One Piece resides its finest life proper now, and we’re not even speaking about its live-action adaptation developing at Netflix. Thanks to Toei Animation, the One Piece anime is flourishing as its Wano Country climax has followers hooked. This week, a brand-new episode dropped highlighting Big Mom’s ultimate stand, and this launch caught the Internet’s eye due to some Dragon Ball Z nods.
As you’ll be able to see beneath, One Piece was not delicate within the slightest about its Dragon Ball Z nod. The new episode included eye catches with Kozuki Oden and his kids appearing adorably. With his spouse readily available, the Oden clan appears blissful in these bumpers, however their outings ought to look acquainted. After all, the bumpers mimic those completed by Dragon Ball Z many years in the past, however One Piece simply subbed in Oden for Goku.
El episodio de One Piece de esta semana tuvo 3 referencias a Dragon Ball (y más aún).
¡Excelente detalle de parte de Henry Thurlow para los otakus de los 90s!@henry_thurlow do not suppose we did not discover! pic.twitter.com/P3FbSuiBjp
— Gad (@Gaditooo) June 25, 2023
The homage is inconceivable to overlook when put aspect by aspect, and director Henry Thurlow nailed the nostalgic nod. I imply, One Piece even gave its characters ’90s anime makeovers to promote the Dragon Ball tribute. From first to final, every of those homages is attractive, and we’re positive Goku can be flattered by them.
If you aren’t caught up with One Piece, you’ll be able to take a look at this newest episode with all its Dragon Ball nods everytime you’d like. The One Piece anime is streaming on Hulu in addition to Crunchyroll, in any case. As for the manga, creator Eiichiro Oda started One Piece’s ultimate act months in the past, and there’s a lot to do earlier than Luffy’s journey wraps. You can learn the manga by means of the Shonen Jump app stateside. So if you need extra data on One Piece, you’ll be able to learn its official synopsis beneath:
“As a child, Monkey D. Luffy was inspired to become a pirate by listening to the tales of the buccaneer “Red-Haired” Shanks. But Luffy’s life changed when he accidentally ate the Gum-Gum Devil Fruit and gained the power to stretch like rubber…at the cost of never being able to swim again! Years later, still vowing to become the king of the pirates, Luffy sets out on his adventure…one guy alone in a rowboat, in search of the legendary “One Piece,” said to be the greatest treasure in the world…”
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