Twenty-seven years after its premiere, the One Piece TV anime has shifted to a seasonal model, airing a total of 26 episodes per year. Considering the development of multiple product lines—including animated films, canonical anime projects, remakes, and the live-action series—the author subjectively predicts that the franchise could continue for over a decade, though this is not an official completion timeline.
Toei Animation began adapting Eiichiro Oda's manga on October 20, 1999, long maintaining a weekly broadcast schedule with occasional hiatuses. In 2025, it was announced that the anime would switch to a seasonal format the following year, a change implemented in 2026. That year, the series aired from spring to late summer, covering the early major events of the Elbaf arc.
The seasonal format has not significantly accelerated the story's progression, with each episode still adapting roughly two to three manga chapters. Based on this, the author believes the TV anime is still far from its conclusion. Meanwhile, two new anime projects have been announced: one is a new canonical story based on the manga, and another new animated film is currently in production.
The anime remake announced by Netflix in late 2023 is scheduled for release in February 2027, with its first season comprising seven episodes and adapting approximately sixty chapters of the manga. Alongside the ongoing live-action series, the author views these parallel projects as evidence of the franchise's vitality, leading to the prediction that the One Piece brand could continue for another decade or more.