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Crunchyroll Summer 2026 Wave 2: One Piece Heroines, Iron Wok Jan & More Coming to SEA This July

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Seven new titles just landed in Crunchyroll’s confirmed Summer 2026 lineup for Southeast Asia — and this second wave is headlined by a brand-new One Piece spinoff, the long-awaited anime adaptation of cult cooking manga Iron Wok Jan!, and the return of Grand Blue Dreaming for a third season. Here’s everything arriving on the platform across the first two weeks of July, including what Singapore fans can stream with Bahasa Melayu and Chinese subtitle support.

One Piece Heroines Arrives 5 July — Nami Gets Her Own Story

The most eye-catching addition to the Crunchyroll Summer 2026 anime calendar for SEA is ONE PIECE HEROINES, a spinoff from Toei Animation that puts the spotlight on the women of the Straw Hat crew. The first story centres on Nami: after buying a pair of shoes that hurt her feet, she tracks down designer Lebno — who offers to craft her a bespoke pair, but only if she will model for him. Artisan Miucha completes the trio in what sounds like a character-driven style adventure sitting apart from the main Elbaph arc. It premieres on 5 July with a Thai dub, plus subtitles in Bahasa Indonesia, Thai, and Vietnamese.

ONE PIECE HEROINES | Official Trailer — via Crunchyroll on YouTube

Iron Wok Jan! Is Finally an Anime — Crunchyroll-Exclusive for SEA

Iron Wok Jan anime teaser PV Crunchyroll exclusive Summer 2026
Image courtesy of NBCUniversal Anime/Music / TROYCA

If one announcement from this wave deserves its own headline, it is Iron Wok Jan! The original manga ran from 1995 to 2000 and has sold over 10 million copies — a ferocious Chinese-cuisine battle story following Jan Akiyama, a devilish chef who treats every cook-off like armed combat. It is the kind of series that defined a generation of cooking-manga fans, and an anime adaptation has been a long time coming. TROYCA, the studio behind Re:CREATORS and Aldnoah.Zero, is handling it, and even the teaser PV radiates the unhinged energy of the source material.

This one is a Crunchyroll exclusive for SEA, premiering on 5 July with subtitles in Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Melayu, Thai, Vietnamese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese — solid coverage for Singapore viewers, including the bilingual and Mandarin-reading crowd that the original manga spoke directly to.

Iron Wok Jan! Teaser PV — via NBCUniversal Anime/Music on YouTube

Let’s Go KAIKIGUMI and 100 Girlfriends Also Hit on 5 July

Let's go KAIKIGUMI anime teaser Crunchyroll exclusive supernatural comedy Summer 2026
Image courtesy of TBS Anime / C-Station

Two more titles round out the Sunday 5 July drop. Let’s go KAIKIGUMI (C-Station) is a Crunchyroll exclusive supernatural comedy about a man described as being six times more afraid of ghosts than the average person, who gets roped in by the fearless Mechako to help revive her ghost-policing organisation. Subs cover Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Melayu, Thai, Vietnamese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.

Also returning that same day: The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You Season 3 (Bibury Animation Studios). Rentaro’s school life continues — and so does the show’s commitment to somehow adding more characters to an already packed ensemble. This one streams with a Thai dub alongside the full multilingual sub lineup.

The 100 Girlfriends Who Really Really Love You Season 3 teaser visual Crunchyroll Summer 2026
Image courtesy of Bandai Namco Filmworks / Bibury Animation Studios

Grand Blue Dreaming Season 3 Goes to Palau — Starting 6 July

Grand Blue Dreaming Season 3 PV Iori in Palau Crunchyroll Summer 2026
Image courtesy of NBCUniversal Anime/Music / Zero-G and Liber

Monday 6 July brings Grand Blue Dreaming Season 3 (Zero-G and Liber), and Iori’s diving-club chaos now has an international venue: Palau. Just as he is getting his head around university life, his cousin drags him off to help run a dive shop on the island. If you have seen seasons one and two, you already know what “help run a dive shop” means in this show. Streams with a Thai dub and subs in Bahasa Indonesia, Thai, Vietnamese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.

