Episode 1073

"No Way Out! A Hellish Scene on Onigashima" is the 1073rd episode of the One Piece anime.

Short Summary
As Luffy and Kaidou continue their battle, Raizo and Jinbe work together to put out the fire that has spread throughout Onigashima. Meanwhile, Yamato warns Momonosuke of the danger Onigashima will face if he does not act soon to create new flame clouds to keep it from crashing into the Flower Capital.

Long Summary
Kaidou laments the damage his crew had taken during the raid, having lost all his top officers and having his castle destroyed by battle. He continues his battle with Luffy on the Skull Dome, and as Luffy launches himself into the air, he gets the idea of utilizing the lightning bolts in the sky.

Below inside the Skull Dome, the allied forces are separated and cornered by the spreading fires. Chopper reunites with Nami and Tama but fail to locate any other allies or combat the fires. Brook, Robin, Apoo, and Number Inbi are trapped in the basement, Sanji and the other women are cornered in the left brain tower, Usopp's group, Franky and Zoro are also trapped in the corridors, and Mink forces are trapped on the third floor.

On the fourth floor, Raizo and Jinbe carry out a plan to extinguish the flames. Using his Devil Fruit ability, Raizo summons a scroll producing vast quantities of water. Then, using a Fish-Man Karate technique, Jinbe controls the water flow and floods all parts of the Skull Dome, extinguishing the flames and saving the allied forces below.

However, outside Onigashima, Yamato pressures Momonosuke to create Flame Clouds to support the island. As Kaidou's power is rapidly declining, the Flame Clouds he created are weakening and about to collapse. Momonosuke needs to create his own Flame Clouds before this happens, or Onigashima will fall and crash into the mainland.

Anime Notes

 * This is the last regular episode to use PAINT as an opening theme.
 * This is the first episode to give Jinbe's eyecatcher its own music theme.
 * The anime adds the following:
 * Flashbacks occur of Luffy's actions with Gear 5 when Kaidou mentions on it being a ridiculous power.
 * When Kaidou mentions on what he lost, flashbacks of the All-Stars' defeats are shown.
 * An additional scene of the minks is shown while the fire is active, which also includes the appearance of Roddy and members of the Inuarashi Musketeer Squad who did not appear in the original manga chapter.
 * Luffy jumping toward the lightning in the sky is shown.
 * The anime extends the following:
 * Luffy's battle against Kaidou.
 * The alliance's actions while being surrounded by fire.
 * Raizo's flashback of his failure to save Oden and decision to secure water from Zunesha.
 * Raizou and Jinbe enacting their plan by using Ninpo: Maki Maki no Jutsu: Hokan, Mizugokoro and Kairyu Ipponzeoi to begin their counterattack to put out the fire in Onigashima.
 * The water putting out the fire throughout Onigashima.