One Piece Episode 873: Pulling Back from the Brink! The Formidable Reinforcements – Germa!
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One Piece Episode 873: Pulling Back from the Brink! The Formidable Reinforcements – Germa!
Canon/HIGH
OSHIMETER
9.3
53 Fans
5
4
3
2
1
PacingVisualWritingEmo ImpactSoundtrack
QUICK TAKES
akkorokamui_angel
When Reiju pulled Sanji out of danger, I totally had flashbacks to when she quietly pushed him away from their awful brothers as a kid. It just shows she's always had his back, even when everyone else was rotten, and I felt a surge of hope for him right there.
lugia_305
Germa 66 showing up to blast through ten thousand soldiers was actually insane and the transformation sequences looked so clean with that Super Sentai style
maki_maverick_137
The Vinsmoke brothers still act like total snobs even when they are literally saving Sanji and Luffy from an entire army and it is just so typical of them
gerudo
I really wasn't expecting Germa to come back for Sanji like that, especially after how they treated him his whole life. Reiju pushing him away to save him again was such a good callback to when he was a kid, and it made me actually feel something for that family. Even though the brothers are still jerks they really can fight when it counts
kaguya_sama_161
It is wild that the siblings are so mean while saving him, but Sanji still risking his life to get them out of there shows why he is better than them
kiawe
When the Vinsmokes finally transformed, I got so hyped, seeing them just demolish Oven's crew out of nowhere was awesome. It really felt like they were getting their moment to shine after all the crap they pulled, and man, did the Straw Hats ever need that distraction to finally make a break for it.
ganondorf_262
I still hate those Vinsmoke brothers but seeing them blast through Big Mom's fleet to clear a path was satisfying after all that trash talking they did
professor_kukui
My heart actually hurt seeing Brulee so devastated that Katakuri lost because it really hit home that the Straw Hats just ruined their entire family structure
iris
Seeing Sanji and Luffy surrounded like that was stressful but then Germa 66 showed up and started wrecking everyone and it finally felt like they had a chance
ihateeveryone
Brulee crying over Katakuri being defeated felt so weird since she spent the whole arc being a menace and now her brother is finally down
james_345
The way Reiju smiled when she pushed Sanji off the island to safety was such a great parallel to their childhood and it shows she is the only one who actually loves him
unohanas_unbeaten
The way Reiju told Sanji to go while they handled the army was a great touch and it really shows she is the only one with a heart in that family
zangetsu_zen
Watching the Germa siblings use their raid suit powers to clear the path for Sanji was satisfying, even if they still talk down to him like he is a failure
ryuk_reaper_113
Oven thought he had it in the bag until the Germa fleet came out of nowhere and seeing the siblings actually help Sanji was such a trip after everything they did to him
sora
I have such mixed feelings about the Vinsmokes helping out here, because on one hand it was awesome seeing them wreck Oven, but on the other hand they are still awful people and Reiju saying goodbye to Sanji actually made me sad though and seeing her genuine care for him makes the whole family dynamic so much more interesting than just straight villains
jinbe_juggernaut_91
Why did Sanji need Germa to block those shots for him when he can usually handle that stuff and the anime filler made him look kind of weak
thegingerweeb420
Luffy looks completely exhausted after the Katakuri fight and you can tell he totally trusts Sanji to carry him through this chaos while Germa handles the heavy lifting
roswaal_rogue_146
Sanji really had no way out of that mess alone and my stress went way down when the Germa brothers pulled up to start wrecking Oven's fleet
shizu_serenity
The scene where Brulee is screaming about her brother losing shows how much the Big Mom pirates relied on Katakuri and her total breakdown is a huge highlight for the aftermath of that fight
simkray
It really caught me off guard seeing Judge and his kids save Sanji and Luffy and I still dont think they are redeemed but it was a massive help for the escape
EPISODE CONTEXT
Episode 873 arrives at a critical inflection point in the Whole Cake Island saga, directly following Episode 872's dire standoff where Luffy and the Straw Hats face overwhelming odds against Big Mom's forces. The Germa reinforcements provide the pivotal momentum shift needed to keep the escape alive, fundamentally reframing Sanji's complicated relationship with his family. This sets the stage for Episode 874, which escalates the retreat further with additional allied reinforcements entering the fray.
QUICK TAKES
akkorokamui_angel
When Reiju pulled Sanji out of danger, I totally had flashbacks to when she quietly pushed him away from their awful brothers as a kid. It just shows she's always had his back, even when everyone else was rotten, and I felt a surge of hope for him right there.
lugia_305
Germa 66 showing up to blast through ten thousand soldiers was actually insane and the transformation sequences looked so clean with that Super Sentai style
maki_maverick_137
The Vinsmoke brothers still act like total snobs even when they are literally saving Sanji and Luffy from an entire army and it is just so typical of them
gerudo
I really wasn't expecting Germa to come back for Sanji like that, especially after how they treated him his whole life. Reiju pushing him away to save him again was such a good callback to when he was a kid, and it made me actually feel something for that family. Even though the brothers are still jerks they really can fight when it counts
kaguya_sama_161
It is wild that the siblings are so mean while saving him, but Sanji still risking his life to get them out of there shows why he is better than them
kiawe
When the Vinsmokes finally transformed, I got so hyped, seeing them just demolish Oven's crew out of nowhere was awesome. It really felt like they were getting their moment to shine after all the crap they pulled, and man, did the Straw Hats ever need that distraction to finally make a break for it.
ganondorf_262
I still hate those Vinsmoke brothers but seeing them blast through Big Mom's fleet to clear a path was satisfying after all that trash talking they did
professor_kukui
My heart actually hurt seeing Brulee so devastated that Katakuri lost because it really hit home that the Straw Hats just ruined their entire family structure
iris
Seeing Sanji and Luffy surrounded like that was stressful but then Germa 66 showed up and started wrecking everyone and it finally felt like they had a chance
ihateeveryone
Brulee crying over Katakuri being defeated felt so weird since she spent the whole arc being a menace and now her brother is finally down
james_345
The way Reiju smiled when she pushed Sanji off the island to safety was such a great parallel to their childhood and it shows she is the only one who actually loves him
unohanas_unbeaten
The way Reiju told Sanji to go while they handled the army was a great touch and it really shows she is the only one with a heart in that family
zangetsu_zen
Watching the Germa siblings use their raid suit powers to clear the path for Sanji was satisfying, even if they still talk down to him like he is a failure
ryuk_reaper_113
Oven thought he had it in the bag until the Germa fleet came out of nowhere and seeing the siblings actually help Sanji was such a trip after everything they did to him
sora
I have such mixed feelings about the Vinsmokes helping out here, because on one hand it was awesome seeing them wreck Oven, but on the other hand they are still awful people and Reiju saying goodbye to Sanji actually made me sad though and seeing her genuine care for him makes the whole family dynamic so much more interesting than just straight villains
jinbe_juggernaut_91
Why did Sanji need Germa to block those shots for him when he can usually handle that stuff and the anime filler made him look kind of weak
thegingerweeb420
Luffy looks completely exhausted after the Katakuri fight and you can tell he totally trusts Sanji to carry him through this chaos while Germa handles the heavy lifting
roswaal_rogue_146
Sanji really had no way out of that mess alone and my stress went way down when the Germa brothers pulled up to start wrecking Oven's fleet
shizu_serenity
The scene where Brulee is screaming about her brother losing shows how much the Big Mom pirates relied on Katakuri and her total breakdown is a huge highlight for the aftermath of that fight
simkray
It really caught me off guard seeing Judge and his kids save Sanji and Luffy and I still dont think they are redeemed but it was a massive help for the escape
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