The BEST episodes directed by Katsumi Tokoro
#1 - The Birth of the Legend! The Adventures of the Revolutionary Warrior Sabo!
One Piece - Season 17 - Episode 109
Dressrosa begins rebuilding and the fighters from the battle for Dressrosa can finally begin to rest. Sabo visits the sleeping Straw Hats to say goodbye, but those who stay awake are treated to the story of how Sabo joined the Revolutionary Army!
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#2 - The Unbeatable Power Draws Near? A Very Dangerous Man!
One Piece - Season 10 - Episode 31
Once Foxy wins back his crew, he captures the Strawhats. Nami and Luffy fight Foxy and although he's defeated, his crew accepts him back. Later, they sail to an island where they meet someone Robin knows; a Marine named Aokiji.
#3 - The Mysterious Boy with the Whistle and Robin's Guess
One Piece - Season 10 - Episode 26
Robin suggests that only those who were sleeping lost their memories. Luffy and the others then remember seeing the mysterious boy who played some kind of flute. Later that night, they discover the boy outside and Luffy tries to fight him. At the last second, he proclaims his memory has returned.
#4 - The Upper Ruins Crumble! The Quintet Finale!!
One Piece - Season 9 - Episode 36
Eneru appears only to reduce the group as close to his prediction as he can.
#5 - The Signal is the Explosion! CP9 Starts to Move
One Piece - Season 11 - Episode 16
The Strawhats (still missing Sanji) rush to Galley La where Robin and CP9 begin a raid. In Iceburg's room, Robin and the mysterious man Iceburg saw before, tell him that they've purposely placed the blame on the pirates. Their true aim is the blueprints he would've passed down to Paulie. Luffy separates from his group.
#6 - Departing the Water Metropolis! Distinction of the Manly Usopp's Duel
One Piece - Season 11 - Episode 97
The Straw Hats set sail, even though Usopp has not yet returned to them, because Zoro had promised that if Usopp was allowed to return without his first words being an apology, Zoro would leave himself. Even if they wanted to wait longer, they could not, because Garp has arrived and under direct orders of Fleet-Admiral Sengoku starts throwing cannonballs at the Straw Hats' ship. While the Straw Hats fend of the cannonballs, Usopp arrives at the coast and tries to rejoin the crew as if nothing happened. Minding Zoro's words, neither he nor Luffy admit hearing Usopp's calling in the midst of battle. Only afterward Usopp realizes his fault and begs for forgiveness; Luffy tearfully reaches out and pulls him aboard.
#7 - Peril of the Ordeal of Balls! Fight to the Death in the Lost Forest
One Piece - Season 9 - Episode 18
Usopp, Sanji and Luffy fight Satori, but the power of Mantra seems to be too strong.
#8 - Howling Burn Bazooka!! Pirate Luffy vs. Wiper the Berserker
One Piece - Season 9 - Episode 28
Luffy fights Wyper, but after some time, he falls into some underground ruins. Meanwhile, Eneru appears on the Going Merry and after telling that his true goal was the City of Gold, he takes out both Usopp and Sanji; then he vanishes and leaves Satori's brothers: Hotori and Kotori to avenge him.
#9 - Eternal Friendship! The Bell of Oath Echoes Throughout the Giant Ocean!!
One Piece - Season 9 - Episode 46
The cause of the hatred is discovered and explained. Meanwhile, Calgara vows to meet Norland again.
#10 - To the New World! Aim for the Strongest Sea
One Piece - Season 15 - Episode 58
Heading into the New World, the Straw Hats (minus Nami and Chopper) are seen constructing something on deck. Inside, Nami is showering while Chopper asks if they'd be okay without her outside. Assuring him everything would be fine while deterring Sanji and Brook from peeking on her, Luffy, Zoro and Usopp set their eyes on catching a deep sea fish to eat. Knocking out the one Luffy had wanted, Usopp fires a makeshift fishing line into the fish's mouth in order to reel it in. Suddenly a two consecutively larger fish attempt to eat their predecessor on the line with the final fish being killed by Zoro who uses an upgraded technique. Due to the extra weight of the fish, the Thousand Sunny is drawn into a nearby White Strom, where after being tossed around extensively they are then stuck by something massive and are ejected from the current, discovering a pod of Island Whales to whom Luffy and Brook mistake for as Laboon. Despite realizing they weren't his friend, Brook still chooses to play a song for the whales who then help them to the surface of the New World where they're thrown into a rough sea and come across several Marine warships.
#11 - Robin was Betrayed! The Expectations of the World Government!
One Piece - Season 11 - Episode 43
Spandam tells Robin that her crew has come to save her and that he, despite the agreement between her and the CP9, plans on taking them prisoner. On the main road, the Straw Hats and the Franky Family proceed towards the Courthouse Plaza. Chopper talks with the king bull named Sodom, who notes that Sogeking did not make it onto his back. Meanwhile, frustrated with his inability to move forward, Luffy slingshots himself onto the courthouse. There, Blueno is awaiting his arrival.
