Gear 5 specifically makes Luffy (and im pretty sure anything he interacts with) an old school Rubber hose style animation, as long as Luffy finds it funny he can probably do it.

like homie in the straw hat was saying the reason so many ppl love this transformation is because it’s not your typical edgy/badass (even though it is still badass) transformation. this transformation suits luffy perfectly and it’s so different than what you usually see in anime

I'm like 99% sure Oda had this toon force thing planned from chapter ONE, and to think of the bravery involved in holding onto it for over a quarter of a century knowing that another mangaka might beat you to it, just to make sure it *narratively* hit as hard as it does visually, comically, etc... NOBODY saw this coming. I *been* watching One Piece theory videos for a hot minute and people were guessing all sorts of wild shit. But NOBODY guessed "Super Saiyan Bugs Bunny"

now y'all gotta do a 1072 reaction this Saturday cause this was just the intro, real fighting starts next week

What’s crazy is that you won’t see the full extent of Gear 5 until the next episode.

One piece will make you shed tears. Keep watching, it gets better and stranger.

Oda said his inspiration was Tom and Jerry and that he was confused why everyone forgot about the animation that it all started off as and inspired everyone.

Luffy's Devil Fruit Awakening essentially grants the user freedom and a body made of rubber, essentially freedom to fight however they imagine and the only limits is the users own imagination. Luffy is a goofy guy so the cartoony looks is him imposing his imagination to the world hence why even the villain was affected by all the cartoon hijinks. Do note, cause Luffy believes his fruit is just the rubber fruit most of his technique is going to involve turning or using rubber like techniques as its base

I like when new one piece watchers come up with this idea 😂😂. You guys should do ep 2 with ep 1062 next. Perfect correlation

Y’all’s enthusiasm is incredible like if felt like y’all were invested basically from the get go. I would love to see more one piece reactions if thats something yall are interested in doing

Luffy essentially tapped into the toon force. And honestly, the reason why you don't see this sort of transformation in other anime is because it's so silly and goofy that it would break the tone and feel of most other battle shonen stories. But Luffy ... Luffy has been THUROUGHLY established to be not only goofy but downright rediculous. It is 100% believable that the culmination and logical peak of his abilities would be to become an almost literal looney toon. And, because it has been so well established, it doesn't break the tone or feel of the story. I think One Piece and, specifically, Luffy is the only inscance in shonen manga/anime where you could have a transformation like this and it not feel wrong.

It’s so cool that you guys did this, you guys should give the show a shot, it’s got something for everyone tbh

In road to laughtale, the book explains gear 5’s power. It states “the power to turn imagination into reality” and “the more he laughs the stronger he gets” it also states everything that was shown in this episode as well.

Btw watching non one piece fans react to gear 5 while i have seen this form in the manga over a year ago, is my new favourite hobby, and the fact that you guys reacted to the first and latest ep on the same episode, is pure genius bravo

And this wasn't even the real fight, it was more like a ''gear5'' introduction. The next few episodes will be 🔥🔥🔥 You've gotta watch them or maybe watch the whole One Piece :)

For gear 5, Oda and the animators watched Who Framed Rodger Rabbit and all the other old western cartoons, took the wacky slapstick comedy and gave it the Japanese treatment. I wouldn't be surprised if oda decided that at some point, he will let luffy punch his enemy and turn them into chibi versions.

Gear 5 is really similar to the movie The Mask. Luffy was already a goof ball so giving him this power just made him able to bring out his full oddball self.

"Ya'll are just bandwaggoning" "So?" I respect that

Love how they watched episode 1, then skipped the entire show and watched the most recent episode with the biggest reveal in the entire show but because they havent watched the show they don't know it's the biggest reveal in the entire show 😂.

YOOOOO this is my dream come true 🎉 yall reacting to more one piece ❤ i love y'all

Oda mentioned how he knew this episode would be like and hated by his fans, but he didn't want it to be as serious as other anime's feel like they have to be. Next episode i believe is gonna be a kick off the the real fight and not just a joking introduction. I look forward to it sooooo much lol.

All of YOUR smiles made this. Thank you.

This is an amazing concept to contrast episode 1 to 1071, but what's wilder is the dude with the strawhat figured everything out from the ground becoming rubber to Luffy becoming a "cartoon character" which is absurdly broken as the people they saw earlier mentioned as being a broken ass power.

