Sanji VS Rock Lee (2024)

Sanji VS Rock Lee is the 138th episode of Death Battle, featuring Sanji from the One Piece series and Rock Lee from the Naruto series in a battle between kicking anime martial artists. Sanji was voiced by Yong Yea and Lee was voiced by Mark Phillips.

Interlude

Wiz & Boomstick by Brandon Yates

We cut to Wiz and Boomstick.

Boomstick: There are so many heroes with crazy, over-the-top superpowers, but there's one class of character everyone respects.

Wiz: The master of the martial arts.

We cut to the combatants' name cards.

Boomstick: Like Sanji, the sous chef of the Straw Hat Pirates searching for the One Piece.

Wiz: And Rock Lee, the hardworking ninja warrior from the village of Naruto.

We cut back to Wiz and Boomstick.

Boomstick: He's Wiz and I'm Boomstick.

Wiz: And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skills to find out who would win... a Death Battle.

Sanji

Epic Adventure by Patrick Thomas Hawes

Wiz: Somewhere in the vast ocean is a seafaring land of science, the Kingdom of Germa.

Boomstick: When the king of Germs decided to churn out some kids, he got an awesome idea: how about he make his kids into killer emotionless super-soldiers? What could go wrong?

Wiz: He forced his queen to undergo surgery that would enhance their children during pregnancy.

Boomstick: Eh, she wasn't much of a fan.

Wiz: So, she took a drug meant to counteract the effects, to hopefully ensure that at least one of her children was, you know, emotionally stable.

Boomstick: A surprisingly low bar to aim for, but hey, good for her! And she pulled it off.

Wiz: While most of her children were violent sociopaths, one showed no signs of their shared superhuman genetics. This is Sanji.

Swashbuckler by Paul Mottram

Boomstick: Ah, the poor kid didn't have a great childhood. I mean, he was surrounded by actual superhuman bullies, but he found peace in cooking for his mom. Well, until she died, and then he was thrown in a dungeon. Look, I told you his childhood sucked.

Wiz: Fortunately, Sanji eventually escaped, thanks to some help from his sister, who, I guess, was slightly less of a sociopath, and made his way across the sea as a cook. Until he was shipwrecked and left marooned.

Boomstick: Poor guy just can't catch a break, but Sanji found a new daddy in the form of pirate Red-Leg Zeff, who trained him in his own martial art: Black Leg Style. Wait, shouldn't that be "Red Leg Style"? I'm confused.

Wiz: It's an art that focuses exclusively on kicks, which worked out swimmingly for Sanji.

Boomstick: No, puns are my job. I don't need you pirating that from me.

Wiz: As a chef, Sanji firmly believes his hands have no place in a fight; to him, they should be kept as pristine as possible for cooking, which is, frankly, wonderful etiquette. Even if his own life is in serious danger, he will not break this self-imposed rule.

Boomstick: You gotta hand it to him, Black Leg is like takin' Capoeira, Taekwondo, and every other martial art with high-flyin' footwork and mixin' 'em all up like a stew. And just like a tasty dish, he named his attacks after a bunch of French words, which I definitely cannot pronounce.

Wiz: Though, the most important to recognize is Diable Jambe, also known as the Devil Leg. By moving at incredibly high speeds, Sanji builds up friction between the air and his leg, until it literally catches on fire. To do so, he'd have to be moving his legs over 11,000 meters per second.

Boomstick: Yeah, that move's pretty lit! Clearly, Sanji's super fast. He's quick enough to keep up with the pirate captain, Luffy, who effortlessly dodged laser beams from a robot-man-bear-guy. I-It's a long story.

Wiz: That's One Piece in a nutshell: A very, VERY long story.

Popup: Unlike real light, the Pacifista's lasers explode on contact. They were developed from Kizaru's Pika Pika no mi, and allow him to move at "lightspeed".

