One Chinese studio, which seems to be working on a remake of the popular shounen manga One Piece titled “The One Piece“, has shared its behind-the-scenes work on the anime. Apparently, Japanese studios outsource some animation projects to studios located in South Korea and China, and this studio was one of them.
China’s government-backed media reveals that a local studio collaborated with WIT Studio on the One Piece remake video on Weibo, where we can spot the official character designs for Buggy and Cabaji from the Orange Town Arc.
The fans in social media are praising these new designs by Wit Studio. Fans are also speculating that if this production video is recent, then it may take another year for release. It is also possible that Netflix can share new information related to The One Piece during Anime Japan 2026 or Netflix’s Tudum.
For now, more information will be released in the future. Bookmark Otaku Mantra for more updates.
The One Piece remake anime series was first announced in December 2023 and is animated by Wit Studio. This remake series will be exclusively streaming on Netflix. The main staff working on this remake:
Director: Masashi Koizuka
Assistant Director: Hideaki Abe
Series Composition: Taku Kishimoto
Character Designer, Chief Animation Director: Kyoji Asano, Takatoshi Honda
Creature Design, Concept Art: Yasuhiro Kajino
Prop Designer: Eri Taguchi
Action Animator: Ken Imaizumi, Shuhei Fukuda
Art Director: Tomonori Kuroda
Animation Producer: Ryoma Kawamura
About One Piece
One Piece is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It was serialized in July 1998 in Shuiesha’s Weekly Shounen Jump and is still ongoing. As of July 2024, this manga has a total of 109 Volumes. This manga later received an anime adaptation by Toei Animation in 1999 and it’s still ongoing. The anime remake from East Blue Saga is announced by Netflix and it is revealed that Wit Studio will animate this remake.
Netflix describes the remake of “The One Piece“:
“Recreating the story of the original “ONE PIECE” manga, starting from the East Blue arc, “THE ONE PIECE” is coming to Netflix!“
