Episode 651

"Protect You to the End! Rebecca and the Toy Soldier" is the 651st episode of the One Piece anime.

Short Summary
This episode shows the flashback of Rebecca's past when she was little while she was walking towards the stage of the colosseum for the battle between Block D. Rebecca's mother dies when Rebecca says that she is hungry for not eating for two days because of escaping from the people hunting down the former nobilities. She leaves Rebecca in an area, saying that she will be back with food. Unfortunately, she was discovered by the hunters and was killed. The soldier carries her mother back, saying that even though he couldn't protect her mother, he will protect her forever until he meets his death. The rest of the episode shows how Rebecca is protected for the next few years after her mother's death.

After the flashback and in the present when Rebecca walks onto the stage, she is booed by the audience. Lucy gets angry and says that she is a nice person, to which one of the prisoners reply saying that everyone despises her because of her grandfather, the former King who destroyed the country many years ago.

Anime Notes

 * While not portrayed in the manga, when Thunder Soldier found Rebecca's house ransacked, Rebecca was missing and Thunder Soldier searched for her and eventually found her and her abductors on a boat. Thunder Soldier's fight with the kidnappers is also extended in the anime.
 * The scene in which Thunder Soldier started training Rebecca is extended.

Anime and Manga Differences

 * When Rebecca went to her fight, he told Lucy that they meet in the final match, in the anime Luffy raised his hand and said ok but in the manga only raised his hand silently.
 * When Rebecca was attacked by wild dogs, Thunder Soldier told Rebecca that they are wild dogs. This line was only in the manga.
 * When Thunder Soldier rescued Rebecca, he shot the kidnappers but in the manga, he fought only by smacking the big guy with the shotgun.