Boomstick: Sanji's got plenty of other skills. He can kick your face so hard, it makes you as handsome as that devil, George Clooney. Oh, brother. Then he can start blastin' and Danny DeVito you back to normal with another.

Wiz: And with the Sky Walk technique, he can literally walk on air by — listen to this — flicking his heels so quickly, he creates dozens of miniature sonic booms beneath his feet. That. Is. Insane.

Boomstick: Note to self: never skip leg day. In fact, forget the other days, all days are now leg days!

Flight To Eternity by Jody Jenkins

Wiz: Sanji eventually found a true family as a chef for the Straw Hat Pirates. With them at his side, he began a hunt for the All Blue, a mythical location where every ocean in the world connects, and all manner of sea life exists. A perfect spot for a chef of the sea.

We cut to Wiz and Boomstick.

Boomstick: But, just like all of us, he had to deal with his first, and much crazier, family at some point. And when he did, he got an upgrade.

Wiz: This is the Raid Suit, a miraculous outfit with hover boots, invisibility, air boosters for increased kicking power....

Boomstick: And a snazzy cape!

As Wiz talks, Boomstick takes out a can of beer, opens it, and drinks, while Wiz pulls out Sanji's Raid Suit canister.

Wiz: Conveniently, the suit is stored in an easy-to-carry canister that can be opened for a magical girl transformation, like so!

He does so, and there's a bright yellow flash. The top and bottom pop open and beer spills out.

Wiz: Ugh! Is this beer?

Boomstick: Wait a minute, if that's my beer, what am I drinking....?

He then throws up a glove in Wiz's face.

Boomstick: I'm gonna either need to go to the bathroom, or the hospital.

We cut back to the analysis.

Gemini by Terry Devine-King

Wiz: While Sanji may not possess the superhuman ability of his siblings, he has learned something similar, yet entirely different: Haki.

Boomstick: Gesundheit. This power lets people push their body to new limits in a bunch of different ways. Like, with Armament Haki, he can make himself hard. Heh, heh.

Wiz: Specifically, to strengthen his limbs for iron clad defense and stronger attacks. However, Sanji's own specialty is Kenbunshoku, or Observation Haki. With this, Sanji can detect the presence of others, including through walls. He can even predict future events, at least to some extent.

Popup: While not explicitly stated, Sanji has used his Haki to dodge a sneak attack from Kataruki, whose own precognition was unable to predict Sanji's evasion.

Boomstick: And hangin' with the Straw Hats let him push his abilities to the limit. He's strong enough to keep up with the likes of Zoro, one of the deadliest swordsmen in the frickin' world!

Wiz: And he could battle the Marine, Fujitora, who could summon meteors from the sky! The largest of which, when compared to the island of Dressrosa, appears to have a diameter of over 780 meters, and thus, a kinetic energy of over 12 gigatons of TNT.

Popup: Sanji's recent fights with Oven, Daif*cku, and King suggest he can compete with Admirals like Fujitora.

Boomstick: So, like, he fought a guy who could basically blow up a whole island in a snap, and then some. Lemme know the next time you find a cook who can pull that off.

Wiz: He has his fair share of weaknesses, though. Sanji sees himself as a gentleman, and thus refuses to fight a lady at any cost; even his own life.

Boomstick: And, uh, he's absolutely terrified of drag queens. That didn't age well.

Wiz: But even with the setbacks, and a horrifying childhood, Sanji is a man of the moment; an adventurer with a goal: One day, he will surely discover the All Blue, and whatever else comes after that.

Sanji: I was looking... for a light. 'Preciate it...

Rock Lee

Peaceful Journey by Alies Sluiter

Wiz: Konoha, the Village Hidden in the Leaves, is a land of phenomenal ninja.

Boomstick: From Naruto to Sasuke to Kakashi, we've seen them show off their awesome talent on Death Battle before.

Wiz: But one ninja student sought to prove that talent wasn't naturally born, that talent could be achieved through nothing but hard work.

