Elbaf Arc in ‘One Piece’ Anime Finally Gets a Release Date and Trailer

One Piece fans have been eagerly awaiting the Elbaf Island arc, and they finally got a preview! The anime series unveiled its first trailer and confirmed the release date at Jump Festa 2026.

The panel featured the main voice actors from the series, including Mayumi Tanaka as Luffy, Kazuya Nakai as Zoro, Akemi Okamura as Nami, Kappei Yamaguchi as Usopp, Hiroaki Hirata as Sanji, Ikue Otani as Chopper, Yuriko Yamaguchi as Robin, Subaru Kimura as Franky, Cho as Brook, and Katsuhisa Houki as Jinbe.

Toei Animation has announced that the Elbaf arc of the series will premiere in Japan on April 5, 2026. This will follow the end of the current Egghead arc, with a three-month pause in between. The studio also confirmed that each episode will cover one chapter of the original manga. A new trailer and key visual are now available, giving fans a sneak peek at the upcoming arc.

Get ready for the next big adventure in ONE PIECE! The official trailer for the Elbaph arc is here, and it’s set to premiere on April 5th, 2026. #ONEPIECE #ELBAPH

— Toei Animation (@ToeiAnimation) December 21, 2025

I was so excited to hear about the Elbaf arc, but then I found out there’s a new One Piece movie coming too! Eiichiro Oda himself announced it, and he’s being super secretive about it. He even said, through the voice actors, that he’s not allowed to share anything because people would be way too interested in the story. Right now, we don’t know the title, when it’ll come out, or even get a little sneak peek, but honestly, that just makes me even more hyped!

Ryuta Koike, a producer for the anime One Piece, announced that starting in 2026, the show will move to a seasonal schedule with only 26 new episodes each year. This is the first time since its premiere in 1999 that One Piece won’t be airing episodes almost every week.

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2025-12-21 21:14