One Piece season 22
Season of television series
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The twenty-second season of the One Piece anime television series is produced by Toei Animation and primarily directed by Wataru Matsumi, with Satoshi Itō and Yasunori Koyama serving as additional co-directors. The season began broadcasting on Fuji Television and its FNS affiliates on April 5, 2026. Like the rest of the series, the season follows Monkey D. Luffy's adventures with his Straw Hat Pirates. The season adapts material from the "Elbaph" story arc, from the 111th volume onwards of the manga series One Piece by Eiichiro Oda. It focuses on the Straw Hat Pirates and Giant Warrior Pirates arriving in Elbaph as the Holy Knights of God set their eyes on annexing the country for the World Government.
| One Piece | |
|---|---|
| Season 22 Elbaph | |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fuji Television |
| Original release | April 5, 2026 – present |
| Season chronology | |
In October 2025, it was announced that the series would go on hiatus from January to March 2026 following the conclusion of the "Egghead" story arc. When it returned in April 2026, the series adopted a two split cours annual schedule, with a maximum of 26 episodes airing each year going forward.[1] This marks a shift from the continuous year-round schedule that has been in place since the series' premiere back in October 1999. Additionally, Toei Animation announced their intention to begin adapting manga chapters at a slightly faster pace compared to recent preceding arcs.[2]
The first opening theme song of the season is "Luminous" (ルミナス), performed by Aina the End, while the first ending theme song is "Sono Mirai" (その未来; lit. 'That Future'), performed by Jisoku 36km.[3]
Episodes
| No. overall [n 1] | No. in season | Title [n 2] | Directed by | Written by | Animation directed by | Original release date [n 3] | Viewership rating [n 4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1156 | 1 | "The Long-sought Elbaph! The Big Reunion Banquet" Transliteration: "Akogare no Erubafu! Saikai no Dekkē Utage" (Japanese: 憧れのエルバフ！再会のでっけェ宴) | Wataru Matsumi | Shōji Yonemura | Shin Kashiwaguma, Hiroto Saitō, Masayuki Satō & Midori Matsuda | April 5, 2026 | 2.5%[4] |
| 1157 | 2 | "Nami in a Fix! An Adventure in Block Kingdom" Transliteration: "Nami Konwaku! Burokku no Kuni no Bōken" (Japanese: ナミ困惑！ブロックの国の冒険) | Yasuhiro Tanabe | Tomohiro Nakayama | Kenji Yokoyama | April 12, 2026 | 2.8%[5] |
| 1158 | 3 | "A Quest in the Land of Mystery! The Secret of the Sun God" Transliteration: "Nazo no Kuni no Kuesuto! Taiyō-shin no Himitsu" (Japanese: 謎の国の探索！太陽神の秘密) | Masanori Satō | Akiko Inoue | Masayuki Takagi & Eisaku Inoue | April 19, 2026 | 2.8%[6] |
| 1159 | 4 | "Destroy the Miniature Garden - Escape Block Kingdom!" Transliteration: "Hakoniwa o Bukkowase - Dasshutsu! Burokku no Kuni" (Japanese: 箱庭をブッ壊せ 脱出！ブロックの国) | Directed by : Nanami Michibata Storyboarded by : Katsumi Tokoro, Nanami Michibata & Katsumi Ishizuka | Shinzō Fujita | Yong-Ce Tu, Ziwei He & Katsumi Ishizuka | April 26, 2026 | 2.6%[7] |
| 1160 | 5 | "An Encounter on a Snowfield - Loki, the Accursed Prince" Transliteration: "Setsugen no Kaigō - Noroi no Ōji Roki" (Japanese: 雪原の邂逅 呪いの王子ロキ) | Directed by : Shō Matsui Storyboarded by : Wataru Matsumi & Shō Matsui | Jin Tanaka | Dennis Cablao & Keita Saitō | May 3, 2026 | TBD |
| 1161 | 6 | "A Dangerous Deal! Loki of the Underworld and Luffy" Transliteration: "Kiken'na Torihiki! Meikai no Roki to Rufi" (Japanese: 危険な取引！冥界のロキとルフィ) | TBA | TBA | TBA | May 10, 2026 | TBD |
Notes
- Episode number by Toei Animation's count
- Title of the episode: literally translated, romanized using Hepburn romanization, and in kanji form
- Date the episode originally aired on Fuji Television
- Viewership numbers reflect the Japanese TV animation weekly ratings in the Kantō region.