Gear 5 Luffy's Debut is Already Crashing Streaming Services
Liam Parker
Updated on March 13, 2026
One Piece has finally brought the highly anticipated Gear 5 Luffy to the anime with the newest episode, and the premiere of One Piece Episode 1071 is already crashing streaming sites all over the web! One Piece's anime has been working towards the true climax of the Wano Country arc as Luffy and Kaido fought on the roof of Onigashima's Skull Dome, and the anime took a final step towards this grand finale when Luffy lost to Kaido for a third time. But rather be the end of the fight, it was actually the first step in Luffy's biggest comeback yet.
One Piece Episode 1071 is the official start to Gear 5 Luffy's time in the anime that was first announced during One Piece Day 2023, and has been the most anticipated episode of the anime to air this year overall. It's such a huge occasion, in fact, that the episode's launch with Crunchyroll has caused an early issue as fans have been noting that the streaming site has been down during their efforts to check it out.
Crunchyroll being down for One Piece Episode 1071 thankfully won't last too long after its initial premiere with the service, but it's something fans actually take pride in as shows so much demand that might be even too much for the Internet. Read on to see what fans are saying about Gear 5 Luffy's stalled debut, and let us know your thoughts about it in the comments!
It's a Lot Happening Right Now
prevnext#ルフィ #ONEPIECE1071
— Sigmar 🔴 (@sigmarshanks) August 6, 2023
Crunchyroll right now
It's Really a Fight
prevnextCrunchyroll and all the other anime sites right now #ONEPIECE1071
— Sarz 🔥 (@Sanjistars_) August 6, 2023
Tragedy
prevnextMY FUCKING CRUNCHYROLL CRASHED THE MOMENT THE EP DROPPED NOOOOOOOOO😫😫😫😫😫
— 🦭Galilileo🦭 (@Rip_MDD13) August 6, 2023
Total Shock
prevnextPOV: OP fans when crunchyroll won't load
— dwain (@dwaincondones) August 6, 2023
Gear 5 Was Too Much
prevnextBRO CRUNCHYROLL IS COMPLETELY BROKEN ALREADY FROM GEAR 5#ONEPIECE1071
— Samureye💫 (@Sxmureye) August 6, 2023
It Really Did It...
prevnextDamn bro they really did it , Crunchyroll is down 😭
— Cidades (@Cidades_Art) August 6, 2023
Had Trouble Before It Even Hit
prevnextThe episode isn't even out yet and crunchyroll broke
Gear 5 power
— Jason Klum (@PokemanZ0N6) August 6, 2023
GOAT
prevnextCRUNCHYROLL ISNT EVEN LOADING ANYMOREEE LMAOOOO #ONEPIECE1071 GEAR 5 GOATTTT
— Tomo😤☁️ (@LorTomo2) August 6, 2023
It's a Lot to Juggle!
prev0commentsCrunchyroll the moment gear 5 episode dropped #ONEPIECE1071
— A11 -Shibuya no Senshi- (@BlackIppoX) August 6, 2023
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