Joining it on 6 July is A Livid Lady’s Guide to Getting Even: How I Crushed My Homeland with My Mighty Grimoires (Comet), a Crunchyroll exclusive revenge fantasy in which noblewoman Elizabeth escapes prison — after being publicly betrayed by a crown prince — armed with seven legendary grimoires and a burning grudge to settle. Subs: Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Melayu, Thai, Vietnamese, SC, TC.

Grand Blue Dreaming Season 3 Full PV — via NBCUniversal Anime/Music on YouTube

The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects on 10 July

Closing out the wave on 10 July is The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects (animation studio42). Veteran soldier Dias returns from war expecting a reward, gets gifted a domain that turns out to be empty plains with a population of literally zero, and has to figure out how to build a thriving territory from nothing — with the help of a horned girl named Alna who knows the land better than she lets on. A kingdom-building fantasy with an unusually grounded hook, streaming with Thai dub and subs in Bahasa Indonesia, Thai, Vietnamese, SC, and TC.

For the full confirmed Summer 2026 anime schedule on Crunchyroll — including continuing titles like ONE PIECE Elbaph Arc Part 2, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4, and more — the seasonal lineup page has the complete calendar. Browse more of our anime and manga coverage for the rest of what is streaming this season.

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One Piece Season 3 Wraps Filming: The Battle of Alabasta Coming 2027

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Netflix’s One Piece live-action series has officially wrapped production on its third season. Filming for ONE PIECE: The Battle of Alabasta concluded on 30 June 2026 after roughly seven months and more than 200 days on set in Cape Town, South Africa. A 2027 premiere on Netflix — available in Singapore and across Southeast Asia — has been confirmed.

The Alabasta Arc — Why This One Matters

For many longtime fans, the Alabasta arc is the point where One Piece stopped being a pirate adventure and became something larger. After agreeing to help Princess Vivi at the close of Season 2, Luffy and the Straw Hats sail to her desert kingdom to find it teetering on the edge of civil war — a conflict engineered in secret by Sir Crocodile (Joe Manganiello), one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and his criminal syndicate Baroque Works. It’s the arc that first put the crew through a genuinely impossible fight, introduced the series’ most heartfelt send-off moment, and set the template for every major arc that followed.

ONE PIECE: Season 2 | Official Trailer | Netflix — via Netflix on YouTube
Luffy, Nami and Usopp on the Merry in One Piece Season 2
Image courtesy of Netflix

The Full Cast — Returning Crew and New Arrivals

The core Straw Hat crew returns intact: Iñaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy, Mackenyu as Zoro, Emily Rudd as Nami, Jacob Romero Gibson as Usopp and Taz Skylar as Sanji. Returning antagonists and supporting cast include Joe Manganiello as Sir Crocodile (Mr. 0), Lera Abova as Miss All Sunday, Charithra Chandran as Vivi, and Sendhil Ramamurthy as King Nefertari Cobra.

Four new characters fill out Season 3. Cole Escola joins as Bon Clay (Mr. 2), the Baroque Works agent who shape-shifts into anyone he touches and ends up being one of the arc’s most memorable presences despite fighting the crew. Xolo Maridueña takes on Portgas D. Ace, Luffy’s brother — a casting announcement that drew an outsized reaction from the fandom. Awdo Awdo plays Mr. 1 and Daisy Head plays Miss Doublefinger, the Baroque Works fighters who headline the arc’s climactic battles.

Luffy and a pink-haired character in the Alabasta desert city in One Piece Season 3
Image courtesy of Netflix

Seven Months in Cape Town

Buggy the Clown and Luffy face to face in One Piece Season 2
Image courtesy of Netflix

Season 3 began shooting in late November 2025 and ran for more than 200 days across Cape Town’s soundstages and location sets. The series is written and co-showrun by Joe Tracz and Ian Stokes, produced by Tomorrow Studios in partnership with Netflix and Shueisha. Netflix confirmed the wrap on 30 June 2026 alongside the first cast photo from the Alabasta set, showing the core crew in the desert environment that defines the arc.

