One Piece season 21
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Season 21 Egghead | |
No. of episodes | 22 |
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Original network | Fuji Television |
Original release | January 7, 2024 present | –
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The twenty-first season of the One Piece anime television series is produced by Toei Animation, directed by Tatsuya Nagamine, Satoshi Itō and Yasunori Koyama. The season began broadcasting on Fuji Television on January 7, 2024. Like the rest of the series, this season follows Monkey D. Luffy's adventures with his Straw Hat Pirates. The season adapts material from the "Egghead" arc, from the rest of the 105th volume onwards of the manga series of the same name by Eiichiro Oda. It deals with the Straw Hats meeting Dr. Vegapunk on the futuristic-looking island, Egghead, which will lead into an event that will shock the world.
Two pieces of theme music are used for this season. From episode 1089 onwards, the first opening theme song is "Uuuuus!" (あーーっす!, Āssu!, a drawn-out spelling of 'Us!') performed by Hiroshi Kitadani, while the first ending theme song is "Dear Sunrise" performed by Maki Otsuki.
Episodes
No. overall [n 1] | No. in season | Title [n 2] | Directed by | Written by | Animation directed by | Original air date [n 3] | |
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1089 | 1 | "Entering a New Chapter! Luffy and Sabo's Paths!" Transliteration: "Shinshō Totsunyū! Rufi to Sabo no Shinro!" (Japanese: 新章突入!ルフィとサボの針路!) | Nozomu Shishido | Jin Tanaka | Ziwei He, Keisuke Mori, Shūichi Itō & Midori Matsuda | January 7, 2024 | |
After leaving Wano, the Straw Hats pursue the final Road Poneglyph, vital to Luffy's dream of becoming the King of the Pirates. Meanwhile, Sabo's communication with the Revolutionary Army is abruptly halted by the Marines, resulting in the destruction of Lulusia. Later, while the Straw Hats rescue a girl from the sea, they encounter a massive shark that threatens their ship. | |||||||
1090 | 2 | "A New Island! Future Island Egghead" Transliteration: "Atarashī Shima! Mirai Shima Egguheddo" (Japanese: 新しい島!未来島エッグヘッド) | Yusuke Suzuki | Tomohiro Nakayama | Masayuki Takagi | January 14, 2024 | |
Luffy, Chopper, and the girl, who reveals herself as Jewelry Bonney, are rescued by Jinbe. The rest of the crew is attacked by the shark and capsizes, but are eventually saved by a woman who claims to be Dr. Vegapunk. Meanwhile, Helmeppo seeks Prince Grus' aid to save Koby. | |||||||
1091 | 3 | "Brimming with the Future! An Adventure on the Island of Science!" Transliteration: "Mirai Mansai! Kagaku no Kuni no Bōken!" (Japanese: 未来満載!科学の国の冒険!) | Directed by : Sho Matsui Storyboarded by : Sho Matsui, Yasunori Koyama & Satoshi Itō | Shōji Yonemura | Kimitaka Itō & Keita Saitō | January 21, 2024 | |
Lilith, a satellite of Vegapunk, attacks the Thousand Sunny, but is stopped by Shaka, another satellite of Vegapunk, who identifies Zoro and Robin. He orders Lilith to bring the Straw Hats to him. Meanwhile, Luffy, Bonney, Jinbe, and Chopper explore Egghead. Bonney threatens to get revenge on Vegapunk for turning her father, into a cyborg. They encounter holograms of Egghead's inventions and meet another satellite, Atlas, who also reveals herself to be Vegapunk. | |||||||
