How to watch ‘One Piece’ in order

Very few pieces of media can compete with One Piece‘s longevity. As much as we’d love to say there are other anime like One Piece, for better and for worse that’s unfortunately not the case

While we can’t help but praise Eiichiro Oda for his masterful worldbuilding, we also feel a bit guilty about recommending One Piece to our friends. It’s not that they won’t get swept up in the adventure of a lifetime — they absolutely will. But we also know that One Piece is not an easy anime to dive into, largely due to its sheer length.

After 25 years in the making, One Piece has understatedly amassed a gigantic number of episodes, and it’s no surprise that this can be intimidating for new fans. That’s why we’ve decided to make your life just a tad bit easier, so you can finally embark on the adventure of a lifetime.

How to watch One Piece in order

The watch order for One Piece is fairly straightforward: start with the first episode and continue onward. The tricky part, however, comes with the movies, fillers, and television specials — all of which you can skip without compromising the integrity of the story. But for the sake of completeness, here’s the perfect watch order if you want to watch every single minute of One Piece that’s available to you.

East Blue Saga:

• One Piece Episodes 1 – 3 (Romance Dawn arc)
• One Piece Episodes 4 – 8 (Orange Town Arc)
• One Piece: Defeat Him! The Pirate Ganzack! (OVA)
• One Piece Episodes 9 – 18 (Syrup Village arc)
• One Piece: The Movie
• One Piece Episodes 19 – 30 (Baratie arc)
• One Piece Episodes 31 – 44 (Arlong Park arc)
• One Piece Episode 45 (Loguetown arc)
• One Piece Episodes 46 to 47 (Buggy’s Crew Adventure Chronicles filler)
• One Piece Episodes 48-53 (Loguetown arc continuation)
• One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure
• One Piece TV Special: Adventure in the Ocean’s Navel
• One Piece: Jango’s Dance Carnival
• One Piece Episodes 54 – 61 (Warship Island filler arc)
• One Piece: Episode of East Blue: Luffy and his 4 Crewmates’ Big Adventure

Alabasta Saga

• One Piece Episodes 62 – 63 (Reverse Mountain Arc)
• One Piece Episodes 64 – 67 (Whisky Peak Arc)
• One Piece Episodes 68 – 69 (Diary of Koby-Meppo filler)
• One Piece Episodes 70 to 77 (Little Garden arc)
• One Piece Episodes 78 to 91 (Drum Island arc)
• One Piece: Dream Soccer King
• One Piece Episodes 92 – 130 (Alabasta arc)
• One Piece: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta
• One Piece: Chopper’s Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals
• One Piece Episodes 131 to 135. (Post-Alabasta arc)

Sky Island Saga

• One Piece Episodes 136 – 138 (Goat Island filler arc)
• One Piece: Dead End Adventure
• One Piece: The Cursed Holy Sword
• One Piece: Open Upon the Great Sea! A Father’s Huge, HUGE Dream
• One Piece: Take Aim! The Pirate Baseball King
• One Piece Episodes 139 – 143 (Ruluka Island filler arc)
• One Piece Episodes 144 – 152 (Jaya arc)
• One Piece Episodes 153 to 195 (Skypiea arc)
• One Piece: Episode of the Sky Island
• One Piece Episodes 196 – 206 (G-8 filler arc)
• One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island

Water 7 Saga

• One Piece Episodes 207 – 219 (Long Ring Long Land arc)
• One Piece: Protect! The Last Great Stage
• One Piece Episodes 220 – 224 (Ocean’s Dream filler arc)
• One Piece Episodes 225 – 228 (Foxy’s Return arc)
• One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle
• One Piece Episodes 229 – 263 (Water 7 arc)
• One Piece Episodes 264 – 290, 293 to 302, 304 to 312 (Enies Lobby arc)
• One Piece Episodes 291 – 292, 303, 406 to 407 (Boss Luffy Historical Specials- filler)
• One Piece Episodes 313 – 325 (Post-Enies Lobby arc)
• One Piece: Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Cherry Blossom

Thriller Bark Saga

• One Piece Episodes 326 – 335 (Ice Hunter filler arc)
• One Piece Episode 336 (Chopper Man Special – filler)
• One Piece Episodes 337 – 381 (Thriller Bark arc)
• One Piece Episodes 382 – 384 (Spa Island arc)

