One Piece fans celebrate first anniversary of Crunchyroll-crashing event CrunchyrollExactly one year ago, One Piece broke Crunchyroll and set the internet aflame with a transformation fans still cannot get over. Even after over 20 years, One Piece is still delivering huge moments. Recently, you had Garp\u2019s Galaxy Impact and Shanks vs Kid, two monumental scenes fans who read the manga were waiting for. Exciting as they were, though, neither compare to what\u2019s been dubbed a \u201cgenerational\u201d transformation: Luffy, leader of the Straw Hats, going Gear 5 for the first time. The event took place in Episode 1071, as part of the Wano County Arc. Luffy awakens his Devil Fruit power during the fight against Kaido, of the Beasts Pirates. You can guess who wins the battle. It was a huge scene, years in the making, not unlike Goku going Super Saiyan, except on a much longer scale. Fans rushed to check it out as soon as it was available, crashing Crunchyroll in the process and cementing this as the time One Piece brought down the anime internet. Viewers still remember it all fondly, one year later. \u201cThe internet that day was legendary,\u201d reads one comment on an X\/Twitter post about the moment. \u201cBest transformation of all time,\u201d added another user. \u201cGenerational time man, love the way how community was happy,\u201d said a third. \u201cYou had to be there,\u201d is the overarching sentiment, shared by people who feel like they witnessed pop culture history. To be honest, they did. These types of scenes reverberate for years. They\u2019re often big finales, but sometimes you have events that stand alone, like The Simpsons with \u2018Who Shot Mr Burns?\u2019 and, well, Luffy tapping into power that had only been spoken about prior. Now that One Piece is sailing into the Final Arc, the frequency of events like this might increase. Knowing Eiichiro Oda, though, we still have a long way to go. Check out our Chapter 1123 guide for what\u2019s currently happening in the manga, and our One Piece Season 2 article for the latest on Netflix\u2019s live-action version.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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