Vander Decken is easily one of the most skin-crawling villains in this arc and his weird history with the princess makes him even worse. Seeing Hachi crawl back all bloodied and messed up after that arrow attack really set the tone for how dangerous this alliance with Hordy is going to be. Things are getting messy at the palace real fast

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Episode Context

This episode builds directly on the occupation of Ryugu Palace, ratcheting up the confrontation between the Straw Hats and the New Fish-Man Pirates led by Hody Jones. It serves as a critical bridge episode, the fallout from the palace takeover converges with Vander Decken IX's obsessive pursuit of Shirahoshi, pushing every major player toward open conflict. The next episode follows through on the threats established here, with Hody's full-scale retaliation kicking the Fish-Man Island arc into its most action-intensive stretch.

Runtime24 min

Filler StatusCanon

Plot ImportanceMED

Air DateFeb 5, 2012

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