Summit War Saga

• One Piece Strong World Episode 0 (OVA)
• One Piece Movie: Strong World
• One Piece: Straw Hat Chase (Short)
• One Piece 3D! Trap Coaster (Short)
• One Piece: Romance Dawn Story
• One Piece Episodes 385 – 405 (Sabaody Archipelago arc)
• One Piece Episodes 408 – 417 (Amazon Lily arc)
• One Piece Episodes 418 – 421 (Straw Hats Separation Serial arc)
• One Piece Episodes 422 – 425 (Impel Down arc)
• One Piece Episodes 426 – 429 (Little East Blue filler arc)
• One Piece Episodes 430 – 452 (Impel Down arc cont)
• One Piece Episodes 453 – 456 (Straw Hats Separation Serial arc cont)
• One Piece Episodes 457 – 489 (Marineford Arc)
• One Piece Episodes 490 – 491 (Post-War arc)
• One Piece Episode 492 (Toriko Crossover)
• One Piece: 3D2Y

One Piece post-time-skip: Fish-Man Island Saga

• One Piece Episodes 517 – 522 (Return to Sabaody arc)
• One Piece: Episode of Nami: Tears of a Navigator and the Bonds of Friends
• One Piece Episodes 523 – 541 (Fish-Man Island arc)
• One Piece Episode 542 (Toriko Crossover)
• One Piece Episodes 543-574 (Fish-Man Island arc cont)

Dressrosa Saga

• One Piece Episodes 575-578 (Z’s Ambition filler arc)
• One Piece: Glorious Island Part 1
• One Piece: Glorious Island Part 2
• One Piece Film: Z
• One Piece Episode of Luffy: Adventure on Hand Island
• One Piece: Adventure of Nebulandia
• One Piece Episodes 579 – 589 (Punk Hazard arc)
• One Piece Episode 590 (Toriko & Dragon Ball Crossover)
• One Piece Episodes 591 – 625 (Punk Hazard arc cont)
• One Piece: Episode of Merry: The Tale of One More Friend
• One Piece Episodes 626 – 628 (Caesar Retrieval filler arc)
• One Piece Episodes 629 – 746 (Dressrosa arc)
• One Piece: Episode of Sabo: The Three Brothers’ Bond – The Miraculous Reunion and Inherited Will

Whole Cake Island Saga

• One Piece Episodes 747 – 750 (Silver Mine filler arc)
• One Piece: Heart of Gold
• One Piece Film: Gold Episode 0
• One Piece Film: Gold
• One Piece Episodes 751 – 779 (Zou arc)
• One Piece Episodes 780 – 782 (Marine Rookie arc)
• One Piece Episodes 783 – 877 (Whole Cake Island arc)
• One Piece Episodes 878 – 889 (Levely arc)

Wano Country Saga

• One Piece Episodes 890 – 894 (Wano Country arc – Act 1)
• One Piece Episodes 895 – 896 (Cidre Guild filler arc)
• One Piece: Stampede
• One Piece Episodes 897 – 906 (Wano Country arc – Act 2)
• One Piece: Anime 20th Anniversary Special: Episode 907
• One Piece Episodes 959 – 1028 (Wano Country arc – Act 3)
• One Piece Episodes 1029 -1030 (Uta’s Past filler arc)
• One Piece Film: Red
• One Piece Episodes 1031 – 1085 (Wano Country arc – Act 3, cont)

The Final Saga

• One Piece Episodes 1086 – Present (Egghead arc)

You might notice that an episode or two is missing from this watch order, and that’s intentional. Given One Piece‘s length, Toei Animation often includes a few episodes solely for recap purposes. These episodes aren’t at all needed to understand the story, and if you prefer to skip them, here they are:

• Episode 50
• Episode 99
• Episode 102
• Episodes 213-214
• Episodes 279-283
• Episodes 291-292
• Episode 303
• Episodes 317-318
• Episode 336
• Episode 406-407
• Episode 457-458
• Episode 492
• Episode 499
• Episode 542
• Episode 590
• Episode 907

Should I watch the One Piece live-action before the anime?

You don’t need to watch Netflix’s One Piece live-action adaptation before watching the anime or reading the manga. While the live-action series serves as a great introduction to the story for those who might feel overwhelmed by the world of Japanese anime, it doesn’t add anything new to the original story – if anything, it only changes it for the worse.

If you want to include the live-action in your marathon, it’s best to watch it first and then follow up with the anime. This is because the live-action adaptation takes some liberties with the original story, skipping certain scenes and even some characters. I strongly recommend not skipping the anime, and you can watch it on Crunchyroll, where dubbed and subtitled versions are available.