Security News > 2022 > March > New ONE PIECE anime episodes delayed after Toei cyberattack
Anime giant Toei suffered a weekend cyberattack causing delays in airing new episodes of popular anime series, including ONE PIECE and Delicious Party Precure.
According to the announcement by both Toei and ONE PIECE, the anime studio detected unauthorized access to their systems on Mach 6th, 2022.
Today, Toei Animation published an update on the situation, informing their fanbase that the production of new episodes has been delayed due to the shutdown of internal systems while they recover from the attack.
Due to this, the airing of new episodes for "Dragon Quest Dai no Daibouken," "Delicious Party Precure," "Digimon Ghost Game," and "ONE PIECE" will be delayed until further notice.
Toei Animation is a historic Japanese studio operating since 1948, having produced hit series such as Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon, The Transformers, Digimon, and Mazinger Z. A delay in producing new episodes of ONE PIECE affects an entire chain of broadcasters worldwide, including Netflix, Funimation, and Crunchyroll.
In Japan, ONE PIECE has consistently been among the top five anime shows in viewership, seeing 2 million demand expressions per month in 2016.