One of the wildest reveals following Luffy's fight with Kaido was that both Luffy and Buggy had been crowned as new Emperors of the Sea, and the latest episode of the One Piece anime explained how Buggy wormed his way into one of these prestige positions! The end of the Wano Country arc came with some big updates about everything that has been happening in the seas outside of the isolated country, and one of the more curious updates was that Buggy was somehow recognized as one of the new Emperors of the Sea despite Law and Kid being the ones to defeat Big Mom.