Highlights:
*It was announced that the One Piece anime hiatus will continue till April 2025.
*The series will return with better visuals and music.
After the massive cliffhanger in One Piece episode 1122, fans were dealt some heartbreaking news. Unfortunately, the popular anime, based on Eiichiro Oda’s manga, will go on a months-long break and return with new episodes next year. Thankfully, Toei Animation has promised to continue airing the new and improved version of the Fish-Man Island arc throughout these months. However, fans are more excited about the conclusion of Garp and Kuzan’s battle and Luffy’s new adventures.
The One Piece Anime Hiatus Will End Next Year
As per the announcement, the next episode of the anime will air in April 2025. However, fans don’t know the exact release date as of yet. It was revealed that the new episodes will have an improved animation quality as well as better music and direction. Toei Animation has also promised to improve the pacing of the story, which will make the show more engaging and smooth. More importantly, the anime has promised to return in a better time slot, which could lead to less censorship.
Thankfully, the animation studio hasn’t left the fans without any content for these few months. From Sunday, October 26, 2024, a remastered version of the Fish-Man Island arc will start airing with better animation and sound. Titled ONE PIECE LONG- FISH MAN ISLAND SAGA, the show will feature a great opening theme song called ‘We Go! ~Straw Hat Crew ver.’ On the other hand, its ending theme would be ‘Sailing’ by BE:FIRST.
The latest episode of the series focused on Garp’s struggle against his former student Kuzan. Koby was able to let go of his doubts and launched Honesty Impact, which destroyed Pizarro’s massive hand. In the end, Koby and the rest were able to leave the Beehive Island while Garp decided to stay back and finish his fight. In the end, Kuzan froze Garp in a massive ice attack. The audience is eager to learn what will happen to Garp now that he is trapped. Unfortunately, they will have to wait till the Spring 2025 season to find out.
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