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One Piece Episode 1014 Release Date Finally Confirmed After A Month Hiatus

One Piece Episode 1014 was delayed again due to Toei Animation hacking last week, but luckily a new release date has now been confirmed.

For millions of anime fans around the world, One Piece remains a staple of their weekend lineup of some fantastic TV series.

However, the iconic show was noticeably absent from last week’s broadcast again, both domestically in Japan and internationally on streaming services, for the third week in a row.

The good news is that a new release date has now been confirmed after the delay of One Piece episode 1014,’Marco’s tears! The Whitebeard Pirates Bond!‘?

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Why was he One Piece Episode 1014 Release Date Delayed?

Unfortunately, the next chronological episode of the anime adaptation of One Piece (issue 1014) has been delayed from its broadcast in Japan, which had its release date originally set for Sunday, March 13.the.

This was due to a third party hacking into Toei Animation’s internal networks in early March, corrupting files and affecting the scheduled broadcast of several titles, including One Piece.

Toei Animation put out a press release about the piracy, explaining how the “impact on television animation” works. [was] due to a system failure caused by unauthorized access to our network.”

“We confirmed that a third party illegally accessed our network on March 6 of this year and we have suspended part of our internal system.” – Toei Animation press release.

Toei ended the post by apologizing to fans, but noted that details about the illegal access to his property were still under investigation.

“We have decided to postpone the broadcast of episode 1014, which was scheduled to air this weekend. We apologize for the inconvenience caused to viewers. – One Piece information, via Twitter.

Fortunately, the series has now confirmed when fans around the world will have the opportunity to enjoy One Piece episode 1014, see below.

One Piece Episode 1014 Release Date Finally Confirmed

Today, April 6, the Japanese Twitter page for the One Piece anime finally confirmed that the series will make its long-awaited return this month.

As revealed by the page, One Piece episode 1014 will now be released worldwide on Sunday, April 17, 2022.

The series is expected to return to its usual streaming programming block in Japan, which means the anime should release in its usual time slot on Crunchyroll and Funimation:

  • Pacific Time: 6 p.m. PDT
  • Eastern Time: 9 p.m. EDT
  • British time: 2 AM BST
  • European time: 3 AM CEST
  • India Time: 6:30pm IST
  • Philippines Time: 9 AM PHT
  • Australian time: 10.30 AM ACST

On Sunday, April 10, the series will broadcast its 1,013th episode in Japan, “Yamato’s Past! The man who came for an emperor of the sea!

Fans all over the world are overjoyed to learn that One Piece is finally coming back with a new episode. In recent weeks, the lack of official updates on the delay began to wear thin due to the patience of fans, who began to avidly express their disappointment in the extended hiatus online.

an user wrote, “It’s been a week since there is no news from Toei Animation studio, patiently waiting for one piece ep 1014”. Another responded to the One Piece Twitter page asking, “one piece what is going on? where is the new episode its 2 weeks now and no episode so far…”

“A lot of time has passed @ToeiAnimationODA, I am having withdrawals, I need #ONEPIECE1044#one piece1014 how long has it been?” – User A_MysticalOne, via Twitter.

Three other titles affected by the hack

It wasn’t just the One Piece series that was affected by Toei Animation being hacked by third parties. As confirmed in the press release, the following series have also seen their most recent episodes delayed:

  • Dragon Quest: Adventures of Dai Episode 73
  • Digimon Ghost Game episode 22
  • Delicious Party Pretty Cure episode 6

Fortunately, each of these series has also had the new release date of their delayed episodes revealed by Toei Animation. Dragon Quest will be released on April 16, and Digimon Ghost Game and Delicious Part will return on April 17.

One Piece gets a new trading card game

The Toei Animation hack came on the heels of some big news for the One Piece franchise, the confirmation of a new trading card game.

Bandai opened a new Twitter page and website for the game on Monday, March 7, sharing a trailer on their YouTube channel.

The card game will launch in Japan starting in July 2022, with an international release scheduled for later this year; a specific date is still unknown.

According to Anime News Network, the game will launch with four starter decks; Straw Hats, the Worst Generation, Pirates of the Animal Kingdom and the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

Is the One Piece manga series also on a break?

The One Piece manga series went on hiatus the same week as the 1014th episode delay, with Eiichiro Oda taking his well-deserved break. Thankfully, the manga series has returned to its regular time slot now, with One Piece chapter 1046 scheduled to release on Viz Media and Manga Plus from April 10.

However, the chapter has already gone viral on social media thanks to jaw-dropping spoilers leaking online from the raw scans.

You can read more about the spoilers and the specific release time for One Piece Chapter 1046 here.

The largest production in South African history?

As most One Piece fans will know, Netflix is ​​currently developing a live-action adaptation of the hit manga series.

Production began earlier this year in South Africa, where the country’s President Cyril Ramaphosa recently visited the production set, which itself will make history for the South African television industry.

According to a statement from the president, Netflix is ​​committing to provide “funding that will go toward film and television scholarships and student debt cancellation, and will support the Black Independent Filmmakers Collective.”

In fact, the One Piece live-action series is seeing remarkable production in South Africa, with more than 100 jobs for the local population, including young employees and the previously disadvantaged.

“Set in Cape Town, One Piece involves more than 50 South African cast members; over 1,000 team member jobs (67% previously disadvantaged and 46% young employees), as well as an Academy of Creative Excellence (ACE) mentoring program for over 30 young creatives and technicians in collaboration with SA Film Academy during 2022.” – The Presidency, Pretoria, South Africa.

Get yourself some trendy One Piece t-shirts

While we all know that One Piece has some of the most stylish characters in the entire world of anime and manga, now you can outfit yourself with some fashionable One Piece related outfits.

March 16theThe official Japanese One Piece website shared details of its first line of custom-made designer shirts.

In collaboration with Original Stitch, the new t-shirts feature various patterns, color combinations, and emblems from the series, but best of all…they’re all customizable!

“We have completely original designs in the motif of popular “ONE PIECE” characters, including the “Straw Hat Pirates”, and you can freely customize custom-made T-shirts with your favorite fabric and size. In addition to t-shirts, we also have a line of scarves and masks.” – Press release, unique piece.

According to the post, there are 30 different types of design patterns, which you can also mix and match with different fabrics, pockets, and collars.

Jamie Lee Curtis weighs in on the live-action series

Jamie Lee Curtis is an iconic actress and fan-favorite star of the Hollywood film industry; however, the California native wants to add One Piece to her outstanding legacy.

Curtis recently hinted at a red carpet event that she was interested in joining the live-action adaptation of One Piece. Speaking to TikTok user Julian Green, via GameRant, that “I’m not going to get to play Nico Robin, I’m a bit old now,” but that he already had his eyes on another character.

“There is that old lady, not Nico Robin (Kureha). Maybe she can be Kureha, she wears those very low pants. She looks kind of nasty, but she has that long, stringy gray hair. My Ruby said that would be what she would play.” – Jamie Lee Curtis, via GameRant

By Tom Llewellyn [email protected]

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