Episode 502

Where Is Freedom? The Boy's Sad Departure
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Japanese Information
Kanji	自由はどこにある？少年の悲しき船出
Romaji	Jiyū wa Doko ni Aru? Shōnen no Kanashiki Funade
Airdate	June 12, 2011
Opening	Fight Together
Season	14
Piece	11
English Information
Title	Where Can Freedom be Found? A Sad Departure of a Boy!
Airdate	June 11, 2011 (Simulcast)
Season	8
Voyage	4
Episode Credits
Screenplay	上坂浩彦 - Hirohiko Kamisaka
Art	白石美穂 - Miho Shiraishi
Animation	横山健次 - Kenji Yokoyama
Direction	所勝美 - Katsumi Tokoro
Statistics
Chapters	587 p.10-19 and 588 p.2-4
Eyecatcher	Luffy - Usopp
Format	16:9 (HDTV)
TV Rating (%)	9.0
Rank	5

"Where Is Freedom? The Boy's Sad Departure" is the 502nd episode of the One Piece anime.

Short Summary

While Dadan and Ace stay behind to fight Bluejam, the rest of the Dadan Family and Luffy make a quick escape. In the meantime Sabo fully accepts that he will never have freedom so long as he stays in Goa Kingdom and leaves the island the day the Celestial Dragon is set to arrive.

Long Summary

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Characters in Order of Appearance

• Monkey D. Luffy (flashback)
• Portgas D. Ace (flashback)
• Bluejam (flashback)
• Curly Dadan (flashback)
• Magra (flashback)
• Dogra (flashback)
• Emporio Ivankov (flashback)
• Monkey D. Dragon (flashback)
• Bartholomew Kuma (flashback)
• Didit (flashback)
• Outlook III (flashback)
• Sabo (flashback)
• Sterry (flashback)
• Makino (flashback)
• Saint Jalmack (flashback)

Anime Notes

• In the manga, Dadan instantly swings her axe at Bluejam at the start of their confrontation, but in the anime, Dadan saves Ace by first grabbing on to Bluejam's arm that is carrying the gun and redirecting it.
• The anime shows how Sabo is recaptured and Sabo's father hires two bodyguards to guard Sabo.
• While not shown in the manga, the anime shows that Sabo's parents witness his departure.

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