
The following contains spoilers for episode 1130 of a room, available for streaming via Crunchyroll
When One piece Anime returned from his interruption in early April 2025, the fans were undoubtedly delighted to watch Monkey D. Luffy and the hats of the straw hat go with the fleet of the oversized navy heading towards them. However, less than ten episodes later, fans of the show are now rooted in what is most likely the best Sonen anime flashback of all time: the story of Bartholomew Kuma.
One piece Episode 1130 – “An erased story! God Valley of Despair” – continues the tragic background of Kuma, enlightening more light on one of the most mysterious characters of One piece. This time, the Anime Shonen concentrates not only on the personal history of Kuma, but also on one of the most formative events in the history of the Grande Line: the incident of God Valley.

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Be most One piece Fans who look at the Egghead Arc do not need to be convinced of the misdeeds of the world government. After all, their systemic overall oppression is one of the most coherent head lines in the series, and it was the source of conflicts for dozens and dozens of characters that the monkey D. Luffy met. However, the path One piece Episode 1130 presents that this information is different from everything that preceded it, because it literally shows institutionalized slavery practiced by celestial dragons through the eyes of one of its victims – Bartholomew Kuma.
One piece Episode 1130 begins by briefly resuming the low points of Kuma’s trip shown so far in his perspective, framing each tragic blow with a silhouette of the eyelids of the young Buccaneer. Although the summary is generally one of the most criticized parts of the rhythm of the Anime Shonen, The decision to quickly revive these events through Kuma’s eyes legitimately adds something to the sequence, And by his conclusion, he completely begins the public of the following events. It is undeniable that the former War Lord of the Sea has one of the tragic stories in One pieceIt is therefore completely appropriate to force the public to sympathize with Kuma before moving on to the most exciting games of episode 1130.

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As well executed as this opening section is, the background of Bartholomew Kuma takes a change of force which is even more evocative once he decides to help Ivankov and Ginny in their efforts to escape God Valley. With the back against the wall, Ivankov, Ginny and Kuma formulate a plan that aims to use the horrible hunt of God God Valley as a smoke screen for their escape, which ultimately leads them to brush their shoulders with some of the most powerful and infamous characters of characters from the most incendiary characters in One piece. The need for hope – even in the face of futility – has been a current theme in the series of Eiichiro Oda for years, and it has never been more important than in episode 1130 while watching literal children fight for their life on the most important battlefield in One piece history.
I choose life! And you guys?!
– Ivankov, One Piece 1130 episode
Most of One piece The narration of episode 1130 revolves around the experience of Bartholomew Kuma in God Valley, and it seems absolutely undressing to look at the twisted competition of the highest elites of the big line from the point of view of the slaves they hunt. God of the Sun Nika – and, by proxy, the monkey D. Luffy – was more and more presented as a figure of liberation in One pieceAnd after watching episode 1130, it is more understandable than ever than the characters oppressed by the world government would rush for such a figure to save them. Although Kuma was not the first sea lord of the sea which was the subject of a flashback where they were enslaved (Boa Hancock communicated the same during the Arc de Lily Amazon), no sequence made any more to found the impact of the slavery of celestial dragons than its background.
God Valley’s first overview offers more than simple emotional issues
Episode 1130 of a play includes a multitude of major revelations
In general, One pieceFlashbacks tend to focus on the characters, and they rarely present major events of the past from a complete historical perspective. For this reason, the representation of episode 1130 of the incident of God Valley obviously does not answer many questions that fans have concerning the event. That said, if the objective of this flashback is to humanize Bartholomew Kuma, it is a very, very wise choice to avoid revealing the details of the incident of God Valley, who would almost certainly overshadow the story of the young character. By limiting his scope to certain parts of Kuma’s experience, he does not only hold on him, but adds to the suspense and the myths of the figures that appear during this section.
One piece Episode 1130 covers an era of the past of the series which is mainly unexplored and, therefore, many characters rarely seen make their appearance. Less rocks D. Xebec himself, the entire crew of pirate rocks, the party’s accidents, followed shortly after by none other than Gol D. Roger, Silvers Rayleigh and their crew. In addition, Monkey D. Garp, The Admiral of the Kong Fleet, Saint-Saturn and a multitude of celestial dragons / God’s Knights also appear in episode 1130, resulting in a real qui-who of One piece Characters for the humble Ivankov, Ginny and Kuma to avoid while they are trying to survive the incident of God Valley.

