One Piece season 20
Longest One Piece season, adapting the Wano Country arc.
The twentieth season of the One Piece anime television series is produced by Toei Animation and directed by Tatsuya Nagamine, Satoshi Itō and Yasunori Koyama. Broadcast on Fuji Television from July 7, 2019, to December 17, 2023, it is the longest season of the series at 197 episodes. The season adapts the Wano Country story arc from the manga by Eiichiro Oda, following Monkey D. Luffy and his Straw Hat Pirates as they ally with samurai, minks, and ninja to liberate Wano from the shogun Kurozumi Orochi and the Beast Pirates led by Kaido.
- broadcast_dates
- July 7, 2019 – December 17, 2023
- episodes
- 197
- network
- Fuji Television
- studio
- Toei Animation
- directors
- Tatsuya Nagamine, Satoshi Itō, Yasunori Koyama
- manga_author
- Eiichiro Oda
Lore & Background
The season was delayed twice: first due to the COVID-19 pandemic, announced on April 19, 2020, with the series returning on June 28, 2020 from episode 930; and second due to a security breach in Toei Animation's network on March 6, 2022, with the series returning on April 17, 2022 from episode 1014. Episodes 895 and 896 contain an original story arc, 'Cidre Guild', tying into the film One Piece: Stampede. Episode 907 adapts Oda's one-shot manga Romance Dawn, featuring a slightly different Luffy.
Reader's Guide
Season 20 is notable as the first-ever longest season of One Piece, spanning 197 episodes. It includes tie-in arcs for two films: 'Cidre Guild' for One Piece: Stampede and 'Uta's Past' (episodes 1029–1030) for One Piece Film: Red. The season used seven pieces of theme music, including a special opening for episode 1000 ('We Are!' by Hiroshi Kitadani) and a special opening for episodes 1028–1030 ('New Genesis' by Ado) in the Japanese broadcast only due to licensing reasons. For the first time in 17 years, the series introduced an ending theme ('Raise' by Chili Beans) for episodes 1071 to 1088. The season adapts material from the 90th volume to the beginning of the 105th volume of the manga.
Did You Know?
- Season 20 is the longest season of One Piece at 197 episodes.
- The season was delayed twice: once due to COVID-19 and once due to a security breach at Toei Animation.
- Episodes 1029 and 1030 form the 'Uta's Past' arc, a tie-in to One Piece Film: Red.
- The season introduced the first ending theme for the series in 17 years, 'Raise' by Chili Beans.
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