Toonami recently announced that Adult Swim’s weekly block dedicated to animated action series will begin half an hour earlier as of Saturday, June 5. Starting with Dragon Ball Z Kai at 11:30 p.m., the three and a half-hour block will conclude with Parasyte -the maxim- finishing its airing at 3:00 a.m. Consequently, fans will now get to watch the One Piece anime at 2 a.m.

The schedule for the next two One Piece episodes is as follows:

May 29 : hiatus (Samurai Champloo marathon due to Memorial Day weekend)

: hiatus (Samurai Champloo marathon due to Memorial Day weekend) June 5 : 348 – Appearing from the Sky! That Man Is the Humming Swordsman!

: 348 – Appearing from the Sky! That Man Is the Humming Swordsman! June 12: 349: – Luffy’s Emergency Situation! The Ultimate Shadow’s Destination!

From Toonami’s official Facebook page:

Starting next Saturday night, Toonami will be taking off a half hour earlier! Your weekly dose of anime will now air from 11:30p – 3a. This means you’ll get the premiere of Iron-Blooded Orphans just a little bit sooner. Catch it next Saturday night at midnight, and make sure to stream Pre-Flight tonight for a sneak peek at the new Gundam trailer.

The Toonami schedule for June 4–5 is as follows:

11:30 p.m. – Dragon Ball Z Kai “The Super Namekian Powers Up!; Piccolo vs. Android 17!”

– Dragon Ball Z Kai “The Super Namekian Powers Up!; Piccolo vs. Android 17!” 12:00 a.m. – Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans “Iron and Blood” [PREMIERE]

– Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans “Iron and Blood” [PREMIERE] 12:30 a.m. – Hunter X Hunter “A Showdown x on x the Airship”

– Hunter X Hunter “A Showdown x on x the Airship” 1:00 a.m. – Samurai Champloo “The Cosmic Collisions”

– Samurai Champloo “The Cosmic Collisions” 1:30 a.m. – Naruto: Shippuden “Eye of the Hawk”

– Naruto: Shippuden “Eye of the Hawk” 2:00 a.m. – One Piece: Thriller Bark “Appearing From the Sky!; That Man Is the Humming Swordsman!”

– One Piece: Thriller Bark “Appearing From the Sky!; That Man Is the Humming Swordsman!” 2:30 a.m. – Parasyte -the maxim- “A Dark Night’s Passing”

One Piece anime started airing on Adult Swim back in 2013, while the Thriller Bark arc of the One Piece anime made its Toonami debut on March 13. If you would like to catch up with the anime, you can start by purchasing the big box sets that were recently released by FUNimation, containing episodes 1-299. Following that, fans can purchase the 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th installments of the One Piece collection sets. Last but not least, the remaining One Piece episodes, including episodes 397-480, are available in the voyage sets with both the English as well as Japanese audio tracks and English subtitles.

SOURCE: Toonami, Toonami Faithful