Summary:
Nami defeats Miss Doublefinger. Meanwhile, Zoro fights Mr. 1, who has the ability to turn his body into steel. Zoro learns to cut through steel and eventually defeats him.
Roronoa Zoro struggles in his fight against Mr. 1 due to his inability to cut through steel. After a long battle where Zoro demonstrates a wide range of techniques against the assassin, he recalls the time his old mentor said that a swordsman who can’t cut anything can cut anything, including steel. Still not understanding the idea, he is forced to go on the defensive against Mr. 1’s attacks, which culminate in Mr. 1 creating several spinning blades on his arms and hitting the swordsman with a direct hit. Unable to defend himself, Zoro falls onto a pillar and Mr. 1 lands a final blow, which he believes will further injure Zoro and destroy the pillar he was leaning on, causing the pillar and arch to fall on top of him.
Mr. 1 starts to leave, but quickly notices that Zoro has gotten up again. Wondering out loud how Zoro was able to avoid all the flying debris, the swordsman claims that he didn’t dodge everything and that he just sensed where no debris was falling and went there. Zoro elaborates further, noting that he can feel the rhythm of all things around him and can tell where his sword is when he turns a stone to find it. Picking it up, he turns around and slashes at several leaves on the tree without cutting them, then cuts the rock in half. When he finally understands his teacher’s words, he attacks Mr. 1 with only one sword. Zoro then proves that he is finally capable of defeating Mr. 1 and defeats him, collapsing to the ground wondering if everyone else is okay.
This is the first episode to use Shining ray as an ending.
Weaknesses (Optional): Limited Character Development Beyond Zoro (for a few visitors): The episode by and large specializes in Zoro’s conflict, leaving minimum room for man or woman improvement for other characters. Predictability of Zoro’s Victory (for some visitors): For viewers familiar with the idea of overcoming reputedly invincible combatants in shonen anime, Zoro’s eventual victory would possibly sense relatively predictable. Overall: One Piece Episode 119 is a thrilling and pivotal episode in the Alabasta Arc. It supplies an motion-packed fight collection, showcases Zoro’s boom as a swordsman, and introduces a effective new approach. While the episode would possibly provide restrained character improvement beyond Zoro and a few predictability for seasoned anime visitors, it effectively builds suspense and leaves viewers keen to peer the subsequent bankruptcy in the Straw Hats’ struggle inside Rainbase.