* Enjoy this episode of One Piece 533 entitled "Emergency Situation - The Ryugu Palace is Occupied". Strawhats hold King Neptune and the entire Ryugu Palace hostage. Luffy takes Princess Shirahoshi for a ride in her Megalo shark. See us in our Anime Forum for discussions.
The Straw Hat Pirates are now facing a great dilemma of their lives, as they tried to escape from Ryugu Palace. On the other hand, the Mermaid Princess will finally get the answer to her prayers, courtesy of Luffy! We see Luffy stuffing Princess into the body of Megalo and swimming out of the palace tower.
There are two good points in this episode, the Straw Hats getting accused of mermaid killings. Mermaid Princess first got scared of Luffy but they became friends. Zoro's return is also a great thing, the fans missed him! The Fish-men pirates are also getting involved. These bits of pieces are still forming together to build a more solid story. But it's always like that in One Piece, you'll never realize that this small portion will have a great impact on some parts, not until you get to the finale of the storyline. That's what I like in One Piece, it makes the fans more patient and analytical.
The original plan was to escape the palace, but when Zoro arrives things got exaggerated. You will see that Neptune was handcuffed and the Straw Hats managed to control the whole palace. In short, they have successfully conquered the Ryugu Palace and effectively held it hostage! Neptune's sons won't be happy when they come back, so they have to act quickly! And of course, Zoro has his share of goofy stuff again when he answered the phone. Zoro is really like that, he doesn't know how to socialize with people, and when he does it will surely cause more problems!
In the previous One Piece episodes, Jimbei talked to the princes and he had an important message for Luffy. It is still indefinite why Jimbei wants to warn Luffy about Hordy, and this is where the intriguing part arises. Hordy is now the new head of the Fish-men pirates, which makes Luffy consider the past.
I'm still uncertain about what to expect for this arc, for it is still early to conclude anything. After the Marineford arc, I personally enjoyed the flashback arc. I know the fans want more of the Princess' shark and of course the big role that Hordy will portray in the coming One Piece episodes.