The AnimeJapan 2025 stage event for One Piece announced the Koisuru One Piece spinoff manga will receive anime shorts on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok. The anime shorts will stream daily from April 1 to 5 at 8:00 p.m. JST / 7:00 a.m. EDT, leading into the premiere of One Piece episode 1123.
The cast of the Koisuru One Piece anime shorts include:
- Ryōsuke Kanemoto as Luffy Yamamoto
- Ayane Sakura as Nami Koyama
- Yūichi Nakamura as Usopp Nakatsugawa
Miki Kobayashi is the producer of the anime, and the series directors are Yū Kamatani and Hazuki Omoya. Hanao Iida is the character designer, Midori Tanaka is the art director, Emi Nakajima is the color designer, and Kōsuke Ōhori is the director of photography. Ayaka Shiraishi oversees the production.
Daiki Ihara launched Koisuru One Piece on the Shonen Jump+ service in June 2018 and ran for three years before serialization was suspended in November 2021. The manga’s ninth volume shipped in April 2022.
Crunchyroll will stream the first two episodes of One Piece Egghead Arc Part 2 on April 5 and April 6. It will be streamed in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Latin America. One Piece episode 1123 will premiere on April 5, followed by 1124 on April 6. Moreover, Crunchyroll will stream the “83-Minute Egghead Arc Part-1 Recap Special,” which was also announced at AnimeJapan 2025. The special will air on April 5.
The One Piece anime will air on a new evening timeslot, with new episodes will premiere at 11:15 p.m. JST on Saturdays on Fuji TV and affiliate channels. Subaru Kimura will be taking over the role of Franky in the One Piece anime. He will be replacing longtime voice actor Kazuki Yao, who’s graduated from the role of Franky.
