One Piece episode 1109 review: The Straw Hats team up with CP0, while Kid challenges Shanks to a fight

Modified Jun 23, 2024 07:09 GMT

Luffy as seen in the One Piece anime (Image via Toei)

One Piece episode 1109, titled A Tough Decision! An Unusual United Front!, was released in Japan on Sunday, June 23, 2024. The episode further highlighted the immense power of the Seraphim, attesting to the fact that they are the pinnacle of humanity.

The immense power that Vegapunk bestowed on the Seraphim resulted in some amazing action sequences. In the previous episode as well the Seraphim, particularly S-Snake, were seen causing chaos in the laboratory. In the midst of this, Vegapunk was shown being kept as a prisoner, his life probably in danger.

Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers.

The Seraphim finally get countered in One Piece episode 1109

Brief episode highlights

Luffy and Lucci as seen in the One Piece episode 1109 (Image via Toei)

In One Piece episode 1109, viewers see S-Hawk displaying the power of the Dice-Dice Fruit by launching an attack on Luffy and Zoro. Luffy and Zoro dodge the attacks and also manage to protect Lucci and Kaku. Kaku points out that as long as they are handcuffed, Luffy and Zoro will have to keep protecting them. He suggests that teaming up might be the best strategy, but Zoro disagrees.

Shaka then shows up and questions Lucci about his mission at Egghead. Lucci responds, much to Kaku’s consternation, that he has been assigned to eliminate all seven Vegapunks. He also discloses that Stussy is now a target due to her treachery. Despite this, Luffy decides to uncuff Lucci and Kaku.

The battle against the Seraphim enters a new stage in One Piece episode 1109, with Lucci transforming into his hybrid form and Luffy activating Gear 4 to take on S-Bear, while Zoro and Kaku engage with S-Hawk. With their combined efforts they succeed in overwhelming the Seraphim.

The Red Hair Pirates and Giants as seen in the One Piece episodes 1109 (Image via Toei)

One Piece episode 1109 then shifts focus to an island in the New World, where the Red Hair Pirates are having a good time at a bar. A young boy is persistently asking Shanks to let him join his sea voyage. It is at this point they learn that the Kid Pirates are after them.

It is revealed that the Red Hair Pirates are currently in Elbaph, and Shanks is displeased with the idea of disrupting the peace of the island of proud warriors. He presents Kid with two choices: either fight or give up the Road Ponegliffs and leave. Despite Killer's reminder that Kid lost his arm in their last encounter and did not even get a glimpse of Shanks, and that he might lose his life this time, Kid remains confident that he will win.

One Piece episode 1109 review

S-Hawk as seen in One Piece episode 1109 (Image via Toei)

The episode was spectacular in the way it depicted the Seraphim's attack on the Straw Hats. S-Hawk appeared genuinely terrifying, bordering on the demonic. The fluidity of his movements, coupled with the impact of his strikes, truly elevated the action scenes in this episode.

There is also a big Shanks moment that has been set up in this episode which is something all fans of the series will be looking forward to. It can be said that the animation style adopted by the studio for this arc is one of their finest.

One Piece episode 1108 recap

S-Snake as seen in the One Piece anime (Image via Toei)

In the previous episode, S-Snake turned York into stone, after which she advanced towards Lilith's group. Without heeding to Lilith's orders to stop, she then fired a laser beam at them.

Elsewhere, S-Bear and S-Hawk were also on attack mode, targetting Zoro, Luffy, Lucci and Kaku. Shaka also tried to stop the Seraphim but failed. Shaka was quick to deduce that one of the Vegapunks must be controlling the Seraphim.

The episode also revealed that members of CP5, CP7, and CP8 were being held in a capsule in the lab for at least two months without proper food. They had initially suspected Vegapunk was behind their present condition, but upon seeing him in handcuffs, they were forced to reconsider.

In another part of Egghead, Sentomaru was urging everyone to flee the island, as he feared that an incident worse than Ohara was about to unfold. In fact, hundreds of Marine ships were en route to the island.