Luffy, Sanji, and Jinbe continue their climb toward the rooftop, encountering and quickly defeating the gorilla SMILE user Briscola.

The episode briefly shifts to the Flower Capital, where citizens celebrate the festival while secretly praying for the return of the Kozuki family. Production Highlights

One Piece Episode 1005, titled " ", aired on January 9, 2022. It covers the latter half of chapter 993 from the manga. Key Plot Developments

Atop the Skull Dome, the Scabbards manage to reopen the scar Oden left on Kaidou, causing him to briefly collapse. However, Kaidou recovers and launches a devastating counterattack, cutting off Kiku's arm with a flying wind blade.

This episode debuted the theme song "PAINT" by I Don't Like Mondays. .