• Updated

• Original

Ninja Style by Gareth Johnson ft. Chris Bussey

Sandrail by Barrie Gledden, Jason Pedder & Richard Kimmings

Wiz: This is Rock Lee.

Boomstick: At first, bowl cut's path to being a ninja was anything but promising. See, the best ninja can use all sorts of ninja magic called ninjutsu or genjutsu, but not Rocky over here.

Wiz: Essentially, Lee was born with a disability, unable to access the living chakra energies within his body the same way his peers could. But, while this certainly made things difficult for him, he continued to train, pushing himself to become a splendid ninja.

Boomstick: Too bad he got paired up with Neji, who might as well have the word "prodigy" stamped on his forehead. Ah, hello, irony.

Wiz: With no real family to speak of, Lee had no one to guide him on his difficult path. Fortunately, he found inspiration in the form of a fellow bowl cut individual.

Boomstick: Might Guy! A man who is simultaneously incredibly cool and incredibly weird.

Wiz: Guy saw Lee's potential and trained him to master the art of taijutsu, a ninja's physical prowess using chakra, body, and mind.

Boomstick: So, he's not gonna be shooting fireballs or poppin' up clones of himself like the other guys, but he's gonna learn how to punch harder than anyone. Actually, that's exactly the point of his martial art: Strong Fist, a style that's all about shattering bones.

Wiz: Not just any ninja can master the form of Strong Fist. In the hands of a novice, it's a dangerous technique; one wrong move and you could accidentally break your own limbs.

Boomstick: But Lee quickly got the hang of it, and even learned some awesome moves, like this Killer Asuna drop on steroids: the Primary Lotus!

Wiz: A technique so useful, that many other ninja tried to copy it for themselves.

Boomstick: What a bunch of cheaters.

We cut to Wiz and Boomstick.

Boomstick: He's also got this... potion, and if he drinks it, he goes into a Super-Zen state that makes him basically invincible.

DUMMI: Incorrect as usual, Boomstick. THAT was due to American censorship.

Wiz: Right, it wasn't a "potion", it was sake. Somehow, Lee's susceptibility to alcohol turns him into an instant expert in the Drunken Fist, based on an actual martial art.

Boomstick drinks a can of beer and throws it over his shoulder.

Boomstick: Y'know, Wiz, I've always wanted to try that style myself, and uh, I'm not gonna lie, I've had a few. Watch this!

He does a headstand, but falls on his back, stumbling back up drunkenly.

DUMMI: Correction: Real drunken boxers only emulate the movements of the inebriated; they're not actually...

Boomstick punches him.

DUMMI: Ow!

Boomstick punches him repeatedly like a punching bag.

DUMMI: Ow ow ow ow ow ow!

Boomstick then lands a kick with his shotgun leg and then fires once it connects, sending DUMMI flying. He falls and gets back up, back to normal.

Boomstick: Ah, heh heh, piece of cake.

He pops open another can of beer and sips it as Wiz looks in shock. We then cut back to the analysis.

Desert Escape by Dave James & Keith Beauvais

Boomstick: Anyway, when Rocky Road isn't totally sloshed, he's got one more ace up his sleeve: the Eight Gates.

Wiz: In the world of Naruto, eight metaphorical gates exist within the human body, inspired by real world Buddhist teachings of opening one's self to achieve enlightenment.

Boomstick: But in Lee's case, it's opening a can of whoop-ass!

Wiz: Think of it like that horrible myth about humans using only one small part of their brain. Each opened gate increases Lee's abilities in some way. For example, the First Gate allows Lee to utilize 100% of his body's potential by removing inherent mental and physical inhibitions. The Third Gate lets him expend enough chakra all at once to perform his signature technique: The Hidden Lotus.

Boomstick: Eh, the first few gates are pretty chill, even if they do wear him out. Thing is, the more Gates you open, the more dangerous it gets, but Lee wasn't afraid!

