
The official website only says that One Piece Odyssey takes place “during their voyage along the Grand Line,” which doesn’t really narrow the timeline down.

No, seriously, when does One Piece Odyssey take place? Think of it as more of a trip down memory lane.Īnd that makes Odyssey less about the moment it takes place and more about the 25 year history and journey of the One Piece story as a whole. You’re not there to change anything about the past, though. It’s a story of the entire crew (up to a point - more on this below) working together, reminiscing, and strengthening their bonds of friendship.ĭuring the game, the crew even revisits four story arcs from One Piece’s past - the Alabasta (or Arabasta) Arc from 2001, the Water Seven Arc from 2005, the Marineford Arc from 2010, and the Dressrosa Arc from 2014 - as playable memories.

One Piece Odyssey is a a love letter to fans - and to the show itself - during the 25th anniversary of One Piece. Why it doesn’t matter when Odyssey takes place So, no, One Piece Odyssey probably isn’t canon, but it does revisit canonical events… in a non-canonical way. In One Piece Odyssey, you will play through canonical events via flashback, but they’ll diverge somewhat from the established story due to the fuzzy nature of memory. They’re based on the events and use the same characters, but they don’t contribute to the overarching story.

In fact, no One Piece game is considered canon. One Piece Odyssey was developed “with a direct involvement from Eiichiro Oda,” the creator of One Piece, as the official site says, but that’s doesn’t make it canon. More importantly, though, we can also figure out why it doesn't really matter.Ī quick note: We’ll be referring to the anime when talking about the timeline, since that’s more generally available and accessible. With 25 years of history, more than 1,000 episodes of the anime series, 100 volumes of the manga, 15 standalone movies, and dozens of video games (to say nothing of the upcoming live-action Netflix adaptation), the One Piece timeline is… extensive.īut we can figure out where it falls with a little effort (and a few assumptions). One Piece Odyssey is a JRPG celebration of all things One Piece and its 25th anniversary.
