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I recently started watching One Piece, and noticed as I reached episode 590
that the animation quality seems to have changed quite a bit since episode 1.

Now I was wondering, are there any other big changes they made since episode
one besides quality changes? And how did they do those quality changes? I did
not notice any changes until quite a bit in. Is there some particular
technique they used?

So, summed up, this is my question.

  * What are the big changes in quality/animation they have made since the start?
  * Are there any other big changes they made besides quality?
  * How did they do the quality changes?


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How much has changed since the start of One Piece?


A big change is related to openings and endings. There is no more endings,
only big openings with about 2 minutes. The animation canvas are bigger too:
before it was in 4:3, now its widescreen


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The anime moved to Bandai Entertainment since Episode 205, and then it started
to run in widescreen and not 4:3. Quality changes are just because this anime
exists for about 15 years, so it's only natural for the video quality itself
to improve over time. Edit: In the anime, the change between old One Piece and
new One Piece is alot more clear than in the manga. The quality of the
animation started being alot better after One Piece moved to Bandai
Entertainment.

Yes there are big changes. Episodes 517+ happen in a time called "post-
timeskip" and in "the new world". Episodes 1-516 are referred as "pre-
timeskip", because after episode 400 alot of big things happen, and they
change the whole world of One Piece, but I'm not going to spoil your
experience, I can just tell you this: enjoy the East Blue saga, expect big
things and surprises, and have fun.


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The One Piece anime started in 2002. For episode 1–204, screen size ratio =
4:3. From episode 205 onward, it's widescreen 16:9. These points have already
been mentioned in other answers. However, I'll add the following which might
have affected quality (my speculation):

  1. Improved technology.
  2. HD quality came much later, maybe around 2005.
  3. Although the episode length is the same (23 minutes), the size has increased (60 MB and more), though it is because of HD quality.
  4. Improved encoding of audio and video, again related to HD.
  5. More processing capacity of screens.

Mostly, the quality improved because of technological advancement. For more
details, maybe ask the Bandai team. ;)


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