Love how fast you guys were able to jump into the series with a open mind and understanding, top tier reactions 🎉

No it didnt change his personality luffy was always like that it just made him happier he feels free

I always feel real cozy watching the old One Piece episodes

You guys should definitely watch the anime in its whole, i love your reactions!

Man I enjoyed this video so much, reactions like this bring a huge smile to my face. I know One Piece seems like a huge commitment for most people, but I'd ray right NOW is the absolute best time to catch up. We're getting so many mysteries of the One Piece world uncovered, so many important story elements all coming together, not to mention just how absolutely BEAUTIFUL the animation has been the past year. You guys should definitely hop on this rollercoaster, it's going to be an insane ride from here on out, this episode was nothing compared to whats to come ahaha

Yeah. In this form, Luffy can turn other things into rubber to interact with... even the air and even lightning are not out of his reach to change.

Luffy really went "Hold my rubberhose!" and turned Toonforce tf on

Y’all gotta watch the anime to understand why Nami was at the ship on the first place it ties the entire east blue saga perfectly

Gear 5's true ability is to make anything the user can imagine become possible, it's the ultimate power, rubber reality.

this was really interesting watching the first episode with the latest

this video is crazy hearing yall speculate. watch the whole shit, all of yall gonna love it ong

If you want to catch up fast then I recommend reading the manga for the story and then watching all the fights in the anime that way you won’t have to waste too much time but if you just wanna enjoy one piece then yeah watch it

Just so you know, the names in this world are like in Japan. So though he says his name is Monkey D. Luffy, that's in Japan. In English, it'd be Luffy D. Monkey.^^

Luffy is a simple man. We've seen glimpse of this power from when Luffy tries something stupid or goofy in high pressure moments. Now he got a power up that actually allows him to pull them off XD The best is yet to come.

Glad you all enjoyed it. As a Long time Fan of One piece. (I mean I am an old fart who would read it in Shonen Jump in highschool when it FIRST Came out.) I will tell you. Its a good show. Some paceing issues here and there. LOTS of Episodes to get through. BUT. Less Filler than almost any other. Only like 100 or so filler eps out of over a thousand. A far deeper and larger story than you can imagine. And some of the Best Characters you can ever run across. So if you start that Journey. Do so at your pace. And Enjoy. Also.... Welcome to the Crew.

"Y'all wanna stop this?"🤣🤣🤣

you guys literally hit the nail on the head, Oda modeled gear 5th after shit like tom jerry

Uh first time Watcher actually understanding this transformation is wow congratulations 🎉

The only reason why fans are saying that the next episode is gonna be even better is because thats when the fighting with Gear 5 really happens. 1071 really is just an introduction to Gear 5 and its just a tester. An animator teased that shit is gonna be great up until episode 1075. Knowing what happens in the manga, yes, it’ll only get more looney from here. Lol. Luffy Toons is mf real!!!

luffy gain the power to do whatever he can imagine...and as you can see he is just luffy....he is still the person who see a mermaid in the eyes and ask if she can poop....

watch 1072 too, it's going to be a full action episode

when those old guys said he gains freedom they mean he literally gains the freedom from everything even the laws of physics in a sense he gains the toon force

Once in Constantinopole there was a riot called Nika riots, people were yelling Nika in the streets, and it's the most violent and deadly riot in recorded history Edit: ΝΙΚΗ means victory in Greek

i would totally watch yalls reaction to the entire show, either way glad to see potential new fans get a taste of what this banger of a series is about edit: if you wanna catch up quickly, reacting to "one pace" might be the best move. its a version of the anime that cuts out the filler, repeated frames, etc for better pacing

I like that the actual one piece fan reacted like that to the single sky split 😳

one piece episode 4 is enough to make me fall in love

Luffy is rubber, but now he can change his environment and other people rubber too. It looks cartoony because that's Luffys personalilty. Luffy is very creative and imaginative.

🥁That goofy ah monkey my goat 🙏👏😶‍🌫️

PLEASE START REACTING TO ONE PIECE

If you start watching One Piece, you will be on a one of a lifetime ride of your life. There's a reason why One Piece is still here for more than 2 decades now. It is worth it.