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By the conclusion of One piece Episode 1130, several key facts on the God Valley incident have been established, the most notable of which is the confirmed presence of Kaido & Bartholomew Kuma’s Devil Fruits during the competition. Looking at the younger versions of the Ivankov, Kuma and Charlotte Linlin fight for the control of the fruit of the devil intended for prices for the competition of celestial dragons seems a little surreal, especially after having conceptualized them as an adult of average age for decades.
Bartholomew Kuma has long been one of the One pieceThe most important characters, and he has direct links with the most important revolutionaries, pirates and representatives of the world government in the whole series. If a character was going to be the subject of an elongated flashback at this stage of the Egghead Arc, it is difficult to claim that there was a better choice than Bartholomew Kuma. Given the pure emotional gravity of its history, it is easy to lose sight of the fact that the representation of episode 1130 of the God Valley incident did more for on the ground Gol D. Roger of hacking than any flashback in One piece – Something that is only possible because of how Bartholomew Kuma is well connected to the construction of the world of the series.
Ginny and Bartholomew Kuma go to a tragic future
The emotional final of episode 1130 begins the public from another heartbreaking chapter
Unfortunately, the God Valley incident is not shown in its entirety in One piece Episode 1130, and even the details of how Bartholomew Kuma and his allies escape invisible island, leaving their history aside. That said, this decision indicates once again that the flashback is only interested in one thing: to show the tragic nature of the past of Bartholomew Kuma. His brilliant moment in God Valley – the rescue of 500 people, according to Ginny’s words – becomes invisible, while all his tests and tribulations are shown in detail. In this spirit, It seems almost certain that the future of Kuma and Ginny together, which is teased at the end of episode 1130, will also be mired in the same way in sorrow and loss.
“The Buccaneer Boy … Your fate in life is to be a slave and to die. It was decided during history.” – Saint Saturn
“It is strange that some people are born to be important. It is useless to be born if you are a slave of birth. If I have a kind of power, just like Nika, I want to save as much from these poor as possible.” – Bartholomew Kuma
However, as easy as getting lost in the pure sadness of the story of Kuma, there is a nucleus of hope that always remains present throughout One piece Episode 1130. Even when he finds himself face to face with Saint Jaygarcia Saturn, the surviving member of the Buccaneer race declares that “it is useless” to give up the obvious tragedy of his situation. It is a touching comment that captures the need for humanity for the hope of a better future – the same hope and the same positivity that leads Ginny to say “I am so happy” that episode 1130 is coming to an end. Overall, The Kuma flashback has done an almost perfect job to cultivate this same kind of overwhelming emotivity in fansSo even if the story of Ginny and Ginny is intended to bring tears to fans in future episodes, he has the potential to be one of the most inspiring (and important) parts of One piece history.
Episode 1130 of a room is available to Streaming now via Crunchyroll

One Piece Episode 1130 – “An erased story! God Valley of Despair”
- Release date
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October 20, 1999
- Network
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Fuji TV
- Directors
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Hiroaki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Itō, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko Ikeda, Ryota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kakudou, Takahira Imamura Toshihiro Maeya, Yûji Endô, Nozomu Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiki Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou,
- Writers
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Jin Tanaka, Akiko Inoue, Junki Takegami, Shinzo Fujita, Shouji Yonemura, Yoshiyuki Suga, Atsuhiro Tomioka, Hirohiko Uesaka, Michiru Shimada, Isao Murayama, Takuya Masumoto, Yoichi Takahashi, Momika Toyoda
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Mayumi Tanaka
Monkey D. Luffy (voice)
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Kazuya Nakai
Roronoa Zoro (voice)
- In short, a summary through the eyes of Bartholomew Kuma bases viewers in his emotional perspective
- God Valley’s incident highlights Kuma’s vulnerability by