Episode 603

"The Counterattack Begins! Luffy and Law's Great Escape" is the 603rd episode of the One Piece anime.

Short Summary
As the Underworld Brokers watched the video feed of the captive Straw Hats and Marines, Eustass Kid and Killer decided to ignore it for more important matters, such as forming an alliance between the Kid Pirates, On Air Pirates and the Hawkins Pirates.

Law then decided to set his plan into motion and orders Franky to blow a fireball at a destroyed ship, creating enough smoke to block the cage from being seen from outside. Law then breaks free, explaining that he switched the sea prism stones with fakes during his stay on the island, and proceeds to free the others and restoring Tashigi and Smoker in their own bodies while securing their aid. Franky however had to leave them and protect the Thousand Sunny. Meanwhile, Zoro and Nami's group are still running away from Shinokuni and they manage to join up while escaping. Luffy's group managed to enter the lab with the aid of Law and they opened the gate, allowing the G-5 Marines to get in before closing the gate, but the rest of the Straw Hats were still outside. Seeing their only chance of hope closing, Zoro and Kin'emon effortlessly cut the gate open, getting everyone inside safely.

Long Summary
"A member of the Shichibukai, Trafalgar Law, Monkey D. Luffy, a pirate who was in the news recently for making a stunning comeback, his conrade, "Devil Child" Nico Robin, and even the wild of the Navy, "White Chase" Smoker. How did these big timers ended up being captured by Caesar?" asked by various people around the New World.

As Law explains that he's been on the island for a long ime so he has replace some of the Kairoseki chains with regular chains just in case he gets captured.

Anime Notes

 * Pekoms and Baron Tamago were given speaking lines.
 * In the manga, Luffy already escaped the cage before Law noticed. In the anime, Law sees Luffy breaking out of the cage.
 * The anime adds the following:
 * Before the escape from the cage, Franky farts much to Tashigi's disgust.
 * After escaping the cage, Franky heads to the Thousand Sunny using Coup de Boo.
 * While riding on the dragon, Sanji gets a nosebleed after thinking about Nami's body.
 * While escaping from the gas, Brook fell off the dragon and is caught by Usopp.
 * Before the shutters open, the G-5 Marines were about to give in to despair.