My favorite thing bout One Piece is that you can skip from a kid hitting some pirates to the same kid abusing a DRAGON, an elephant walking on the sea talking bout some kind of legend and a pineapple head guy.. or a guy who flew to the moon.. and thats the most logical

fyi this power is known as "the most ridiculous power" cuz its literally a toon effect power when waken up

Luffy awakened the Gum Gum fruit to its full potential to attain Nika abilities of freedom... And be the warrior of Liberation... Similar to Joyboy 800 years ago. The themes of freedom, liberation, joy etc. it perfectly fits Luffy as a character, his personality, his goofiness all along (as Even luffy's fighting style is goofy from the beginning.. and Oda intended his main character's power to be funny.. that's the reason he gave Luffy Gomu Gomu no mi), and also the themes of freedom, liberation that Luffy stands for completely match with the warrior of liberation Sun God Nika - Joyboy... And putting a smile on everyone's face.... Absolute genius by Oda sensei...!! We should also remember that, it's not "strongest fruit power".. it's the "most ridiculous power" And the gorosei said that the fruit evaded them for more than 800 years and it is said that zoan fruits have their own will to choose their owner. So, may be that's why the fruit chose Luffy because it's purpose of freedom/liberation is so perfectly reflected in Luffy's personality. We don't know if shanks knew, but there must be a reason shanks went to east blue, Fushia village, taking the Nika fruit. The Sun God has been hinted at in the cultures of Skypiea, Fishmen island, impel down as a symbol of liberation, even though the name reveal is recent. He is the 'warrior of liberation' (just like Luffy) and it is his fruit.. Most probably Joyboy also had the same fruit... And awakened it then... Only after 800 years Luffy awakened it. And Luffy may not even realise it's a different power or it's an awakening... He mostly thinks it's next level of his gears... Hence, he called it gear 5. Luffy is not "God" but he has a devil fruit based on a deity "Nika", similar to the ex-fleet admiral Sengoku's Mythical zoan 'Buddha fruit'. And regarding the power, Gear 5 Nika form is the literal embodiment of true boundless freedom.... That is represented visually as looney toon, Tom and Jerry animation style (where imagination is the limit.. not the physics)... And Secondly His body and the surroundings also turn into Rubber... After this awakening... And the warrior of liberation is said to bring pure joy and laughter... Which is physically done by Gear 5 with the looney goofy effects... It has effect on the surroundings as well as people around... Kaido himself is loonified! Gear 5 changes everything, yet keeping the core of everything exactly the same by completely recontexualizes everything and explains stuff even better... and organically feeling like a natural progression of Luffy's previous Gears yet retaining the core aspect of Luffy's character...being silly, goofy, joyous, freedom and liberation ... Even while fighting, Parallelly embodying the themes of the series as a whole. Luffy's fighting style has always been goofy, silly (Gomu Gomu no water Luffy, tank man, and many other silly moves) and this Gear 5 took it to the next level... And the animator struck the exact balance between over-the-top goofiness of Luffy, funny, laughter, joy (of looney toons, Tom n Jerry 👀👀👀 ) and keeping it equally epic with the tone with drumsof liberation version of OVERTAKEN... !!!!! 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Kudos to the animators ! Getting this balance right was way more difficult than it seems... and I was worried how it would turn out at some level, But they did it perfectly !!

The significance of splitting the sky is lost on yall so ima fill you in. Pretty early on in the series, we see Shanks (luffy's mentor and the former owner of the straw hat) and Whitebeard (proclaimed by Luffy's brother, shown to be a trustworthy and extremely strong person, to be the strongest man in the world) clash swords ONCE. The impact splits the sky and sends all the clouds away. Luffy does it not from punching, not from hitting anyone, not from even DOING ANYTHING. HE SPLITS THE SKY FROM HIS HEART BEATING.

Great reaction

Y’all definitely need to react to One Piece 🔥🔥🔥

Sanjis body was going through changes from shit I won’t spoil, but he actually just bodied a high level character on a main threat crew, and was lowkey chillin besides the body shit

y’all should react to ep 1015, arguably one of the best episodes in the series, the episode direction is insane

he can "do random shit that defies the laws of physics" as long as it involves turning stuff around him into rubber (like grabbing lightning and earth and stuff)

You should watch zoro vs king (episode 1062) it’s definitely one of the best animated episodes in one piece. It’s a must watch

Fun fact Nika means smile in Japanese. He always has a smile on him.

