‘One Piece’ Episode 1172 Release Date and Time Confirmed

‘One Piece‘ enthusiasts can finally mark their calendars, as the next installment of the Elbaf arc is set to premiere. Episode 1172, the seventeenth chapter of this arc, continues the Straw Hats’ thrilling journey.

With Toei Animation confirming its 2026 broadcast schedule well ahead of time, fans no longer need to speculate about when new episodes will be available. Here’s everything you need to know about the release date, time, and what to expect from the upcoming episode of ‘One Piece’.

According to ComicBook.com’s detailed breakdown of the 2026 schedule, episode 1172 is slated for release on August 9th, 2026. This release follows episode 1171, which airs on August 2, and precedes episode 1173, set for August 16.

The Japanese broadcast and Crunchyroll simulcast will occur on the same day, as the release schedule aligns with the Japanese airing and Crunchyroll’s streaming dates. Netflix, however, will delay its episodes by one week.

Fans who have been following the series can expect this pattern to continue, with episode 1170’s simulcast confirmed for Sunday, July 19, 2026, at 2:16 PM UTC, providing a reliable framework for episode 1172’s release timing.

Netflix viewers should anticipate their episode to arrive approximately one week after Crunchyroll, consistent with the platform’s established pattern this year. For instance, Crunchyroll aired episode 1169 on July 12, 2026, while Netflix followed on July 18, 2026, maintaining a similar gap for most episodes in this batch.

International fans have two primary legal options to watch ‘One Piece’ as it airs. Crunchyroll remains the go-to for simulcasts, releasing episodes on the same day they air in Japan, while Netflix continues to provide the series on its own delayed schedule.

This dual-platform arrangement has been the standard since the Elbaf arc began, with both Crunchyroll and Netflix simulcasting the arc starting April 5, 2026. This setup allows fans to keep up with the story, although Netflix viewers may need to exercise a bit more patience each week.

Dub audiences are on a different timeline altogether. The English dub has just concluded the Egghead arc, with the final batch of episodes, covering 1144 through 1155, released on March 24, 2026. No confirmed date has been announced for when the Elbaf arc dub will start catching up, leaving sub viewers ahead for the foreseeable future.

The current production format of ‘One Piece’ adds complexity to tracking episodes. Instead of airing weekly throughout the year as it has for over two decades, the anime is now limited to a maximum of 26 episodes per year, divided into two separate cours.

The first cour of the Elbaf arc wrapped up in early July, concluding on July 5, 2026, before the second batch resumed shortly after. Episode 1172 falls within this second cour, continuing the momentum established since the arc’s premiere in April.

Since the Elbaf arc technically began with episode 1156, episode 1172 is the seventeenth installment of the arc overall. This number is significant, as Toei has been closely adapting the manga, allowing fans to witness the anime progress through ‘Elbaf’ at a pace of one chapter per episode.

The Elbaf arc has been leading up to some of the most emotionally charged moments in the franchise’s current storyline, with the manga chapters now being adapted focusing on Loki’s harrowing backstory involving Harald. Recent chapters have explored the heavy consequences of that history, and the anime has been aligning with these developments in recent weeks.

On the manga side, the narrative is advancing with high stakes, as Imu is actively attempting to undermine everyone on the island while eliminating potential threats. This tension has been simmering in the background of the more character-driven material currently being animated.

Fans are also eagerly awaiting the return of the wider Straw Hat crew after a lengthy focus on flashback sequences. As noted in a recap, viewers finally saw Luffy back in the present timeline after six months of story time had elapsed within the narrative. With the anime adapting these same chapters, episode 1172 is expected to further highlight the crew’s presence in Elbaf.

Given the pacing thus far, viewers can anticipate the episode to continue exploring the fallout from Loki’s arc rather than rushing into a new conflict, as Toei typically allows these emotional moments to unfold naturally.

With the confirmed release date of August 9, the ongoing dual-platform rollout, and a storyline delving into some of its most intense material yet, ‘One Piece’ fans have much to look forward to as episode 1172 approaches. What aspects of Loki’s fallout are you most excited to see animated when the seventeenth episode of the Elbaf arc finally airs?