This article contains spoilers for the Egghead arc of One Piece.
that one piece Animation has been going through major changes, and ever since it came out, 6 months break It looks like there will be more changes in the past year. Recently, major one piece A live event was held and several big reveals were made about the anime.
There's certainly a lot of information out there, but it's not necessarily good news. Now it's official. One Piece animation will be taking a long hiatus. Following the conclusion of the Egghead arc. This vacation runs from January to the end of March, but that's not all. It is reported that the One Piece anime will only air 26 episodes a year from now on. This is terrible news for many avid anime viewers. Conversely, this may mean a slight improvement in quality.
The One Piece anime is taking another extended break.
Animation will stop between January and April 2026
From the end of 2024 to April 2025 one piece Animation went through a long hiatus of over 6 months. This break came out of nowhere and fans were none too pleased. After this break, fans one piece There was a major concern in animation that often needed to be addressed, and that was more animation breaks. It seems like every One Piece fan's worst fears have now come true. One Piece is going on a long hiatus..
earlier today One Piece NEWS press conference Major news held by the One Piece official account has been revealed. The biggest of them is related to animation, A new vacation is coming.
In fact, what has recently been revealed is that one piece The animation is scheduled to be interrupted again. January 2026. This vacation will be extended until the end of March. 3 months at large. When this vacation ends The long-awaited Elbaf arc begins in the anime.
Animation breaks will become the norm
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Anime only airs 26 episodes a year
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Same as seasonal animation
during One Piece Animation's Next Big Thing ConfirmedThis is not the final expectation. Among all that has been revealed, the One Piece account has confirmed that after the break, fans should now only expect 26 episodes per year. This means that six months of vacation occurs once a year.
When I was young I thought to myself, 'Oh, I want to draw a cartoon with the coolest final stage! I wonder if I can do it! We're just a few days away from Wanoak, and preparations are almost complete. It took me 25 years lol. That means it's okay if you start reading now. Because from now on… it is… THE ONE PIECE!! I will draw all the mysteries of this world! It'll be so much fun! Fasten your seat belt! And please stay together just a little longer! — Eiichiro Oda, One Piece author, 2022
also, one piece The anime is divided into two parts, each consisting of 13 episodes.Spread throughout the year. In other words, there is a high possibility that there will be another break after the first 13-part episode airs. Many people are upset, especially since the pace of the anime will not change, and this has now been officially confirmed. Fans are hoping that at least this break will improve the quality of the series.
The entire One Piece series is available on Crunchyroll, and the next One Piece episode will be released a week later on Sunday as scheduled.
Source: X (formerly Twitter)
- release date
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October 20, 1999
- network
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Fuji TV
- move
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Hiroaki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Ito, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko Ikeda, Ryota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kakudo, Takahiro Imamura, Toshihiro Maeya, Yuji Endo, Shishido Nozomu, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Sato
- author
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Jin Tanaka, Akiko Inoue, Junki Takegami, Shinzo Fujita, Shoji Yonemura, Yoshiyuki Suga, Atsuhiro Tomioka, Hirohiko Uesaka, Michiru Shimada, Isao Murayama, Takuya Masumoto, Yoichi Takahashi, Momoka Toyoda.
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Mayumi Tanaka
Monkey D. Luffy (voice)
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Kazuya Nakai
Roronoa Zoro (voice)