Following a largely middling episode, One Piece delivered one of its best episodes since the hiatus, by far, with episode #1127, and it perfectly set the stage for episode #1128 and beyond. Now is the point where the Egghead arc truly starts to ramp up, and if episode #1127 was an indication of anything, it’s going to be an amazing experience.

One Piece episode #1127 continued Luffy and Kizaru’s fight from episode #1126, with Luffy now evening things between them by activating Gear 5. Things were escalating everywhere else, as well, with Zoro and Lucci’s fight in full force and the Marines solidifying their invasion of Egghead, and to top it all off, One Piece episode #1127 ended on the ominous note of the arc’s true villain finally getting involved in the story. There was an incredible amount of content to digest with episode #1127, and episode #1128 will surely be even better to watch play out.

What Time One Piece Episode 1128 Releases

As with previous episodes, One Piece streams new episodes weekly on Crunchyroll and Netflix, which can be accessed through their apps, websites, or third-party websites like Amazon Prime. Assuming there are no delays, One Piece episode #1128 should premiere on Crunchyroll on Sunday, May 4 at 8:45 AM Pacific Standard Time (PST), 11:45 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST), and 4:45 PM British Summer Time (BST), with the same episode debuting a week later on Netflix, as well.

One Piece Episodes 1126 Review: A Great Episode That Could Have Been Better

One Piece Episode 1126 In Review

Overall, One Piece episode #1126 was a bit of a mixed bag. While the art and animation certainly weren’t bad and featured plenty of great scenes, there were just as many scenes with visuals that were mostly able at best, with everything that happened with Kuma on Mary Geoise being the biggest offender. One Piece episode #1126’s biggest problem was that its animation wasn’t very impressive more often than not, and while that’s nothing new for One Piece, it’s a shame to see it so soon into the anime’s return.

That doesn’t mean episode #1126 was a bad episode, of course. In addition to looking good more often than not, the drama and comedy were as fun to watch unfold as ever, with the episode even having a clever way of illustrating the eye-popping gag that always goes along with Gear 5, so overall, One Piece episode #1126, while not the best episode, made the most out of what was largely a transitional episode. Fortunately, episode #1127 followed things up with one of the best episodes in ages, and that made things more than worth sitting through.

What Happened In One Piece Episode 1127?

Produced By Toei Animation; Directed By Wataru Matsumi

One Piece episode #1127, “Luffy vs. Kizaru! A Fierce Kaleidoscopic Battle”, continued where episode #1126 left off with Luffy, in his giant form, throwing Kizaru clear off Egghead. That was a temporary measure, of course, so before Kizaru could return, Atlas decided to head down to the Fabriophase and take back control of the Pacifistas to make their escape easier. At the same time, Vegapunk saw that Bonney had survived being kicked into the barrier thanks to Sentomaru, so Vegapunk decided to head down to the Fabriophase with Atlas to help Bonney, with Sanji and Franky tagging along, as well.

Back with Kizaru, Kizaru quickly returned to Egghead, and upon doing so, he used his Glint-Glint Fruit to create an army of clones to fight Luffy. With Kizaru’s speed and overall power, the clones seemingly overwhelmed Luffy and forced him to fight defensively, but that, as it turned out, was a ruse for Luffy to get Kizaru and his clones lined up for an attack that would take them all out at once. Unfortunately, every Kizaru Luffy was fighting was a clone while the real one went off to Vegapunk’s lab, with him already attacking Usopp to get Vegapunk’s location.

Before Kizaru could go too far with Usopp or anyone else, Vegapunk and Atlas appeared in a tank and picked up Sanji and Franky to go to the Fabriophase. Kizaru shot a blast of light at the tank to kill them all, but Luffy somehow ate it, and the two resumed their fight. Thanks to that, Vegapunk’s group managed to make their way to the Fabriophase and order the Pacifistas to attack the Marines instead of them, and from there, One Piece episode #1127 ended on an ominous note of Saint Saturn preparing to the battle.

One Piece Finally Shows How Powerful Bonney Is

Bonney Finally Gets The Respect She Deserves

As great as the fights between Luffy and Kizaru and Zoro and Lucci were, the biggest standout of One Piece episode #1127 had to be Bonney. Bonney was never given too many opportunities to fight in the manga, but by expanding on Bonney’s fight with the Marines, One Piece’s anime gave Bonney her best showing of all time by showing off her incredible physical prowess and creative handling of her Devil Fruit. Even the manga never showed off her power like that, so it made for another example of how great One Piece’s filler content can be.

One Piece’s Latest Episode Is Pure Visual And Narrative Spectacle

Why One Piece Episode 1127 Is Such A Great Episode

There was plenty of hype for One Piece episode #1127, and it more than delivered on all fronts. Narratively, not only is the story progressing with all the same great drama and comedy as the manga, but the anime managed to add even more to the writing by giving more scenes to characters like Franky and Sanji to further flesh out their arcs. The writing in One Piece episode #1127 was great for both effortlessly adapting the manga and adding even more to it, and hopefully, there’s plenty more of that to come.

Naturally, the biggest standout of One Piece episode #1127 was with the animation. With legendary animator Akihiro Ota animating the fight scenes and series director Wataru Matsumi even personally directing the episode, One Piece episode #1127 had an incredible level of talent behind its production that left it as one of the best-directed and most visually gorgeous episodes of the entire anime. One Piece episode #1127 was the best episode since One Piece returned from hiatus, by far, and hopefully, fans can expect more episodes like it sooner, rather than later.

Be sure to watch One Piece episode #1128 when it releases on Sunday, May 4.