‘One Piece’ Episode 1175 Release Date, Time and What to Expect From Elbaf’s Fiery Turn

The Elbaf Arc has kept ‘One Piece’ viewers checking their calendars every week, and the wait for the next installment is nearly over. One Piece Episode 1175 airs August 23, 2026, marking another chapter in the story’s push through the giants’ homeland.

With the previous episode setting up a larger confrontation, fans are looking ahead to how the Straw Hats and their allies handle the fallout. The next chapter of ‘One Piece’ promises to raise the stakes considerably as familiar faces step back into the fight.

‘One Piece’ Next Episode Number and Release Date

The upcoming installment is officially numbered episode 1175, and it carries the title Elbaf in Flames, Jinbe’s Shoulder Throw Explodes, as confirmed through the show’s own episode announcement. Episode 1175 of One Piece is scheduled to premiere on Sunday, August 23, 2026, in Japan, and it is expected to air at 11:15 PM JST before becoming available to international viewers through Crunchyroll.

For viewers tracking the exact simulcast window, episode 1175 airs Sunday, August 23, 2026 at 2:16 PM UTC, and it follows episode 1174, which aired on August 16, 2026. The next episode after this one, episode 1176, is already on the schedule for August 30, 2026, so the weekly rhythm is holding steady for now.

Regional viewing times have also been laid out for fans outside Japan. One Piece episode 1175 releases on Crunchyroll on August 23 at 7:15 AM Pacific and 10:15 AM Eastern, which works out to 3:15 PM in the UK. Netflix subscribers are on a slightly different clock, since Netflix viewers were still catching up with episode 1174, which dropped on August 22, with new episodes generally following about a week behind the Crunchyroll simulcast.

‘One Piece’ Episode 1175 Preview and Story Direction

The title alone gives fans a fairly clear signal about where the story is headed. Jinbe’s Shoulder Throw Explodes could point toward an extended fight sequence involving his Fish-Man Karate and powerful grappling techniques, as the anime moves through a chaotic battle unfolding across the Elbaf arc.

The setup for this moment traces back to the episode just before it. In the most recent installment, Dorry and Brogy made their return to the fight, and Scopper Gaban arrived with the Giant Warrior Pirates to help turn the tide of the battle. That shift in momentum appears to carry directly into episode 1175, with Elbaf’s warriors now in a stronger position than they were at the start of the arc.

According to plot details circulating ahead of release, episode 1175 centers on Jinbe helping put out the fires around Elbaph while the Straw Hats confront their first Holy Knight, Manmeyer Gunko. That confrontation is not expected to stay contained for long, since the clash with Gunko is expected to escalate almost immediately, setting the tone for a much more intense stretch of the story.

Coverage of the episode also frames it as a turning point for the arc’s pacing. The episode marks a moment where the slower, setup heavy portion of the story gives way to direct combat between the Straw Hats and the Holy Knights. Fans who found the arc’s opening chapters more deliberate may find this to be the point where the tempo picks up noticeably.

What Comes After Episode 1175

The battles teased in this episode are expected to have immediate consequences for the episodes that follow. Episode 1176 is expected to focus on the threat of Gunko’s Arrow-Arrow Fruit, with Gunko reportedly overwhelming the Straw Hat crew and paying particular attention to Brook.

Beyond Gunko, there remain other threats introduced earlier in the arc that have yet to be fully explained. Sommers and Killingham arrived earlier in the run with a plan targeting Elbaf’s children, escalating the danger facing the island considerably, and their full motives still have not been revealed. Their presence continues to hang over the arc even as attention shifts toward the fight with Gunko.

Taken as a whole, the stretch of episodes surrounding 1175 suggests a shift in structure for the arc. The run from episode 1174 through 1177 suggests the anime is moving out of its slower setup phase and into a stretch of direct battles between the Straw Hats and the Holy Knights. That framing lines up with how fans have discussed the pacing of Elbaf so far, with earlier episodes doing heavier lifting on world building before the action ramps up.

Where to Watch the Next Episode

For viewers looking to catch the episode as soon as it becomes available internationally, Crunchyroll remains the platform carrying the weekly simulcast alongside the Japanese broadcast, in addition to holding the full anime back catalog. New episodes of the series release every Sunday on Crunchyroll and then follow the next Saturday on Netflix.

Fans should also be aware that the release calendar has shifted somewhat compared to the anime’s long history of uninterrupted weekly airing. The long running anime has changed course for the first time in decades and will no longer run every week without breaks, and the series is slowing down considerably heading into a schedule of 26 episodes for the year. That change does not affect episode 1175 directly, but it does mean gaps in the schedule are becoming more common than they once were.

With Jinbe stepping into a firefighting role and the Straw Hats facing their first real test against a Holy Knight, ‘One Piece’ Episode 1175 looks poised to be one of the more consequential entries in the Elbaf arc so far, and it will be worth hearing how fans think Manmeyer Gunko’s fight with the crew plays out once the episode airs.