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One Piece Returns Sunday With Elbaph Arc Under New Seasonal Model

The move targets a near one-to-one pace with the manga.

Overview

  • The premiere episode 1156, which lands Sunday, airs in Japan at 11:15 p.m. JST and streams on Crunchyroll at 7:15 a.m. PT / 10:15 a.m. ET, titled “The Long-sought Elbaph! The Big Reunion Banquet.”
  • Toei Animation shifts the anime to 26 episodes for 2026, split into two 13-episode blocks running April 5 to June 28 and October 4 to December 27.
  • The adaptation restarts from manga chapter 1126 with a plan reported as roughly one chapter per episode to curb filler and tighten pacing.
  • Crunchyroll carries the global simulcast across major regions, while Netflix adds episodes one week later, with the first set expected Saturday, April 11.
  • Local reports say the voice actor behind Jujutsu Kaisen’s Satoru Gojō will portray Prince Loki, and the Elbaph setting is framed as a key step in the final saga long awaited by fans.