Popular Youtuber and streamer IShowSpeed has announced a deal with the producer of the One Piece anime greenlighting him to stream episodes of the hit series on his channel. The announcement was initially made on-stream by IShowSpeed himself and has since been shared across various anime fanpages and social media accounts, as seen below:
🚨Speed Has Just Revealed That The Producer Of The One Piece Anime Has Given Him Permission To Stream Every Single One Piece Episode LIVE On His Channel!
— ONE PIECE FANATIC (@OPFANATIC2025) January 5, 2025
This Is The First Time Something Like This Has Happened For OP And Is An Absolutely Massive Move.pic.twitter.com/oxeULHVJVU
According to the accouncement, IShowSpeed claims to have met with a producer of the One Piece anime with unique direct access to series creator Eiichiro Oda. As a result of this meeting, he has apparently been given unique permission to show episodes of One Piece directly on his stream. The exact terms of his deal with the One Piece production team are not yet known. IShowSpeed's claims have been met with skepticism by anime fans online, in part because of the lack of clear details.
Keep following us here on Anime Away as the story develops and specific details become clearer. We'll be sure to share any future debut of One Piece on IShowSpeed's stream if and when it comes.
IShowSpeed is a well-known anime fan and a big fan of One Piece in particular. In fact, of this writing, the profile picture and header image of his YouTube channel are a picture of Luffy. Notably, he has recorded and released a song titled "One Piece." He has also been involved with other well-known pop culture properties. For example, he was involved in fellow streamer and part-time wrestler Logan Paul's successful defense of the WWE Intercontinental Championship at Wrestlemania XL this past April.
IShowSpeed's most notable moment in the match saw him on the receiving end of a devastating RKO from iconic wrestler Randy Orton:
What else is in store for One Piece going forward?
In recent months, both the One Piece and the anime adaptation have gone off and on hiatus as Eiichiro Oda deals with ongoing health issues. According to publisher Shueisha's Manga Plus app, the next One Piece manga chapter is currently scheduled to release January 19. As always, the Anime Away team will update you if that changes.
Similarly, the One Piece anime series has been on hiatus since the airing of episode 1122. New episodes of the anime is currently scheduled to return this upcoming April. In the meantime, Toei has been airing a recut version of the anime's first story arc, abridging the original 57-episode story arc down to 21 episodes and featuring new opening and ending songs. This new version of the story arc is known as One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga, which can be streamed on Crunchyroll, though it has not yet been dubbed into international languages.
The second season of the Netflix live-action adaptation of One Piece is currently in production, with speculation that it will start airing by the end of the calendar year. Netflix has also announced the production of a remake of the One Piece anime from WIT Studio (Spy x Family). While it was confirmed in 2023 that this new series, titled The One Piece entered production in late 2023, a release date is not yet known.
We'll be following any new announcements about the future of the One Piece franchise to bring you all the latest. As always, follow the Anime Away from news about One Piece and all your other favorite anime and manga.