Since Eiichiro Oda’s tale of pirates and adventure hit shelves in 1997, One Piece has been one of the most popular anime and manga series ever released. Fans have been clamoring for more, desperate to know what’s next for the Straw Hat Pirates and what Devil Fruits the group will encounter on their journey.
At the time of writing, the manga has over 1000 chapters, and the anime adaption has over 1000 individual episodes, alongside many TV specials and theatrical films. Now that the series has made the jump to live-action thanks to Netflix, there’s even more One Piece to enjoy. Despite its length, the show’s quality shows no signs of declining as fans frequently debate which arcs are the best.
If you’re keen to hit the seas, here is how to watch and read One Piece in order.
What is One Piece about?
One Piece is set in a world full of pirates and other sea-faring peoples. It follows Monkey D. Luffy, a young man who gained superpowers of a sort after eating a magical Devil Fruit. This fruit gave Luffy the ability to stretch his limbs like rubber, making him a highly durable and thoroughly competent fighter. He embarks on a quest to become King of the Pirates by finding a legendary treasure called the One Piece, making both new friends and foes along the way.
What’s the difference between a saga and arc in One Piece?
One Piece is split into sagas. These sagas cover overarching plot points and critical events in the overall story. Inside these sagas are other, smaller sagas, each of which are further broken down into story arcs.
Where these story arcs start and end is up for debate. But in the eyes of most fans, a new arc begins when the Straw Hat Pirates land on an island and ends when they leave it. This is not always clear-cut, so some fans believe the arcs start and end on slightly different chapters.
Does the One Piece anime have different arcs than the manga?
The One Piece anime and manga are in production at the same time, which can cause issues when adapting the manga arcs into anime. New One Piece chapters release on a weekly basis, and the anime is at risk of outpacing the manga before it reaches its conclusion.
When this happens, special anime-only filler arcs are created to give the manga time to get back ahead. These filler stories rarely progress the main plot, but they are beloved by many fans. In our list, these arcs are labeled “Anime Only.” If you’re looking to enjoy One Piece without the filler, we have a helpful guide on which filler arcs are fine to skip.
Some of the anime’s arcs are actually adaptations of cover page serials that appear before each chapter in the manga. Traditionally, each manga chapter in a Shonen Jump issue starts with its own cover page to let readers know what series they’re getting ready to read. Oda is known to often use these pages to tell a unique story made up of single-panel images. These serials tend to focus on side characters or previously defeated foes, and a few of them have been included in the anime series. In the upcoming list, arcs that started this way are marked with “Cover Page Serial.”
One Piece TV specials and movies
Over the years, One Piece has branched out into a number of movies and TV specials. These TV specials and films fit dubiously into the story’s official canon, with many of the films directly contradicting the established canon of the series.
Despite their hazy relationship with the official canon, these entries will still be included on this list. Each will be placed in its generally accepted location in the chronology, but keep in mind — for those who decide to watch them — that they might not fit perfectly into the chronology, and could contain spoilers for later anime or manga events.
TV specials and movies are bolded in the list to make them easier to locate.
All One Piece arcs in order
Sea of Survival: Super Rookies Saga
East Blue Saga
- Romance Dawn Arc – Manga Chapters 1-7, Anime Episodes: 1-3
- Orange Town Arc – Manga Chapters 8-21, Anime Episodes: 4-8
- Syrup Village Arc – Manga Chapters 22-41, Anime Episodes: 9-18
- One Piece: The Movie
- Baratie Arc – Manga Chapters 42-68, Anime Episodes: 19-30
- Arlong Park Arc – Manga Chapters 69-95, Anime Episodes: 31-44
- Buggy’s Crew Adventure Chronicles [Cover Page Serial] – Manga Chapters: 35-75, Anime Episodes 46-47
- Loguetown Arc – Manga Chapters 96-100, Anime Episodes: 45, 48-53 (Episodes 50 and 51 are filler)
- Warship Island Arc- Anime only. Episodes: 54-61
