Warning! On these recap pages, all spoilers will be unmarked! Read at your own risk if you're not very far into the series!
Welcome to the recap page for the manga / anime series, One Piece.
Now the chapters and episodes from the series are very, very, very long and there's no way to archive them all since it would be rather hard to see through the various plotlines and character motivations by just the episode and chapter recaps. So how do you recap such a long running series? Why, focus on the story arcs of course. This recap page is meant to detail the main arcs of the series and the tropes contained within.
The only rule we ask of tropers here is not to go into too much details such as who said what or the blow-by-blow of the fights. That said, please contribute.
For the recap pages pertaining to the 2023 live action series, go here.
Story Arcs
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First Half: Sea of Survival: Super Rookies (1997–2010)
East Blue Saga (1997)
- Arc One: Romance Dawn (Ch. 1-7, Ep. 1-4)
- Arc Two: Orange Town Arc (Ch. 8-21, Ep. 5-8)
- Arc Three: Syrup Village Arc (Ch. 22-41, Ep. 9-18)
- Arc Four: Baratie Arc (Ch. 42-68, Ep. 19-30)
- Arc Five: Arlong Park Arc (Ch. 69-95, Ep. 31-44)
- Mini-Series One: Buggy's Crew: After the Battle! (Ch. 35-75, Ep. 45-47)
- Arc Six: Loguetown Arc (Ch. 96-Ch. 100, Ep. 48-53)
- Filler Arc One: Warship Island Arc (Ep. 54-61)
Baroque Works Saga (1999)
- Arc Seven: Laboon Arc (Ch. 101-105, Ep. 62-63)
- Arc Eight: Whiskey Peak Arc (Ch. 106-114, Ep. 64-67)
- Mini-Series Two: Koby and Helmeppo's Chronicle of Toil (Ch. 83-119, Ep. 68-69)
- Arc Nine: Little Garden Arc (Ch. 115-129, Ep. 70-77)
- Mini-Series Three: Jango's Dance Heaven (Ch. 126-172)
- Arc Ten: Drum Island Arc (Ch. 130-154, Ep. 78-91)
- Arc Eleven: Alabasta Arc (Ch. 155-217, Ep. 92-130)
- Mini-Series Four: Hachi's Walk on the Seafloor (Ch. 182-228)
- Filler Arc Two: Post-Alabasta Arc (Ep. 131-135)
- Filler Arc Three: Goat Island Arc (Ep. 136-138)
- Filler Arc Four: Rainbow Mist Arc (Ep. 139-143)
Skypiea Saga (2002)
- Arc Twelve: Jaya Arc (Ch. 218-236, Ep. 144-152)
- Mini-Series Five: Wapol's Omnivorous Rampage (Ch. 236-262, Ep. 778)
- Arc Thirteen: Skypiea Arc (Ch. 237-302, Ep. 153-195)
- Mini-Series Six: Ace's Great Blackbeard Search (Ch. 272-305)
- Filler Arc Five: G-8 Arc (Ep. 196-206)
Water 7 Saga (2004)
- Arc Fourteen: Davy Back Fight Arc (Ch. 303-321, Ep. 207-219)
- Mini-Series Seven: Gedatsu's Accidental Blue-Sea Life (Ch. 314-348)
- Filler Arc Six: Ocean's Dream Arc (Ep. 220-224)
- Filler Arc Seven: Foxy's Return Arc (Ep. 225-228)
- Arc Fifteen: Water 7 Arc (Ch. 322-374, Ep. 229-263)
- Arc Sixteen: Enies Lobby Arc (Ch. 375-430, Ep. 264-312)
- Mini-Series Nine: Where Are They Now? (Ch. 424-427)
- Arc Seventeen: Return to Water 7 Arc (a.k.a Post Enies Lobby Arc) (Ch. 431-441, Ep. 313-325)
- Mini-Series Ten: Eneru's Great Space Mission (Ch. 428-474)
- Filler Arc Eight: Ice Hunter Arc (Ep. 326-335)
Thriller Bark Saga (2007)
- Arc Eighteen: Thriller Bark Arc (Ch. 442-489, Ep. 337-381)
