Luffy and the Straw Hats have been sailing the high seas for years now, but how many Once Piece episodes are there and how long would it take you to watch the whole anime show, plus the movies?
One Piece is an anime show based on Eiichiro Oda’s beloved shonen manga. First published in 1997, the series evolved into a media behemoth, spawning one of the most successful and best anime ever made.
What started as teenage pirate Monkey D. Luffy trying to find the mythical, titular One Piece has become one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time. The numerous One Piece sagas (and requisite One Piece filler) have spawned all sorts of lore that’s enraptured fans for generations now, with no signs of slowing down.
If you’re thinking of setting sail yourself, you might be wondering – just how many episodes of One Piece have been made so far, and how long would it take to watch them all?
How many episodes of One Piece are there?
As of April 2024, One Piece has a total of 1,102 episodes.
The first episode of One Piece aired on October 20, 1999. Since then, there have been 21 seasons with varying numbers of episodes. So far, the shortest season is the fifth, with 13 episodes, with the longest being the 20th, with a whopping 197 episodes. We’ll let you know if Season 21 takes that record!
How many episodes of One Piece are on Netflix?
515 episodes of One Piece are available on Netflix, amounting to 20 Arcs. Season 21 is currently being released on Netflix UK.
The release plan so far has been sporadic, but you can expect more episodes to arrive on the service in due course.
How many One Piece movies are there?
There are a total of 15 One Piece movies at the time of writing. Generally speaking, we get a new anime movie in franchise every couple of years, with the last being One Piece Film: Red.
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Every One Piece movie, listed in release order:
- One Piece – 2000
- Clockwork Island Adventure – 2001
- Chopper’s Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals – 2002
- Dead End Adventure – 2003
- The Cursed Holy Sword – 2004
- Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island – 2005
- Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle – 2006
- The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta – 2007
- Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Sakura – 2008
- One Piece Film: Strong World – 2009
- Straw Hat Chase – 2011
- One Piece Film: Z – 2012
- One Piece Film: Gold – 2017
- One Piece: Stampede – 2019
- One Piece Film: Red – 2022
While it’s tempting to assume that the movies are unnecessary spinoffs of the anime, they all take place within the show’s canon – so, if you want to watch the whole thing, don’t think you can skip them!
How long would it take to watch all of One Piece?
Right now, it would take nearly 442 hours to watch One Piece – that’s 18-and-a-half days’ worth of anime without a single break.
Including their opening and closing themes, and factoring in credits, each episode of One Piece is between 22-24 minutes long. For easiness sake, let’s just say each episode is 24 minutes. Multiply that by 1,102, divide by 60, and you have 440.8 hours.
If you add all of their runtimes up, the 15 movies amount to another 22.1 hours, which equals 441.7 hours.
You may love One Piece, but you can’t watch TV for more than 18 days straight. So, let’s plan it out: if you spent nine hours watching the anime each day, it would take just over 49 days.
What if you didn’t have that sort of time to spare? What if you’re a working person who just wants to squeeze in two hours before going to bed? Well, you’re in it for the long haul: with just two hours of One Piece each day, it would take nearly 221 days – that’s more than seven months of dedicated viewing.
If you’d prefer something easier to manage, we have a short anime list, and check out our guides to Solo Leveling Season 2 and Tower of God Season 2 for shows that are only just starting.