One Piece: Toei Makes A Controversial Change In Episode 1105

One Piece anime is currently airing the Egghead arc. It is the first arc in the Final Saga of One Piece, so there is a great deal of hype surrounding it. Fans have been wanting to see how this particular story arc would perform in comparison to the Wano Country arc, which was absolutely phenomenal.

So far, the Egghead arc has been thoroughly enjoyable, and there have been many instances where the animation has been incredible. Aside from this, the story has also been splendid and engaging. If things continue in the same way, fans can expect the Egghead arc to be just as good as Wano if not better. However, One Piece Episode 1105 raised some concerns in the minds of the audience.

The Story So Far

In One Piece Episode 1105, the Seraphim ran amok after Lucci gave them the order to destroy the laboratory. The Seraphim are armed with lethal abilities, which make them extremely dangerous. Vegapunk made the weapons using the Lineage Factor of Lunarians, which resulted in the Seraphim becoming physically stronger than most individuals. The scientist didn’t stop there and decided to give them Devil Fruit powers, increasing their overall strength. Last but not least, they also possess the ability to shoot lasers, just like the Pacifista.

Since Lucci gave the order, only someone with a higher authority could override the command. This meant that either Sentomaru, Vegapunk, the Satellites, or the Five Elders could order the Seraphim to stop. Knowing that they were running short on time, Lilith and Edison decided to rush towards the Seraphim’s location and order them to stop. Lilith tried her hand first, but S-Hawk had already made his way towards her. He launched an attack at her, but Zoro intercepted it before it could cause any serious damage. After Lilith, it was Edison’s turn. The satellite shouted at the Seraphim to stop, but S-Shark fired a laser towards Edison. Considering how potent the lasers are, getting hit with even one of them could be fatal. This is where Toei made a possible error.

Toei’s Error

In One Piece Episode 1105, when S-Shark launched a laser toward Edison, it seemed that the attack had made contact with the satellite. For a few seconds, Lilith thought that Edison was dead. However, Sanji appeared out of nowhere with Edison in his hand. This was definitely impressive, but this scene was a bit different in the manga.

In the One Piece manga, when the laser was shot towards Edison, Sanji rescued him in next to no time. He was so quick that Lilith didn’t even know what had happened. Toei’s decision to make the scene longer in the anime left many fans upset because it was a cool moment for Sanji and it showed how agile he was. Sanji fans expressed their displeasure over this particular change on X (formerly Twitter). It reached a point where the term “Toei” was trending. As this trend gained more traction, several other changes made by Toei came to light.

The Other Examples

Like most long-running anime series, Toei doesn’t adapt the manga without adding a few scenes of its own, which is understandable. It is mainly done to prevent the anime from catching up to the source material. If the anime catches up, then it would have to go on break to allow the manga to build a gap. Or the anime will have to release filler episodes for a while. So, Toei adds filler material sporadically to prolong the episode. Most of the time, the studio’s choices have been good, and viewers have had no complaints. But there have been a few instances, like the one stated above, that did not go down well with fans.

For instance, when Sanji clashed with King in the manga, the latter used his leg to block the attack. In the anime, King stopped Sanji’s attack with his hand, which undermined the Straw Hat’s power. Another example of Toei’s unnecessary addition is how the studio added a scene in the Egghead arc where S-Shark grabbed Sanji by the throat and sent him flying. Despite his reflexes and good Observation Haki, Sanji was unable to do anything. Toei might have thought that the scene would show how powerful S-Shark is. But fans who don’t read the manga would have treated the scene as canon. This made Sanji seem much weaker than Zoro, who was able to stop S-Hawk without too much trouble.

What Is The Solution?

Clearly, Toei has made questionable choices occasionally, but that doesn’t mean the studio should stop adding extra scenes completely. What Toei should do is add new scenes only to situations that don’t affect the integrity of a character.

In the past, Toei has animated off-screen fights, a decision that has been lauded by the One Piece community, as there have been just too many instances where Oda has had to skip the fight. If Toei keeps animating off-screen fights, nobody will complain.