The One Piece Anime Sets February 2027 Netflix Debut
This marks the first time the original One Piece story is being re-adapted from chapter one by a different studio, offering a condensed, high-production-value entry point for new viewers while the long-running Toei Animation version continues.
Reporting from 2 sources: Otaku News, AnimationXpress Anime.
Netflix has confirmed that "The One Piece," a brand-new anime adaptation of Eiichiro Oda's manga, will premiere in February 2027. Produced by Wit Studio, the series will adapt the story from the beginning of the East Blue saga. Season 1 will cover approximately the first 50 chapters of the manga across seven episodes, with a total runtime of around 300 minutes. All seven episodes will be released simultaneously on Netflix as a global exclusive. The announcement includes a concept art image showing Luffy at Windmill Village's PARTY'S BAR alongside Shanks, Benn Beckman, and Makino. The series is directed by Masashi Koizuka, with series composition by Taku Kishimoto. Character design and chief animation direction are handled by Kyoji Asano and Takatoshi Honda. The adaptation will run through Luffy's encounter with Sanji at the floating restaurant Baratie. The original manga, which began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1997, had surpassed 600 million copies in circulation worldwide as of March 2026.
Wit Studio, known for "Spy x Family" and the first three seasons of "Attack on Titan," is producing the new adaptation. The creative team includes assistant director Hideaki Abe, creature designer Yasuhiro Kajino, and action animators Ken Imaizumi and Shuhei Fukuda. The art director is Tomonori Kuroda, and the animation producer is Ryoma Kawamura. The seven-episode first season is designed to cover roughly the first 50 manga chapters, ending at Luffy's meeting with Sanji at the Baratie. The concept art released alongside the announcement depicts a scene from Windmill Village, showing a young Luffy with the Red-Hair Pirates. The series is a Netflix exclusive worldwide, with all episodes dropping at once in February 2027. The original One Piece manga, first published in 1997, had reached over 600 million copies in circulation globally by March 2026, according to the press release.
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Sources
- Otaku News Netflix Tease at New One Piece Anime Adaptation
- AnimationXpress Anime ‘The One Piece’ anime is set for its debut on Netflix in February 2027