Overview
- Toei Animation published an official trailer focused on the Holy Knights, marking their first major animated reveal and positioning them as a central element of the Elbaf arc.
- The trailer confirms casting for key Holy Knights with Kenjiro Tsuda as Shamrock, Sumire Uesaka as Gunko, Hiroki Yasumoto as Sommers, and Shinnosuke Tachibana as Killingham.
- The Holy Knights are presented as elite enforcers serving Imu and the Celestial Dragons, a framing that elevates them as principal antagonists distinct from the Yonko or Marines.
- Visual highlights include cinematic animation and set pieces such as Shamrock summoning Cerberus and the arrivals of Sommers and Killingham, showing a clear emphasis on high production values.
- Because the trailer features characters who first appear later in the manga, industry and fan commentary now speculates—unconfirmed—that Toei may adapt additional Elbaf chapters before taking a planned split-cour break, which would affect pacing and episode endpoints.