Episode 653

A Decisive Battle! Jora vs. the Straw Hats
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Japanese Information
Kanji	決戦! ジョーラVS麦わらの一味
Romaji	Kessen! Jōra tai Mugiwara no Ichimi
Airdate	July 13, 2014
Opening	Wake up!
Season	17
Piece	7
English Information
Title	A Decisive Battle! Giolla vs. the Straw Hats!
Airdate	July 12, 2014 (Simulcast)
Season	11
Voyage	2
Title	A Decisive Battle! Giolla vs. the Straw Hats!
Airdate	July 12, 2014
Episode Credits
Screenplay	中山智博 - Tomohiro Nakayama
Art	吉池隆司 - Ryūji Yoshiike
Animation	川村敦子 - Atsuko Kawamura
Direction	えんどうてつや - Tetsuya Endō
Statistics
Chapters	Chapter 722 (p. 14-19) Chapter 723 (p. 2-7)
Eyecatcher	Nami - One Piece Logo
Format	16:9 (HDTV)

"A Decisive Battle! Jora vs. the Straw Hats" is the 653rd episode of the One Piece anime.

Short Summary

At Green Bit, Donquixote Doflamingo reveals a bit of history that nineteen of the twenty kings who united to form the World Government moved to live in Mariejois with their families, leaving their old countries to elect new royalty. He then reveals to a defeated Trafalgar Law that the royal family that ruled Dressrosa before the Riku family was none other than the Donquixote Family.

Meanwhile, Zoro and Kin'emon stand outside the Colosseum, after talking to Sanji and discussing their plan. Sanji decides to go save Nami, gives Kin'emon the map to the toy house, and leaves with Violet to find their ship. Meanwhile, Zoro and Kin'emon are looking for a way to enter the Corrida Colosseum while trying not to draw any attention to themselves. However, they've already been spotted by Bartolomeo, who gushes over seeing one of his idols, Zoro; he goes on to think about the man he considers the first mate of the crew, due to his deeds in Whiskey Peak and Enies Lobby.

On the deformed Thousand Sunny, Brook is apparently aiding Jora in making abstract art whilst subduing Nami, Chopper and Momonosuke. However, Brook tricks Jora to returning his sword back to normal and swiftly defeats her. With Jora defeated, her spell is broken and everyone including the ship are returned to normal. However, she transforms herself into art called "Heaven's Door Art" to take them down. However, once Nami uses the Gaon Cannon it defeats her and leaves her incapacitated on the ship after Momonosuke hits her with a bat.

Long Summary

On Green Bit, Doflamingo is telling Law about how the twenty kings created the World Government. Nineteen of the twenty families decided to move to Mariejois, the Nefertari family being the only one who did not go. The descendants of the kings, the World Nobles, still live there today. This meant nineteen countries had to elect new royalty and new families were established. He says that the new ruling family in Dressrosa was the Riku Family, while the family that left for Mariejois was the Donquixote Family. Law then reacts shocked as he realizes Doflamingo's heritage.

Zoro and Kin'emon stand outside the Colosseum, after talking to Sanji and discussing their plan. Sanji decides to go save Nami, gives Kin'emon the map to the toy house, and leaves with Violet to find their ship. Meanwhile, Zoro and Kin'emon are looking for a way to enter the Corrida Colosseum while trying not to draw any attention to themselves. However, they've already been spotted by Bartolomeo, who gushes over seeing one of his idols, Zoro; he goes on to think about the man he considers the first mate of the crew, due to his deeds in Whiskey Peak and Enies Lobby. He then cries out to "Zoro-sempia" leaving Zoro at a blank as to who he is.

On the deformed Thousand Sunny, Brook is apparently aiding Jora in making abstract art whilst subduing Nami, Chopper and Momonosuke. However, Brook tricks Jora to returning his sword back to normal and swiftly defeats her. With Jora defeated, her spell is broken and everyone including the ship are returned to normal. However, she transforms herself into art called "Heaven's Door Art" to take them down. However, once Nami uses the Gaon Cannon it defeats her and has her land on the ship. However, after Momonosuke knocks her with a bat leaves her out cold and ends the fight.

Characters in Order of Appearance

• Donquixote Doflamingo
• Issho
• Trafalgar Law
• Brook
• Nami
• Jora
• Tony Tony Chopper
• Momonosuke
• Roronoa Zoro
• Kin'emon
• Wicca
• Sanji
• Bartolomeo
• Rebecca (in monitor screen)
• Monkey D. Luffy
• Baby 5
• Gladius
• Violet

Anime Notes

• In the manga, the battle with Jora ended after Brook cut her using his sword. In the anime, the fight continued as Jora transformed herself into an entity of art, until Nami defeated her with the Gaon Cannon.

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