Luffy in a top hat solving crimes? The multiverse peaked here, folks.
Aired after Episode 253 - In an alternate reality world that takes place in 19th century Japan, Luffy acts as a member of the secret police. This is made up of two adventures. In the first, Buggy makes trouble in the town. In the second, a mysterious girl named Vivi appears. This special contains several cameos from characters throughout the entire series.
Practical Effects
Meiji-era costume designs slap ridiculously hard on these familiar faces.
Writing
Two mini-mysteries that actually respect the characters outside canon.
Production
Cameo density is criminal—spotting them is half the fun.
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)
Shigeru Chiba
Buggy (voice)
Misa Watanabe
Vivi (voice)
Keiichi Sonobe
Igaram (voice)
Kenji Nojima
Pell (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This special parodies the popular 'Meiji detective' genre that dominated Japanese television in the 70s-80s, particularly the iconic Zenigata Heiji series.
Despite airing after Episode 253, the character designs and voice performances deliberately reference much later arcs as inside jokes for manga readers.
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