One Piece Episode 1053 aired on February 26, 2023, after which the anime went on a small break. Since then, the fans have been waiting for the release of the next episode. One Piece Episode 1053 was titled, "Sanji's Mutation - The Two Arms in Crisis!." At the beginning of the episode, the focus was on Momonosuke, who was trying to create flame clouds to prevent Onigashima from falling on the Flower Capital. However, the clouds that he created were not sustainable, and they disintegrated after a while. Yamato decided to head toward the weapon storage in the castle in case Momonosuke was unsuccessful in his bid to create the flame clouds.
Then the episode quickly changed focus to Sanji's battle with Queen. The Straw Hat found himself struggling against the All-Star. Sanji tried to push Queen on the back foot with his attacks, but the latter was unfazed. Without wasting any time, Queen launched himself toward Sanji and wrapped himself around his body. Queen constricted Sanji and broke his bones. Just when it appeared that Sanji might not survive, Queen accidentally fired missiles at himself, thus freeing his opponent. As soon as Sanji was freed, he got up and began to mend the broken bones in his body. He quickly realized that he must have awakened his latent powers. Sanji was not pleased with the development as he despised his family. While Sanji was busy cursing his bloodline, Queen got up and decided to take the opportunity to finish Sanji once and for all. Queen tried to use his blade to behead Sanji, but it didn't even scratch the Straw Hat. The episode also featured CP0 agents in Wano, and they were seen discussing their plans. Rob Lucci also told Guernica that Nico Robin is another target.
Release Date
One Piece Episode 1054 will be released on March 19, 2023. The episode is titled, "Death to Your Partner! Killer's Deadly Gamble." It will likely adapt Chapter 1029, which is headlined by Killer. Based on the chapter, the episode will also focus on Sanji's conundrum that has been caused by the awakening of his powers. In the Whole Cake Island arc, Sanji made it extremely clear that he wanted nothing to do with Germa and their technology. Sanji is aware that three of his siblings are emotionless killing machines, and he doesn't want the same fate for himself. Even though Sanji despises his heritage, he cannot deny that Judge's experiments saved him from certain death. So, it will be interesting to see how Sanji handles this dilemma.
The episode will include Killer's fight with Basil Hawkins, who has Kid's straw doll inside his body. Due to this reason, Killer cannot attack Hawkins, as all the damage is reflected to Kid. So, Killer has to come up with a way to defeat Hawkins without damaging Kid's body. Normally, it wouldn't be a problem, but Kid is currently engaged in combat with Big Mom. She is an immensely powerful individual, and if Kid is not freed from Hawkins' clutches soon, then it won't be long before she kills him. Thus, Kid's survival depends on Killer and whether he manages to take down Hawkins or not.
Where To Watch?
One Piece Episode 1054 will be released on Crunchyroll shortly after it is released in Japan. So, it is the best place to watch the anime. Fans who want to start watching the anime from the beginning can watch seasons 1-13 on Netflix. The short break was helpful to the viewers who wanted to catch up on the previous episodes of the anime. The anime will resume its normal schedule of releasing an episode weekly.