‘One Piece’, ‘Dragon Quest: Adventure Of Dai’ Delayed After Toei Animation Hack Disturbs Schedule

KEY POINTS

"One Piece" Episode 1014 is not releasing this Sunday
"Digimon Ghost Game," "Delicious Party Precure," and "Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai’s" broadcasting affected
Toei Animation is currently investigating the matter

New episodes of four anime series are not airing this week after Toei Animation announced Friday that an unauthorized third party got access to its network on Mar. 6.

The hack has led to a delay in the broadcast of "One Piece," "Delicious Party Precure," "Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai," and "Digimon Ghost Game’s" new episodes.

Toei Animation has stated that they are investigating the hack, Anime News Network reported.

The official website of "One Piece" anime informed fans that the broadcast schedule will be updated after Mar. 20.

【お知らせ】
TVアニメ「ONE PIECE」3月20日以降の放送スケジュールにつきまして、お知らせがございます。
詳細は下記、ONE PIECE. comトップページにてご確認ください。https://t.co/rfO6sg3Sh9
— ONE PIECE.com(ワンピース) (@OPcom_info) March 11, 2022

"One Piece" Episode 1014 is not airing this week as the break was planned before the hack.

Meanwhile, "Digital Ghost Game" anime, too, is facing a delay because of the same issue. The official Twitter account of the anime shared details regarding future broadcasting of the series.

“As announced by Toei Animation Co., Ltd. On Mar. 11, 11:00, the network received unauthorized access by a third party on Mar. 6, stopping part of the system. We would like to inform you that the impact of this has disrupted the progress of program production, and will affect future broadcasting schedules,” read the statement, as translated by Wikimon News.

【お知らせ】
いつも「デジモンゴーストゲーム」をご視聴いただきありがとうございます

今後の放送予定に一部変更が生じる可能性がありますのでご報告させて頂きます

毎週放送を心待ちにされている視聴者の皆様に
ご心配をおかけいたしますことを深くお詫び申し上げます pic.twitter.com/wJZqskFXuU
— アニメ「デジモンゴーストゲーム」公式 (@digimon_tv) March 11, 2022

“We will inform you about the broadcasting schedule after Mar. 20 on various official Digimon Ghost Game social media at a later date,” the statement continued.

"Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai" Episode 73 is also not airing Saturday as scheduled, and the showrunners will air Episode 31 instead. The staff of the anime said in a statement that they will reveal what will be broadcasted on Mar. 19 at a later date.

【放送内容変更のお知らせ】
今週末、放送予定でした第73話「炎の中の希望」の放送を延期することとなりました。視聴者の皆様には、お待たせしてしまい申し訳ございません。
3/12（土）は「ドラゴンクエストダイの大冒険ベストセレクション」として第31話「父と子の戦い」を放送いたします。 pic.twitter.com/EIRQnnkpqw
— 「ドラゴンクエストダイの大冒険」アニメ公式 (@DQ_DAI_anime) March 11, 2022

The fourth anime series affected by this hack is "Delicious Party Precure." The official Twitter account of the anime, too, informed fans about the delay of Episode 6, which was earlier scheduled for Mar. 13.

【お知らせ】「デリシャスパーティ♡プリキュア」第6話の放送は延期することとなりました。3/13（日）は「デリシャスパーティ♡プリキュア　おさらいセレクション」として第4話を放送致します。

▼詳しくはこちらからご確認ください。https://t.co/DdXIbqzRFe
— デリシャスパーティ♡プリキュア公式 (@TVanime_precure) March 11, 2022

The showrunners will air "Delicious Party Precure" Episode 4 this week. And like the other three anime series, the anime staff will reveal the new broadcasting schedule at a later date on the official website of "Delicious Party Precure."