I’ll be the first one to say it, but I was never a big fan of Luffy’s transformations. Never really thought they looked all that cool, definitely Gear 4 when he got all fat.

Shit so wack.

But now with Gear 5, it seems as if people are either saying that it’s the best anime transformation of all time, or think that people are over hyping it. But hell, after watching 1000+ episodes to get to this moment, it better be the best transformation of all time.



People are also making fun of the Looney Tunes sound effects and animation that was added to this fight scene and transformation reveal.



This transformation even broke Crunchyroll with how many people were trying to watch the episode.

If I can put my two cents in. I don’t really see the hype around the transformation, but I’ve also never watched One Piece, so my viewpoint can be totally different from fans, which is understandable. But I didn’t watch Dragon Ball Super, and I still thought Ultra Instinct Goku was lit as fuck. So I don’t know. I’m happy for all the One Piece fans who thought this was peak content. At least the people who've been on this journey for years don’t seem disappointed.

What did you think of the Gear 5 transformation? Was Gear 5 hyped up too much? Have you watched or read all of One Piece? Tell us in the comments.