The Ultimate One Piece Watch List Guide For Beginners

One Piece is the story of the Straw Hat Pirates which brings exciting and fresh adventures with special twists to each new story arc. The series has kept anime fans in suspense and finally seems to be heading towards its end. For the moment, nothing suggests that the series will end definitively. The One Piece anime began airing in 1999, one of the oldest anime still produced today. The series produces content consistently and hence has 20 seasons with 927 episodes. With all these episodes and seasons, it can be difficult for a novice to get started in this series. Thanks to this article, we discover the ultimate One Piece watch list.

In What Order Should I Watch One Piece?

We introduce by listing the One Piece series watch order. The anime delivered 20 seasons which we recommend to watch in chronological order. The One Piece episode guide is as follows : 

• Season 1 (1999), Season 2 (2001), Season 3 (2001), Season 4 (2001), Season 5 (2002), Season 6 (2003), Season 7 (2004), Season 8 (2005), Season 9 (2006), Season 10 (2008)
• Season 11 (2009), Season 12 (2009), Season 13 (2009), Season 14 (2010), Season 15 (2011), Season 16 (2013), Season 17 (2014), Season 18 (2016), Season 19 (2017), Season 20 (2019-ongoing)

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One Piece Movies

One Piece is also known worldwide for the many films that have been produced. There exist 14 One Piece movies to watch in total and do not follow a common plot. Each movie tells its own story. It is therefore not necessary to watch the films in chronological order.

The ideal One Piece watch list for the movies is just to watch them following their respective release dates since they are not canon to each other : 

• One Piece: The Movie (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 Arabasta (2007)
• Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Cherry Blossom (2008)
• One Piece Film: Strong World (2009)
• Straw Hat Chase (2011)
• One Piece Film: Z (2012)
• The One Piece Film: Gold (2016)
• One Piece: Stampede (2019)
• One Piece Film: Red (2022)

One Piece Arcs

Now that we know how to watch One Piece movies, we move forward with the One Piece arcs to watch. The storyline of One Piece is commonly divided into individual story arcs for easier understanding. Almost all the story arcs are grouped into larger sagas.

The manga can currently be broken down into 10 parts. For the different sagas, the One Piece watching guide must be as follows : 

• East Blue Saga
• Arabasta Saga
• Sky Island Saga
• Water 7 Saga
• Thriller Bark Saga
• Summit War Saga
• Fish-Man Island Saga
• Dressrosa Saga
• Whole Cake Island Saga
• Wano Country Saga

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Most Important One Piece Arcs

Each saga is then divided into small story arcs. Below are the most ranked arcs of our One Piece watch list: 

1. Arabasta Arc is one of the longest arcs in One Piece’s history. It takes place between episodes 92-130.
2. Whole Cake Island Arc ( episodes 783-877 ), a total of 97 episodes
3. Dressrosa Arc (Episodes 629-746)
4. Marineford Arc ( episodes 457-489 ), is quite well-known for its high-pace action and the way it handles characters, making it our runner-up of the One Piece arcs worth watching.
5. Wano Country Arc. It started on episode 890 and is still airing as the best arc of the One Piece watch list.

The ultimate One Piece watch list order : 

I. East Blue Saga

This is the watch guide for the East Blue Saga

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

II. Arabasta Saga

This is the watch guide for the Alabasta Saga

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

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III. Sky Island Saga

This is the watch guide for the Sky Island Saga

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

IV. Water 7 Saga

The watch guide for the Water 7 Saga

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

V. Thriller Bark Saga

This is the watch guide for the Thriller Bark Saga

• Ice Hunter Arc: Episodes 326-335
• Chopper Man Special: Episode 336
• Thriller Bark Arc: Episodes 337-381
• Spa Island Arc: Episodes 382-384

VI. Summit War Saga

This is the watch guide for the Summer War Saga

• Little East Blue Arc: Episodes 426-429
• Strong World Episode 0
• One Piece Film: Strong World
• Straw Hat Chase
• ONE PIECE 3D! Trap Coaster
• Romance Dawn Story
• Sabaody Archipelago Arc: Episodes 385-405
• Amazon Lily Arc: Episodes 408-417
• Straw Hats Separation Serial Arc: Episodes 418-421
• Impel Down Arc: Episodes 422-425
• Impel Down Arc Cont. : Episodes 430-452
• Straw Hats Separation Serial Arc Cont. : Episodes 453-456
• Marineford Arc: Episodes 457-489
• Post-War Arc: Episodes 490-491
• Toriko Crossover: Episode 492
• Post-War Arc Cont. : Episodes 493-516
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VII. Fish-Man Island Saga

This is the watch guide for the Fish-Man Island Saga

• Return to Sabaody Arc: Episodes 517-522
• Episode of Nami: Tears of a Navigator and the Bonds of Friendship
• Fish-Man Island Arc: Episodes 523-541
• Toriko Crossover: Episode 542
• Fish-Man Island Arc Cont. : Episodes 543-574

VIII. Dressrosa Saga

This is the watch guide for the Dressrosa Saga

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

IX. Whole Cake Island Saga

This is the watch guide for the Whole Cake Island Saga

• Silver Mine Arc: Episodes 747-750
• One Piece: Heart of Gold
• The One Piece Film: Gold Episode 0
• One Piece Film: Gold
• Zou Arc: Episodes 751-779
• Marine Rookie Arc: Episodes 780-782
• Whole Cake Island Arc: Episodes 783-877
• Levely Arc: Episodes 878-889
• Wano Country Arc – Act 1 (890-894)
• Cidre Guild Arc: Episodes 895-896
• One Piece: Stampede

X. Wano Country Saga

This is the watch guide for the Wano Country Saga

• Wano Country Arc – Act 1 (897-906)
• Anime 20th Anniversary Special: Episode 907
• Wano Country Arc – Act 1 (continued) (908-916)
• The Wano Country Arc – Act 2 (917 – 956)
• Wano Country Arc – Act 3 (957-1028)
• One Piece Film: Red
• Uta’s Past Arc (1029 – 1030)
• Wano Country Arc – Act 3 (1031 – 1033) (ongoing)

One Piece Filler List and Order to Watch

One Piece has so far 1033 episodes divided into 10 seasons and 48 arcs, of which 93 episodes are filler. This One Piece filler list will help you skip unnecessary episodes.

Since the anime is really extensive, it will be essential to only watch the adapted episodes of the manga. So let’s see how to watch one piece in order without the filler episodes: 

One Piece Plot 

Luffy, a boy full of ambitions, dreams of becoming the king of the pirates by finding the “One Piece”, a fabulous treasure. He meets Red Shanks, a pirate leader who, after spending a year in his village, saves him from a monster by sacrificing one of his arms.

By mistake, Luffy swallowed the Devil Fruit held by Shanks which turned him into a rubber man: he gained the ability to contort his elastic body in all directions, but it became impossible for him to swim, a side effect of the fruit of the Devil.

Luffy travels the seas hoping to find Shanks. On his way he will meet precious friends who will become his crew and his adventures are just beginning.

Where to Watch One Piece?

One Piece, due to its popularity, is officially available on almost all of the major streaming platforms to watch it dubbed or with subtitles. 

• Crunchyroll, has English subtitles and contains most of the best One Piece movies worth watching.
• Netflix US, has English dubbed and subbed versions.
• Hulu, has English dubbed and subbed versions too but just 11 seasons.

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