Toei Animation announced today that One Piece will be taking a break from the Eggman arc next year, but there are still some anime to keep you going.
The One Piece anime rarely takes particularly long breaks, but after a long stretch of non-stop episodes, it finally did. As Toei Animation announced earlier today, the anime will be on hiatus until April 2025, a full half-year, and in the One Piece News special, this is apparently to allow the team to “recharge,” considering Animation is difficult to make, and it’s understandable why it’s been going on for the past year. I wouldn’t worry too much though, as Toei has also announced that you’ll still get some One Piece anime to keep you going, which is just some of the anime you’ve seen before.
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A special edition of The Legend of Murloc Island will be released later this month, on October 27, and its synopsis explains: “The promised day has arrived. After two years of difficult separation, the Straw Hats finally return. Arriving at the Shampoo Islands where they once lost to the Pacifists, the Straw Hats have proven themselves stronger and are ready to begin their journey to the new world, the Thousand Sunny now capable of underwater navigation. , the next stop is the Fishman. “One Piece Diary: Legend of Fishman Island” is a specially edited version of the original “One Piece” with a shortened storyline and a total of 21 episodes with enhanced contemporary visuals.”
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This sounds more like a Dragon Ball Z Kai situation than Netflix’s own One Piece remake, so don’t expect it to look brand new. For those who don’t know, the Murloc Island Saga is the first one in Final Sea: New World Saga, which is where the time jump takes place, so it’s not necessarily the best place to jump to since it’s already Half the story passed.
Speaking of Netflix remakes, Wit Studio’s Takeshi Wada shared a simple but slightly silly reason why One Piece was remade a few months ago.
