One Piece Wraps Gear 5 Debut With Its Best Animation to Date

One Piece just took Gear 5 Luffy to the next level in episode 1072 as its animation says it all.

By Megan Peters - August 13, 2023 04:38 pm EDT

If there is one thing anime fans love, it is killer animation. The industry caters to some of the best animators in the business, and of course, they like to flex their skills. You can find stellar artwork in most seasonal anime, and it is always a treat with annual series going the extra distance with their animation. And now, One Piece episode 1072 is stirring buzz online thanks to its insane artwork.

As you can see in the slides below, the anime fandom is going wild over One Piece's most recent release. This weekend marked the debut of episode 1072, and One Piece went wild with Gear 5. Following its premiere earlier this month, One Piece kept moving forward with Gear 5 Luffy vs Kaido, and the team at Toei Animation let loose for this battle.

If you have not seen One Piece's latest episode, you can find the release on Crunchyroll as well as Funimation. Episode 1072 is live, and of course, you can also read up on Luffy vs Kaido in the manga. The series can be read through the Shonen Jump app. So for those needing more details on Eiichiro Oda's legendary series, you can read the synopsis of One Piece below:

"As a child, Monkey D. Luffy dreamed of becoming King of the Pirates. But his life changed when he accidentally ate the Gum-Gum Fruit, an enchanted Devil Fruit that gave him the ability to stretch like rubber. Its only drawback? He'll never be able to swim again--a serious handicap for an aspiring sea dog! Years later, Luffy sets off on his quest to find the "One Piece," said to be the greatest treasure in the world..."

What do you think about this latest One Piece episode? Has the anime done Luffy's new transformation justice? Let us know what you think in the comments below as well as on Twitter and Instagram. You can also hit me up @MeganPetersCB to share your take!

Hands Down a Legend

One Piece #1072, was Legendary.

Bahi JD, Ohira, Onishi, Tu, Ota, Mori and many more amazing sakuga blessed this ep. #sakuga pic.twitter.com/UVWrP3CLFr
— ムラド (@0XMURADX0) August 13, 2023

It's Worth a Rethink

Luffy really has Kaido contemplating life😭#ONEPIECE1072 pic.twitter.com/6c1XqBOIUx
— CPTSaid (@SaidK_FCB) August 13, 2023

Want to Skip Rope?

#ONEPIECE1072 #Onepiece

Luffy uses Kaido as jump rope 😂😂pic.twitter.com/frPHz5xxkN
— Pew (رضوان) (@pewpiece) August 13, 2023

Everything and More

THIS WAS EVERYTHING I WANTED AND MORE. EPISODE OF THE FUCKING YEAR IDCCCCCCC #ONEPIECE1072 pic.twitter.com/dhi1gVCEe6
— ⚡️ Soulstorm ⚡️ (@Soul_StormOP) August 13, 2023

How In the World?

Random Gear 5 Luffy moment LMAO.#ルフィ #ギア5 #OnePiece #OnePiece1072 pic.twitter.com/rXuFueCZ7G
— H Lone (@HLONE303) August 13, 2023

Ba-dump, Ba-dump

“Beat loudly, heartbeat!”#ONEPIECE #ONEPIECE1072 #luffy #ルフィ pic.twitter.com/7WT0RobvbO
— choyling 🥬 GEAR 5 TAKEOVER (@choyling_) August 13, 2023

Unlike Anything Else

I also finally watched #ONEPIECE1072

BRO OMG THAT WAS INCREDIBLE!!

I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANIMATION LIKE THIS SCENE!!🔥

10/10 Episode!pic.twitter.com/mmdScf7gG4
— Rénaldo  (@Renaldo_Saiyan) August 13, 2023

We Love Film

#ONEPIECE1072
This entire scene was just pure C I N E M A pic.twitter.com/1bjxLFi2xJ
— lara ❤️‍🔥 ily nico robin 🔥GEAR 5🔥 (@nicorobinloml) August 13, 2023

We've Come So Far

I remember watching One Piece weekly during Dressrosa, it was genuinely unwatchable with the abysmal pacing and animation

Truly impressive how far One Piece anime has come ❤️❤️#ONEPIECE1072 pic.twitter.com/wQ66aVulWd
— BasedLuffy👑 (@BasedNika) August 13, 2023

Look at Him Go

THE ANIMATION IN THIS SCENE IS ABSOLUTE CINEMA AAAAAH 😭 #ONEPIECE pic.twitter.com/xXvM1sq1u2
— Artur – Library of Ohara (@newworldartur) August 13, 2023