Wiz: By the age of 13, he could unlock five of the Eight Gates.

Boomstick: More than enough to keep up with the likes of Neji and honorary Green Day member, Gaara. He's almost as quick as Naruto, who's dodged lightspeed attacks. And when he opened the Sixth Gate, he used it to slice up a giant meteor.

Popup: In the Eighth Gate, Lee is also comparable to characters who have dodged Mifune's sword strikes, which also move at lightspeed.

Wiz: Comparing the scale of the meteor to Konoha's mountainside, and assuming Lee contributed his fair share to this group task, he must've produced a force equal to about 230 megatons of TNT.

Boomstick: The average nuclear bomb has a yield of about five megatons, so getting hit by Sixth Gate Lee is like having 50 nukes exploding in your face.

Wiz: Now, Lee has admittedly never used the last two gates. However, there are multiple claims that he's mastered them by adulthood, and frankly, as the successor to Might Guy, who did unlock all eight Gates, Lee should be comparable.

Boomstick: Guy could make a blast the size of an island with the Seventh Gate. With the Eighth, he could go head to head with the ultimate big bad, Madara. This creep was packin' more power than when Naruto's chakra blew a hole through the Moon, a 400 petaton explosion. That's WAY bigger than 50 nukes. Hell, the Eighth Gate can bend the fabric of space!

Wiz: Just one small problem. Opening the Eighth Gate puts an immense toll on the body; the moment you open it, you've essentially guaranteed your own death.

Boomstick: Eh, but who cares, as long as you take your foe with ya!

Wiz: Under Guy's training, and with the help of his friends, Lee has shown that he is indeed a splendid ninja. Though, he never quite got the chance to prove himself against Neji.

Boomstick: Well, according to the wisdom of Gammy Boomstick, one's dead and the other isn't, so I think I know who won.

Wiz: Tact, Boomstick. Now the village's expert instructor in taijustu, and with a kid of his very own, it seems Rock Lee's hard work truly did pay off in the end.

Might Guy/Rock Lee: To protect and maintain one's own ninja way!!

Rock Lee: The Third Gate! Gate of Life! OPEN!

Prelude

Death Battle

Full Course Will by Brandon Yates

Inside a tavern, Vinsmoke Sanji is cooking inside the kitchen while his single customer, Rock Lee, is patiently waiting at the bar for his order.

The pirate cook serves up a piping hot curry dish and the Konoha ninja takes a bite. But just when it looks like he is overwhelmed by the intense heat of his meal, he instead slams his fists down in objection.

Rock Lee: I refuse to eat this! It's far too mild. Lacking in the fiery youth of true spicy curry!

This remark greatly offends the Straw Hat Chef.

Sanji: Mild? This is the most perfectly balanced curry around!

Sanji propels himself onto the counter with a spin kick, which Lee avoids. The ninja flips back as Sanji leaps across the counter as both prepare themselves for a fight.

Rock Lee: I see your fighting skill matches your skill in cooking.

Lee delivers a jump kick, clashing with Sanji's own before continuing his assault. Blocking and dodging the splendid ninja, Sanji retaliates with his own attacks, sending Lee skidding backwards. The cook adjusts his tie before dashing towards the shinobi, hoping to catch him with a swift front kick. Unfortunately for him, Lee ducks the assault and punches him in the chest, causing him to skid back as well. Sanji immediately recovers as he dashes towards Lee and links together a stylish barrage of kicks, sending him crashing headfirst into a keg full of alcohol. The hothead scoffed at his opponent.

Sanji: Show your chef some respect!

Lee leaps back up, smashing himself free, but is now woozy and intoxicated from consuming the keg's alcoholic contents.

Rock Lee: Res-pect?! I'm a- I- I'm a paying customer! And that curry was awful!

This only earns the ninja a death glare from the pirate.

Rock Lee: Don't- Don't you- like that- look at me like that!

