Episode 368 of the One Piece anime introduces the Warlord Bartholomew Kuma as he silently arrives at Thriller Bark, banishing Perona and questioning Nami about Luffy's brother, while the crew exploits Luffy's weaknesses to wear down Oars.
After beating the squirrel zombies into revealing where the treasure went, Nami sets off after Perona and heads for the Thousand Sunny, passing the fallen Oars along the way. The giant is briefly stuck because his horns drove into the ground, and the crew pounces to pummel him until he wrenches himself upright again. When a fresh round of Tactics 15 proves useless, Usopp instead taunts Oars into punching his own head, and the crew keeps scrambling to stay ahead of the furious zombie.
Usopp reminds everyone that fragments of Luffy's memory persist, meaning the captain's weak points are Oars' weak points too. He and Chopper bait the giant while Franky and Zoro strike, and Zoro seizes the moment to test the Shusui blade he won from Ryuma. At the Sunny, Nami confronts Perona just as Kuma materializes behind the Ghost Princess. Perona pleads that she has quit Moria's service, then attacks anyway, and Kuma simply reaches out and makes her vanish. He then identifies Nami, asks whether Luffy has a brother named Ace, and departs.
The episode draws on chapter 469 material and earned a 7.2 rating, ranking fifth. It marks the Devil Fruit debut of the Nikyu Nikyu no Mi. Luffy, still searching the woods for Moria, finally tackles what he believes is his quarry only to grab the shadow double again, realizing he was lured on a pointless chase. The hidden character Pandaman appears, and Franky's signature F shows up on his makeshift bridge.

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Bartholomew Kuma is fully introduced in Episode 368, where he silently arrives at Thriller Bark, banishes Perona, and questions Nami about Luffy, though an audio hint of his approach appeared without him being shown in the previous episode.
In Episode 368, Perona pleads that she has quit Gecko Moria's service but attacks Kuma anyway, and Kuma simply reaches out and makes her vanish.
After making Perona disappear, Kuma identifies Nami in Episode 368 and asks whether Luffy has a brother named Ace before departing.
In Episode 368, Usopp reminds the crew that fragments of Luffy's memory persist in Oars, meaning the captain's weak points are also the giant's weak points, so Usopp and Chopper bait Oars while Franky and Zoro strike him.
Episode 368 marks the Devil Fruit debut of the Nikyu Nikyu no Mi, the paw-paw fruit that gives Bartholomew Kuma his powers.
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