Are you one of those trying to catch up with One Piece’s 1000’s of episodes as well? With One Piece Film: Red’s recent box-office success, many new One Piece fans have become curious as to which of the movies of the franchise is canon and which is not.
Along with One Piece’s many episodes, the franchise has also released a multitude of movies. Some were well received, like One Piece: Film Gold and One Piece: Stampede, while the others were not so much.
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When watching Anime adapted from a Manga like One Piece, the general rule is that anything that did not come out or was not mentioned in the manga is non-canon, meaning, it didn’t really happen and it would not affect the overall outcome of the story. In One Piece’s case, every movie released by the franchise is non-canon, therefore, it will not affect the story as a whole.
One Piece Movies That Are NOT Canon
These One Piece films are fillers that happen before each arc in One Piece. The author, Eiichiro Oda, took no part in the creation and plot of the film, therefore, whatever happens in the movie does not align with or is, in any way, affiliated with the main story. They are not canon.
- One Piece: The Movie (2000)
- Clockwork Island Adventure (2001)
- Chopper’s Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals (2002)
- Dead End Adventure (2003)
- The Cursed Holy Sword (2004)
- Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island (2005)
- Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle (2006)
- The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta (2007)
- Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Cherry Blossom (2008)
- Straw Hat Chase (2011)
One Piece Films That HAVE Canon Scenes
There are some details in One Piece films that are considered canon. A good example would be Laugh Tale’s spelling in One Piece: Stampede. Eiichiro Oda has revealed that the spelling used in the filler movie is the actual spelling of the final island, which sparked a lot of theories among fans regarding what the ‘One Piece’ really is.
- One Piece Film: Strong World (2009)
- One Piece Film: Z (2012)
- One Piece Film: Gold (2016)
- One Piece: Stampede (2019)
- One Piece Film: Red (2022)
One Piece Film: Red however may be quite different. We are unsure which of the events of the Film are canon and which are not. Because it is a fairly new addition to the batch, many details about the film are yet-to-be-revealed.
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