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Its Name is Enma! Oden's Great Swords!

EpisodeEp. 954

The 954th episode lifts the veil on the Oihagi Bridge thief. Kawamatsu retraces his bond with the graveyard fox Onimaru, exposing the robber's true identity, and Hiyori puts forward Oden's blade Enma for Zoro in place of Shusui.

Japanese Air Date: December 12, 2020
English Air Date: December 12, 2020
Opening Theme: DREAMIN' ON
Character Debut: Shimotsuki Ushimaru
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Summary

Kawamatsu relates the tale of Gyukimaru, revealing the thief to be a fox called Onimaru. Rather than let Zoro reclaim the sacred Shusui, Hiyori proposes a trade and offers him Oden's own weapon, Enma, placing the legendary blade in his grip.

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Key Events

Chasing Gyukimaru, Zoro loses him through a derelict doorway. Hiyori and Kawamatsu set off together but are swarmed by another wave of bandits, whom Kawamatsu drives back while recounting what happened after Hiyori vanished. Thirteen years before, he had traveled to Ringo, a land whose daimyo had been Shimotsuki Ushimaru, kept company by his fox Onimaru, until Orochi's coup left Ushimaru slain and Ringo fallen. There Kawamatsu came upon a vast burial ground of Eternal Graves, where the cold preserved the dead inside caskets, each marked by a sword said to hold its owner's soul. Grave robbers coveted those blades, but Onimaru kept watch over the site.

Wary of Kawamatsu at first, Onimaru gradually warmed to him, then bristled anew on seeing him pull swords from the graves. Once Kawamatsu explained the blades were meant for the raid, and that the samurai spirits within would aid their wielders, the fox relented and helped him collect more. The two built a hideout, lifted food from the capital, and beat off robbers, until Kawamatsu was caught in a trap while stealing tofu and dragged to the Udon mine. In the present, he returns to where Gyukimaru disappeared and finds the sword cache, telling Kin'emon the army now has its weapons. Gyukimaru, it turns out, was Onimaru in human shape through the Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Onyudo, and having arranged the blades during Kawamatsu's absence, he reverts to a fox and departs. When Zoro reaches for Shusui, Hiyori stops him and holds out Enma instead, the blade Oden once carried and the only sword ever to wound Kaidou.

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Notes

Added material shows Zoro watching Gyukimaru open the cache, Kawamatsu cutting down more Beasts Pirates, a flashback beat of him close to ending his own life before hearing Onimaru fight, and his net-trap arrest by Orochi's enforcers. Page One, Sasaki, and Who's Who appear in silhouette, though Who's Who's flashback presence is non-canon, since Chapter 1017 establishes he was in CP9 thirteen years prior. The scrap with Bingo, Bongo, and Bungo is drawn out. Shimotsuki Ushimaru debuts, and the episode runs in the Wano Country arc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What makes Enma so powerful in One Piece?

According to episode 954, Enma is the sword Kouzuki Oden once wielded and the only blade ever known to have wounded Kaidou, and Hiyori gives it to Zoro in place of Shusui.

Who is the thief Gyukimaru revealed to be in episode 954?

Episode 954 reveals Gyukimaru to be Onimaru, a fox who takes human shape through the Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Onyudo, and who had been secretly gathering swords from the Eternal Graves for the rebellion.

Why did Onimaru guard the Eternal Graves of Ringo?

Onimaru watched over Ringo's burial ground of Eternal Graves to protect the swords marking each dead samurai's tomb from grave robbers, after Ringo's daimyo Shimotsuki Ushimaru was killed in Orochi's coup.

How was Kawamatsu captured and sent to the Udon mine, as told in episode 954?

Episode 954 reveals that Kawamatsu was caught in a trap while stealing tofu from the capital and was dragged off to labor in the Udon mine.

Why does Kawamatsu gather swords from the Eternal Graves in episode 954?

Kawamatsu collects the blades from the Eternal Graves to arm Kin'emon's rebellion army, believing the samurai spirits within the swords would aid whoever wielded them in the coming raid.

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