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WIT Studio is producing two major anime projects: the original television series LONA, set for spring 2027, and The One Piece, a remake of the East Blue saga debuting on Netflix in February 2027. The studio is also airing the spring 2026 series Agents of the Four Seasons, which is approaching its climax.
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Jun 29
WIT Studio has three active anime productions in different stages. The most recent announcement is LONA, an original television anime set to premiere in spring 2027. The project brings together screenwriter Akiko Nogi, known for live-action dramas, and director Takashi Katagiri, who worked on SPY×FAMILY Code: White. Posuka Demizu provides original character designs. The brain-science adventure story follows researchers at the Laboratory of Optics and Neural Analysis. The project began development in 2020.
The studio's most high-profile project is The One Piece, a remake of Eiichiro Oda's manga that will stream on Netflix in February 2027. The first season covers the East Blue saga through the first 50 manga chapters across seven episodes, totaling roughly 300 minutes. Masashi Koizuka directs, with Taku Kishimoto handling series scripts. Mayumi Tanaka reprises her role as Monkey D. Luffy. The remake was first announced at Jump Festa '24 in December 2023.
WIT Studio is also currently airing Agents of the Four Seasons, an adaptation of Kana Akatsuki's light novel series that premiered on March 28, 2026. The series, directed by Ken Yamamoto, is nine episodes into its run and has released a climax visual and trailer, signaling its final arc. The studio's production pipeline for the series has remained on schedule with no announced delays.
Key facts
- Original TV anime LONA announced
- WIT Studio announced LONA, an original television anime set for spring 2027, with screenwriter Akiko Nogi and director Takashi Katagiri. ↗
- LONA character designer
- Posuka Demizu, creator of The Promised Neverland, provides original character designs for LONA. ↗
- LONA development start
- The project began development in 2020, according to animation producer Kazuki Yamanaka. ↗
- The One Piece Netflix debut
- The One Piece will premiere on Netflix in February 2027, with seven episodes released simultaneously. ↗
- The One Piece episode count and runtime
- Season 1 covers the first 50 manga chapters across seven episodes, with a total runtime of approximately 300 minutes. ↗
- The One Piece director and writer
- Masashi Koizuka directs, with series composition by Taku Kishimoto. ↗
- The One Piece voice cast
- Mayumi Tanaka reprises her role as Monkey D. Luffy. ↗
- Agents of the Four Seasons airing
- The spring 2026 series Agents of the Four Seasons premiered on March 28, 2026, and is streaming on Crunchyroll. ↗
- Agents of the Four Seasons director
- Ken Yamamoto directs the adaptation, with Ayumu Hisao writing the scripts and Namiko Torii designing the characters. ↗
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- Confirmed wit studio produces agents of the four seasons May 28 · source
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Jun 28
WIT Studio announced a new original television anime titled LONA, set to premiere in spring 2027. The project brings together screenwriter Akiko Nogi (Unnatural, MIU404, Last Mile) and director Takashi Katagiri (SPY×FAMILY Code: White). Posuka Demizu, creator of The Promised Neverland, provides original character designs. The anime is described as a brain science adventure set in a near-future world where people are attacked by the dead. The story follows researcher Ao and trainee Sango at the Laboratory of Optics and Neural Analysis, or LONA, as they analyze the brains of the deceased to solve the mystery. The setting is modeled after the SPring-8 synchrotron radiation facility at RIKEN in Hyogo Prefecture. The main cast includes Minako Kotobuki as Ao, Anna Nagase as Sango, and Fuka Izumi as Mugen, the facility's mascot. Music is composed by Yuko Sebu. The project began development in 2020, according to animation producer Kazuki Yamanaka. Alongside the announcement, WIT Studio released three teaser visuals and two trailer videos.
Jun 27
Netflix unveiled the first episode art for "The One Piece," WIT Studio's remake of the original One Piece anime, during its Annecy International Animation Film Festival showcase on Tuesday. The image, titled "Romance Dawn -Dawn of the Adventure-", matches the title of Eiichiro Oda's manga's first volume and chapter. The streamer also confirmed that Mayumi Tanaka will reprise her role as Monkey D. Luffy, a role she has held since 1999. The seven-episode first season, covering the East Blue saga through the first 50 manga chapters, will run approximately 300 minutes and stream worldwide on Netflix in February 2027. Masashi Koizuka directs, with Hideaki Abe as assistant director. Character designers and chief animation directors are Kyoji Asano and Takatoshi Honda. Taku Kishimoto handles series scripts. The teaser trailer debuted at a separate "Next on Netflix Animation" panel on June 24. The remake was first announced at Jump Festa '24 in December 2023.