A drunken Lee dashes at the chef and lands a hard punch. He then counters a kick with a double kick before unleashing another arm strike so powerful, it hurls Sanji through the tavern's wall and out into the street of a seaport town. The ex-noble got back up and activated his Observation Haki to keep the ninja in his sight. Lee vanishes and joined his foe outside, only to have his punch blocked by a defensive knee. Both martial artists countered each others kicks twice, with the pirate backing away from a high kick and flip-kicking Lee away. But the still-drunk taijitsu specialist rushes in with an elbow, only to be halted by Sanji's knee. He barely dodged a heavy foot to the head before flipping back a short distance before knocking his foe upwards with an uppercut. Both warriors begin to counter each others leg-based assaults only to become a blurry effect.

During a brief pause, Sanji spins fast to build friction and jumps back into the air with his leg enflamed. Then strikes down on his inebriated adversary with the Diable Jambe, sending him crashing into a building across the street. He scoffs with contempt.

Sanji: Tch. Picky eaters are the worst!

A broken pipe in the building trickled cold water on Lee's face, sobering him. He asked in confused forgetfulness.

Rock Lee: Um... why is everything so loud?

Back on his feet, he decides to even the odds by invoking the Fifth Gate.

Rock Lee: Fifth Gate! Open!!

Now bearing the distinctive physical appearance, Lee dashes forward with his enhanced speed before catching Sanji off-guard with a kick upwards, sending him airborne.

Rock Lee: Sixth Gate of View! Open!!

After accessing the Sixth Gate, he leaps after Sanji, speedblitzing him in all directions. The Straw Hat cook then notices his leg ensnared by his attacker's bandages.

Rock Lee: Seventh Gate of Wonder! Open!! Hidden Lotus!!

Like a yo-yo, the pirate is pulled back and met Lee's attack with full force. The impact smashes him into the ground, leaving a noticeable crater. Sanji gets up, looking no worse for wear, and pulls out his Raid Suit Canister, now seeing he has no choice but to up his game. Before he can open it, however, the self-proclaimed Splendid Ninja kicks the canister out of his hands, forcing Sanji to propel after it with Lee on his tail. He grabs it and is instantly transformed into his Raid Suit outfit. He renders himself invisible from Lee's sight before appearing and disappearing randomly, confusing the empowered ninja. Sanji then made his move and unleashed a punishing barrage of kicks, focused on the Konoha native's face.

Sanji: Oeil! Nez! Joue! Bouche! Dents! Menton! Parage Shot!!

The end result leaves Lee with a deformed yet handsome face. Wasting no time, the prince of Germa strikes a diving dropkick which shatters the shinobi's ribcage and sends him plummeting back down to earth. But the taijitsu master's indomitable will still maintains that fiery fighting spirit.

Rock Lee: I am the youthful beast of Konoha, I will NEVER give up! Eighth Gate of Death! Open!!

After he places his thumb upon his heart, he opens up the last and most dangerous gate. Now enveloped in a red aura, Lee rockets back into the air, creating currents that seem to trap Sanji. As Lee close in, the lanky cook escapes the currents and meets his foe's fist with his leg. However, the forceful impact causes Sanji's limb to spasm wildly before being destroyed in a bloody explosion. Lee is knocked back down to earth and stands ready for the chef's touchdown.

Sanji: Concasser Crush!

Sanji's voice could be heard calling out a special attack. Lee notices and looks up, only to get a flaming axe kick to the head, knocking him off balance. The now one-legged blonde, supported by the Raid Suit's hover ability decides to finally finish off his ungrateful customer.

Sanji: Heh, since you wouldn't finish your food, I'm making you cough up whatever you've already eaten!

Encasing his only leg in Armament Haki, Sanji strikes with a burning sweeping kick that bisects Lee clean in half and sending what remains of him back up into the sky.

Sanji: Anti-Manner Kick Course!

