One Piece Episode 1170 Delivers a Triumph of Weekly Animation
The review highlights how Toei's post-Wano animation quality has normalized a film-like visual standard for the weekly series.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Anime News Network reviews episode 1170 of the One Piece (2026-) series, praising its diverse tonal mix, high visual fidelity, and clever use of environmental destruction in the Scopper Gaban fight. The episode balances action, flashbacks, and character moments while setting up future events.
The Scopper Gaban fight takes center stage in episode 1170, with the review noting how the castle's oversized pillars and railings turn a standard attack sequence into a tactical exercise. Exterior shots and time-delayed explosions sell the scale of the Elbaph setting. Meanwhile, Shamrock and Gunko introduce a new threat-eldritch knights-whose comedic arrival undercuts the tension. The review calls the episode a triumph of weekly animation, with fluid movement and expressive character work that once would have been reserved for films or OVAs.
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- Anime News Network One Piece (2026-) Episode 1170