The One piece Anime has been airing almost nonstop for more than 20 years, giving fans extra content on top of Eiichiro Oda’s manga. However, this is about to change as the anime is officially confirmed to be Go into a long painWhich is the worst possible news given how good the series is currently.
It was recently announced that One piece would be revealing huge news about both the anime and the manga on October 12, after episode #1122 aired. The editor-in-chief, Hiroyuki Nakano, confirmed this The One piece Anime will go on a 6-month hiatus and will return in April 2025. The anime will be getting a broadcast time slot change, and in the meantime, the Fishman Island arc will be reruns.
One Piece’s anime is entering its first ever long-term hiatus
The anime has to wait for the manga to accumulate more chapters
The official account of One piece Revealed that the break is mainly to increase the quality and animation of the current arc, which is great, even if the Egghead arc was absolutely breathtaking and the animation is on point. Additionally, the Fishman Island reruns will be condensed into 21 episodes from the 56 episodes of the old version, and the composite and visuals will be repeated. The pacing in the Fishman Island arc was terrible and extremely slow, so this new version is a very welcome improvement on the controversial arc.
In order to achieve even higher quality, the Egghead arc will be on hold until April 2025. In addition, the broadcast time slot will change when the program resumes in April 2025.
– Official X account of One Piece.
One Piece’s most criticized anime arc gets a much-needed update
Fans will experience the Fishman Island arc with a completely new look
The new edition of the arc will also have exciting additions. New sound effects and VFX were made much to the delight of fans as the series’ sound effects had been a major criticism. Moreover, the visuals will be close to the levels they reached during Vano, which is great considering how well received the arc. A new ending song will be featured, courtesy of popular boyband BE:FIRST. The re-issue will begin airing on October 27, 2024.
Still, fans of the series will be shocked to learn that the One piece Anime will not be on air for such a long time. However, this will give the manga time to proceed, meaning that the adaptation won’t have to use filler or padding to gain time. This also means that the anime staff will hopefully have more time available and a lighter schedule, which will guarantee that the incredible quality that One piece Has been delivering will be maintained in the future.
Source: @Eiichiro_Staff.
One Piece chronicles the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy, an easy-going young pirate with the power to stretch like rubber, obtained from eating a Devil Fruit. Luffy and his diverse crew sail across the Grand Line in search of the ultimate treasure, the One Piece, to become the Pirate King.