One of the Greatest One Piece Fight Scenes Was the Work of a 17-Year Old Animator

SUMMARY

• An action sequence involving Luffy and Jewelry Bonney from episode 1092 of One Piece is currently going viral as it was animated by a 17 year old.
• The animator in question goes by the name of Anikari and has previously done some incredibly good work.
• One Piece fans are looking forward to the future of this young animator as the future of the series is in good hands.

Becoming an animator in Japan is one of the most emotionally and physically exhausting jobs. You would need years of experience, while handling the low pay of the industry. To get hired to work in a long-running and popular series like One Piece, you would have to be incredibly talented.

Luffy’s Gear 5 form in One Piece | Credit: Toei Animation

However, a mere 17-year-old teenager has cracked the code and currently works as one of the animators for One Piece. The animator in question goes by the name of Anikari on his social media accounts.

A One Piece Clip Animated by a 17-Year-Old Goes Viral

Luffy’s battle sequence | Credit: Toei Animation

The One Piece anime is generally known for its gorgeous animation and on-point action sequences. So key animation scenes often go viral due to their quality, and something similar happened to a clip from episode 1092. But this time, an incredibly well-animated action sequence went viral for a surprising reason.

The clip in question shows Jewelry Bonney kicking away Luffy to save him from being hit by a blast from the Pacifista. The sequence is just half a minute long, yet it shows incredible mastery of the craft of animation. From the impact of Bonney’s kick to the Pacifista’s explosive attack as well as Luffy being winded from the kick, everything has been demonstrated perfectly.

The key animator of the scene is Anikari, a 17-year-old animator whose real name is Yutaka Nakamura. Several tweets have emerged to praise the teenager for his incredible work and his mastery over the craft at such a tender age. Being hired to animate a sequence for One Piece is no joke by itself, and doing such an incredible job at it was completely unexpected.

Anikari is on His Way to Become a Pro Animator

Jewelry Bonney in One Piece | Credit: Toei Animation

By the looks of Anikari’s progress, it is almost a given that he will grow up to be a treasure of the Japanese animation industry in the future. So far, he has created key animations for 5 episodes of One Piece as well as provided the second key animation for episode 1086. He has also previously worked as a key animator in the VSPO!×Cardfight!! Vanguard Animation PV ONA.

Anikari has received countless praises from One Piece fans for his work, and despite the language barrier, he has tried his best to respond. The animator has responded via his X account by sharing that while he didn’t understand some of the details, he was taught by some kind people. He also showed his resolve to draw even better and keep improving.

Fans have tweeted various praises for the teen, and some have even expressed their jealousy comically. Not everyone can achieve such expertise at an incredibly young age as Anikari, which makes his work even more praiseworthy. Now that he has been revealed to the limelight, all eyes will be locked to see his next works.

One Piece manga is available to read on Viz Media, and the anime is currently streaming on Crunchyroll.

Written by Aaheli Pradhan

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Aaheli is an anime content writer at FandomeWire. With four years of experience under her belt, she is a living, breathing encyclopedia for anime and manga. She believes in living a slow life, surrounded by incomplete art projects and her beloved cat.