1092 | 4 | "Bonney's Lamentation! Darkness Lurking on the Future Island" Transliteration: "Bonī no Dōkoku! Mirai Shima ni Hisomu Yami" (Japanese: ボニーの慟哭!未来島に潜む闇) | Katsumi Tokoro | Ryo Yamazaki | Shigefumi Shingaki | January 28, 2024 | |
A CP0 unit that resembles Bartholomew Kuma is dispatched to Egghead to eliminate Dr. Vegapunk. Meanwhile, as Luffy's group faces an assault from a Pacifista, Bonney recognizes its resemblance to Kuma and reveals him to be her father. She orders Luffy to stop attacking it. In another part of the New World, the Heart Pirates come under attack from the Blackbeard Pirates. | |||||||
1093 | 5 | "The Winner Takes All! Law vs. Blackbeard!" Transliteration: "Shōsha Sōtori! Rō tai Kurohige!" (Japanese: 勝者総取り!ローVS黒ひげ!) | Sho Inuzuka | Atsuhiro Tomioka | Kazuya Hisada & Katsumi Ishizuka | February 11, 2024 | |
After an assault by the Blackbeard Pirates, the Heart Pirates flee and dock on a nearby island. Trafalgar Law is confronted and attacked by Doc Q. Van Augur and Burgess, but Law easily counters. Blackbeard aims to seize their Road Poneglyphs, which commences a heated battle. Meanwhile, Charlotte Pudding is revealed to be a prisoner on board the Blackbeard Pirates' ship. At Marine Headquarters, Sakazuki awaits the outcome of the battle between Law and Blackbeard. Blackbeard uses his powers to retaliate against Law's attacks by shrouding him in darkness. | |||||||
1094 | 6 | "The Mystery Deepens! Egghead Labophase" Transliteration: "Fukamaru Nazo! Egguheddo Rabofēzu" (Japanese: 深まる謎!エッグヘッド研究層) | Yasuhiro Tanabe | Akiko Inoue | Masahiro Kitazaki | February 18, 2024 | |
Luffy, Chopper, Jinbe, and Bonney evade the Pacifista after Bonney uses her Devil Fruit powers to confuse it. Jinbe reveals Kuma's backstory as a deposed king, later becoming a pirate and eventually a cyborg. Meanwhile, Lilith leads the other Straw Hats to Egghead's Labophase. There, they encounter a Seraphim resembling Jinbe. Shaka, one of the six Vegapunk satellites, contacts Monkey D. Dragon, informing him that he predicts his own demise. | |||||||
1095 | 7 | "The Brain of a Genius - Six Vegapunks!" Transliteration: "Tensai no Zunō - Rokunin no Begapanku!" (Japanese: 天才の頭脳 6人のベガパンク!) | Directed by : Eri Hyun Storyboarded by : Masahiro Hosoda & Satoshi Itō | Shinzō Fujita | Toshio Deguchi & Grand Guerilla | February 25, 2024 | |
The Straw Hats fall into Lilith's trap and are forced to face S-Shark, who wields multiple powers. Sanji, Robin, and Usopp's attacks fail against it. Lilith, along with two other satellites of Vegapunk, Edison, and Pythagoras control S-Shark from afar. Edison conducts experiments on S-Shark to help it evolve. Shaka halts the fight, and he reveals Egghead's history. Meanwhile, Luffy's group finds an old, advanced robot in a scrapyard. | |||||||
1096 | 8 | "A Forbidden Piece of History! A Theory Concerning a Kingdom" Transliteration: "Kinji Rareta Rekishi! Aru Ōkoku no Kasetsu" (Japanese: 禁じられた歴史!ある王国の仮説) | Tasuku Shimaya | Jin Tanaka | Masahiro Shimanuki | March 3, 2024 | |
Shaka discusses his theory with Sanji's group regarding an ancient kingdom connected to the Void Century. He believes this kingdom was eradicated by the World Government to erase its history. Shaka links this theory to the Ohara Incident, where scholars sought to uncover this history. During his visit to Ohara, Shaka found discarded books that were saved by the scholars during the island's destruction. Meanwhile, Luffy and Chopper investigate an ancient robot and encounter the real Dr. Vegapunk. | |||||||
