When is netflix going to add more one piece episodes

Ever since its release in 1997, Eiichiro Oda’s shonen manga series One Piece became an instant sensation in Japan, spaning a massive and longest-running franchise that comprises animated feature films, an anime series with over 1000 episodes, several video game adaptations and popular merchandise.

In 1999, Toei Animation premiered the anime series with over 20 seasons. They were helmed by several directors, namely Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Hiroaki Miyamoto, Tatsuya Nagamine and several others. Decades after its release, the series continues to have an extremely loyal fanbase who are awestruck by the brilliant style and characters of the manga.

Currently, Netflix is trying to break its anime curse with a live-action remake of One Piece. The anime curse was induced by Netflix’s desire to jump into the adaptation craze following the success of Castlevania, DOTA and The Witcher.

However, with Cowboy Bebop, the streamer essentially screwed up. While the original anime was a massive hit and a revolutionary creative piece, the live-action was not very well-received and got cancelled by Netflix after just one season despite petitions from fans. 

While the streamer has been consistently adding several episodes of the original anime series, they have taken their own creative liberty to break up the seasons and add lesser episodes than the original to make it more user-friendly.

Here is everything we know about the number of One Piece seasons on Netflix:

How many seasons of ‘One Piece’ are there on Netflix?

What is One Piece all about?

Based on Oda’s manga series, the anime aired for the first time in 1999 in Japan. With over 100 manga volumes, 1000 episodes and 14 animation films to its name, the One Piece franchise is one of the longest-running and most popular franchise in the history of anime and manga.

The anime revolves around the escapades of a young man named Monkey D. Luffy. Inspired by his childhood role model, the notorious pirate RedHaired Shanks, Luffy sets out on a daunting journey across the East Blue Sea to find the titular and legendary treasure that will make him the King of Pirates.

How many seasons of One Piece does Netflix have?

The 1990s anime has 20 seasons as of 2019 with 1022 episodes. Netflix US has the first ten episodes which have been broken into smaller story arcs.

• The first arc is the East Blue/ Arabasta. It comprises the first four seasons, each of which was added to Netflix on 12th June 2020. Titled ‘East Blue’, ‘Entering the Grand Line’. ‘Enter Chopper at the Winter Island’ and ‘Alabasta’, the four seasons make up the first 130 episodes of the series.
• The second segment revolves around the events in Filler/ Sky Island. Added to Netflix on May 22nd 2022, the fifth, sixth and seventh seasons are titled ‘Filler’, ‘Skypiea’ and ‘The Golden Bell’. However, Netflix has broken the episode counts in a different manner. These three seasons amount to 195 episodes.
• The eighth, ninth and tenth seasons, titled ‘The Naval Fortress’, ‘The Foxy Pirate Crew’ and ‘Water 7’, were added on June 22nd 2022. They have added several episodes that have raised the collective episode count to 263.

When are more seasons of One Piece coming to Netflix?

Netflix is planning to add three more seasons of One Piece on July 22nd 2022. The eleventh season is titled ‘Enies Lobby’, while the twelfth and thirteenth seasons are titled ‘CP9’ and ‘Goodbye Going Merry’ which raises the Netflix episode count to 325.

Will Netflix add more seasons of One Piece?

In future, Netflix US will probably add ten more seasons that will make up 498 episodes. Whether the streamer will add the rest of the remaining episodes is yet unknown.

What do we know about the One Piece live-action remake on Netflix?

Adapted from over 1000 episodes, One Piece will have ten episodes which will primarily focus on Luffy and his team of Straw Hat Pirates instead of venturing into other narratives.

With Mexican actor Inaki Godoy as Luffy, the ensemble cast includes Mackenyu, Jacob Romero Gibson, Taz Skyler, Emily Rudd, Morgan Davies, Vincent Regan and Aidan Scott among several others. Ilia Isorelys will be seen as Luffy’s first-ever antagonist Iron Mace Alvida while Peter Gadiot will be seen as the legendary Shanks.

Read everything we know about the live-action remake here.

Starting in May, more episodes of One Piece will arrive in the catalog of Netflix. The highly successful anime in Japan and in the world will continue to release its next seasons on the platform, after the constant orders of anime fans. The animated series is a faithful adaptation of Eiichiro Oda's original manga that began its publication in the Japanese magazine Shonen Jump in the late 90s, and is considered one of the most popular stories to date.

Episodes from season five to seven will be available on the streaming service on May 22. Seasons eight, nine and ten will arrive on June 22, and finally, from 11 to 13, they will be screened on July 22. That is, the next few months will be launches for fans of this long story starring Luffy and his teammates nicknamed “The Straw Hats”.

Currently, One Piece has more than a thousand episodes and is still broadcast on the Fuji TV channel, under the production of Toei Animation. Unlike years ago, enjoying this extensive animated fiction is no longer a headache thanks to the rise of streaming, being released on Netflix and also being available on Crunchyroll (specialized in anime content).

How did this journey begin? The story begins with Monkey D. Luffy and the origin of his inspiration in Shanks, a pirate who saved his life at the cost of losing his own arm. Years later, when he is already a teenager, he sets out to gather a group of misfits to join his crew and thus become the king of pirates. The road is long and it won't be easy, but the protagonist has an advantage: the power of the Gomu-Gomu, a devil fruit he ate in his childhood and allows him to enjoy special abilities such as stretching or generating great strength. Nami, Usopp, Zoro, Sanji, Robin, Frankie, Chopper and Brook will be his great allies until the end.

Netflix will also work on the live-action of One Piece

Two years ago, mangaka Eiichiro Oda confirmed that Netflix would work on a 10-episode live-action production based on his greatest work. Due to the pandemic, the project was paralyzed and did not begin production until March 2021 with Steven Maeda in the role of showrunner. A few months later, the official logo of the project was announced and who would be part of the main cast.

The cast consists of Iñaki Godoy as Luffy; Mackenyu as Zoro; Emily Rudd as Nami; Jacob Romero as Usopp; and Taz Skylar as Sanji. Other stars who will be part of the series include Peter Gadiot, Morgan Davies, Ilia Isorelys Paulino, Aidan Scott, Jeff Ward, McKinley Belcher III and Vincent Regan.

The episodes of the live-action anime One Piece do not yet have an official release date in Netflix, but its premiere is expected to take place between this year and next year. For now, fans can enjoy the opening arcs of the original story and the new chapters that will arrive in the coming months.

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