Episode 1,130 of the TV anime "ONE PIECE" (Fuji TV, Sundays at 11:15 p.m.), based on the popular manga by Eiichiro Oda, entitled "Erased History! God Valley of Despair", aired on May 25th, and the star-studded voice cast of the Rocks Pirates became a hot topic.
In episode 1130, the Rocks Pirates appeared in God Valley, where the World Nobles, the Celestial Dragons, were holding a tournament to wipe out the natives. Rocks was played by Fujima Hideo, and the cast included a star-studded cast including Otomo Ryuzaburo as Whitebeard (Edward Newgate), Tessho Genda as Kaido, Koyama Mami as Charlotte Linlin, Kanetsuki Mami as Bakkin, Kinoshita Saka as Gloriosa, and Okamoto Hiroshi as Captain John. Actor Takenaka Naoto, who plays Shiki, also made a special appearance. Takenaka reprised his role as Shiki from the 2009 animated film "ONE PIECE FILM STRONG WORLD."
On social media, viewers have been posting comments of surprise and excitement, such as "The Rocks Pirates are so cool! The voice actors are amazing too!!" "The Rocks Pirates have such an amazing voice cast that I got goosebumps", "The Rocks Pirates are so cool! And all the voice actors are incredible!!" and "I'm blown away by the Rocks Pirates' amazing voice cast. I'm so happy that even Takenaka Naoto is in it."