1097 | 9 | "The Will of Ohara! The Inherited Research" Transliteration: "Ohara no Ishi! Uketsugareru Kenkyū" (Japanese: オハラの意志!受け継がれる研究) | Hazuki Omoya | Tomohiro Nakayama | Kenji Yokoyama | March 17, 2024 | |
Shaka tells Sanji's group about how the giants saved Ohara's books 22 years ago when Dr. Vegapunk met up with Dragon. He also confirms to Robin the identity of their leader. At the scrapyard, Bonney attempts to kill Vegapunk. Meanwhile, a masked assassin approaches Egghead. | |||||||
1098 | 10 | "The Eccentric Dream of a Genius!" Transliteration: "Kisō Tengai! Tensai ga Omoiegaku Yume!" (Japanese: 奇想天外!天才が想い描く夢!) | Toshinori Fukuzawa | Shōji Yonemura | Shūichi Itō | March 24, 2024 | |
Luffy's group questions Vegapunk about the Iron Giant, a legendary robot linked to an ancient power source. Vegapunk desires to leave Egghead to pursue his ambition of harnessing infinite energy, making him a target for CP0 assassins. Meanwhile, CP0 led by Rob Lucci forcefully makes his way into Egghead. Kuma breaks free during repairs in Kamabakka Kingdom, escaping Dragon and Ivankov's pursuit. | |||||||
1099 | 11 | "Preparations for Interception! Rob Lucci Strikes!" Transliteration: "Geigeki Junbi! Robu・Rutchi Shūrai!" (Japanese: 迎撃準備!ロブ・ルッチ襲来!) | Directed by : Kenichi Takeshita Storyboarded by : Kenichi Takeshita & Yutaka Nakashima | Ryo Yamazaki | Masayuki Takagi | March 31, 2024 | |
As Lucci's group launches their invasion of Egghead, Shaka begins the preparations to deal with it. However, Atlas ignores orders and is damaged when attempting to fight Lucci. Upon arriving at that location, an angry Luffy prepares to engage Lucci in battle. | |||||||
1100 | 12 | "Powers on a Different Level! Luffy vs. Lucci!" Transliteration: "I Jigen no Chikara! Rufi tai Rutchi!" (Japanese: 異次元の力!ルフィVSルッチ!) | Nozomu Shishido | Atsuhiro Tomioka | Keita Saitō, Kimitaka Itō & Hiroyasu Oda | April 7, 2024 | |
Sakazuki learns that the Straw Hats are on Egghead and are aligning with Vegapunk. He sends Kizaru to support Lucci and the CP0 agents. Despite being given orders, Lucci disobeys and battles Luffy. They both transform into their awakened forms. Vegapunk explains the uniqueness of Luffy's Devil Fruit, linking it to Nika, the Sun God. Sentomaru arrives and aids Luffy with the help of the Seraphims, but he ends up being knocked out by Lucci's attack. | |||||||
1101 | 13 | "The Strongest Form of Humanity! The Seraphim's Powers!" Transliteration: "Saikyō no Jinrui! Serafimu no Nōryoku!" (Japanese: 最強の人類!セラフィムの能力!) | Directed by : Wataru Matsumi Storyboarded by : Wataru Matsumi & Yong-Ce Tu | Akiko Inoue | Yong-Ce Tu & Ziwei He | April 21, 2024 | |
The battle between Luffy and Lucci continues, with Luffy overpowering Lucci. The rest of the Straw Hats learn from Vegapunk that certain Devil Fruit powers are able to be replicated through blood transfusion. Luffy rejoins Jinbe and the others, as the group makes their way to the Labophase area of Egghead. After his defeat, Lucci is reunited with Kaku and Stussy. | |||||||
1102 | 14 | "Sinister Schemes! The Operation to Escape Egghead" Transliteration: "Ugomeku Inbō! Egguheddo Dasshutsu Sakusen" (Japanese: 蠢く陰謀!エッグヘッド脱出作戦) | Yusuke Suzuki | Shinzō Fujita | Shigefumi Shingaki | April 28, 2024 | |