- Clockwork Island Adventure
Alabasta Saga
- Reverse Mountain Arc – Manga Chapters 101-105, Anime Episodes: 62-63
- Whisky Peak Arc – Manga Chapters 106-114, Anime Episodes: 64-67
- Koby and Helmeppo Arc [Cover Page Serial] – Manga Chapters 83-119, Anime Episodes: 68-69
- Little Garden Arc – Manga Chapters 115-129, Anime Episodes: 70-77
- Drum Island Arc – Manga Chapters 130-154, Anime Episodes: 78-91
- Alabasta Arc – Manga Chapters 155-217, Anime Episodes: 92-130
- Chopper’s Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals
- Episode of Alabasta: The Pirates and the Princess of the Desert
- Post-Alabasta Arc – Anime only. Episodes 131-135
- The Adventure of Deadend
Skypiea Saga
- Goat Island Arc – Anime only. Episodes 136-138
- Ruluka Island Arc – Anime only. Episodes 139-143
- Jaya Arc – Manga Chapters 218-236, Anime Episodes: 144-152
- Skypiea Arc – Manga Chapters 237-302, Anime Episodes: 153-195
- The Cursed Holy Sword
- G-8 Arc – Anime only. Episodes: 196-206
- Episode of Sky Island (Recap episode released in 2019)
- Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
- Mega Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle
Water 7 Saga
- Long Ring Long Land Arc – Manga Chapters 303-321, Anime Episodes: 207-219 (Episodes 213-216 are filler)
- Ocean’s Dream Arc – Anime only. Episodes: 220-224
- Foxy’s Return Arc – Anime only. Episodes: 225-228
- Water 7 Arc – Manga Chapters 322-374, Anime Episodes: 229-263
- Enies Lobby Arc – Manga Chapters 375-340, Anime Episodes: 264-312
- Post-Enies Lobby Arc – Manga Chapters 431-441, Anime Episodes: 313-325 (Episodes 317-319 are filler)
- Episode of Chopper: The Miracle Winter Cherry Blossom
Thriller Bark Saga
- Ice Hunter Arc – Anime only. Episodes: 326-336
- Thriller Bark Arc – Manga Chapters 442-489, Anime Episodes: 337-381
- One Piece Film: Strong World
- One Piece 3D: Straw Hat Chase
- Spa Island Arc – Anime only. Episodes: 382-384
Summit War Saga
- Sabaody Archipelago Arc – Manga Chapters 490-513, Anime Episodes: 385-405
- Amazon Lily Arc- Manga Chapters 514-524, Anime Episodes: 408-421
- Impel Down Arc- Manga Chapters 525-549, Anime Episodes: 422-425 and 430-456
- Note: The anime splits this arc into two parts, with the Little East Blue Arc in between. The manga considers it to be a single arc.
- Little East Blue Arc – Anime only. Episodes: 426-429
- Straw Hat’s Separation Serial [Cover Page Serial] – Manga Chapters 543-560, Anime Episodes: 453-456
- Marineford Arc – Manga Chapters 550-580, Anime Episodes: 457-489
- Post-War Arc – Manga Chapters 581-597, Anime Episodes: 490-516
The Final Sea: The New World Saga
Fish-Man Island Saga
- Return to Sabaody Arc – Manga Chapters 598-602, Anime Episodes: 517-522
- One Piece Film: Z
- Fish-Man Island Arc – Manga Chapters 603-653, Anime Episodes: 523-574
Dressrosa Saga
- Z’s Ambition Arc – Anime only. Episodes: 575-578
- Punk Hazard Arc – Manga Chapters 654-699, Anime Episodes: 579-625
- Caesar Retrieval Arc – Anime only. Episodes: 626-628
- Dressrosa Arc – Manga Chapters 700-801, Anime Episodes: 629-746
- 3D2Y: Overcome Ace’s Death! Luffy’s Vow to his Friends (After episode 658)
- Episode of Sabo: Bond of Three Brothers – A Miraculous Reunion and an Inherited Will (After episode 705)
- Adventure of Nebulandia (After episode 722)
Whole Cake Island Saga
- Silver Mine Arc – Anime only. Episodes: 747-450
- Heart Of Gold (After episode 749)
- One Piece Film: Gold
- Zou Arc – Manga Chapters 802-824, Episodes: 751-779
- Marine Rookie Arc – Anime only. Episodes: 780-782
- Whole Cake Island Arc – Manga Chapters 825-902, Anime Episodes: 783-877
- Reverie Arc – Manga Chapters 903-908, Episodes: 878-889
- One Piece: Stampede
Wano Country Saga
- Land of Wano Arc Act 1 – Manga Chapters 909-1057- Episodes: 890-894
- Note: The anime series splits this into several arcs because the manga is still in active production. Filler arcs have been inserted to pad out time between the main parts of the story.
- Carbonic King Arc – Anime only. Episodes: 895-896
- Land of Wano Arc Act 2 – Manga Chapters 909-1057 – Episodes: 897–906
- Romance Dawn Arc – Anime only. Episode: 907
- Note: This is an adaptation of the Romance Dawn one-shot manga.
- Land of Wano Arc Act 3 – Manga Chapters 909-1057 – Episodes: 908–1028
- Uta’s Past – Anime only. Episodes: 1029-1030
- One Piece: Film – Red
- Land of Wano Arc Act 4 – Manga Chapters 909-1057 – Episodes: 1031–Present
Final Saga
- Egghead Island Arc – Manga Chapters 1058-Present
