Episode 1054 of One Piece has been pushed back to either Saturday, March 18th or Sunday, March 19th, depending on your area because the series is taking a two-week break. In Japan, viewers can watch the new episode on FujiTV, while those outside of Japan may watch it on Crunchyroll. Due to the worldwide nature of the episode’s simultaneous distribution, the following schedule has been established:
Start of the day in the Pacific: 07:00
8 a.m., Mountain Standard Time
Monday, September 3rd, 2009 at 9:00 AM Central Time
It’s 10:00 AM on the East Coast right now.
Time in England: 6:00 PM GMT (Sunday)
It is now 5:00 PM CEST in Europe (Sunday)
Local Time in India: 8:30 PM IST (Sunday)
Fans have been thrilled for weeks by the continuous war between Sanji and Queen, and the most recent episode was no exception. In a surprising turn of events, Sanji’s body became immune to Queen’s strikes, and the audience watched in awe. Fans are probably counting down the days until this weekend so they can watch the new episode, but they’ll have to wait another two weeks for the next instalment. While the next episode will centre on Killer and Child, the promo for it is already available on One Piece’s official YouTube account.
Recap of Episode 1053
Planned as they were, Mononosuke’s attempts to create Flame Clods to transport Onigashima failed miserably. To preserve Onagashima, Yamato had to go. As Onigashima was about to crash into the Flower Capital, an explosion may have been caused by the bombs on the island, so he went inside the Skull Dome to stop it. The action then moved indoors to where Lucci and Guernica were discussing the continuing struggle and Mononosuke’s dragon form. Lucci informed him about the World Government’s contingency plan to seize the Wano capital city in the event that Kaido was defeated. He informed him that reinforcements were on their way and that they must now catch Nico Robin. When we last left Robin, she was being protected by Brook from some of Kaido’s henchmen.
In the meantime, the conflict between Sanji and Queen grew more heated, and Sanji eventually utilised Diable Jambe against Queen. Once Queen severed his head and tail from his body, Sanji was unable to escape. Assuming Sanji didn’t accidentally release himself from the Queen’s grasp by firing his rockets at himself, the latter smashed his bones when she stomped on them. Sanji’s bones were fractured, yet he miraculously suffered just minor injuries. The next move was for Queen to use his sword to behead Sanji, but the blade snapped as it made contact with Sanji’s neck. Sanji became concerned since he didn’t want to turn out like his brother, and he noticed that his figure was beginning to mirror his sibling’s.