Luffy, Bonney, and Jinbe make it to Vegapunk's lab, where Atlas is tended to. With the defeat of Sentomaru, CP0 regains control of the Seraphims. Kuma, having escaped the Kammabakka Kingdom, crashes at Red Port. Vegapunk calls on the help of another ally to escape the island. A mysterious force deactivates the Frontier Dome defense system, allowing CP0 to enter. Kizaru is seen approaching Egghead with a marine fleet. | |||||||
1103 | 15 | "Turn Back My Father! Bonney's Futile Wish!" Transliteration: "Chichi o Modose! Hakanaki Bonī no Negai!" (Japanese: 父を戻せ!儚きボニーの願い!) | Katsumi Tokoro | Jin Tanaka | Kazuya Hisada | May 5, 2024 | |
Kaku and Zoro engage in a battle after Kaku fails to destroy the Thousand Sunny. Bonney pursues Dr. Vegapunk, demanding answers about Kuma. The Kid Pirates arrive at Elbaf. Meanwhile, Garp makes his way to G-14 to announce his rescue mission to retrieve Koby. | |||||||
1104 | 16 | "A Desperate Situation! The Seraphim's All-out Attack!" Transliteration: "Zettai Zetsumei! Serafimu Sō Kōgeki!" (Japanese: 絶体絶命!セラフィム総攻撃!) | Directed by : Sho Matsui Storyboarded by : Sho Matsui, Yasunori Koyama & Sho Inuzuka | Tomohiro Nakayama | Masahiro Kitazaki | May 12, 2024 | |
Bonney discovers a glowing paw, realizing it contains Kuma's memories stored before he became a cyborg. Vegapunk tries to deceive her but fails. Meanwhile, Kuma clashes with the Marines while attempting to climb the Red Line. In the fight between Kaku and Zoro, Kaku unveils his enhanced Devil Fruit form. Suddenly, Stussy reveals her true nature and betrays Kaku and Lucci, attacking them both before turning her attention towards Zoro. | |||||||
1105 | 17 | "A Beautiful Act of Treason! The Spy, Stussy!" Transliteration: "Uruwashiki Hangyaku! Naitsū-sha Sutyūshī" (Japanese: 麗しき反逆!内通者ステューシー) | Hazuki Omoya | Shōji Yonemura | Toshio Deguchi & Grand Guerilla | May 19, 2024 | |
Stussy reveals herself to be a spy for Vegapunk. Zoro briefly battles S-Hawk until Edison arrives and regains control over the Seraphims. Stussy restrains Lucci and Kaku, neutralizing their powers. As they prepare to leave, Luffy and Chopper search for Vegapunk and Bonney, finding the former missing. Days earlier, on Sphinx Island, Marines invade a village, seeking Whitebeard's treasure, but Weevil intervenes. Weevil's mother tells Marco that Ryokugyu captured Weevil. While heading towards Egghead, Kizaru and Saint Jaygarcia Saturn, one of the Five Elders, talk about Dr. Vegapunk. | |||||||
1106 | 18 | "Trouble Occurs! Seek Dr. Vegapunk!" Transliteration: "Ijō Hassei! Sagase! Dokutā Begapanku" (Japanese: 異常発生!探せ!Dr.ベガパンク) | Directed by : Eri Hyun Storyboarded by : Yasunori Koyama | Ryo Yamazaki | Eisaku Inoue | May 26, 2024 | |
Sentomaru sends numerous Pacifista Mark III units to handle World Government officials. Meanwhile, Shaka informs the Straw Hat Pirates of the current situation, resulting in the group setting out to find Vegapunk, leaving Luffy and Zoro to guard unconscious Lucci and Kaku. Bonney delves into Kuma's memories to understand her father's cyborg transformation. On Morgans' airship, Morgans creates a false news article depicting Luffy as Dr. Vegapunk's kidnapper, which is opposed by Vivi. | |||||||
1107 | 19 | "A Shudder! The Evil Hand Creeping Up on the Laboratory" Transliteration: "Senritsu! Kenkyūjo e Shinobiyoru Ma no Te" (Japanese: 戦慄!研究所へ忍び寄る魔の手) | Tasuku Shimaya | Atsuhiro Tomioka | Kenji Yokoyama | June 2, 2024 | |
