After a long wait, the One Piece anime has finally announced their return in 2025 after a long hiatus. This information came during the Jump Festa 2025 panel, followed by some other exciting news.
One Piece fans are eagerly awaiting the anime’s return after a hiatus that began during the Egghead Island arc. During the hiatus, there were remasters of the Fish Man Island arc and experiments in One Piece: Fan Letter.
When the anime returns, it will continue the Egghead Island adaptation. Seen from the teaser image showing Luffy in Gear 5 form alongside characters like Dr. Vegapunk.
One Piece’s Hiatus Benefits This Franchise
While fans were disappointed with One Piece’s hiatus in October, this move actually worked in the anime’s favor. The anime was close to the manga on hiatus, and with Oda also taking a hiatus from the manga in November, this decision gave the anime more time to not compete directly with the manga.
Fillers in One Piece are not as heavy as those in other series like Bleach. Usually, fillers are light episodes that don’t affect the main storyline. While there are good fillers, such as special episodes of Fan Letters, they cannot replace the strong plots and exciting action of the adaptations of canon chapters.
One Piece is currently experiencing a resurgence, especially with the live-action series and WIT remake catching the attention of many. Although the anime no longer uses many voice actors, the quality is still maintained.
Given that many new anime fans are more familiar with releases like Demon Slayer and Jujutsu Kaisen, Toei Animation chose to slow down the pace of One Piece to allow the manga to release more chapters.
When is the release date of One Piece after the hiatus?
Jump Festa 2025 was full of important announcements, and one of the most anticipated for One Piece fans was the news about the franchise’s release date after a long hiatus. The One Piece anime has officially announced that it will return on April 6, 2025.
After announcing a hiatus in October, One Piece aired the special episode ‘Fan Letter’ and remastered the Fishman Island storyline. Now, the series resumes the Egghead Island storyline featuring the heroes’ encounter with the mysterious Dr. Vegapunk.
No matter the reason behind One Piece’s hiatus, fans around the world now know the return date of their favorite anime. The story on Egghead Island has been the main focus in the series and provides a new atmosphere after the anime’s long stay in Wano.
Now, all fans can do is wait for One Piece to return on April 6 and continue the adventures of the Straw Hat Pirates on Egghead island.
Franky’s New Voiceover in One Piece
During the One Piece panel event at Jump Festa 2025, it was announced that Kimura Subaru will be taking over the role of Franky from Kazuki Yao. Previously, in 2024, Yao had already stepped down from his role as Jango due to health issues, so the decision to step down from the role of Franky wasn’t too surprising, though still disappointing for fans.
Along with the rest of the Straw Hats’ voice cast, Yao performed at the One Piece panel with her signature passion and warmth. After showcasing the best moments of the character, it was announced that Kimura Subaru will be the new voice of Franky.
An energetic young man of 34, Subaru has been making a name for himself in the anime industry for over ten years. Many Shonen Jump fans know him as the voice of Aoi Rodo in Jujutsu Kaisen. In addition, she also voiced characters in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, The First Slam Dunk, Ping Pong the Animation, Haikyu!!!, and Mawaru Penguindrum.
That’s the information about One Piece’s release date in 2025 after a long hiatus. Finally, fans can continue the excitement of Luffy et al.’s story to end the Egghead island story. Hope this helps!
