Sanji-s421]

Wow beautiful

[@malwilliams-ub9yk]

Hmmm I like this🤔

[@eulucasrds]

In Punk Hazard when Luffy found Momo he asked Luffy how to control his powers in Dragon form, and Luffy says "I don't know, I'm not a Zoan type". That's crazy 😂

[@jesusibarra5498]

The reason its so cartoony is because like they said, it gives him freedom, and it being cartoony is the perfect way to show that.

[@_mugiwara_3143]

I think you guys forgot, that Whos Who mentioned Sungod Nika when he fights Jinbei. We nearly saw the same sillhoute of the real Nika like the sillhoutte of luffy when he jumps in the ait with the moon in the background.

[@captainminimeat4780]

yalls reaction is so genuine 😂😂

[@Love_Jade]

''Mythical type model!'' Their reaction was funny!😂😂😂😂😂

[@TrafalgarEgzon]

In Punk Hazard as Luffy meets Momo, he said just transform back. Momo ask him, how can he do that. Luffy replied with the words "i don't know, i don't have a zoan" or "i am not a Zoan user". All the time it was a lie, and i love it

[@nicolascardillo7615]

Remember Sengoku the leader of the Marines at HQ during the war, he also has a “Mythical Zone Type Devil Fruit: Human Human Model Buddha”, Luffy has the Nicka Model, the powers of Jim Carriy - “The Mask” , is like looney tunes Force. Katakuri did say that Luffy abilities were beyond Robber.

[@DeeeJay07]

Luffy's true devil fruit name explains so much why he was able to change into different gears/forms like bounce man, tank man and snake man. Mythical Zoan type also kinda explain that Luffy can recover so fast, his durability is insane His awakening is pretty much a rubber but also, his imagination is limitless. Gear 5 is PEAK!!! 🔥🔥🥁🥁 It's the perfect power up for Luffy and one of the best power up in a shonen. Gear 5 fits Luffy's personality!

[@Chitos25]

So you are correct, this form is supposed to be goofy and cartoony, and I’m happy because they got Warner brothers to help animate these episodes since they are the cartoon kings!

[@linggayuwana2667]

I remember when the first time I read this chapter on manga, I really read that oda didn't say "another name of gum gum no mi", but oda said "the real name of gum gum no mi".

[@iambroly2769]

The looney toons fight scene animation was insane and the sound effects were just perfect

[@joyboy1536]

No one talks about Luffy's psychopathic laugh after the awakening while looking at the moon!

[@Davidrsq]

I remember when I saw this for the first time. When the Gorosei said "...It's the most ridiculous power in the world" my thought was "Yeah... this is the kind of stuff only Oda would come up with". And I mean that in the most possitive way possible.

[@blast360]

Yeah, Warner Bros. actually worked on this episode to give it that cartoony feel

[@rockerzmining6367]

luffy"s df is both paramecia and zoan beacause paramecia awakening helps user to spread its power to surrounding as luffy was making the ground rubber and transformation are special for zoan only so gom gom is both paramecia and mythical zoan.

[@severus8443]

Quick piece of info : The more you laugh in Japanese is ' Warau Hodo ni ka'. Also at the end of chapter 1043, when Luffy wakes up with a smile it's written ' he grins', the Japanese translation of it is literally Nika.

[@cryhwks]

A little perspective, Luffy doesn't pick up the ground to reflect Kaidos attack, he picks up a piece of skull, and turns it rubber.

[@Jean-yk9eo]

"This is such a Luffy form". I couldnt have say it any better.

[@Darasilverdragon]

For what it's worth, we HAVE seen mythical human-fruits before. Former marine fleet admiral Sengoku had the mythical Hito-hito no mi, model: Buddha - we saw it at the paramount war at marineford Fun fact- the Hito-hito no mi is more accurately translated as the 'person-person' fruit. The fruit's name referring to 'human', as the species, would be 'Ningen-ningen no mi', which follows the general two-syllable fruit name format fine enough to just *use* that if that's what Oda wanted but he chose the word for 'person' instead, implying that the fruits are actually of specific people and not just random generic 'dude'. Of the three hito-hito no mi we've seen so far in the series, Chopper's is the only one without a listed subtype, but this may just be because it has one but no one in-universe knows that yet

[@Jakub_13]

They went crazy with presentation in this episode! I absolutely loved it! And the transformation, as you said, is so Luffy!

[@deiryperez4926]

And he brought laughter to the world. When a manga/anime can do this in manga anime format and in real life it’s just amazing

[@mugsby7962]

Im so glad Gear 5 is finally here and us manga readers can talk to anime onlys! I mean we've been holding this in but i am the BIGGEST Gear 5 fan there is! For me, personally, no matter how incredible and jaw dropping One Piece is all the way to til the end...I will never ever forget that manga panel of Luffy laughing and rolling with the Gear 5 title card under him, covering half the page. And the anime, with the VINCENT D CHANSARD (my favorite OP animator) gives him the beautiful impact frames into the SLOW MOTION BOUNCE! Rainbow outline GEAR 5!?!?!?!?! LIKE WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE SUCH GREATNESS! 🤯🤯

[@aydlen8881]

remember punk hazard when luffy said "i am not a zoan type".

[@possiblyturtle1190]

I have always just called the human human fruit mythal model toon Also a bit of fun information. Original cartoons were styled in a way called rubber hose animation because their bodies move like they were made out of rubber