One Piece Shocks Fans with Sudden Censorship in Latest Episode!

One Piece is currently airing one of its most emotional story arcs, diving deep into the heartbreaking past of Bartholomew Kuma. The latest episodes have shown just how much pain Kuma has gone through, from losing loved ones to being turned into a weapon by the Marines. But while the anime has been showing dark and violent moments faithfully from the manga, Episode 1132 surprised fans by censoring one specific scene involving Bonney.

In this flashback arc, viewers see Kuma’s old friend Ginny get kidnapped by a Celestial Dragon and disappear for years. When she finally reappears, she’s sick with a mysterious disease and reveals that she has a daughter. Kuma takes on the responsibility of raising her daughter, who we now know is Bonney. As a young child, Bonney begins to show her bold and fiery personality, especially in one scene where she stands up to bullies in her neighborhood.

In the original manga, Bonney raises her middle finger to tell off the bullies. But in the anime, this moment was censored. Instead of showing the rude gesture, the anime team changed it to her raising her fist in the air. While this might seem like a small change, many fans felt the scene lost some of its original impact and personality.

This kind of censorship isn’t new for One Piece. The anime has often removed or altered gestures like this to keep the show family-friendly. However, fans were hoping that the later time slot on Japanese TV might allow the anime to stay more faithful to the manga, especially since the current arc is much darker than usual.

Still, this moment shows that while One Piece is willing to explore serious themes like death, loss, and violence, the anime team is cautious about scenes that young viewers might imitate. A middle finger from a five-year-old character might have caused some backlash, so Toei Animation likely made the safer choice.

At the end of the day, it’s a small change, but it’s one that longtime fans of the manga noticed right away. It raises an ongoing question: How much should anime change from its original manga version to suit TV standards?