When Singapore Fans Can Expect It

Netflix has confirmed a 2027 release window for ONE PIECE: The Battle of Alabasta, though no specific date has been set yet. Netflix is fully available in Singapore and across Southeast Asia — Season 2, Into the Grand Line, is already streaming if you need to catch up on where the Straw Hats left off. For more entertainment news, check our ongoing coverage.

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One Piece Chapter 1186: Luffy Punches Imu for the First Time — Full Spoilers

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⚠️ This post contains full spoilers for One Piece Chapter 1186, out now on Manga Plus, Viz Media, and the Shonen Jump app. Stop here if you haven’t read it yet.

One Piece Chapter 1186 dropped on Sunday, 28 June — and it delivered two moments that the fandom has been building towards for years. Luffy finally throws a punch at Imu. And Brook’s long-suppressed memory of the Esperia Kingdom is laid bare at last.

Elbaph Arc Official Trailer | April 5, 2026 | ONE PIECE — via ONE PIECE Official – ENG on YouTube

Luffy vs. Imu — A Punch Eight Years in the Making

Luffy charges forward in his Elbaf arc outfit in the One Piece anime
Image courtesy of Toei Animation

Imu has loomed over the final saga since their silent debut in Chapter 908 back in 2018 — the shadowy ruler of the World Government who even the Five Elders bow before. For eight years of publication, no one in the crew had come close to touching them. Chapter 1186 changes that.

The chapter’s closing beat shows Luffy arriving mid-battle in Elbaf and going straight for Imu, landing a direct punch with both Conqueror’s Haki and Armament Haki fused — the same combination Luffy has used against only his most powerful opponents. Early translations suggest the line he delivers is characteristically blunt, demanding Imu get out of Elbaf. No speech about the Dawn of the World. Just the punch.

The online reaction has already drawn comparisons to the Charlos punch from Chapter 502 — possibly the single most celebrated panel in the manga’s 28-year run. What’s different here is the weight of who Imu is. Charlos was a reprehensible side character. Imu is the hidden axis the entire World Government rotates around. Luffy doesn’t know any of that context. He sees an enemy. He swings.

Luffy smiles in his Elbaf arc Viking outfit in the One Piece anime
Image courtesy of Toei Animation

Brook’s Buried Truth: The Esperia Kingdom Revealed

The other half of the chapter is the payoff to Brook’s extended Esperia Kingdom flashback — and it is a heavy one. The chapter confirms what many readers suspected: Princess Shuri (known to us as Gunko) is not the biological daughter of King Reuven of Esperia. She is a Celestial Dragon from the Manmayer family, her biological father believed to be Manmayer Growlo, one of the God’s Knights.

The control Imu has been exerting over her — through an ability early translations are calling “Domi Reversi” — is now explicit rather than hinted at. King Reuven, it is revealed, had been lying to protect her: the World Government was never coming for a thousand slaves. They were coming for Shuri herself.

Most devastating is what the flashback reveals about Brook specifically. Before leaving Esperia, Gunko drove her blade through Brook’s skull. He survived — he is already dead, after all — but the psychological trauma was enough to bury the entire memory for decades. That single detail recontextualises years of Brook’s characterisation and ties him directly into the larger revelation that the World Government has been hunting people of celestial lineage for far longer than any living character realised.

Where the Elbaf Arc Stands Now

One Piece Elbaf arc teaser visual showing Luffy small between giant footprints in snow
Image courtesy of Toei Animation

The Elbaf arc is running on multiple fronts simultaneously. Zoro and Sanji are engaged with Holy Knights Sommers and Killingham. Loki — voiced in the anime by Yuichi Nakamura, familiar to Singapore fans as Satoru Gojo in Jujutsu Kaisen — and giant warrior Ragnir remain at the centre of the island’s politics. Now Luffy has opened a direct line to Imu.

