Overview

• Episode 1129, titled 'Kuma’s Past—Better Off Dead in This World,' aired on May 18, 2025, and will stream on Netflix starting May 25, 2025.
• The episode reveals Kuma’s peaceful early life in the Sorbet Kingdom, which was shattered when his Buccaneer heritage was discovered, leading to his family’s enslavement.
• Kuma’s father, Clapp, is executed by a World Noble, a pivotal moment that underscores the systemic cruelty of the Celestial Dragons.
• Flashbacks also depict Kuma’s near-death experience during the God Valley Native Hunting Competition and his rescue by Ivankov and Ginny.
• In the present, Saint Jaygarcia Saturn’s brutal attack on Bonney, Sanji, and Franky ties Kuma’s traumatic past to the ongoing conflict on Egghead Island.