One Piece Episode 1092 of the much talked about “Egghead Arc” features an exciting action scene animated by a talented teenager.
On social media platform “genga” in Japan). The scene in question involves Jewelry Bonney dragging Sanji by kicking Monkey D. Luffy to safety before the future Pirate King can be blown up by the Pacifista. The footage is less than half a minute long, but it delivers the incredible weight of Bonney’s kick and the physical consequences of surviving a Pacifista’s explosive attack.
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The main animator credited for this sequence is a 17-year-old named Anikari. “Believe it or not, this scene was animated by a talented 17-year-old boy,” said popular One Piece fan account @/pewpie. Reactions to the key animator’s surprising age range from shock to amazement, along with some self-deprecating humor. “My talentless 19 year old ass is watching this,” one user joked along with a picture of a jealous reaction. “I hope this talented guy creates other top moments!” another user excitedly replied.
Anikari, who is active on X, responded to positive messages regarding his One Piece scene. “Thank you for introducing me to this!” Anikari said. “There are some things I don’t understand, but I’ve been taught by kind people…I’ll try my best to draw better things! Thank you very much.” Despite the language difference, Anikari still shows appreciation from the One Piece fan community.
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Anikari isn’t the only young animator who has recently shocked the anime world because of his age. A 19-year-old named Kouichi Akahiro animated one of the standout action scenes from Aoi Todo’s Jujutsu Kaisen Part 2 performing the Black Lightning technique. Episode 20 director Yuji Tokuno praised Akahiro as well as the show’s animation team, saying: “All of the creators of Jujutsu are very young and have outstanding talent, which is extremely stimulating. I look forward to the future for everyone involved.” !!”
The anime television series One Piece is available on many streaming services, including Crunchyroll and Netflix. An animated remake of One Piece is currently in the works for Netflix, as is a second season of the live-action show.
Source: X (formerly Twitter)
