This event leads directly into the Amazon Lily Arc and eventually the Summit War Saga. Cultural Impact and Reception

episode 405, titled " Eliminated Friends – The Final Day of the Straw Hat Crew " (English Dub), is a critical turning point in the series marking the complete defeat and separation of the Straw Hat Pirates . Episode Overview

Features Colleen Clinkenbeard as Monkey D. Luffy, Christopher R. Sabat as Roronoa Zoro, and Luci Christian as Nami. Plot Summary

Kuma uses his "Paw-Paw" fruit powers to touch each Straw Hat member, making them vanish instantly.

Originally released via Funimation simulcast on August 25, 2009, with a later DVD release on September 1, 2015. Arc: The climax of the Sabaody Archipelago Arc . Manga Reference: Adapts the final pages of Chapter 513 .

The episode focuses on the desperate battle at Sabaody Archipelago, where the crew is overwhelmed by Admiral Kizaru, Sentomaru, and the Warlord Bartholomew Kuma .

The episode concludes with Luffy alone, sobbing and banging his head on the ground in total despair after failing to save a single member of his crew.