Currently Coby has enough power to destroy a mountain.

Toon force babyyyy

it is genius, isn't it? Cartoon physics + Anime powers

Oda said he drew Gear 5 joking KNOWING it would disgust his readers because that’s exactly what he wanted, to subvert typical battle shonen seriousness and bring back the OG cartoon hilarity, inspired by Tom and Jerry of course. I just watched the Gear5 episodes today, after over a year of watching the anime, and it did exactly what he set out to do. Jaw was on the floor, and I was laughing my ass off.

Yea love where Oda took it and he said Tom and Jerry was his favorite cartoon when he was a kids.

Ado, who you guys reacted to before is in the latest One Piece movie Film Red, being a main character.

Yall defintly should continue the journey from episode 2 i feel like yall will love this story 100 procent the fights are good but thats not what one piece makes good naruto was good story amazing fights this one piece sometimes amazing fights but always amazing story

W takes all around like no anime has had a transformation like this. It fits the show, Luffy himself it just works, like you guys said no other anime has a transformation like gear 5

Would have liked to have seen your reaction to the whole show but this is cool

Y’all for sure should react to episode 2 then episode 1062 y’all gonna like that

luffy atm has base toon force, he can get full toon force if oda decides to write it so, his powers allows him to make his imagination become reality/ become fruitful.

The Looney Tunes sound effects been there since Episode 1 and when this episode dropped people were clowning it which was hella weird.

Gear 5 makes Luffy into a cartoon character and his ability is basically “to do whatever he imagines”/toon force. The big problem right now is he still thinks he’s a simple rubber man so he doesn’t use his full potential rn, which is good bc there’s more ppl he needs to fight. Some ppl think his ability is only turning things into rubber which isn’t the case bc it’s already stated and slightly show he can do more in manga

bros so strong he turned KAIDO, THE STRONGEST CREATURE TO EXIST into a loony toons character 😭

you guys gotta do 1072, yall would fw it fr

Waiting for ep 2 now lol

need that 1072 reaction asap

One piece is a really good series, but it really depends on your preference. Some are hooked the first episode, others take awhile. Plus its also a grind, if your willing to take the plunge go for it. In the end its up to you and the gang to see if it interests you.

Oda brought old school looney toon Tom & Jerry energy back.

crazy how y'all said: "this didn't spoil anything major" looool, so u are going to ignore that the episode gave u the exact real luffy fruit name and what it does, not to mention that luffy is joyboy is also a huge spoiler

Gear 5 defo requires the thousand + episodes to reaaaly appreciate

2 guidelines for watching OP: It'll Never be what you expect, so best not to expect anything. Be like Luffy & just enjoy the adventure.

"No one deserves to be laughed at as they die" Gear 5 Luffy:

'' Coby is a whimp '' people who read the manga💀

I understand the few point of not being spoiled because you don't have the context, but just the information in this particular episode......🤯

y all should react to ep 1062. It s a fire episode

This is so much to explaine, but in short Luffy awakened his devil fruit power. Meaning he do what he wants to and turn anything unto rubber, making it the most ridiculous power in One Piece 🤣 And yes Warner Bros was in on this, making it looney tunes wibes! bringing back childhood memories! 😂

GODA 🔥

bro please do 1072 reaction yall will fw heavy

What's the point to watch 1071 without the thousand episodes of context?

Gear 5 base of Tom and Jerry

“She don’t eat fruit” 😂😂😂

its funny how even non one piece watchers enjoy and understand gear 5 not like many op fans

Correction. His last name is Monkey. In Japanese, the surname comes before the first name

If You guys do decided to watch the anime one day, just go at your own pace, this story has something for everyone: characters, plot, fights and emotion, One Piece got you covered. If you want to do another One Piece video reaction I highly recommend the non spoiler "The Breathtaking World of One Piece" by strawhat v. Here is the link if y'all are interested: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d8mDic50s6qwips.html&t Thanks for doing this video for ep 1 and 1071, really enjoyed your reactions! We livin' in the era of LUFFY TOONS now!

Are y’all gonna post the openings and the breathtaking world? I can find them. Unless they not reaction vids.