Recaps

The Straw Hat Pirates entered the New World, rescued Panz Fry, and followed a distress call to Punk Hazard, where they fought the island’s strange inhabitants and searched for their captured crewmates. They reunited amid the children’s escape and discovered that Law had swapped several crew members’ souls between bodies, while Kin'emon continued searching for his son, Momonosuke.

• The Straw Hat Pirates left Fish-Man Island, crossed the White Dragon Current, and reached the New World, where Smoker pursued them and Xi Yan helped them survive the island’s strange weather.
• Lili asked the Straw Hat Pirates to rescue her father, Panz Fry, and they freed him from Vice Admiral Momonga’s warship before sharing a feast with him.
• Luffy’s group landed on Punk Hazard after answering a distress call, where they fought a giant dragon and freed Kin'emon’s talking lower body.
• Gas captured Nami, Sanji, Chopper, Franky, Perona, and others, but Kin'emon’s head helped them escape as Luffy’s group crossed the island to find them.
• The crew learned that Vergo and Caesar were using captured children in experiments, and Nami and Perona chose to help the children escape despite the danger.
• Nami’s group encountered Law and G5 Marines, while Law used his powers to disable the Marines and prevent them from reporting what had happened.
• Luffy’s group reunited with Nami’s group at the research institute, and the crew discovered that Law had swapped several of their souls between bodies.
• Kin'emon recounted being cut apart by a Shichibukai and accused Tea Beard of taking his son, Momonosuke, while the crew struggled to understand their swapped bodies and powers.

The Straw Hats uncovered Caesar Clown’s experiments on children and fought to escape Punk Hazard as he unleashed his island-destroying weapon. Law formed an alliance with Luffy against Kaido, and the rescued prisoners began confronting Caesar while Xi Yan’s group rushed toward the laboratory to save Momonosuke.

• Kin'emon and the Straw Hats searched for Momonosuke, while Caesar began targeting the crew and using candy to keep his experimental children dependent on drugs.
• Chopper exposed Caesar’s experiments, and the Straw Hats resolved to rescue the children as giant children attacked and Nami, Chopper, and Perona stayed behind to protect them.
• Shakky told Xi Yan about Blackbeard’s rise, Jozu’s death, and the danger posed by Devil Fruit hunters, while Xi Yan’s group learned Caesar was behind Punk Hazard’s experiments.
• Locke and Scotch captured Perona as bait, but Luffy and Merry rescued her with Law’s help, and Luffy agreed to Law’s alliance against Kaido.
• Law restored the crew’s original bodies and warned Luffy that capturing Caesar would commit them to a dangerous plan, while Kin'emon reunited with his body and headed for the laboratory to rescue Momonosuke.
• Caesar revealed Death Country and attacked Luffy’s group, but Luffy and Perona fought back before Caesar removed the air and captured them with Sea Stone chains.
• Caesar released the poisonous Death Country weapon and exposed that Vergo and Monet were working for Doflamingo, while Xi Yan carried his group away on a Wood Dragon.
• Robin created smoke to distract the Marines, and Law revealed that he and Robin had escaped their restraints and freed the others before Luffy charged into the research facility.

Xi Yan and the Straw Hat Pirates fought Caesar and Vergo while rescuing the children and helping the G5 Marines. After Luffy defeated Caesar and Law defeated Vergo, the group escaped Punk Hazard’s destruction and began arranging care for the children.

• Xi Yan’s group entered the research facility with the G5 Marines, and Merry summoned and sealed the Thousand Sunny while Law explained their escape route.
• Caesar released poisonous gas and ordered the Marines to open the way for Death Country as the Straw Hats split up to find the children and confront him.
• Merry and Sanji helped the G5 Marines through the gas while Nami and the others fought Monet and evacuated the children from the Biscuit House.
• Law recovered his heart from Vergo, then cut Vergo in half while Xi Yan helped him, and Luffy defeated Caesar with a Haki-coated Grizzly Magnum.
• Nami brought the children and survivors to R Building, and the group prepared to escape as the facility began collapsing.
• Doflamingo ordered Monet to activate the Detonation Device, and Xi Yan carried the group toward the exit on a Wood Dragon while Merry cleared poisonous gas from their path.
• Xi Yan shielded the group and their cruise ship from the explosion, and Brook later confirmed that Punk Hazard had been reduced to ruins.
• Nami discussed the children’s care with the Marines, and Law agreed to remove their excess toxins while warning that full recovery would take a long time.

The Straw Hat Pirates helped Law rescue the children from Punk Hazard, then joined his plan to bring down Doflamingo’s SMILE operation in Dressrosa. After Doflamingo resigned from the Shichibukai to recover Caesar, the alliance prepared to exchange him near Green Bit.

• Law treated the poisoned children while the Straw Hat Pirates defeated Baby-5 and Buffalo, and the Marines escorted the children home.
• Kin'emon found Momonosuke’s body in the Scrapyard, and the Straw Hats took Kin'emon and his son’s body with them as they left Punk Hazard.
• Law revealed that Doflamingo supplied Kaido’s Beast Pirates with SMILE and proposed destroying the SMILE Factory in Dressrosa while he drew Doflamingo away with Caesar.
• Doflamingo rescued Baby-5 and Buffalo, but Kuzan warned Smoker that Doflamingo was dangerous, prompting Smoker to head for Dressrosa.
• The Five Elders planned to use Doflamingo’s false resignation to capture Ace and the Straw Hat Pirates, and ordered Fujitora and Smoker to Dressrosa.
• Breed abducted Caesar with his Pet Fruit, but Xi Yan knocked Breed unconscious and freed the controlled animals after Luffy and Chopper were forced to fight their companions.
• The newspaper announced Doflamingo’s resignation and revealed Law’s alliance with the Straw Hats, so Law declared they could proceed with their plan.
• Law arranged to exchange Caesar with Doflamingo on the beach south of Green Bit, while the crew discussed finding the SMILE Factory.