One Piece Volume 115, subtitled The Strongest Thing in the World and featuring cover art of Gear 5 Luffy, Loki, Ragnir, and Gunko-as-Imu, releases in Japan on 3 July. Its scope confirms just how dense this arc has become.

The anime adaptation began airing the Elbaf arc on 5 April 2026, meaning Singapore fans following the anime are still a significant number of episodes behind where the manga sits today — but the pace is faster than any previous arc, Toei having shifted One Piece to a seasonal format for the first time in the series’ history.

How Singapore Readers Can Access Chapter 1186

Chapter 1186 is available free right now on Manga Plus — Shueisha’s official platform, fully accessible in Singapore — as well as on Viz Media and the Shonen Jump app, both of which also carry simultaneous English releases on the same day as Japan. No reason to turn to unofficial scans when the official translation is already up.

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THE ONE PIECE: WIT Studio’s Netflix Remake Gets Its First Teaser

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Three years after the project was first announced at Jump Festa 2024, Netflix and WIT Studio have finally dropped the first official teaser for THE ONE PIECE — a full anime remake of Eiichiro Oda’s legendary pirate saga launching worldwide in February 2027. The teaser was unveiled on 24 June 2026 at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France, and it has already set One Piece fan communities across Singapore and the region ablaze.

Monkey D. Luffy in THE ONE PIECE anime remake by WIT Studio
Image courtesy of Netflix / THE ONE PIECE Production Committee

What Is THE ONE PIECE Remake?

THE ONE PIECE (ザ・ワンピース) is a brand-new anime adaptation that retells Luffy’s journey from Chapter 1 of the manga — this time produced by WIT Studio, the house behind the first three seasons of Attack on Titan and Spy x Family. It is a five-way collaboration between WIT Studio, Shueisha, Toei Animation, Fuji Television, and Netflix, with a single mandate: deliver a definitive, filler-free version of Oda’s world that modern and new audiences can actually finish.

The original 1999 anime is beloved but notoriously difficult to recommend to newcomers. Filler arcs, pacing stretched across thousands of episodes, and decades of accumulated lore make it a hard sell. THE ONE PIECE is designed to fix all of that — going back to the very beginning with updated animation, faithful manga pacing, and none of the filler.

THE ONE PIECE announcement poster featuring Windmill Village — Netflix 2027
Image courtesy of Netflix / THE ONE PIECE Production Committee

What Season 1 Covers

Season 1 runs to seven episodes totalling approximately 300 minutes — roughly the same runtime as three feature films — and adapts the opening chapters of the manga, covering the East Blue saga from Romance Dawn through the early Baratie arc. Episode 1 is titled Romance Dawn: Dawn of Adventure, and the official key art confirms we’re going all the way back: young Luffy, the Windmill Village, and Red-Haired Shanks at the tavern.

All seven episodes will drop simultaneously on Netflix in February 2027. Worldwide. That means Singapore fans watch at the same time as viewers in Japan, the US, and Europe — no waiting, no spoilers leaking from another region first.

THE ONE PIECE Episode 1 Romance Dawn key visual — Netflix 2027
Image courtesy of Netflix / THE ONE PIECE Production Committee

Watch the Official Teaser

THE ONE PIECE | Official Teaser | Netflix — via Netflix on YouTube

The teaser opens on the iconic Fushigi Yami Bar scene and immediately shows off WIT Studio’s approach: cleaner, sharper character designs that hew closer to Oda’s original manga art than the 1999 anime ever did, combined with dynamic modern animation. Luffy’s Gomu Gomu no Mi powers look genuinely elastic and powerful in a way that feels new. Fan response since the reveal has been overwhelmingly positive.

