that one piece The series continued for over 28 years in the manga and approximately 26 years in the anime. The latter, despite its many flaws, is loved by many and has remained enormously popular for many years. Millions of fans around the world tune in every week to The Adventures of Luffy and the Straw Hat Crew at one piece Japanese cartoon movie.
Now, it doesn't matter if fans hate it or love it. One Piece animation is changing significantly. It turns out that it will start in 2026. The One Piece anime is basically going to be seasonal.This is a complete departure from how it has operated for the past 26 years, and fans have received new episodes almost every week. This is a huge change, and many fans are not ready to accept it, especially since the anime has a very long break ahead of it. Perhaps the most disappointing part is that production changes do not improve quality and speed. Either way, One Piece animation is entering a new eraGood or bad.
One Piece anime is changing with seasons.
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Only 26 episodes produced per year
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The animation is divided into two 13-part courses
Earlier this week, it was reported that big news related to the One Piece anime would be released on the 28th. And actually during that time One Piece NEWS press conference A huge amount of information was dropped on the date that was streamed through the One Piece official account.
It turned out that this was true. The One Piece anime basically changes season by season.A contrast to how it has been run for the past 26 years. Fans will no longer receive weekly episodes starting in 2026. Instead, the One Piece anime only offers 26 episodes per year. By comparison, the series averaged more than 45 episodes before that.
26 episodes will air starting in 2026. Divided into two courses each yearEach consists of approximately 13 episodes. Between the 13 episodes, fans will probably get a three-month break. This is definitely a huge change that many fans aren't ready for, but many fans saw it coming over the six-month break from late 2024 to early 2025.
What This Means for the Future of One Piece Animation
The lifespan of Toei's One Piece adaptation will be extended by several years
Transitioning from weekly to seasonal is a big change. one piece It's an animation and will definitely have a huge impact on the franchise. But even though Toei has already cut the number of episodes in half. The adjusted number of chapters per episode will remain at 1.. Toei is already doing this in most cases. In other words, This change does not improve One Piece speed..
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
Despite the overall reduced episode count, fans shouldn't expect great animation quality. The One Piece anime remains relatively the same in all other respects. Having 26 episodes a year simply means adapting. One Piece will take a few more yearsAnd maybe that's Toei's goal. That's because the series is entering its final series, which makes it the biggest anime it currently has.
The entire One Piece series is available to watch on Crunchyroll, and the next One Piece episode will be released later this week on Sunday as scheduled.
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- 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, Nozomu Shishido, 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)
