Episode 977

"The Sea Is For Pirates! Raid! To Onigashima" is the 977th episode of the One Piece anime.

Short Summary
No allies have to come to aid the raid on Onigashima so the Nine Red Scabbards jump on a row boat to get to Onigashima. Kikunojo tells that there must be a traitor amongst them. Kurozumi Kanjuro reveals himself to be the triator. Three Beasts Pirates galleon come to attack all. Kanjuro is decapitated by Kin'emon only to reveal that it was a drawing. Kanjuro captures Kozuki Momonosuke. Monkey D. Luffy, Trafalgar D. Water Law and Eustass Kid arrive.

Anime Notes

 * The anime adds the following:
 * Additional dialogue before the revelation of the Scabbards traitor, mainly the samurai speculating on the traitor's possible motives, then Kin'emon blaming his own incompetence for allowing one of his allies to be coerced into spying for Orochi before Kikunojo talks him out of it.
 * The reveal of Kanjuro's betrayal is expanded.
 * Kanjuro drawing the snakes to bind Shinobu.
 * The Beasts Pirates firing cannonballs at the samurai, and Ashura slicing one cannonball in half.
 * Trafalgar D. Water Law and Eustass Kid get an added dialogue each.


 * The anime changed the following:
 * In the manga, the Straw Hat Pirates appeared before the Beasts Pirates' ship was attacked.
 * In the manga, the Thousand Sunny's sails are folded when the Straw Hats arrive, but in the anime they are spread and seen patched up.