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One Piece Previews 1-Hour Special in Videos
posted on by Karen Ressler
The official One Piece YouTube channel began streaming two promotional videos for the anime's upcoming fall special on Monday. Both the 15-second version and the 30-second version preview [Highlight white text to read spoilers] Luffy's battle with Sanji, the climax of the Whole Cake Island Arc.
The one-hour special will air on Sunday, October 1 starting at 9:00 a.m. One Piece usually airs back-to-back with Dragon Ball Super, which will get its own one-hour special on October 8 at the same time. The one-hour special for Dragon Ball Super will air one week later on October 8 at the same time. Each one-hour special will feature two episodes of the television series.
One Piece also received a two-hour "Episode of East Blue" (One Piece Episode of East Blue: Luffy to 4-nin no Nakama no Daibōken) special that aired on August 26 from 9:00 p.m to 11:10 p.m. Crunchyroll and Funimation streamed the special. The story is a completely new work, featuring reanimated scenes from the beginning of the series through when the crew enters the Grand Line.
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