‘One Piece’ Episode 1179: Release Date, Time, Where to Watch, and What to Expect

‘One Piece’ fans have a new chapter of the Elbaf war arriving this weekend, and the timing lines up with a turning point the story has been building toward for several episodes now. Episode 1179 is reportedly titled “One Do-or-Die Second, Gaban vs. the Knights of God” and is scheduled to be released on September 20, 2026, according to the official ‘One Piece’ website.

The episode follows a stretch of the Elbaf arc that has steadily raised the stakes for the Giants and the Straw Hats caught in the middle of it. With a title that puts Scopper Gaban directly against the Holy Knights, this installment looks positioned to push the current confrontation into its next phase, and fans tracking the ‘One Piece’ release date and time will want the full breakdown below.

‘One Piece’ Release Date and Time

Episode 1179 of ‘One Piece’ is scheduled to premiere on Sunday, September 20, 2026, in Japan. The episode is expected to follow the anime’s regular weekly broadcast schedule, with the Japanese broadcast taking place at around 11:15 PM JST, per the official broadcast page.

A separate anime tracking service lists the same episode airing on Fuji TV at 10:15 AM local time that same Sunday, which reflects how conversion tools can vary slightly depending on the source feed they pull from. Regardless of the small discrepancy, the consensus across trackers places the episode’s Japan broadcast and its international simulcast window squarely on September 20, 2026.

For viewers outside Japan, Crunchyroll currently lists ‘One Piece’ as a Sunday simulcast at 9 AM Pacific Time, with the Elbaf arc available across North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. That translates to 12 PM Eastern Time in the United States, 5 PM in the United Kingdom, 6 PM across much of Europe, and 9:30 PM in India, with viewers in the Philippines, Australia, and New Zealand seeing the episode land after midnight local time on September 21.

The show has also settled into a slower overall cadence this year. ‘One Piece’ is reverting to a schedule of around 26 episodes for 2026, down from the usual total of roughly 40 to 50 episodes, a move made to give the manga more room to stay ahead of the anime and to smooth out pacing. The Elbaf arc itself is structured as 26 episodes split into two cours of 13 episodes each, which is why the current run has felt more spaced out than some of the anime’s earlier storylines.

Where to Watch the Latest ‘One Piece’ Episode

Japanese viewers can watch ‘One Piece’ Episode 1179 through Fuji TV and its affiliated networks when the episode airs. International viewers can stream the latest episode on Crunchyroll shortly after the Japanese broadcast, with Crunchyroll remaining one of the main platforms for watching new episodes as they roll out internationally.

Netflix also carries the ‘One Piece’ anime in select regions, although its releases come with an additional one week delay compared to Crunchyroll. New episodes generally arrive on Crunchyroll every Sunday, with Netflix picking them up the following Saturday, giving Crunchyroll subscribers nearly a full week of early access to new content.

That gap has become a familiar part of the weekly routine for fans who split their viewing between the two services. Those relying solely on Netflix should plan to see Episode 1179 arrive roughly a week after its Crunchyroll debut, so spoiler avoidance remains a real consideration for that audience in the meantime.

What to Expect From the ‘One Piece’ Elbaf Arc Preview

Episode 1178 finally gave Elbaf a reason to fight back, as Robin confronted Sommers, Ronja showed real courage under pressure, and Gaban arrived at the last possible moment to cut off Sommers’ arm. Robin also used her Devil Fruit abilities intelligently against Sommers, though his regenerative ability made him extremely difficult to bring down.

The biggest surprise from that episode was that Sommers’ severed arm did not grow back after Gaban’s attack, which stands out given that Sommers had previously seemed almost impossible to permanently injure. The title of Episode 1179 suggests this mystery becomes even more central as Gaban now faces the Holy Knights directly, with Ronja and the other children still in danger and Elbaf’s history hanging in the balance.

The episode title also hints that Gaban may not be squaring off against Sommers alone, and with the Holy Knights still largely in control of the situation, the confrontation could widen to show how the rest of the group responds to Gaban’s arrival. Whether that expanded fight favors Elbaf or tightens the Holy Knights’ grip is likely to shape how the back half of this cour plays out.

The broader question hanging over the arc is how much ground the Giants can actually reclaim before the Knights of God escalate further. Given how much attention the story has put on Elbaf’s children and its cultural history, the next stretch of episodes looks set to decide whether that resistance holds.

‘One Piece’ Elbaf Arc Global Reach

Regional availability for ‘One Piece’ has expanded significantly since the Elbaf saga began, with the arc now streaming across a wide swath of international markets. That kind of reach speaks to how much the fandom around this particular arc has grown compared to earlier stretches of the series.

The manga itself continues to move forward as well, though the anime’s slower episode count this year reflects a deliberate choice to let the source material build a larger buffer. For fans following both formats, that gap between manga chapters and anime episodes is likely to remain part of the routine for the rest of the year.

With Gaban now standing between the Holy Knights and the people of Elbaf, this episode carries real weight for where the arc goes next, and it’s worth hearing how fans think Gaban’s standoff with the Knights of God is going to play out.