All One Piece Arcs in Order (A Complete Guide)

One Piece is widely regarded as one of the best animanga series. Not only is the anime still airing after decades, but the manga is far from ending the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates. Being the best-selling manga of all time, many have regarded One Piece to be the best adventure story. The story boasts everything a Shonen fan could desire, from stellar worldbuilding to intense combat. One Piece has a plethora of episodes, specials, and even movies. So, if you want to watch the anime or read the manga, we’ve got you covered. Read on to learn about all the arcs in One Piece in order and begin your pirate journey.

We have compiled a complete guide to help you watch or read One Piece in the best intended order. We have listed all the major canon arcs in order, including the filler arcs in One Piece, all One Piece movies in order, and even TV specials, in the correct order. So, let’s not waste time and have a look at the One Piece arcs list.

What is the Story of One Piece?

One Piece chronicles the story of Monkey D. Luffy, who puts together a pirate crew in an effort to acquire the fabled “One Piece” treasure and become the next pirate king. The former pirate king Gol D. Roger left behind the treasure. The plot begins in a world populated by pirates and develops into something more exquisite and unpredictable.

One Piece’s tale is broken up into major sagas, each of which has its own sub-sagas. The sub-sagas include a collection of arcs, which are divided based on the islands Luffy and his crew visit. When they touch down on a new island, the arc begins. When they depart for a new location, the current arc ends and marks the start of the new arc.

How to Watch One Piece in the Correct Order

We have listed the arcs here, along with the fillers, movies, TV specials, and special episodes. You can start watching the One Piece anime in the order mentioned below:

The first half of One Piece (pre-time skip) is titled Sea of Survival: Super Rookies Saga. It’s divided into six sub-sagas and includes several arcs, spanning 597 manga chapters and 516 anime episodes. they are as follows:

East Blue Saga 

The first One Piece saga is called the East Blue Saga. Given that it takes place in this east blue sea, it is called the East Blue saga, which includes the following arcs:

Romance Dawn Arc

• episodes: 1-3
• manga chapters: 1-7

Orange Town Arc

• episodes: 4-8
• manga chapters: 8-21

Syrup Village Arc

• episodes: 9-18
• manga chapters: 22-41

One Piece: The Movie (2000) – Movie 1

• runtime: 51 minutes
• imdb/mal: 6.6/7.1
• watch it after episode 18.

Baratie Arc

• episodes: 19-30
• manga chapters: 42-68

Arlong Park Arc

• episodes: 31-44
• manga chapters: 69-95

Loguetown Arc

• episodes: 45, 48-53
• manga chapters: 96-100

One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure (2001) – Movie 2

• runtime: 60 minutes
• IMDb/MAL: 6.7/7.1
• watch it after episode 53

Buggy’s Crew Adventure Chronicles

• episodes: 46,47
• manga chapters: 35-75 (serial covers)

Warship Island Arc (Filler Arc)

• episodes: 54-60

note:

The next one piece episode 61 titled “an angry showdown! cross the red line!” is a mixed episode as it has filler content for the first 13 minutes. So, you can skip that part and start watching the latter canon part of the episode.

Arabasta Saga

The Arabasta saga derives its name from the nation that the Straw Hats visit and where most of the drama occurs. this is the second saga in the show. The Arabasta saga is divided into the arcs below:

Reverse Mountain Arc

• episodes: 62 & 63
• manga chapters: 101-105

Whisky Peak Arc

• episodes: 64-67
• manga chapters: 106-114

Koby and Helmeppo Arc

• episodes: 68 & 69
• manga chapters: 83-119 (serial covers)

Little Garden Arc

• episodes: 70-77
• manga chapters: 115-129

Drum Island Arc

• episodes: 78-91
• manga chapters: 130-154

Arabasta Arc

• episodes: 92-97, 100, 101, 103-130
• manga chapters: 155-217

Arabasta Mini-filler Arc (Filler Arc)

• episodes: 98, 99, and 102

Chopper’s Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals (2002) – Movie 3

• runtime: 1 hour 1 minute
• IMDb/MAL: 6.3/6.9
• watch it after episode 102

Post-Arabasta Arc (Filler Arc)

• episodes: 131-135

Sky Island Saga

The Skypiea (floating island), which is the setting for most of the action, gives rise to the name of this saga. It is the third saga in the show and the Sky Island saga includes the following arcs:

Goat Island Arc (Filler Arc)

• episodes: 136-138

One Piece The Movie: Dead End Adventure (2003) – Movie 4

• runtime: 1 hour 35 minutes
• IMDb/MAL: 7.2/7.5
• watch it after episode 138

Ruluka Island Arc (Filler Arc)

• episodes: 139-143

One Piece: The Cursed Holy Sword (2004) – Movie 5

• runtime: 1 hour 35 minutes
• IMDb/MAL: 6.6/7.1
• watch it after episode 143.