The Team Behind the Remake

Director Masashi Koizuka leads the project, with series composition by Taku Kishimoto. Character designs are by Kyoji Asano and Takatoshi Honda, who spent months painstakingly studying Oda’s pen strokes. Asano described the process in an interview covered by Game Rant: “We repeatedly traced Oda-sensei’s art. After two full months of thoroughly studying his style, we finally achieved a level of quality that even the director was very satisfied with.”

WIT Studio CEO George Wada spoke to the reason Oda himself backed the project, as reported by Game Rant: “The reason we decided to produce a remake came from a reflection by the original author… He felt a certain regret about this and wanted younger audiences to discover and follow the story.”

On the voice cast front: Mayumi Tanaka, who has voiced Monkey D. Luffy since the original 1999 anime, is returning for THE ONE PIECE. In her official statement, Tanaka said: “I had a lot of fun recording, so I want many people to see it. The release starts in February 2027, so please look forward to it!”

Mayumi Tanaka returns as Monkey D. Luffy in THE ONE PIECE Netflix remake
Image courtesy of Netflix / THE ONE PIECE Production Committee

February 2027: Mark Your Calendar, Singapore

One Piece has one of the most loyal fanbases in Singapore and across Southeast Asia, and THE ONE PIECE is the remake this community has been quietly hoping for. Whether you stalled out in the original’s early arcs, drifted away during Dressrosa, or simply want the cleanest possible entry point into Oda’s world, this is it.

Netflix’s worldwide simultaneous release model means no geo-blocking headaches and no spoiler anxiety from watching regions getting the episodes first. The all-episodes-at-once drop also means the full East Blue saga will be there on day one. February 2027 is the date to watch — for now, the teaser is on Netflix’s YouTube channel. Check out our anime and manga coverage for more as the premiere approaches.

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One Piece × G2 Esports: Gear 5 Streetwear Drop Is Live

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The One Piece is real — and now you can wear it. G2 Esports launched its limited-edition G2 × One Piece capsule collection on 25 June 2026, and the T-shirts sold out within 24 hours. The drop fuses two worlds that Singapore fans know well: the world’s most popular manga and one of the biggest names in competitive gaming.

THE ONE PIECE IS REAL — G2 | One Piece – via G2 Esports on YouTube

What’s in the G2 × One Piece Gear 5 Capsule

The collection comprises eight pieces: two T-shirts, two hoodies, a zip-up sweatshirt, a cap, a tote bag, and an arm sleeve. Every item carries the same monochrome black-and-white palette and is centred on a custom G2 × One Piece Jolly Roger — G2’s samurai emblem merged with Luffy’s iconic straw hat — worked in as an embroidered logo rather than a loud print. The inspiration is Luffy’s Gear 5 transformation, reinterpreted as everyday streetwear rather than cosplay-adjacent fanwear.

Prices on the official G2 × One Piece store page are listed in EUR: the Icon Tee starts at €45 and the Luffy Tee at €50 (both already sold out), the Luffy Hoodie at €70, the Zipped Hoodie at €85, the Icon Sweatshirt at €60, the Cap at €30, the Sleeve at €40, and the Tote Bag at €10. Remaining stock spans XS through 3XL where available.

G2 x One Piece Gear 5 capsule collection promotional image showing the Luffy straw hat Jolly Roger logo
Image courtesy of G2 Esports

The Design: Luffy’s Straw Hat Meets the G2 Samurai

The creative brief was deliberate restraint. G2’s design team avoided the kind of all-over character prints common in anime merch and instead leaned on minimalism — think the understated end of the streetwear spectrum, closer to a Supreme box logo than an AFA tote bag. The custom Jolly Roger is the hero element: a pirate skull wearing Luffy’s straw hat, flanked by G2’s crossed swords, embroidered on chest or sleeve depending on the piece. Made in Portugal, the collection is pitched as premium enough for daily wear beyond the convention floor.

Sabrina Ratih, COO of G2 Esports, described the drop as a natural extension of G2’s fashion strategy: “At G2, we’re continuing to push the culture and fashion of esports beyond competition alone, and this One Piece collection is a natural extension of that. We wanted to create a capsule that continues to elevate the esports fashion space – understated, premium, and stylish enough for everyday wear, while still carrying the spirit of adventure, ambition, and individuality that defines One Piece and G2 alike.”

