Netflix Expands One Piece With WIT Studio Anime and LEGO Special
Netflix is expanding its One Piece lineup with two very different projects: WIT Studio’s new anime adaptation and a LEGO animated special based on the live-action series.
The first is THE ONE PIECE, a fresh anime adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s manga from WIT Studio. Rather than continuing Toei Animation’s long-running series, the project will start again with the East Blue Saga, covering the first 50 manga chapters in its seven-episode first season. Netflix has scheduled the series for February 2027, with all seven episodes set to arrive at once.
WIT Studio, the animation company behind Attack on Titan and SPY x FAMILY, is handling the production. The new adaptation is being made in collaboration with Shueisha, Fuji Television Network and Toei Animation, while Masashi Koizuka serves as director.
LEGO gives the Straw Hats a different look
The second project takes a much lighter route. LEGO ONE PIECE is a two-part animated special that retells events from the first two seasons of Netflix’s live-action ONE PIECE in LEGO form. It arrives on September 29, 2026.
The special follows the Straw Hats as Usopp recounts their adventures to Tony Tony Chopper, revisiting their journey through the East Blue and into the Grand Line. It is produced in partnership with the LEGO Group, Shueisha and Atomic Cartoons, with One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda serving as an executive producer.
Netflix's live-action ONE PIECE remains at the centre of the franchise's screen expansion. Its third season has already wrapped production in Cape Town, South Africa, and is scheduled to continue Luffy and the Straw Hats' story in 2027.
Three versions, one franchise
Netflix now has three distinct ways to present Oda's world: the live-action series, the upcoming WIT Studio anime and the LEGO special. They are not competing adaptations of exactly the same material. The live-action show continues its own version of the manga's story, THE ONE PIECE starts over from the East Blue, and LEGO ONE PIECE reworks the live-action series' first two seasons.
For fans, the release schedule means there is no shortage of One Piece material coming to Netflix. LEGO ONE PIECE arrives first on September 29, 2026, while THE ONE PIECE follows in February 2027. The live-action series is also returning for its third season in 2027.