Crunchyroll announced that all One Piece anime arcs past episode 206, the end of Sky Island, will be exclusive to Crunchyroll Premium going forward. The arcs will be brought into the Crunchyroll Premium suite of benefits in three phases.
Firstly, the Water 7 to Fishman Island arcs of the One Piece anime will be exclusive to Crunchyroll Premium starting December 23. Punk Hazard all the way to Whole Cake Island will become exclusive on January 20, alongside six specials. What’s more, Reverie, Wano Kuni, and Egghead Island arcs will become exclusive on February 17.
The One Piece anime is currently on break alongside with the manga, but for a much longer period. The anime will return with new weekly episodes in April 2025. In addition, details about the return of the Egghead Arc adaptation will be revealed at Jump Festa 2025.
A special edited version of the Fishman Island arc premiered on November 3, running for 21 episodes as One Piece Log: Fishman Island Saga. It will have remade scenes, retouched artwork and color shading, adjusted lighting, a Dolby Atmos soundtrack, and more. It was originally planned to premiere on October 27.
Lastly, the new One Piece Base mobile app launched in Japan with a manga viewer and additional content from the franchise. This new app is expected to release outside Japan in 2025 with multi-language support. Fans will be able to scan bar codes from select One Piece merchandise into the web version of the app to receive points and unlock chapters to read.
