Overview
- Episode 1151 delivered the anime’s first audible portrayal of Joy Boy during the Egghead arc.
- Urara Takano confirmed on X that she voices Joy Boy, marking her return to the franchise after voicing Luffy in a 1998 Production I.G. OVA.
- Mayumi Tanaka remains Luffy’s longtime anime voice, highlighting the significance of Takano’s separate casting for Joy Boy.
- An official preview suggests episode 1152 will feature a silhouetted Joy Boy and a power handoff to the Iron Giant known as Emet.
- Commentators say the choice reinforces narrative parallels between Joy Boy and Luffy, while fan time‑travel theories remain speculative and unverified.