| One of the most important bits of news for the anime to have come out in recent years in the recent press conference. Reported by the man himself Pew. Starting in 2026, the anime will release 26 episodes for the entire year, though exactly when will have to be seen: https://x.com/pewpiece/status/1983155194574889432 There will also be a 3 month break starting in January 2026 to allow Toei to recharge: https://x.com/pewpiece/status/1983159748016189470 This will lead into the start of Elbaph in April 2026: https://x.com/pewpiece/status/1983160078481113165 Plus other stuff regarding character designs for OP Heroines and Elbaph Arc were also released. Toei are finally doing the right thing and doing what's best for the anime's future success and the quality of the Final Saga. Additional information: Anime will be adapting no less than one chapter per episode.  Thread of the announcement: https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/comments/1oi89yu/one_piece_major_news_3_anime_and_live_action_news/ |
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| So how many decades till we see the end? pacing is most likely gonna be the same anyway. |
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luvcalv said: mal staff please just keep it as one entry on here I guess they will, otherwise the old and new entries would probably skyrocket to the top of the ranking. |
| it's a good thing for a few reasons and because we can't let the anime catch up to the manga, but also rough when it's the best ongoing thing. the previous break prepared us for more of these though. hopefully they keep cooking hard right now so the next break won't feel too bad. also, i worry for the aging voice actors. |
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LegacyDaKing said: Can’t believe this is finally happening felt like it never would. I know some won’t like it but it’s the best decision for the series and should’ve been done years ago. We will finally get more than one chapter adapted per episode and will finally get rid of the one and only complaint I have ever had for the series and that’s the horrible pacing. They are aiming to make 1 chapter per episode tho? |
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LegacyDaKing said:
Can’t believe this is finally happening felt like it never would. I know some won’t like it but it’s the best decision for the series and should’ve been done years ago. We will finally get more than one chapter adapted per episode and will finally get rid of the one and only complaint I have ever had for the series and that’s the horrible pacing.
Can’t believe this is finally happening felt like it never would. I know some won’t like it but it’s the best decision for the series and should’ve been done years ago. We will finally get more than one chapter adapted per episode and will finally get rid of the one and only complaint I have ever had for the series and that’s the horrible pacing.
They are aiming to make 1 chapter per episode tho?
| @GTRaijin it is enough material considering early elbaph is very dense and text heavy with material per chapter so here it's ok but most likely when the arc later as it became more action packed there will be more chapters adapted most likely. Edit: for example when gintama went seasonal as well back when the series was releasing they were also depending on the density of the chapter and how text heavy it was they were adapting 1 to 1.5/2 chapters per episode and then when there were more action chapters or faster paced chapters they were adapting 4 to 5.5 chapters per episode. |
jacobPOLOct 28, 8:54 AM
| Greatest shitposter under the heavens. Greatest anime tourist on the planet earth. |
| even when the alternative formula they were doing with shortening the episodes by implementing recap which was very good, I still think limited run model airing with limited amount of episodes in a year is still the best. |
| Greatest shitposter under the heavens. Greatest anime tourist on the planet earth. |
| I hope that means I can finally mark this garbage complete. |
| If I’m not mistaken OP fans have been asking for this for years so it’s cool to see it finally happening. I’m wondering if they plan to do this until the manga ends or just until there’s a really wide separation between the anime and manga. I know they’re still gonna do a 1:1 adaptation for now but it would be great if we could eventually go back to the days of getting multiple chapters adapted per episode. Well whatever happens from here, I see no reason for complaints if this change gives animators more production time and leads to better quality and (hopefully) pacing. Also, committing yourself to over 1100 episodes (and counting) of something you find “garbage” is actual insanity πππ |
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. Take me back to the days before MAL became infested with Twitter's favorite buzzwords. |
Here's what's troubling me: given we're only getting two cours per year, that means either:
Ngl, the best option imo is number "3" but idk what Toei be thinking at this point. Also, for the love of god, i beg MAL to NOT separate entries in this case! One Piece = One Entry! |
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DarkSageRK said:
I hope that means I can finally mark this garbage complete
you could easily use the "drop" option if you aren't so interested; it works the same. But then again, you probably just dropped by to hate and move on lolI hope that means I can finally mark this garbage complete
| @Magpareddi What, and let the fanboys win? Nah, sometimes a man's gotta stand for something. |
| I guess this isn't surprising, but considering they're still planning to adapt 1 chapter an episode I don't see how this will help the anime's biggest problem: the all too often glacial pacing. I thought the last hiatus was gonna help that but, for the most part, it really didn't. There's no reason to think it will this time either. But I get the other factor of keeping Oda ahead. I guess my reaction here is just largely indifference. But hey, maybe the animation itself will improve at least? |
luvcalv said: mal staff please just keep it as one entry on here Zarutaku said: I guess they will, otherwise the old and new entries would probably skyrocket to the top of the ranking. cvp5127 said: Finally season 1 is ending iamdunovus said: Also, for the love of god, i beg MAL to NOT separate entries in this case! One Piece = One Entry! THE TWO PIECE IS REAL!!!! |
| Only 20 years too late. |
| But look on the bright side at least now the One Piece episodes will have movie level quality |
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| thank fucking god, this will probably fix the pacing issue with the boring ass recaps, flashbacks and cuts, not to mention cgi and sfx. There's no way one piece is going to stay this slow as a seasonal, they don't have the balls to release episodes like recent ones, if they do even one piece dickriders will chimp the fuck out |
| To allow Toei to recharge? They didn’t recharge shit in the half year break earlier this year so I think i’m not expecting too much |
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| if this means the pacing is fixed then i used to pray for times like this |
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| Looks like one of the last long running anime has bitten the dust. Really goes to show the times we live in have changed. |
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Kdekalcio said: THE TWO PIECE IS REAL!!!! There still is no sequel entry. |
| This is a great move tbh. I really think they should've done this a long time ago. With lots of important revelations in final saga, it's definitely hard to make a filler arc without creating plot holes. It's getting harder or close to impossible to drag or stretch an episode to keep the anime from catching up to manga either, chapters are shorter compare to when manga first started and 1 chapter might not be enough to cover 1 episode. I really do wish they give previous stretched arcs the treatment Fishman Island Arc get. |
| I knew it, the "final saga" will take at least two decades to end the series. |
| So the real question is will mal list the seasonal one piece as its own seasons now? |
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