After that, Sanji lands on the pier and changes back into his usual attire. He nonchalantly takes out a cigarette despite missing one leg and bleeding out.

Sanji: Heh. Looks like mild suited you best. My dish was too spicy for you.

The upper body corpse of what was Konoha's Youthful Beast lands back hard on the ground before dissolving into ash and blown away by the wind. The Black Leg Chef meanwhile lit his cigarette and gave out a satisfied puff.

The screen shows a title card with "THE END" in bold red letters.

Results

Last Sky Pirate by James Seymour Brett

We cut to Wiz and Boomstick.

Boomstick: Well... I guess Lee can finally have that bout with Neji now...

Wiz: Given Lee's years of experience, and the power of the Eight Gates, he definitely kept Sanji on his toes.

Boomstick: But Sanji was no slouch himself, and, like Lee, has trained all of his life.

Wiz: With his speed and Observation Haki, he handled even the unpredictable Drunken Fist.

Boomstick: And while the Seventh Gate meant Lee could probably blow up an island, that's not as big as the meteors the Straw Hats could handle.

We cut to the post-analysis.

Wiz: Simply put, Lee only had one, somewhat reliable method of a possible victory: the Eighth Gate, a suicide move he's never actually used before. Not really the best argument for a win on its own.

Boomstick: But Gate #8 could take on Madara! Sanji's tough, yeah, but he's definitely not on that guy's level. A couple big hits from the Eighth Gate, and Sanji's nothin' but paste, so what gives?

Popup: For comparison, Sage of Six Paths Naruto, whose power and speed exceed the Eight Gates, only barely dodged a lightspeed attack from Madara.

Wiz: Well, Lee would have to hit him first. While Sanji's power may not compare to the Eighth Gate, his speed is far beyond. Recall when his fellow rubber rabble-rouser Luffy, uh, very patiently waited for a lightspeed laser to reach him before dodging it. To pull this off, Luffy would've had to move 13 times faster than light.

Popup: Kaguya is established to have flown to different planets in the past, but the time frame is too vague to reliably place her at speeds that could match or exceed Sanji's.

Boomstick: Sanji can regularly keep up with Luffy, and this was before he even got his super-fast Raid Suit.

Popup: The mobility afforded by Sanji's raid suit would be able to circumvent any area-of-effect attacks Lee could make with airblasts.

We cut to Wiz, who picks up a calculator.

Wiz: Don't get us wrong, the power of the Eighth Gate is incredible; if we were to run this fight a hundred more rounds, Lee would surely land a winning blow with it a few times.

Boomstick: But more often than not, Sanji's speed is pullin' this one off.

Wiz: Given his speed, Raid Suit, Observation Haki, and his fiery footwork, Sanji had everything he needed to outlast Lee's youthful determination for a victory.

Boomstick: Guess you could say he had a leg up on Rock Lee, hand over fist. Or I guess foot over fist, but... you get it.

We cut to the "Winner" card.

Wiz: The winner is Sanji.

Original Track

Full Course Will by Brandon Yates

Composition

The track for this fight is "Full Course Will" by Brandon Yates. The track combines piano and strings with a jazz tone, with references to a previous track for the matchup that Yates did for One Minute Melee: "Lady Killer". A snippet of Sanji's theme can also be heard at the beginning.

Title

The title is a play on "full course meal", referring to Sanji's culinary expertise, with "meal" being replaced "Will" to refer to Lee's immense willpower.

Cover Art

The cover art depicts Sanji's raid suit canister with a small flame lit on it (referencing Sanji's smoking habit) surrounded by Lee's bandages emitting a green aura in reference to the Eight Gates.