#12 - Hunter Sanji Appears? Elegy to the Lying Wolf
One Piece - Season 11 - Episode 71
Having pulled the once-again tiny, but now completely unconscious, Chopper out of the sea, Franky ponders on how he can cross the wild waters to reach the Bridge of Hesitation. Chimeney and Gonbe appear outside the secret passage and lead him to Kokoro and the underground tunnel. In the last remaining fight at the Tower of Justice, Zoro and Kaku exchange heavy blows, while Jyabura takes on Sogeking and Nami. The latter fight ends quickly, as Jyabura, holding the unmoving body of Sogeking, aims his killing blow. Just then, Sanji, freed from the influence of Kalifa's power by the water of the bathtub that Chopper had thrown downstairs earlier, steps in, taking his place in the fight.
#13 - The Terrifying Past! Dark Justice and Rob Lucci
One Piece - Season 11 - Episode 79
Fifteen years into the past, a 13-year-old Rob Lucci, as emissary of the world government, is sent into a country at war with pirates. Five hundred of their soldiers have been taken hostage and the pirates' captain demands the throne in exchange for the men's life. The country's king is close to giving in when Lucci arrives. However, Lucci has not come to offer help, but to take matters into his hands. He goes to the pirates and allows them to capture him. They lock him up with the five hundred soldiers. Lucci kills them all, in the name of justice, because for a soldier it is a sin to be weak. Afterwards, he kills the pirates' captain and ends the country's crisis.
#14 - Spandam's Conspiracy! The Day the Sea Train Shook
One Piece - Season 11 - Episode 23
Spandam, a CP5 representative, was determined to get Tom proven guilty in his trial so he could get the blueprints. As Franky walked into the town, people from the government began to attack with the battleships he had personally constructed. Tom and Iceburg run to their shipyard where they're attacked by two ships which also destroy the others. Iceburg tells Franky that he has to take responsibility or he'll never forgive him.
#15 - Thank You Merry! The Sea of Separation in the Snow
One Piece - Season 11 - Episode 86
Enies Lobby and the Buster Call fleet are out of sight. The Straw Hats meet the Galley-La president Iceburg and his employees aboard their company ship. The Going Merry breaks apart and Luffy begs the shipwrights to repair the beloved ship, but they refuse. Iceburg then describes how he had found the ship lying at the shore and had done everything to fix it, convincing Luffy to let it go. Reminiscing about their adventures together, the Straw Hats burn their old ship and watch as it sinks to the bottom of the sea.
#16 - Rapid-Fire Red Cards! Groggy Ring
One Piece - Season 10 - Episode 17
The bickering rivals Sanji and Zoro manage to overcome the opposing team by working together. Luffy chooses Tonjit's horse, Sherry over Chopper.
#17 - Quarrel in the Moonlight! The Pirate Ship Trembles in Sadness
One Piece - Season 11 - Episode 9
Once they're back on the ship, Luffy has to finally tell Usopp that the Going Merry can no longer be repaired and that they've chosen to get a new ship without him. Usopp believes that Luffy has abandoned the dignity of their ship and says he's leaving the crew. That night, he challenges Luffy to a duel.
#18 - Operation Gold Recovery and Operation Waver Retrieval!
One Piece - Season 10 - Episode 9
Usopp splits up the crew into two teams: the gold retrieval team and the waver retrieval team. Inspector Shepherd decides to catch Luffy on his own.
#19 - The Yokozuna Appears! The Invincible Urashima Goes After Okiku!
One Piece - Season 21 - Episode 11
As Luffy, Zoro, and Okiku bounce through Bakura Town on Komachiyo’s back, looking for the kidnapped Otama, a sumo wrestler comes flying towards them! Interested, they go down to watch sumo but the undefeated yokozuna Urashima has been expecting Okiku there and shows his brutal nature!
#20 - No Way Out! A Hellish Scene on Onigashima
One Piece - Season 21 - Episode 182
As Luffy and Kaidou continue their battle, Raizo and Jinbe utilize their plan to put out the fire that has spread throughout Onigashima. Meanwhile, Yamato warns Momonosuke of the danger Onigashima will face if he does not act soon to create new flame clouds to keep it from crashing into the Flower Capital.
#21 - The World That Moves On! A New Organization, Cross Guild
One Piece - Season 21 - Episode 192
The party is over, and at the castle in the capital of flowers, Kinemon and Kiku are worried about Raizo and Shinobu, who have become thinner due to the battle with the Midori Cow. Meanwhile, Momonosuke and Hiyori come to know Hitetsu's true identity.
#22 - Bonney's Lamentation! Darkness Lurking on the Future Island
One Piece - Season 22 - Episode 7
While Luffy and the others are enjoying the futuristic machines of Egghead, someone who resembles Bartholomew Kuma comes after them. When Luffy tries to fight back, Bonney stops him and reveals her shocking relationship with Kuma.