Bonney delves into her father's memories, witnessing his childhood trauma. Meanwhile, chaos ensues in the lab as an explosion occurs, cutting off communication and disabling security measures. Luffy and Shaka realize someone is causing trouble. The rest of the Straw Hats continue searching for Dr. Vegapunk. Usopp's group finds Pythagoras, damaged from the explosion, while S-Snake petrifies York. | |||||||
1108 | 20 | "Incomprehensible! The Seraphim's Rebellion!" Transliteration: "Rikai Funō! Serafimu no Hangyaku!" (Japanese: 理解不能!セラフィムの反逆!) | Directed by : Atsuo Yamai Storyboarded by : Tatsuya Nagamine | Akiko Inoue | Masahiro Shimanuki | June 9, 2024 | |
As Usopp's group faces off against S-Snake, Zoro and Luffy are trapped in their own battle against S-Bear and S-Hawk. Shaka suspects that one of the Vegapunks may be controlling the Seraphim and realizes that they're in a troubling situation with communication cut off. Lucci and Kaku make a suggestion to Luffy and Zoro: that they form a temporary alliance. | |||||||
1109 | 21 | "A Tough Decision! An Unusual United Front!" Transliteration: "Kujū no Ketsudan! Ishoku no Kyōtō Sensen!" (Japanese: 苦渋の決断!異色の共闘戦線!) | Directed by : Nanami Michibata Storyboarded by : Masahiro Hosoda & Nanami Michibata | Jin Tanaka | Masayuki Takagi | June 23, 2024 | |
1110 | 22 | "Survive! Deadly Combat with the Strongest Form of Humanity!" Transliteration: "Ikinokore! Saikyō no Jinrui to no Shitō" (Japanese: 生き残れ!最強の人類との死闘) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | June 30, 2024 | |
1111 | 23 | "The Second Ohara! The Mastermind's Ambition!" Transliteration: "Ohara no Sairai! Kuromaku no Yabō!" (Japanese: オハラの再来!黒幕の野望!) | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | July 7, 2024 |
Recap specials
No. overall | No. in season | Title [n 2] | Original air date [n 3] | |
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1092.5 | SP–1 | "A Project to Fully Enjoy! "Surgeon of Death" Trafalgar Law" Transliteration: "Dai Tan'nō Kikaku!〝Shi no Gekai〟Torafarugā・Rō" (Japanese: 大堪能企画!〝死の外科医〟トラファルガー・ロー) | February 4, 2024 | |
A recap special covering the character Trafalgar Law. | ||||
1100.5 | SP–2 | "The Log of the Rivalry! The Straw Hats vs. Cipher Pol" Transliteration: "In'nen no Rogu! Mugiwara no Ichimi to Saifā Pōru" (Japanese: 因縁の記録!麦わらの一味とCP) | April 14, 2024 | |
A recap special covering the battle history between the Straw Hats and CP9. | ||||
1108.5 | SP–3 | "Making History! The Turbulent Old and New Four Emperors!" Transliteration: "Kizama Reru Rekishi! Gekidō no Shinkyū Yonkō!" (Japanese: 刻まれる歴史!激動の新旧四皇!) | June 16, 2024 | |
A recap special covering the former and current Four Emperors. |
Home media release
Japanese
Volume | Episodes | Release date | Ref. | ||
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21STシーズン ワノ国編 | piece.1 | 1089–1091 | August 7, 2024 | [1] |
Notes
- ^ Episode number by Toei Animation's count
- ^ a b Title of the episode: literally translated, romanized using Hepburn romanization, and in kanji form
- ^ a b Date the episode originally aired on Fuji Television
References
- General
- TVアニメ | ONE PIECE.com(ワンピース ドットコム). one-piece.com (in Japanese). Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- ワンピース - フジテレビ. fujitv.co.jp (in Japanese). Fuji Television. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
- Specific
- ^ "ONE PIECE ワンピース 21STシーズン ワノ国編 piece.1". shop.mu-mo. Retrieved May 12, 2024.