The hunt for yoof audiences and iPlayer padding combine, in another example of non-British storytelling that Tim Davie, er, buys.
"The BBC has acquired the UK rights to over 1000 hour-long episodes of the English dubbed versions of the anime series One Piece, based on Eiichiro Oda’s manga series of the same name, which is the No.1 manga in the world with over 500 million copies sold and over 100 volumes published. One Piece has been on screens internationally since October 1999 and celebrated over 1000 episodes."
Fiona Campbell, Controller of Youth Audiences, iPlayer and BBC Three, says: "It’s a really exciting move to bring the One Piece franchise to UK audiences in the coming months. With its captivating storytelling, rich characters and global fanbase, One Piece has become a cultural phenomenon and we're so excited to see how the fanbase will enjoy this huge canon of episodes available in English only on iPlayer."
Netflix has been running a live action version since 2023.
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