Think you have what it takes to be the Pirate King? If you’ve managed to watch every episode of One Piece, there’s a chance you do.
The anime, which premiered in 1999, is based on a manga of the same name by Japanese Eiichiro Oda. The series follows Monkey D. Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates as they seek the legendary “One Piece” treasure to become King of Pirates. One of the longest running anime series with 21 seasons and over 1,000 episodes, it’s become a cultural phenomenon in Japan, with 15 animated films and 13 television specials in its home country.
The U.S. has also cashed in on the swashbuckling hype – Netflix released a highly anticipated live-action adaptation of One Piece in 2023, starring Iñaki Godoy as Luffy. Season 2 of the live-action series premiered on March 10, while Season 22 of the animated version premieres on April 5. 1,155 episodes is a daunting number, even more for fans who may not have all the time in the world to watch the entirety of the animed series. But if you’re curious to know just how much time it would take to watch both versions of One Piece, here’s a mathematical guide to follow so you can spend your free time with these scallywags.
How Much Time Would It Take To Watch The Animated One Piece?
The prospect of having to watch 1,155 episodes plus 15 movies is terrifying, but let’s break down the numbers.
Each episode is around 22-24 minutes long. If we take the latter number and multiply it by 1,155, we get 27,720 minutes. That’s 462 hours – or 19.25 days. Dividing even further, 19.25 days is a total of 2.75 weeks.
The total number of movie minutes across the 15 movies is 1,327, or a little over 22 hours.
So if you plan on watching One Piece and its accompanying movies with absolutely no breaks for eating, sleeping, or even leaving the house, you’ll knock out the series in 20 days, just under 3 weeks.
However, Season 22 will add more episodes to the total number, and it’s unknown at this time just how many episodes will be in the season.
How Much Time Would It Take To Watch One Piece (2023)?
The live-action is a lot less time consuming, though episodes are much longer here than in the animation.
Netflix’s episodes are upwards to 66 minutes long, with the lowest running time being 50 minutes. When you add those two numbers and divide in half, you get 58 minutes, so let’s use that for our average runtime.
Luckily, Netflix has not tried to keep up with its Japanese counterpart: each of the two seasons only has eight episodes. Eight episodes by 58 minutes is 464 minutes, or around 7.7 hours. A much more feasible number, you’ll probably get away with binge watching the series on a weekend without much disruption to your schedule.
So Then, If I Wanted To Watch The Whole Thing, How Long Would It Take To Watch All Of One Piece?
Break out your calculators, people. If you started One Piece right now, you’d have 492 hours worth of episodes and movies to watch. Assuming you didn’t stop to pee (or sleep!), you’d be done 20 days from now … plus another 12 hours. You better get streaming!
Where To Watch One Piece Online:
If you think you’re ready to batten down the hatches and dive into the Grand Line with Luffy and his crew, here’s where to join the adventures:
One Piece and all seasons of One Piece (2023) are currently streaming on Netflix. Six of the 15 movies are also streaming on Netflix: One Piece: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta, Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Sakura, One Piece Film: Strong World, One Piece Film: Z, One Piece Film: Gold, and One Piece Film: Red.
Netflix offers three subscription plans to fit your streaming needs. The plans start at $7.99/month for standard with ads and go up to $24.99/month for unlimited ad-free streaming in up to 4K UHD quality.
The original series can also be found on other streaming services including Hulu, Crunchyroll, and Adult Swim, though there is variation in how many episodes they feature. As of right now, it seems that Crunchyroll has all episodes of One Piece. It also has movie One Piece: Stampede, and everything mentioned above except Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Sakura.
Crunchyroll has three subscription plans starting at $9.99/month. Learn more here.
