Key takeaways
- One Piece anime hiatus until April 2025 due to high quality weekly episodes.
- A remastered Fish-Man Island arc with improved pacing, effects, and music.
- One Piece manga: over 100 volumes sold 500m+ copies, anime over 1100 episodes, and live-action adaptation.
Saturday, October 12, 2024, official a piece The X (formerly Twitter) account teased the big announcement for both the anime and manga. There was much speculation about what the announcement might be. Finally, on October 13, 2024, the news was revealed. This is confirmed The One Piece anime is going on hiatus until April 2025.
This piece came as a shock to fans, as they couldn't believe that the anime would go on such a long hiatus. The break was necessary as the studio was releasing high quality episodes on a weekly basis, the staff said. Some fans may be disappointed that they will have to wait more than 5 months to see another One Piece episode, but the series will take care of that by airing a remastered version of the Fish-Man Island arc.

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What will the One Piece remaster be like?
- New sound effects
- New music
- New filming
The announcement states that the 57-episode arc will be shortened to just 21. To improve the pacing, the anime will also add new effects and cinematography to make the episodes more modern and visually appealing. In addition, they will add new sound effects and music, which has been a big problem for many fans.
This decision is also beneficial for the voice actors, many of them, especially the lead actors, are working continuously. This has adversely affected their health, so a break will serve them well.
In addition, fans will also have the opportunity to see the new project One Piece Fan Letter covering the novel written by Tomohito Ohsaki. It will be directed by one of the most talented directors of the modern era, Megumi Ishitani. It will have a runtime of 30 minutes, and it will be released on October 26, 2024 on Netflix.
A piece in a league of its own
The One Piece manga began serialization in 1997. So far it has released more than 100 volumes. The One Piece manga has sold over 500 million copies, making it the best-selling manga series of all time.
The One Piece anime began airing in 1999. Currently the anime has released more than 1100 episodes. Despite the big numbers, One Piece anime doesn't have as many fillers as other famous series. One Piece is also one of the few series to have a live-action adaptation. The initial season was massively successful, so it has been renewed for two more seasons.
An episode is available to watch on Crunchyroll.
Source: Official One Piece X (formerly Twitter) account

- Release date
- October 20, 1999
- Studio
- Toei Animation
- the creator
- Ichiro Oda