'One Piece' Episodes 777, 778: Straw Hats Deal With Stowaway As Devastating News Looms On Horizon

By Emmanuelle Espiritu, Christian Post Contributor Monday, February 20, 2017

The Thousand Sunny has an unexpected passenger and Luffy and his crew will have to deal with her in the next episode of the Japanese anime series "One Piece."

Carrot, a member of Inuarashi's musketeer squad who has previously slipped into the Straw Hats' ship, revealed herself to the crew at the end of the previous episode. Her timing was most convenient, too, since the Sunny was already sailing away from Zou Island. Can Luffy still turn back and bring Carrot home, or will he be forced to welcome a new member into the Sanji Retrieval Team to save time?

The upcoming episode will be based on chapter 823 of the manga series and will feature Pedro, the jaguar mink, losing his patience with the stowaway. Carrot, who has never sailed before, just really wants to go on an adventure and even brought her own provisions. Will she be able to convince Pedro, Luffy, and the rest of the Retrieval Team to take her along?

The promo for the next episode also teases appearances from the other dignitaries making their way to the reverie, including Chopper's foster mother, Dr. Kureha, and Rebecca, the former crown princess of Dressrosa. Rebecca once helped Luffy take down the warlord Donquixote Doflamingo.

The Retrieval Team will also discover potentially devastating information that could shake up the world. What could this be and how would this affect the team's mission to retrieve Sanji?

Titled "To the Reverie! Rebecca and the Sakura Kingdom!!" the episode will air on Saturday, Feb. 25 at 3:30 p.m. JST on Fuji TV.

Meanwhile, fans can expect the "One Piece" Collection 19 to be released on May 23. The anime collection will come with 23 episodes featuring the final voyage from season 7 and the earliest parts of season 8. In addition to these episodes, the collection will also include a couple of character-centric specials titled "Usopp: The Sniper King" and "Robin's Search," as well as commentaries for episodes 446, 452, and 468.