One Piece timeskip! The moment that English dub fans have been waiting for is finally here!

According to FUNimation’s December release slate, the English dubbed One Piece anime will reach the two-year timeskip milestone with One Piece: Season Eight, Voyage Five. This set will be released on December 13, and it will contain the final batch of 12 episodes from the pre-timeskip era of the One Piece anime. Along with the commentaries for episodes 506 and 515, it will include a new special feature called ‘One Piece Outtakes: Part 1′.

The list of episodes in One Piece: Season Eight, Voyage Five is as follows:

505: I Want to See Them! Luffy’s Mournful Cry!

I Want to See Them! Luffy’s Mournful Cry! 506: Straw Hats in Shock! The Bad News Has Reached Them!

Straw Hats in Shock! The Bad News Has Reached Them! 507: Reunited with Dark King Rayleigh! Decision Time for Luffy!

Reunited with Dark King Rayleigh! Decision Time for Luffy! 508: Back to Our Captain! A Jail Break at the Sky Island and the Incident on the Winter Island!

Back to Our Captain! A Jail Break at the Sky Island and the Incident on the Winter Island! 509: Encounter! The Great Swordsman Mihawk! Zoro’s Self-Willed Deadly Struggle!

Encounter! The Great Swordsman Mihawk! Zoro’s Self-Willed Deadly Struggle! 510: A Disaster for Sanji! The Queen’s Return to the Kingdom!

A Disaster for Sanji! The Queen’s Return to the Kingdom! 511: Unexpected Relanding! Luffy, to Marineford!

Unexpected Relanding! Luffy, to Marineford! 512: With Hopes It Will Reach My Friends! Big News Spreading Fast!

With Hopes It Will Reach My Friends! Big News Spreading Fast! 513: Pirates Get On The Move! Astounding New World!

Pirates Get On The Move! Astounding New World! 514: Living through Hell! Sanji’s Fight for His Manhood!

Living through Hell! Sanji’s Fight for His Manhood! 515: I Will Get Much, Much Stronger! Zoro’s Pledge to his Captain!

I Will Get Much, Much Stronger! Zoro’s Pledge to his Captain! 516: Luffy’s Training Begins! To the Place We Promised in 2 Years!

Marking the end of the Marineford Saga, One Piece: Season Eight, Voyage Five is the last set of the current season. Its predecessors, One Piece: Season Eight, Voyage Three and Four, are set to release on September 20 and November 8, respectively.

Summary:

Ringing in the New Age of pirates! The tragedy at Marineford sends shockwaves around the world, and the Straw Hats struggle desperately to meet again in Luffy’s most heart-wrenching time of grief. Incapable of protecting his friends, Luffy questions his ability to become the King of the Pirates. His crew members, scattered to the farthest reaches of the globe, are more determined than ever to keep their promise and return to Sabaody Archipelago in three days. But when ”Dark King” Rayleigh offers Luffy a stern suggestion, Luffy must choose between reuniting with his friends or joining Rayleigh in training. Luffy’s decision drives him back to Marineford, where he pays his respects to the fallen and sends a secret message to his friends. The news stirs enemies from all walks of life. Monkey D. Luffy is ringing in the New Age!

History :

4Kids published a press release on June 8, 2004, unveiling their acquisition of the license to dub the One Piece anime, in addition to merchandise licensing rights and television distribution rights in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. On September 18, 2004, the 4Kids dub debuted on the “FoxBox” block. Prior to its premiere, 4Kids showed a dubbed version of the first Japanese opening “We Are!” However, when the series officially aired, “The One Piece Rap” was used as the opening song instead. Because … Who knows? But we did find out that Chopper was busy doctoring at that time. The fans’ response to the dub, as expected, was mostly negative. On December 4, 2006, Roz Nowicki of 4Kids confirmed that the company had stopped production on any further episodes. By skipping, censoring, and combining material from the original 143 episodes, 4Kids dubbed a total of 104 episodes.

FUNimation announced the acquisition of the One Piece anime in April 2007. On July 1, 2007, the English dub cast for the first seven members of the Straw Hat Pirates was unveiled at Anime Expo. The new dub debuted on Cartoon Network on September 29 with Episode 144, censored for the sake of consistency with the 4Kids dub. Following the FUNimation dub’s television premiere, One Piece hit US theatrical screens on February 7, 2008 with One Piece Movie: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta. Furthermore, the first One Piece Voyage set hit retail stores on May 27, 2008. Unlike the TV version, the DVD release was uncensored. Since the first DVD’s release to Season 8’s final set, FUNimation has distributed over 42 Voyage sets, 17 Collection sets, and three Collection Treasure Chests. In addition, FUNimation has dubbed movie eight, Strong World, and Film Z. However, they have yet to announce One Piece Film: Gold‘s acquisition.

SOURCE: FUNimation