Jaya Arc

• episodes: 144-152
• manga chapters: 218-236

Skypiea Arc

• episodes: 153-195
• manga chapters: 237-302

G-8 Arc (Filler Arc)

• episodes: 196-206

note:

This is one of the best One Piece filler arcs to watch. But if you don’t plan on watching this arc, there is a small canon scene in the middle of the arc. It is in episode 203 titled “the pirate ship disappears! fortress battle, round #2!” So, watch the second half from 13:00 to 20:00 as it includes a conversation among the Straw Hats about their ship. This is canon as the same conversation took place in manga chapter 303.

Episode of Sky Island (TV Special)

• it is a recap episode of the Sky Island Saga, which released in 2019

Water 7 Saga

The Venice-like paradise, called the Water 7 island, that the Straw Hats visit after Skypiea island is the inspiration for the name of the Water 7 saga. This is the anime’s fourth saga, which is divided into the following arcs:

Long Ring Long Land Arc

• episodes: 207-219
• manga chapters: 303-321

Ocean’s Dream Arc (Filler Arc)

• episodes: 220-224

Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island (2005) – Movie 6

• runtime: 1 hour 31 minutes
• IMDb/MAL: 7.2/7.7
• watch it after episode 224

Foxy’s Return Arc (Filler Arc)

• episodes: 225-226

Water 7 Arc

• episodes: 227-263
• manga chapters: 322-374

Mega Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle (2006) – Movie 7

• runtime: 1 hour 34 minutes
• IMDb/MAL: 6.5/7.2
• watch it after episode 228

Enies Lobby Arc

• episodes: 264-290, 293-302, 304-312
• manga chapters: 375-430

One Piece The Movie: Episode of Arabasta: The Desert Princess and the Pirates (2007) – Movie 8

• runtime: 1 hour 30 minutes
• IMDb/MAL: 6.8/7.32
• watch it after episode 312

Straw Hat’s Backstories Arc (Filler Arc)

• episodes: 279-283

Boss Luffy Historical Special (Special Filler Episodes)

• episodes: 291,292,303

Post-Enies Lobby Arc

• episodes: 313-316, 320-325
• manga chapters: 431-441

One Piece: Episode of Chopper Plus – bloom in the Winter, Miracle Sakura (2008) – Movie 9

• runtime: 1 hour 53 minutes
• IMDb/MAL: 7.0/7.5
• watch it after episode 325

Post-Enies Lobby Arc (Filler Arc)

• episodes: 317-319

Thriller Bark Saga

The spooky Thriller Bark island that Luffy and his friends explore after Water 7 island inspired the name Thriller Bark. It is the fifth saga of the show, and the following arcs make up this saga:

Ice Hunter Arc (Filler Arc)

• episodes: 326-336

Thriller Bark Arc

• episodes: 337-381
• manga chapters: 442-489

One Piece 3D: Straw Hat Chase (2011) – Movie 10

• runtime: 30 minutes
• IMDb/MAL: 6.6/7.0
• watch it after episode 381

Spa Island Arc (Filler Arc)

• episodes: 382-384

Summit War Saga

The sixth and last saga of One Piece’s first half is called Summit War Saga. It is called so because of the grand conflict that occurs in the anime series. The arcs in the Summit War saga are:

Sabaody Archipelago Arc

• episodes: 385-405
• manga chapters: 490-513

Boss Luffy Arc 2.0 (Filler Arc)

• episodes: 406, 407

Amazon Lily Arc

• episodes: 408-417
• manga chapters: 514-524

Straw Hat’s Separation Serial

• episodes:418-421, 453-456
• manga chapters: 543-560 (serial covers)

Impel Down Arc

• episodes: 422-425, 430-452
• manga chapters: 525-549

Little East Blue Arc (Filler Arc)

• episodes: 426-429

One Piece Film: Strong World (2009) – Movie 11

• runtime: 1 hour 55 minutes
• IMDb/MAL: 7.5/8.1
• watch it after episode 429

A Special Retrospective Before Marineford Arc (Filler Arc)

• episodes: 457-458

Marineford Arc

• episodes: 459-489
• manga chapters: 550-580

Post-war Arc

• episodes: 490-491, 493-498, 500-505, 507-516
• manga chapters: 581-597

Toriko Crossover (Special Filler episode)

• episode: 492

Luffy’s Past (Anime Canon/Filler episode)

• episode: 499

Straw Hats Reaction (Anime Canon/Filler episode)

• episode: 506

The Final Sea: the New World saga is the main title of the second half of the one piece series, which takes place after a major time skip in the series. it now features five sub-sagas and countless arcs (like the first half), featuring 500+ chapters and episodes, but the story is ongoing.