- Mini-Series Eleven: Where Are They Now? Part II (Ch. 486-490)
- Filler Arc Nine: Spa Island Arc (Ep. 382-384)
- Filler Arc Ten: Little East Blue Arc (Ep. 426-429)note
Summit War Saga (2008)
- Arc Nineteen: Sabaody Archipelago Arc (Ch. 490-513, Ep. 385-405)
- Mini-Series Twelve: CP9's Independent Report (Ch. 491-528)
- Arc Twenty: Amazon Lily Arc (Ch. 514-524, Ep. 408-417)
- Arc Twenty-One: Impel Down Arc (Ch. 525-549, Ep. 422-425 & 430-452)
- Mini-Series Thirteen: The Straw Hat's Separation Serial (Ch. 543-560, Ep. 418-421 & 453-456)
- Arc Twenty-Two: Marineford Arc (a.k.a Paramount War Arc) (Ch. 550-580, Ep. 457-489)
- Arc Twenty-Three: Post War Arc (Ch. 581-597, Ep. 490-516)
Second Half: The Final Sea: The New World (2010–Present)
Fish-Man Island Saga (2010)
- Arc Twenty-Four: Straw Hats Reunion Arc (a.k.a Return to Sabaody Arc) (Ch. 598-602, Ep. 517-522)
- Arc Twenty-Five: Fish-Man Island Arc (Ch. 603-653, Ep. 523-541 & 543-574)
- Mini-Series Fourteen: Decks of the World (Ch. 613-668)
- Filler Arc Eleven: Z's Ambition Arc (Ep. 575-578)
Dressrosa Saga (2012)
- Arc Twenty-Six: Punk Hazard Arc (Ch. 654-699, Ep. 579-589 & 591-625)
- Mini-Series Fifteen: Caribou's New World Kee Hee Hee (Ch. 674-731, Ep. 921)
- Filler Arc Twelve: Caesar Retrieval Arc (Ep. 626-628)
- Arc Twenty-Seven: Dressrosa Arc (Ch. 700-801, Ep. 629-746)
- Mini-Series Sixteen: The Solitary Journey of Jimbei, First Son of the Sea (Ch. 751-785)
- Filler Arc Thirteen: Silver Mine Arc (Ep. 747-750)
Whole Cake Island Saga (2015)
- Arc Twenty-Eight: Zou Arc (Ch. 802-824, Ep. 751-779)
- Mini-Series Seventeen: Decks of the World, 500-Million-Man Arc (Ch. 805-838)
- Filler Arc Fourteen: Marine Supernova Arc (Ep. 780-782)
- Arc Twenty-Nine: Whole Cake Island Arc (a.k.a Totto Land Arc) (Ch. 825-902, Ep. 783-877)
- Mini Series Eighteen: The Saga of the Self-Proclaimed Straw Hat Fleet (Ch. 864-919, Ep. 885)
- Arc Thirty: Reverie Arc (Ch. 903-908, Ep. 878-889)
Land of Wano Saga (2018)
- Arc Thirty-One: Land of Wano Arc (Ch. 909-1057, Ep. 890-894, 897-906, 908-1028 and 1031-1085)
- Mini Series Nineteen: Gang Bege's Oh My Family (Ch. 948-994)
- Filler Arc Fifteen: Carbonic Acid King Arc (Ep. 895-896)
- Filler Arc Sixteen: Uta's Past Arc (Ep. 1029-1030)
- Mini Series Twenty: Germa 66's Ahh... An Emotionless Excursion (Ch.1035-1078, Ep. 1093)
Final Saga (2022)
- Arc Thirty-Two: Egghead Arc (Ch. 1058-1125, Ep. 1086-1155)
- Arc Thirty-Three: Elbaph Arc (Ch. 1126-)
Special Anime Episodes
Movies
- One Piece: The Movie
- Clockwork Island Adventure
- Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals
- Dead End Adventure
- The Cursed Holy Sword
- Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
- The Giant Mechanical Soldier of Karakuri Castle
- The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta
- Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in Winter, Miracle Sakura
- One Piece Film: Strong World
- One Piece 3D: Straw Hat Chase
- One Piece Film: Z
- One Piece Film: Gold
- One Piece: Stampede
- One Piece Film: Red
