Monkey D. Luffy’s journey is finally about to continue. After going on hiatus back in October, theOne Pieceanime will begin airingthe next part of its Egghead Arcin just a couple of weeks on April 5. To celebrate the occasion, however,CrunchyrollandToei Animationare going all out with a big premiere weekend featuring not one, but two episodes and an 83-minute recap special to get viewers back up to speed on everything that happened in Part 1. Announced from Anime Japan in Tokyo, the event will reach fans in North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Latin America with Episode 1123 and the Egghead Arc special on April 5, followed by Episode 1124 on April 6.
The recap will have a lot to cover fromthe Straw Hats' arrival on the technologically advanced Egghead Island. With the world on the brink of war and the crew trying to thwart the crimes of the World Government, while still seeking the titular One Piece, they wind up on the isle where the Navy’s super-genius scientist Dr. Vegapunk lives. His mysterious lab could offer answers tosome of the series’s long-standing questions, including thenature of the Devil Fruit, but Luffy’s visit soon escalates into a full-blown international incident when a team of elite assassins is sent to take out the doctor. Leading into the next part, the arc has already featured 34 episodes with plenty more to go before the series moves on.
Part 2 will follow up with the piratesin the aftermath of their first meeting with the former villainVegapunk, as they look to protect him and the people of the island from the full might of the World Government. Luffy will be faced with some of his strongest foes yet during the operation to save the doctor, including the returning Admiral Kizaru. The Marines will be bearing down on the crew in a battle that could shake the world to its core, and this is also only the beginning of the show’s “Final Saga.” Though there’s still a lot ofOne Pieceleft to go, the manga’s creator,EiichiroOda, remains hard at work trying to finally bring this journey to an end after thousands of episodes and chapters dating back to 1997. The grand seafaring tale is expected tofinally reach its conclusionsometime in 2027 or 2028, with the anime sure to wrap up a few years afterward.
‘One Piece’ Will Have a New Streaming Home for the Latest Episodes
TheOne Piecepremiere event comes to Crunchyroll in North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Latin America on April 5 and 6. Check out the new key art in the gallery above.
