The One Piece manga is famous for some of its substantially large story arcs. These are the longest arcs the manga has to offer.
Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece is not only a world-renowned and extremely influential manga about pirates, but it is also infamous for being incredibly long since it has been in serialization for over twenty-seven years. This is quite an ambitious story, and the same can be said about its many story arcs.
After all, arcs in One Piece are often comprised of numerous characters, locations, and events all unfolding at the same time, so it’s only inevitable that they would end up taking a huge number of chapters to write, with the final count sometimes even exceeding the 100s. There’s no doubt that One Piece has some of the most extensive story arcs in the medium, and these are some of the most impressive examples of their huge lengths. 10 Punk Hazard Arc
Chapters: 654 to 699
Most fans believe that One Piece arcs began to extend their length a lot more after the time skip, and the Punk Hazard Arc is one such case, seeing as this is one of the very first story arcs that is set after said crucial moment.
However, its length of 46 chapters is entirely justified by the fact that this is the beginning of the already extensive Dressrosa Saga, so the Punk Hazard Arc is where most of its key players and prominent themes are introduced: Caesar Clown, SMILE Fruits, Trafalgar Law’s alliance with Luffy, the plan to take on the Emperors of the Sea and more. 9 Thriller Bark Arc
Chapters: 442 to 489
While most arcs usually are just a small part of a bigger Saga, the Thriller Bark Arc is notorious for being relatively self-contained. In 48 chapters, Eiichiro Oda manages to tell the story of the Straw Hat Pirates’ encounter with the Warlord of the Sea, Gecko Moria, and his eccentric crew.
Inspired by classic horror movies, this arc features dark moments, creepy locations, and fascinating creatures like zombies and ghosts. Not to mention that, since Gecko Moria steals the shadows of many relevant characters to make his army of zombies grow, the ensuing battles against him end up being surprisingly long, especially after the inclusion of the powerful ancient giant known as Oars. 8 Fish-Man Island Arc
Chapters: 603 to 653
After a brief reunion on the Saobody Archipelago, the Fish-Man Island Arc is the very first big arc that takes place after the time skip, and the stakes in it are quite high. Not only have the Straw Hat Pirates been wanting to visit this location for many chapters, but they also arrive just in time to deal with the appearance of Hody Jones and his New Fish-Man Pirates.
Fish-Men and Merfolk have been a huge part of One Piece’s lore way before this arc, but Eiichiro Oda saw it as an opportunity to further expand on these races and the horrible discrimination that they face on the surface. That’s exactly why he took his time to write about the backstories of Queen Otohime, Fisher Tiger, and Jinbe, who would later join Monkey D. Luffy’s crew. 7 Enies Lobby Arc
Chapters: 375 to 430
The Enies Lobby Arc is arguably one of the most important and popular in One Piecesince it made a huge impact on the world of the series and the fate of its protagonists.