We will update this section regularly to keep you up-to-date with the latest and best arcs in the One Piece anime.

Fish-Man Island Saga

The Fish-Man Island Saga is named after the undersea island initially visited by the Straw Hats in the second part of One Piece. It is the seventh saga of the show and includes the following arcs:

Return to Sabaody Arc

• episodes: 517-522
• manga chapters: 598-602

Fish-Man Island Arc

• episodes: 523-541, 543-574
• manga chapters: 603-653

Toriko Crossover 2 (Special Filler episode)

• episode: 542

Dressrosa Saga

The Dressrosa saga is the longest saga before the Straw Hats visit Wano Country. It is named after the Dressrosa island that the Straw Hat Pirates visited after Fishman Island. This is the eighth saga of the show and split into the following arcs:

Z’s Ambition Arc (Filler Arc)

• episodes: 575-578

One Piece Film: Z (2012)- Movie 12

• runtime: 1 hour 48 minutes
• IMDb/MAL: 7.8/8.2
• watch it after episode 578

Punk Hazard Arc

• episodes: 579-589, 591-625
• manga chapters: 654-699

One Piece x Toriko & Dragon Ball Crossover (Special Filler episode)

• episode: 590

Caesar retrieval arc (Filler Arc)

• episodes:626-628

Dressrosa Arc

• episodes: 629-746
• manga chapters: 700-801

3D2Y: Overcome Ace’s death! Luffy’s Vow to his Friends (TV special)

• watch it after episode 658

Episode of Sabo: Bond of Three Brothers – A Miraculous Reunion and an Inherited Will (TV Special)

• watch it after episode 705

adventure of Nebulandia (TV Special)

• watch it after episode 722

Whole Cake Island saga

The Whole Cake Island, also known as Yonko Saga, is named after the whole cake island that the straw hats visit after Dressrosa island in the series. This is the ninth saga and is divided into the following arcs:

Silver Mine Src (Filler Arc)

• episodes: 747-750

Heart of Gold (TV Special)

• watch it after episode 749

One Piece Film: Gold (2016) – Movie 13

• runtime: 2 hours
• IMDb/MAL: 7.2/7.9
• watch it after episode 750

Zou Arc

• episodes: 751-774, 776-779
• manga chapters: 802-824

Straw Hats Rescue Operation (Filler)

• episodes: 775

Marine Rookie Arc (Filler Arc)

• episodes: 780-782

Whole Cake Island Arc

• episodes: 783-877
• manga chapters: 825-902

Reverie/ Levely Arc

• episodes: 878-889
• manga chapters: 903-908

One Piece: Stampede (2019) – Movie 14

• runtime: 1 hour 41 minutes
• IMDb/MAL: 7.5/8.2
• watch it after episode 889

Wano Country Saga

The Wano Country Saga is officially the longest saga of One Piece, beating the Dressrosa saga. This is the tenth saga of the anime series and takes place in the wano country. This saga is split into the following arcs:

Wano Country Arc

• episodes: 890-894, 897-906, 908-1028, 1031-1085
• manga chapters: 909-1057

If you want to know the latest bounties of Luffy and the Straw Hats Pirates after the Wano country arc, check out the linked post.

Cidre Guild Arc (Filler Arc)

• episodes: 895,896

Anime 20th Anniversary Special Romance Dawn (Special episode)

• episode: 907

Uta’s Past (Filler Arc)

• episodes: 1029,1030

One Piece Film: Red (2022) – Movie 15

• runtime: 1 hour 55 minutes
• IMDb/MAL: 6.5/8.0
• watch it after episode 1030

Final Saga

The latest and eleventh saga of One Piece is the final saga. The final saga is well underway, and we got into the Elbaf arc only recently. The manga has been going on a lot of breaks this year and the anime is going on a long hiatus after adapting some of the iconic egghead island fights. That said, the arcs in this saga are as follows:

Egghead Arc

• episodes: 1086-ongoing
• manga chapters: 1058-1125

Elbaf Arc

• episodes: TBA
• manga chapters: 1126-ongoing

You can start watching the One Piece anime on one of the following anime streaming platforms but check the regional availability. Crunchyroll hosts One Piece in several countries, including the U.S., but most of the catalog is missing in Asian countries like India.

For those unaware, you should know that, so far Crunchyroll is the only service that has the whole One Piece episodes list and they simulcast all the latest episodes when they air in Japan. The other mentioned platforms have only a few seasons and are still updating their library.

So yeah, if you have been looking for the correct order to watch the One Piece anime, we hope our list covering the story arc order was able to help you. We will update this list regularly to allow fans like you to keep track of the series.

With that said, if you have already started watching the series, check out explainers for haki in One Piece and Devil Fruits and their types. Let us know your favorite arc in One Piece in the comments below.