Summary:
Luffy, Usopp, Sanji, and Zoro tell the rest of the crew how they met Laboon when they started their new journey, while Brook thinks about his promise to return to Laboon in the middle of his fight with Ryuma. Luffy declares his intention to make Brook part of their crew, and the straw pirates prepare to counterattack the Thriller Bark’s forces to reclaim what was stolen from them.
Franky hears about Luffy’s meeting with Laboon and Sanji explains the events.
Chopper is quite surprised how the whale swallowed the straw hats and the same Laboon that Brook is interested in. The group tells Chopper and the others how they also met Crocus inside the whale and how Laboon was waiting for his friends to return. him.
After Luffy fights Laboon and leaves for Whiskey Peak, Sanji informs the rest of how Laboon is still waiting for his friends. Zoro learns that one of Laboon’s old friends is Brook.
Meanwhile, Brook struggles to hold his own against Ryuma, who has the same abilities as him. Ryuma cuts the Humming Swordsman’s afro and laughs. Brook gets up and tries to counterattack while thinking of Laboon. He felt that he was not strong enough to face the Great Line, and all of Laboon’s old friends would be dead by then. Brook fears Laboon’s reaction to his skeletal appearance.
Weaknesses (Optional): Limited Focus on Certain Straw Hats: Viewers searching for to see more movement from the whole Straw Hat crew may discover this episode slow-paced. Focus on Flashbacks: The great use of flashbacks would possibly feel disruptive for visitors who select a greater linear narrative. Overall: One Piece Episode 354 is a properly-balanced episode that blends emotional moments, movement sequences, and man or woman improvement. It gives you a satisfying payoff for viewers invested in Brook’s tale and units the level for future tendencies in the Enies Lobby arc. While the episode focuses closely on Brook’s beyond and reunion with Laboon, it leaves viewers with a sense of hope and backbone because the Straw Hats keep their combat.
Brook also remembers the time he met and performed for little Laboon at sea. Even at a disadvantage, Brook vows to meet Laboon again.
Back in the Thousand Sunny, Franky cries over the Laboon story. Luffy then takes an interest in Brook and tries to get him on his crew as a musician. Sanji then decides to stop Nami’s marriage to Absalom and the crew prepares to battle to take back their shadows.
Much of this episode consists of archive footage from episode 62.
A pop-up gag appears during the “TO BE CONTINUED” screen. Usopp tries to leave the ship and go fight the zombies again, but Sanji (in a mad rage to stop Absalom’s shotgun wedding with Nami) angrily barks at him to follow the group.