Trivia

Production

• The connections between Sanji and Rock Lee are that both are chivalrous, if not slightly perverted, Shonen anime heroes who specialize in a kick-based fighting style. Both had incredibly rough childhoods and faced discrimination due to a relative lack of powers compared to their peers (Sanji was born without his siblings' genetic enhancements, while Rock Lee was unable to utilize chakra) until they met their teachers who ended up crippling themselves (Zeff and Might Guy, respectively). Both also suffered through a trauma that led to them developing new fighting styles. Both are also known for having unique eyebrows and have connections to food/drink (Sanji is a chef and Rock Lee can consume alcohol to utilize a drunken boxing style).
  • Both have also appeared in the Shonen Jump crossover games Jump Super Stars and Battle Stadium D.O.N., although in the former, Sanji was a playable character while Lee was only a support character.
• Full Course Will happened to release way earlier than usual compared to most Death Battle fight tracks, releasing on December 3rd rather than around the weekend of the episode's release.
  • This makes Full Course Will the first original track to be released earlier than intended, with the next one being Fallen Gods.
• Full Course Will is currently unavailable to officially listen to on YouTube and Spotify, as it was likely taken down by Toei Animation during their mass copyright strikes on YouTube videos featuring any of their properties in late 2022.

Easter Eggs

• The seaport town the second half of the fight takes place in contains a few references:
  • Several structures from the Pokémon series are featured as background buildings, namely Hearthome City's Foreign Building from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, Accumula Town's apartment buildings and Team Plasma's safehouse in Driftveil City from Pokémon Black and White, and Asperita City's Gym/Trainer's School from Pokémon Black 2 and White 2.
  • A Marine Ship is docked at the town's pier.
  • The Thousand Sunny can be briefly seen in the background when Sanji blocks Lee's punch after he uses Observation Haki to detect him.
• The face that Rock Lee received after being hit by Parage Shot resembles the memetic face of "Handsome Squidward" from the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "The Two Faces of Squidward".
• The "THE END" screen at the end of the fight is styled after the "TO BE CONTINUED" screen seen at the end of One Piece episodes.

Errors

• In Sanji's analysis, the pop-up box explaining how Pacifista's lasers were developed from the Pika Pika no Mi, the "Mi" is not properly capitalized.
• The fight starts because Rock Lee gets angry over Sanji's curry being "far too mild" and not being spicy enough. However, this directly contradicts multiple traits of both combatants:
  • Lee has medium spicy curry rice as one of his favorite foods.
  • Lee has an inability to dislike any dish in general.
  • Sanji is a master chef known for always cooking delicious food.
• In the post-analysis, the pop-up box explaining how Sage of Six Paths Naruto dodged a lightspeed attack from Madara misspells "lightspeed attack" as "lighstpeed atack".

Other

• This is the 12th Anime-themed episode, after Zoro VS Erza, Natsu VS Ace, Lucario VS Renamon, Naruto VS Ichigo, Jotaro VS Kenshiro, Roshi VS Jiraiya, Sasuke VS Hiei, Mob VS Tatsumaki, All Might VS Might Guy, Gray VS Esdeath, and Beerus VS Sailor Galaxia, and with the next seven being DIO VS Alucard, Madara VS Aizen, Tanjiro VS Jonathan Joestar, Deku VS Asta, Gogeta VS Vegito, Killua VS Misaka, and Gojo VS Makima.
• This is the seventh Hitotsubashi-themed episode, after Naruto VS Ichigo, Jotaro VS Kenshiro, Roshi VS Jiraiya, Sasuke VS Hiei, Mob VS Tatsumaki, and All Might VS Might Guy, and with the next five being Madara VS Aizen, Tanjiro VS Jonathan Joestar, Deku VS Asta, Gogeta VS Vegito, and Gojo VS Makima.
• This episode reached #10 on YouTube's Trending page a day after it was released.
• This is the fourth episode since Sephiroth VS Vergil where the episode's fight track doesn't play during the post-analysis, after Winter Soldier VS Red Hood, Red VS Blue, and Batgirl VS Spider-Gwen, and with the next one being Macho Man VS Kool-Aid Man.