On a test-run of the Mini Merry, Usopp tells Brook the story of the Going Merry, a ship that served the crew well. However, to the Straw Hats, the Going Merry was not just a ship: It was a priceless, irreplaceable friend. *Scenes have been recreated with brand-new animation.
Direction
Tokoro weaponizes flashbacks with surgical emotional precision.
Production
Brand-new animation makes Merry's final voyage impossibly gorgeous.
Acting
Nakai's Zoro silence during the burial speaks volumes.
Director
Katsumi Tokoro
Mayumi Tanaka
Monkey D. Luffy (voice)
Kazuya Nakai
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
Akemi Okamura
Nami (voice)
Kappei Yamaguchi
Usopp (voice)
Hiroaki Hirata
Sanji (voice)
Ikue Otani
Tony Tony Chopper (voice)
Yuriko Yamaguchi
Nico Robin (voice)
Kazuki Yao
Franky (voice)
Cho
Brook (voice)
Houko Kuwashima
Going Merry (voice)
Mariko Kouda
Kaya (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This TV special was the first time Toei completely reanimated Enies Lobby footage instead of just compiling clips.
Merry's Viking funeral parallels Japanese Shinto beliefs that objects housing spirits (tsukumogami) deserve respectful farewells.
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