The Ryugu Palace! Taken by the Shark that They Saved!

Fish-Man Island Arc

The Ryugu Palace! Taken by the Shark that They Saved! - 竜宮城! 助けた鮫に連れられて (Ryūgū-jō! Tasuketa Same ni Tsurerarete)

Caribou is released, which is disastrous for the Mermaids; meanwhile the Straw Hats continue on their way to the Ryugu Palace, where Luffy makes a misstep that may prove equally disastrous!
— FUNimation

Summary

Episode Synopsis

The Ryugu Palace! Taken by the Shark that They Saved!
Kanji 竜宮城! 助けた鮫に連れられて Romaji Ryūgū-jō! Tasuketa Same ni Tsurerarete
Air Dates
January 15, 2012 January 14, 2012
Counterpart
Manga Ch. 612 (Vol. 62)
Theme Music
Opening "We Go" by Hiroshi Kitadani Written and Composed by Shouko Fujibayashi and Kouhei Tanaka (List of theme music)

(Synopsis Pending)

Points of Interest

• The scene of Caribou being freed from the barrel was never shown in such fine detail in the manga.
• It's revealed this episode that Caribou ate the Swamp-Swamp Fruit.
• Octopako appears in the crowd of people in this episode. She originally appeared in the manga side story of how Hatchan met Camie. This is her first anime appearance. She has no spoken lines.
• Zoro, Sanji, and Chopper only appears in this episode during conversation. They have no spoken lines.
• Tom the Builder and Spandam only appear in this episode in Franky's flashback.
• In this episode, King Neptune explains how there's light 10,000 meters under the sea.

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