G2 Esports x One Piece capsule collection streetwear items
Image courtesy of G2 Esports

G2’s Anime Merch Play — and Why One Piece Fits

This is G2’s second anime apparel collaboration. The first was a Solo Leveling drop, which leaned into the dark fantasy aesthetic of Sung Jin-Woo’s world. One Piece takes the brand into very different territory: the franchise has sold over 600 million manga copies worldwide and runs to more than 1,160 anime episodes, making it one of the few IP properties that genuinely crosses demographic lines — older fans who grew up with the East Blue arc and younger viewers discovering Gear 5 on streaming. For G2, a European esports club whose rosters compete in League of Legends, Rocket League, VALORANT, and more, partnering with One Piece extends its reach squarely into the anime-adjacent gamer audience that makes up a significant slice of Southeast Asia’s gaming community.

The strategy also builds community: G2 offered early access to registered “Crew” members on its website ahead of the public launch, converting One Piece fans into the G2 ecosystem in one move.

G2 x One Piece official logo combining the G2 samurai emblem with Luffy's straw hat Jolly Roger
Image courtesy of G2 Esports

Where to Shop and What Singapore Fans Should Know

The collection is exclusive to g2esports.com and ships internationally, so Singapore fans can order directly. Both T-shirts are already gone — within a day of the launch — but the hoodies, sweatshirt, cap, sleeve, and tote bag remain in stock at time of writing. If you’re planning to grab something, sooner is safer: a limited capsule with a high-demand anime IP tends not to sit around long. Keep an eye on the manga-anime section for more One Piece and esports merch news as it lands.

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One Piece: Heroines Anime Special — New Trailer Out Now

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Toei Animation has dropped a brand-new trailer for One Piece: Heroines, the upcoming TV anime special spotlighting the women of the One Piece world. The special airs on Fuji TV on 5 July 2026, and the trailer is out now — watch it below.

What Is One Piece: Heroines?

One Piece: Heroines is a standalone single-episode TV special based on the source novel by Jun Esaka, with Nami taking centre stage as the protagonist. The special follows the Straw Hat navigator on an original adventure, with Nico Robin also making an appearance.

One Piece Heroines promotional visual featuring Nami and Robin

Guest Cast and Theme Song

The special brings in two high-profile guest voice actors:

  • Maaya Sakamoto as Miucha
  • Takehito Koyasu as Lubun

The theme song is “Blue Shining Star”, performed by AiNA THE END.

One Piece Heroines teaser visual

Can Singapore Fans Watch It?

International streaming details are yet to be announced. The special will premiere on Fuji TV in Japan on 5 July 2026. Fans outside Japan should watch for official announcements from Toei’s international distribution partners.

If you want to catch up on the manga in the meantime, Viz Media has English volumes available now.

We’ll update this post if a streaming platform is confirmed for Southeast Asia. Keep an eye on our other anime news for the latest.

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THE ONE PIECE Gets First Episode Artwork — WIT Studio’s Remake Arrives on Netflix in February 2027

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The One Piece anime remake just revealed its first episode artwork at the world’s biggest animation festival — and it has Singapore fans counting down to February 2027 on Netflix.

THE ONE PIECE | Special Announcement — via Netflix Anime on YouTube

Romance Dawn — The First Episode Gets Its Official Artwork

At the Annecy International Animation Film Festival this week, Netflix unveiled the first episode artwork for THE ONE PIECE — the anime remake produced by WIT Studio. The art covers Episode 1, which shares its title with the manga’s legendary opening chapter: “Romance Dawn.”

Formatted like a wanted poster, the image shows a grinning Monkey D. Luffy triumphantly setting sail for the very first time. It’s both a nod to the wanted-poster culture woven throughout the One Piece world and a clean visual statement of intent: this remake honours the spirit of the original, as covered by Anime News Network.

