One Piece Seasons Quietly Vanish From Hulu — Here’s the Official Reason

If you opened Hulu and a chunk of One Piece suddenly vanished, you did not hallucinate your watchlist. A handful of arcs went poof, fans noticed fast, and Hulu had to explain why. Here is what actually happened, where you can still watch everything, and what Netflix is cooking up next with its own remake.

What disappeared and why

Hulu has hosted One Piece for years and steadily piled on new arcs, so the abrupt gaps freaked people out. The timing did not help either: the franchise is riding a new wave thanks to Netflix's live-action series, which has only grown the audience hunting for the anime.

After a viewer called it out on X, Hulu Support replied that this was not a glitch or a secret purge. Licensing ran out on select seasons/arcs, and once those rights expire, platforms have to pull the episodes. The streamer also said it will pass the feedback up the chain about bringing them back.

"Hulu here - sorry for any upset! Unfortunately, our rights to stream select seasons of One Piece have expired at this time. We'll let our team know you'd like to see them added back in the future! If there's anything else we can do, please let us know."

- Hulu Support on X, May 25, 2026

So where can you watch One Piece right now?

• Crunchyroll: Every episode is there, including the newest weekly drops, so you can fully catch up with the Straw Hats.
• Netflix: Some arcs are available, and Netflix has also added the newest episodes from the recently launched Elbaph arc.
• Pluto TV: Select arcs are streaming there too if you want a free, channel-style watch.

Meanwhile, Netflix is remaking the anime

Separate from its live-action show, Netflix announced more than two years ago that it is producing a fresh animated adaptation titled "The One Piece." Wit Studio (SPY x FAMILY, the first three seasons of Attack on Titan) is handling the remake.

Wit Studio CEO George Wada has pitched it as a version that sticks closer to Eiichiro Oda's manga while being more tightly paced.

Wada told the YouTube channel Ai Show that the remake will deliver "visual enjoyment, strong storytelling, and flawless pacing."

Chief animation director and character designer Kyoji Asano also shared a very granular process note: the team spent two full months repeatedly tracing Oda-sensei's drawings to internalize the linework and style before locking designs. The idea is to keep the look faithful while updating the animation with modern techniques.

Story-wise, it is still Luffy and the Straw Hats, just moving faster than Toei Animation's long-running TV series to make it easier for new viewers to jump in. Season 1 is reportedly set to adapt the first 50 chapters of the manga, with a planned release in 2027.

The bottom line

Hulu did not randomly axe One Piece; it hit a licensing wall on specific seasons. Those could come back if deals get renewed, but in the meantime, Crunchyroll has everything, Netflix and Pluto TV have pieces (including Elbaph on Netflix), and the remake at Netflix/Wit Studio is ramping up for 2027.