Tetsu Fujimura’s keynote talk at the Tokyo market offered a convincing argument that Japanese IP is becoming one of the country’s core industries.

Toei Animation has announced a major production overhaul for the One Piece anime in 2026, moving from weekly episodes to a seasonal format.

While the One Piece anime’s next big break is confirmed, it isn’t the last one to expect. Among everything else that was revealed, the One Piece account also confirmed that following the break, fans should now only expect 26 episodes in a year. In other words, a 6-month break will be a yearly occurrence.

One Piece is going on another hiatus, but not until 2026. Here’s what you need to know about the break and when the anime will return.

One Piece's biggest problem is finally going to get fixed with the changes to the anime's schedule moving forward

Netflix has revealed that “One Piece” Season 2 is releasing on March 10. The live-action adaptation of “One Piece” follows the misadventures of a group known as the Straw Hat Pirates as they sail in search of finding the “One Piece,

One Piece anime just dropped the biggest schedule change in its 26-year history. After decades of weekly episodes, the show is going seasonal starting in 2026.

During the annual One Piece Day celebration in Tokyo this year, Netflix announced that the live-action pirate adventure web series has been given an early renewal for Season 3.