THE ONE PIECE WIT Studio official production artwork featuring characters from the East Blue Saga
Image courtesy of Netflix / WIT Studio

What Is THE ONE PIECE, and Why Does It Matter?

THE ONE PIECE is not a sequel or a spin-off — it is a complete retelling of Eiichiro Oda’s iconic manga, starting from Chapter 1, produced by WIT Studio. If that name rings a bell, it should: WIT Studio delivered Attack on Titan Seasons 1 through 3 and co-produced Spy x Family. Now the studio is bringing that same level of craft to the East Blue Saga.

Season 1 adapts the first 50 chapters of the manga, taking Luffy from his childhood in Foosha Village all the way to his encounter with the sharp-tongued sous-chef Sanji at the floating restaurant Baratie. That’s seven episodes — all dropping simultaneously on Netflix — with a combined runtime of around 300 minutes.

For Singapore fans who have followed the original Toei Animation series for years or decades, this is a chance to revisit one of fiction’s most beloved opening arcs with production values that match a contemporary streaming blockbuster. Netflix is available here, so no workarounds needed when the series launches in February 2027.

The Creative Team

Masashi Koizuka directs, with Taku Kishimoto on series composition. Character design and chief animation director duties are shared by Kyoji Asano and Takatoshi Honda — and the team has been open about how seriously they approached capturing Oda’s unmistakable style.

“We repeatedly traced Oda-sensei’s art,” Asano told CBR. “After two full months of thoroughly studying his style, we finally achieved a level of quality that even the director was very satisfied with.”

The production is a collaboration between WIT Studio, Shueisha, Fuji Television Network, and Toei Animation — a consortium that suggests Oda has had a close hand in overseeing the adaptation, as he has with other One Piece projects.

Last words

Singapore’s One Piece fandom is one of the most passionate in the region, and a WIT Studio remake that has spent months tracing Oda-sensei’s linework is a genuinely exciting prospect. February 2027 is still several months away, but the Annecy first-episode artwork is a clear signal that this ship is on course — and when it sails, it looks set to be unmissable. Mark your Netflix calendar now, and catch up on our other anime coverage in the meantime.

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ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet — Run Sanji’s Floating Restaurant This October

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Kairosoft — the studio behind beloved management sims like Game Dev Story and Mega Mall Story — is setting sail for the Grand Line. ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet, a pixel art restaurant management sim co-developed with Bandai Namco, was announced during the June 9 Nintendo Direct and launches 23 October 2026 across Switch 2, Switch, PC, iOS, and Android.

ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet | Announcement Trailer — via Bandai Namco Entertainment America on YouTube

Welcome to Baratie Number Two

The premise is perfectly on-brand: you’ve just signed on as a rookie staff member helping Sanji and the Straw Hats open a second floating restaurant — a sequel to the legendary Baratie from the East Blue arc. Design the dining room, craft the menu, keep the customers fed, and manage the chaos of an ocean-going eatery where the clientele includes pirates, Marines, and Luffy, who will absolutely try to eat everything before it reaches the table.

ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet restaurant management gameplay screenshot
Image courtesy of Bandai Namco

What’s on the Menu

The gameplay follows Kairosoft’s signature build-upgrade-optimise loop. You’ll develop recipes inspired by One Piece lore — dishes like Water-Water Meat BBQ feature on the menu — and even channel Devil Fruit abilities to push your cooking to the next level. Unlock exclusive character events as your restaurant’s reputation grows, and dress the place up with over 200 furniture and decorative items.

The biggest draw for fans is the roster: over 400 One Piece characters appear as staff and customers in pixel art, covering characters from across the whole series timeline. Expect plenty of fan-service cameos when series favourites — and villains — walk through your doors.

ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet pixel art character roster
Image courtesy of Bandai Namco

Platforms and Singapore Availability

ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet launches on 23 October 2026 on Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PC (Steam), iOS, and Android. The multi-platform release — particularly mobile — makes this accessible to Singapore One Piece fans regardless of whether they’ve picked up a Switch 2 yet.

ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet Sanji cooking scene
Image courtesy of Bandai Namco

SGD pricing and Asia-region eShop availability are to be confirmed by Bandai Namco. Kairosoft management titles have historically been affordably priced, though the Bandai Namco co-publishing arrangement may affect the final number. We’ll update once regional pricing drops.

More game news on GameTrader.SG

Last words

Singapore has a massive One Piece fanbase, and Kairosoft’s cosy loop — the kind of game that pulls you in for “just one more day” — is a perfect fit for the franchise. Whether you’re playing on Switch 2 or on your phone during the MRT commute, Grand Gourmet looks like a genuinely fun way to spend time in the world of the Straw Hats. Mark 23 October, and start brainstorming a restaurant name.

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One Piece: Grand Gourmet — Kairosoft’s Sim Hits Switch 2 on 23 Oct

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When Kairosoft — the Japanese studio behind beloved management sims like Game Dev Story and Pocket City — announced it was teaming up with Bandai Namco to build a One Piece restaurant game, the response on social media was immediate and loud. ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet launches globally on 23 October 2026 for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Steam), iOS and Android.

ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet – Announcement Trailer – via Nintendo of America on YouTube

What Is One Piece: Grand Gourmet?

Grand Gourmet is a restaurant management sim set aboard the Baratie Number 2, the legendary floating restaurant from the One Piece universe, now with a second location crewed by the Straw Hats. You work alongside Sanji to develop menus, recruit staff from across the One Piece cast, and keep hungry pirates — and the occasional Warlord — fed and satisfied.

Kairosoft’s signature loop of gradual upgrades, resource management and unlocking new content translates naturally here: cook new dishes, expand the floor plan, and attract rarer and rarer customers as your reputation grows on the seas. If you’ve sunk time into any of their previous sims, the formula will feel immediately familiar — but dressing it in One Piece’s world adds a layer of fan-service depth that most management games can’t touch.

400+ Characters and a Pixel-Art Straw Hat Crew

ONE PIECE Grand Gourmet characters in pixel art style
Image courtesy of Bandai Namco

The headline number is the cast: over 400 One Piece characters appear in a bespoke pixel-art style created specifically for this game — the first time most of them have ever been rendered that way. Familiar faces show up as both staff you can hire and customers rolling through your door, each bringing their own personality quirks and dining preferences.

Bandai Namco confirms that character events will unlock unique story beats, and that dishes take inspiration from the franchise’s most iconic arcs, including decor and recipes themed around Whole Cake Island and Egghead. Interior customisation runs deep too — over 200 furniture and decorative items let you build everything from a rowdy pirate tavern to a refined haute-cuisine experience worthy of a Yonko’s palace.

How Singapore Players Can Get One Piece: Grand Gourmet

The October 23 release is a simultaneous global launch across all platforms. Nintendo has listed the game on the Nintendo Malaysia/Singapore eShop, confirming regional digital access for Switch and Switch 2 owners. PC players can wishlist it on Steam, and the mobile release on iOS and Android means this is one of the more accessible One Piece games in a while — no console required.

No SGD pricing has been announced yet (to be confirmed closer to launch), but Kairosoft’s mobile titles typically fall in the premium-one-time-purchase bracket, so expect something in the S$10–S$20 range on mobile and standard eShop pricing on Switch. We’ll update once official prices are confirmed. Check our Game News feed for updates.

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One Piece: Grand Gourmet is one of those announcements that makes complete sense in hindsight — the Baratie is one of the series’ most beloved settings, Sanji has always been the perfect anchor for a cooking game, and Kairosoft’s expertise with the management-sim format means Singapore fans are not just getting fan-service: they’re getting a game built by people who know exactly how to make the loop satisfying. The mobile release especially removes the Switch 2 paywall that’s been the barrier for some of the other big October titles.

23 October 2026. Mark it.