One Piece’s Anime Sets Sail Again in April

After going connected hiatus backmost successful October, Toei’s One Piece anime is officially coming backmost connected April 6, 2025.

The institution broke the quality during this weekend’s Jump Festa. Last we near off, the bid was successful the mediate of the “Egghead” arc, and the flashy caller preview shows things astir to popular disconnected arsenic the Straw Hats hole to smuggle Dr. Vegapunk disconnected the titular island…right arsenic the Marines are showing up to siege it. The 2nd fractional of the arc volition besides determination One Piece to a caller timeslot: Sunday nights astatine 11:15 PM JST.

A caller clip isn’t the lone alteration coming—going forward, the crew’s super! shipwright Franky volition present beryllium voiced by Subaru Kimura (who antecedently played young Buggy) successful the Japanese dub. Franky’s longtime histrion Kazuki Yao announced his retirement successful aboriginal December, and to marque the modulation official, helium gave Kimura a brace of Franky’s underwear onstage. In a statement, One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda thanked Yao for playing Franky “for truthful long! No substance wherever you go, you’ll ever beryllium our nakama!! And Subara-san, I’m looking guardant to having you connected board!!”

Oda besides commented connected this twelvemonth marking the anime’s 25th anniversary, and gave his “deepest gratitude to our ample squad of staff,” and shouted retired Netflix’s live-action adaptation. Interestingly, helium teased 2025 would spot “various projects and announcements” for One Piece; Netflix’s amusement is getting a second season, and the streamer is besides remaking the anime for newcomers. The franchise puts retired a caller movie astir each 3 years, truthful could a caller movie beryllium connected the horizon? Meanwhile, the manga’s existent Elbaph arc volition spot “the accomplishment of a peculiar man,” and much strife crossed the seas arsenic “that 1 feline begins shaking up the world.”

Kazuki Yao teaching Subaru Kimura however to accidental "SUUUUPPPEEEEER!" pic.twitter.com/Pok54X2LO3

— Pookie Piece (@PookiePiece) December 22, 2024

2025 volition beryllium a “SUUUUUUPER twelvemonth of One Piece,” says Oda—starting with its anime coming backmost with “Egghead Part II” connected April 6.

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