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Don't Stop! Raise the Signal Fire of a Counterattack!

EpisodeEp. 271

Episode 271 of One Piece maps the secret route into the Tower of Justice, sees Kaku and Kalifa swallow mysterious Devil Fruits, and brings the defected giants back into the fight on the crew's side.

English Air Date: July 20, 2013
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Summary

Kokoro reaches the crew through Nami's baby Den Den Mushi with a detail she forgot earlier: the courthouse and the Tower of Justice are not joined by any obvious path. To link them, levers atop the two towers flanking the courthouse must be thrown, lowering a connecting bridge, knowledge she gained long ago while repairing the system alongside Tom. Chimney confirms she has spotted Luffy on the courthouse roof. Zambai splits the Franky Family into teams to work the levers while the Straw Hats push toward Luffy.

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Key Events

Gomorrah is knocked flat by one of the Guilty Jury, letting the Marines close in, but the recovered giants Kashii and Oimo, now aware of the government's deceit, turn on the Marines with Sogeking riding Kashii's shoulder. In a flashback, Spandam offers Kaku and Kalifa Devil Fruits; Jabra panics, insisting a fruit holds a devil that will make a user explode. Blueno corrects him, explaining a person only bursts from eating two fruits. Kaku and Kalifa eventually consume theirs, tasting only bitterness. On the rooftop, Blueno pins Luffy's feet with conjured doors, revealing his Doa Doa no Mi power and splitting Luffy's face to spin the section holding his eyes.

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Notes

This Enies Lobby Arc episode differs from the manga in several spots: Nami's Perfect Clima-Tact is drawn with four bulbs instead of three, the agents' gathering in Lucci's room is only implied rather than stated, and Baskerville's summoning of the Just Eleven Jurymen is cut, with the jurors acknowledged only through their fighting. Guilty Jury debuts here.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What happened in episode 271 of One Piece?

In Episode 271, Kokoro reveals the secret route linking the courthouse to the Tower of Justice, Kaku and Kalifa eat mysterious Devil Fruits, and the giants Kashii and Oimo turn against the Marines to fight alongside the crew.

How do the Franky Family plan to reach the Tower of Justice?

Kokoro tells the crew that levers atop two towers flanking the courthouse must be thrown to lower a connecting bridge, so Zambai splits the Franky Family into teams to work the levers.

Why do Kashii and Oimo turn against the Marines in this episode?

Having learned of the World Government's deceit over their captains, the giants Kashii and Oimo turn on the Marines, with Sogeking riding on Kashii's shoulder.

What happens when Kaku and Kalifa eat Devil Fruits in Episode 271?

In a flashback, Spandam offers Kaku and Kalifa Devil Fruits, and despite Jabra's fear that a fruit holds a devil that makes a user explode, Blueno clarifies that only happens after eating two fruits; Kaku and Kalifa eat theirs and find only bitterness.

What is revealed about Blueno's Devil Fruit power in this episode?

On the rooftop, Blueno pins Luffy's feet with conjured doors, revealing his Doa Doa no Mi power as he splits Luffy's face to spin the section holding his eyes.

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