Episode 856

"The Forbidden Secret - Katakuri's Merienda" is the 856th episode of the One Piece anime.

Short Summary
After burying Luffy under a mountain of mochi, Katakuri believes he won and calls his chefs, who bring snacks for him to feast on. Katakuri makes a shrine where he can eat in private. Luffy breaks out of the mochi he was buried under and shattered the shrine, exposing Katakuri's face. Katakuri then executes the chefs before resuming his attempts to kill Luffy. After managing to land a hit on Katakuri, Luffy says that he figures out how to beat him and activates Gear Fourth.

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * Charlotte Katakuri
 * Monkey D. Luffy
 * Charlotte Opera (fantasy)
 * Sanji
 * Charlotte Pudding
 * Charlotte Chiffon
 * Charlotte Oven
 * Charlotte Brûlée (flashback)

Anime Notes

 * The anime adds the following:
 * The chefs that bring Katakuri's snacks explain about the ingredients they used.
 * Before Luffy breaks out of the mochi he was buried in, one of the chefs notices that Luffy's hand is not seen.
 * Sanji tasting the test cake Chiffon made.
 * Oven approaching Cacao Island on his ship is shown.
 * As the chefs are fleeing after seeing Katakuri's face, they feel a murderous aura coming from him.
 * Before Luffy lands his first hit on Katakuri, the latter deals some blows to him.
 * Before activating Gear Fourth, Luffy dodges more attacks.
 * Before hitting Katakuri with Kong Gun, Luffy evades his mochi attacks.
 * In the manga, Katakuri expresses his opinion of doughnuts out loud. In the anime, he expresses his opinion in thought while eating doughnuts.
 * In the manga, the first chef that Katakuri stabbed was struck from behind. In the anime, the chef is stabbed from the front instead.
 * When Luffy was blowing on his hands after clashing his fists with Katakuri, Luffy was standing in the manga. In the anime, Luffy is lying on the floor instead.
 * This is the first episode to use the opening Super Powers.