Just one day after airing, the newest One Piece work, One Piece Fan Letter, has become the highest-rated anime of 2024. The anime special celebrates the 25th anniversary of the One Piece anime TV series.
As of writing, One Piece Fan Letter is #2 on the list of Top Anime Series of all time on the fan-ranking website MyAnimeList, with a rating of 9.26. Currently positioned at #1 on the list is Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End (2023), which took the crown in late March from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood with a score of 9.32. Previously the highest-rated anime on MAL for years, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is now at #3 with a rating of 9.09.
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One Piece Fan Letter Soars to 2024’s Top-Ranked Anime Release
One Piece Fan Letter is an animated adaptation of Straw Hat Stories, a collection of short stories by Tomohito Osaki. It takes place two years after the Paramount War — which resulted in the shocking death of Monkey D. Luffy’s brother, Portgas D. Ace — when the Straw Hat Pirates are on the verge of reuniting at Sabaody Archipelago. A young admirer of Nami is eager to deliver a fan letter to her before the Straw Hat Pirates reunite and depart, unaware of the larger-than-life role that she and the everyday residents of Sabaody Archipelago will play in saving the Straw Hats from a secret weapon by the Marines.
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The critically acclaimed episode was directed by Megumi Ishitani, a renowned series director who made waves with her stunning work on Episode 1015. Character designer Keisuke Mori (episode animation director and key animator) contributed to the beautiful and surreal look of One Piece Fan Letter, based on the script by Momoka Toyoda (My Happy Marriage). The release of One Piece Fan Letter coincides with the 25th anniversary of the anime series as a whole by Toei Animation, which premiered on Oct. 20, 1999. The special anniversary episode is filled with star-studded talent from the animation industry, such as fan-favorite freelancer Chansard Vincent. “One Piece Fan Letter was so good,” One-Punch Man artist Yusuke Murata said on X (formerly Twitter). “Anime is truly amazing! It was an anime that makes you want to set sail for the sea!”
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The long-running anime series One Piece announces a major delay to its current “Egghead” story arc, marking the first of this degree in its history.
One Piece Fan Letter not only celebrates the anime and the One Piece fandom but also serves as a transition into the re-edited release of “Fish-Man Island.” While the “Egghead” story arc goes on hiatus after nearly catching up with the One Piece manga, Toei Animation will release a remake version of the “Fish-Man Island” arc that features updated animation that’s on par with the cinematic experience seen in recent One Piece episodes, as well as Demon Slayer, Jujutsu Kaisen and Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War. The One Piece manga will also enter a two-week break while series creator Eiichiro Oda plans out the “Elbaf” story arc and works on the live-action One Piece series on Netflix.
One Piece
Created by Eiichiro Oda, the One Piece franchise explores the adventures of pirate Luffy D. Monkey and his crew, the Straw Hats. Since the manga first debuted in 1997, One Piece has been adapted into an ongoing anime that has seen multiple movies. Most recently it was adapted into a live-action series by Netflix.
- Created by
- Eiichiro Oda
- First TV Show
- One Piece
- Latest TV Show
- Netflix’s One Piece
- First Episode Air Date
- October 20, 1999
- Cast
- Mayumi Tanaka , Kazuya Nakai , Colleen Clinkenbeard , Christopher Sabat , Kerry Williams , Kappei Yamaguchi , Sonny Strait , Hiroaki Hirata , Eric Valette , Ikue Ootani
Source: MyAnimeList
