The One Piece animation was suspended from October 27, 2024 for half a year until April 2025.
It was true. One Piece was suspended for half a year from October 27, 2024, and resumed in April 2025. The officials said that the suspension was a "recharge period", probably to prepare for the subsequent content of the manga. After all, the manga was nearing its end, and a special edited version of the Fishmen Island chapter would be replayed during the suspension period.
According to the information provided, One Piece had officially announced that it would stop broadcasting. It would stop broadcasting for half a year from October 27, 2024 until April 2025. However, there was no mention of whether it knew about the announcement.
One Piece stopped airing until April 2025.
One Piece animation officially announced that it would stop broadcasting until April 2025. During the hiatus period, a re-edited version of the Fishmen Island chapter of One Piece will be broadcast (airing from October 27, 2024). The new ED will be sung by Be: First, and the ED song will be Sailing. The remade Fishmen Island chapter would use the latest technology to remake all the episodes. It was estimated that the original 57 chapters would be condensed into 21 chapters, making the overall lines of the animation more exquisite. By adjusting the lighting to enhance the three-dimensional effect, some scenes were redrawn to make the animation more shocking. At the same time, all the previews would use a new drawing technique. You could also hear the nostalgic straw hat group's interaction dialogue. It also supported Dolby Atmos and enjoy the three-dimensional sound effect when it was broadcast. The officials said that this was done to improve the overall quality of the manga, including solving the problem of light pollution, adjusting the delayed plot, dealing with the plummeting viewership of the later chapters of the Land of Harmony, and also giving more time and space for the manga to be updated. In April 2025, the Pigeon Island episode will continue to be broadcasted. The broadcast time will be changed, and more details will be announced in December JUMP fetsa 2025.
The delay in the broadcast of episode 1123 of One Piece was due to Toei Animation Studio's " special " plan.
The 1123rd manga of One Piece was probably not updated due to the suspension of publication, and the 1123rd animation episode was delayed because Toei Animation Studio had a " special " plan. On October 20, 2024, the 25th anniversary of One Piece was celebrated. Toei Animation Studio had decided to broadcast a special film," One Piece Fan Letter," directed by animator Megumi Ishiya. The project would show the crew's story through the eyes of ordinary people. At the same time, Morikeisuke would also direct the short film. Both artists were members of the production team for the 1015th episode of One Piece. The new 25th anniversary special of One Piece would be broadcast on October 20. At the same time, it would replace the 1123rd episode of One Piece, and the animation of One Piece would usher in the first long pause in many years. The 1123rd episode was expected to air in April 2025.
One Piece's stop was the result of a combination of factors. In terms of production, the plot was complicated and there were many characters. The production of each episode was time-consuming and laborious. The pressure of the production cycle made the suspension of the broadcast an opportunity for adjustment. In order to improve the quality of the animation, such as improving the character modeling, rendering effects, and scene construction, the production team needed to stop the broadcast to carry out a comprehensive production upgrade, such as redoing the light and shadow and painting content of the Fishmen Island chapter, compressing the original content of more than 50 episodes to more than 20 episodes. From a market and business perspective, the animation industry was highly competitive. The production team needed to adjust their strategies and improve the production process to maintain their leading position. At the same time, with the rise of online video platforms, copyright and broadcasting platform issues also affected the broadcast of animation. As for external factors, sudden changes such as the replacement of the voice actor would affect the production progress. For example, the replacement of Saab's voice actor, or the replacement of Franky's voice actor, Yao Kazuki, due to health reasons, could cause the animation to be unable to be produced and broadcast according to the original plan. In addition, the epidemic also had a serious impact on the work progress of the animation production team. Previously, in order to maintain weekly updates, they invested more in important plots and made ordinary plots simple, resulting in a decline in reputation. The production team needed to stop broadcasting to carefully polish the follow-up content to ensure the quality of the works and improve the audience's viewing experience.
One Piece's stop was the result of a combination of factors. In terms of production, the plot was complicated and there were many characters. Each episode was time-consuming and laborious to produce. The pressure of the production cycle made the suspension of the broadcast an opportunity for adjustment. In order to improve the quality of the animation, such as improving the character modeling, rendering effects, scene construction, etc., the production team needed to stop the broadcast to carry out a comprehensive production upgrade, such as redoing the light and shadow and painting content of the Fishmen Island chapter, compressing the original 50-odd episodes into more than 20 episodes. From a market and business perspective, the animation industry was highly competitive. The production team needed to adjust their strategies and improve their production processes to maintain their leading position. With the rise of online video platforms, copyright and broadcast platform issues also affected the animation broadcast. External factors such as the replacement of the voice actor would affect the production progress. For example, the replacement of Saab's voice actor, or the replacement of Franky's voice actor, Yao Kazuki, due to health reasons, would cause the animation to be unable to be produced and broadcast according to the original plan. The epidemic also had a serious impact on the work progress of the animation production team. Previously, in order to maintain weekly updates, they had invested more in important plots and made ordinary plots simple, resulting in a decline in reputation. The production team needed to stop broadcasting to carefully polish the follow-up content to ensure the quality of the works and improve the audience's viewing experience.
The reason for One Piece 2's halt was complicated. The production pressure, shortage of staff, and technical bottlenecks were the possible reasons. The animation had long been criticized for not having a good plot, and there was a problem with the pace of updates. In the past, in order to maintain weekly updates, they had invested a lot in important plots, and the production of ordinary plots was simple, resulting in a decline in reputation. Stopping the broadcast would help the production team have more time to polish the animation and prevent the quality from declining. In addition, the epidemic had a serious impact on the work progress of the animation production team. In order to ensure the quality of the work, the production team stopped broadcasting to carefully polish the follow-up content. At the same time, the competition in the animation industry was fierce. The production team needed to adjust their strategy, optimized the production process, and explored and invented through the suspension of broadcasting to maintain their leading position. During this time, a specially edited version of the Fishmen Island chapter would be released. The light and shadow and painting content would be redone, and the original 50-plus episodes would be compressed to 20-plus episodes. This also showed that the officials were aware of the low quality of the animation and began to rectify it.
In 2020, the animated version of One Piece would be suspended indefinitely due to the impact of the epidemic. Shueisha's editorial department found that there were staff members infected with the epidemic. In order to prevent large-scale infection, they decided to stop updating many works. One Piece was one of them and was suspended on April 26. Moreover, the original manuscript of One Piece was hand-drawn and required teamwork. Due to the reduction of assistants due to the epidemic, the work speed was greatly reduced, and the manga was suspended.