May 30
Netflix announced a slate of new One Piece projects on April 7, headlined by The One Piece, a new anime series from Wit Studio that will re-adapt the East Blue saga from Eiichiro Oda's manga. The series is produced in collaboration with Toei Animation and Fuji Television. Unlike the original 1999 anime, this version is described as a reimagining using contemporary production techniques and updated visuals, suggesting a more compact, seasonal approach. Netflix also previewed LEGO One Piece, a two-part animated special premiering September 29. Produced with The LEGO Group, Shueisha, and Atomic Cartoons, it retells the story of the live-action series' first two seasons in LEGO form. The company confirmed that live-action Season 3, titled One Piece: The Battle of Alabasta, is in production for a 2027 release. Additional franchise expansions include a podcast, and merchandise lines from Moose Toys, NERF, Quiksilver, Funko, Netflix Shop, Penguin Random House, Hot Topic, and Primark.
May 29
The anime adaptation of Kana Akatsuki's light novel series Agents of the Four Seasons has released a climax visual and a three-minute trailer as it approaches its final episodes. The series, which premiered on March 28, 2026, is currently nine episodes into its run and is streaming on Crunchyroll. Wit Studio is handling the animation production. Ken Yamamoto directs the series, with Ayumu Hisao writing the script, Namiko Torii designing the characters, and Kensuke Ushio composing the music. The cast includes Yuka Nukui as Hinagiku, Yoshino Aoyama as Sakura Himedaka, Sumire Uesaka as Ruri Hazakura, Ranko Baba as Ayame Hazakura, Hime Sawada as Nadeshiko Iwaizuki, Taku Yashiro as Rindo Azami, Shogo Sakata as Rosei Kantsubaki, and Satoshi Hino as Itecho Kangetsu. Additional cast members include Kana Hanazawa as Kobai Yukiyanagi and Nao Toyama as Nazuna. The light novel series began publication under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko imprint in April 2021 and has four volumes released so far. Yen Press licenses the light novel in English, and a manga adaptation by Nappa Komatsuda is also ongoing.
May 25
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.
May 16
Wit Studio released preview images for the eighth episode of Agents of the Four Seasons on Wednesday, two days before the episode airs on Saturday, May 16. The spring 2026 series adapts Kana Akatsuki and Suoh's light novel, which began publication under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko imprint in April 2021. Ken Yamamoto directs the adaptation, with Ayumu Hisao writing the scripts and Namiko Torii designing the characters. Kensuke Ushio composes the music. The story follows Hinagiku, the Agent of Spring, who disappeared ten years ago and took the season with her. She returns to restore the cycle and, as the myth demands, sends her love to Winter. The light novel has four volumes released so far and is ongoing. A manga adaptation by Nappa Komatsuda also runs alongside it. Yen Press licenses both the light novel and the manga in English. The anime premiered on March 28, 2026, and the new preview gives the first look at the episode before its weekend broadcast.
May 16
WIT Studio's The One Piece will stream on Netflix starting February 2027, the production committee announced on the series' official X account. The first season consists of seven episodes that run roughly 300 minutes in total, and all seven will be released at once. The season adapts about the first 50 chapters of Eiichiro Oda's manga, covering Luffy's early journey through the East Blue saga and ending at the Baratie arc where he meets Sanji. Ahead of the premiere, the team released concept art from episode 1 that shows Luffy as a child in Windmill Village at Partys Bar with Shanks, Benn Beckman, and Makino. The remake was first announced at Jump Festa '24 in December 2023. Director Masashi Koizuka leads the production, with assistant director Hideaki Abe, series composition by Taku Kishimoto, and character design shared by Kyoji Asano and Takatoshi Honda. Animation producer Ryoma Kawamura oversees the project. In a recent interview with the YouTube channel Ai Show, producer Shinji Wada said Oda supported revisiting the anime to connect with newer audiences.