The World's Strongest Weirdo! Jango the Hypnotist!

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The World's Strongest Weirdo! Jango the Hypnotist!
Jango.
Jango.
Creator: Eiichiro Oda
Country: Japan, US
Network: Flag of Japan Fuji TV
Flag of United States formerly 4Kids TV,
currently Cartoon Network
Number of episodes: ongoing
Episode Length: 25 min
Episode Airdate: January 19, 2000 (Japan)

The World's Strongest Weirdo! Jango the Hypnotist!, known as The Bluff and the Bluffer in the US version, is the 10th episode of the anime One Piece.

The episode begins showing the mysterious moonwalking man once again. At Kaya's mansion, Klahadore goes on about how Usopp's father, Yasopp, is a filthy pirate, making Usopp livid. Usopp punches Klahadore in the face, knocking him down. Klahadore gets up and continues taunting Usopp, and so Usopp, furious, leaves. Luffy gets furious as well, but Zoro and Nami hold him back. Later, Kaya is crying in her room, and Klahadore comes in to bring her a meal. Kaya asks why Klahadore was so harsh, but he replies by reminding Kaya of the day he came to the mansion, when he was battered, and her father let him in. He says that if anything happened to Kaya, he wouldn't forgive himself, and is only doing what he does with Kaya's best interests in mind. Kaya is still unsure, however.

Elsewhere in the village, Nami and Zoro are sitting on the fence, wondering where Luffy went. The Usopp's Pirates come running up to them, telling them that there's a strange moonwalking man in the village. Jango then moonwalks up to them, saying that he in fact is not weird. He then hypnotizes the Usopp's Pirates with his ring, but also winds up falling asleep himself.

By a cliff overlooking the ocean, Luffy and Usopp sit, talking about how Yasopp was a great pirate. Below them, they see Klahadore and Jango arrive, discussing plans. They hear that the two are planning to get rid of Kaya, so that Klahadore can take her inheritance. Klahadore is revealed to be Captain Kuro, a dangerous and cunning pirate thought to be executed three years ago. Jango then says that his pirates are mobilizing and are ready to mount an attack on the village and get rid of Kaya, but to make it look like an accident. Luffy stands up and yells at them not to get rid of Kaya, and Usopp freaks because their cover is blown. Jango uses his hypnotism to put Luffy to sleep, and falls asleep himself, but Usopp manages to crouch and avoid being hypnotized. Luffy falls asleep and falls forward off the cliff, landing on his head, so they all think he's dead. Kuro then tells Usopp that anything he says will not be believed, because the whole village thinks Usopp is a liar. Usopp takes off running to tell Kaya, though is worried that Kaya will be mad at him. Kuro then looks out on the water and sees his former pirate ship, ready for the plan, as the episode ends.


  • The US episode title refers to a "bluff" which is a small cliff, and Usopp, who is a "bluffer" as in a person who frequently lies.

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Jango may have been a portmanteau of Jean Ango(15??-1551), a French privateer.


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