Episode 1038

"Nami's Lethal Attack! O-Tama's Desperate Challenge!" is the 1038th episode of the One Piece anime.

Short Summary
Nami strikes a thunder blast to clear the way to the stage on the Live Floor. However, the elite corps of the Gifters shows up to crush their inferior opponents. Upset but unbroken, Tama stands up to give a command!

Long Summary
The Heart Pirates find a sinking Luffy, positioning their submarine underneath him and pushing him to the surface. They begin trying to treat him, forcing the water he's swallowed out of his stomach. Meanwhile, Shinobu and Momonosuke fall from Onigashima. Shinobu uses a kite, and the pair glide to the Wano mainland. However, when they land, Momonosuke bursts into tears, worried over the Kin'emon and Kiku.

Back on Onigashima, Ulti is terrorizing Tama when she's suddenly attacked by Nami. Zeus offers to send a lightning blast, but Nami argues that it would hurt Tama; however, Usopp is able to separate her, and Nami attacks Ulti with a lightning blast. She tries to dodge the strike, but Zeus redirects himself to hit her, knocking the Tobiroppo unconscious. Panicking, Bao Huang accidentally announces Ulti's and Page One's defeats over the Marys system, causing panic across the Gifters and Pleasures.

Taking advantage of her panicking, Usopp incapacitates Bao Huang, informing Tama that she works as a transmitter. As the allies across the island are overwhelmed with numbers, Tama speaks into the transmitter, converting the Gifters tamed by her power into allies.

Elsewhere, Yamato informs Kaidou of his decision to cut their familiar ties. Kaidou tries to persuade him otherwise, stating that he defeated both Luffy and Momonosuke, but Yamato refuses to change his mind. Yamato declares his intention to set out to sea, stating that he will force Kaidou to leave Wano; however, Kaidou refuses to be a pirate elsewhere, stating he must stay in Wano. The two clash, with Yamato intending on forcing Kaidou to remain on the rooftop until Luffy returns.

Anime Notes

 * The anime adds the following:
 * The Heart Pirates members on the Polar Tang rescuing Luffy.
 * Shinobu using her ninja kite to help slow her and Momonosuke's descent to safely glide them down.
 * The Horse-themed Gifter getting knocked off the ledge by Usopp's Midori Boshi: Devil attack is shown in the anime unlike the manga.
 * Queen sending some aerial-based Gifters after Tama, and them later attacking Queen after Tama's power kicks in.
 * The various actions of the Straw Hats during Tama's speech.


 * The anime extends the following:
 * The Heart Pirates attempting to pump the seawater out of Luffy to help resuscitate him.
 * The alliance forces being overpowered.
 * Tama making her speech.