The One Piece story is becoming more captivating than it has ever been. As the series has entered its 11th arc, the story is getting more and more intriguing. The first official arc in One Piece’s final saga, the Egghead Island arc comes right after the Wano arc. With shocking discoveries and answers to mysteries that have been enigmatic for decades, the Egghead Island arc of One Piece is expected to be the series’ largest to date.
The anime adaptation of the arc has finally been given an official release date. Now that they are ready, the straw hats will set out on their newest journey to Egghead Island. It was disclosed that the next arc’s adaptation would kick off on Sunday, January 7, 2024.
However, some fans have found out that the animation for the Egghead Island arc is a little bit different than the previous arcs and it has surely impressed the One Piece fans. The change in the animation style has made fans anticipate the beginning of the final saga of the series.
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Toei Changes Animation Style for Egghead Island Arc of One Piece
A teaser for One Piece’s Egghead Island arc’s first episode titled “Entering a New Chapter! Luffy and Sabo’s Paths!” was released recently and it showed that the official start date of the arc would be January 7, 2024. As evidenced by the trailer, this new chapter in the One Piece anime, officially dubbed Egghead Arc, will bring about yet another change to the show’s overall look.
The video offers a look at the island because of the efforts of Dr. Vegapunk, the remarkable scientist employed by the World Government, who established his laboratory there. The Egghead Island arc trailer features characters in a light style of artwork against partially 3D origins, fitting the retro-futuristic theme of Egghead Island.
The soundtrack seems to be using an electronic approach that has never been used in One Piece before. The video has got the fans excited for the series and the animation in particular has grasped the attention of One Piece fans who are looking forward to learning more about the mysteries of the One Piece world and following the Straw Hats on another adventure.
Fans Appreciate The New Animation Style of Egghead Arc
As the teaser was released, fans started tweeting about it on X. While the fans mostly showed their excitement for the start of the new chapter in the series, many fans talked about the new style of animation of the series.
The new style had a softer look, which made fans more excited about the upcoming episodes and how the animation would look while depicting some of the crucial moments of the series.
The new One Piece anime art style is amazing I really love the softer look, especially on Luffy pic.twitter.com/X9OMREXYFv
— ⚡️ Soulstorm ⚡️ (@Soul_StormOP) December 24, 2023
Animation kinda Disney esque and I lowkey fck wit it
— jimmyjhons1232 (@Qwert_ut) December 24, 2023
besides the fact that he’s white, i really adore usopp’s design here. i love the softer features and small eyes. he’s adorable https://t.co/VELDndASxh
— taran 🎄 (@sulongtaran) December 24, 2023
The new art style makes him look even more squishy and loveable https://t.co/s64MGkygel
— Rem | Fire Force brainrot (@fairyxbear) December 24, 2023
It looks like it's using a beautify filter or something lol
Definitely excited for a change of aesthetics though after Wano
Egghead is gonna be so hype unfolding on screen! The manga has been non stop fire https://t.co/rwbJuFGqdh
— Martyn Littlewood (@InTheLittleWood) December 24, 2023
Egghead in the anime is going to go even crazier with this style https://t.co/8s7whwpmSV
— Brandon Moten (@MotensWorld) December 24, 2023
As the final saga will start with the Egghead Island arc, the new animation would only add more anticipation to the story and while it is going a little more softer and innocent looking, the battles and fights would surely look even better than before.
