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One Piecehas been dominating the anime world for years. While Eiichiro Oda’s masterpiece always fluctuates in ratings, the latest arc has seen a constant stream of above-average reviews. However, the return of one Big Three anime has threatened its position as the top shounen series.
Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War Part 3-The Conflictbegan airing on August 13, 2025, and immediately caught the attention of otakus. BothOne PieceandBleachimmediately became the center of attention as it slowly became clear which one among the two was rising to the top.
One PieceLoses in the Highest-Rated Fall Anime Competition
Bleach: TYBW Part 3has released four episodes so far and it’s already far ahead in the game as compared toOne Piece. The season has received a rating of 9.02on My Anime List, whileOne Pieceholds an average rating of 8.72. Episodes 1-4 ofBleach: TYBW Part 3have received individual ratings of 9.0, 9.3, 9.2 and 9.3 respectively.
One Pieceon the other hand, has only received two episodes in October, namely 1121 and 1122, and they have receivedIMDB ratingsof 9.2 and 9.6, respectively. WhileOne Piecemight havewon the battle, it has lost the war. But at the same time, you have to keep in mind that the overall rating ofOne Pieceis an average of all of its 1100+ episodes, whereas the currentBleachrating is only based on the latest four episodes.
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Anothersourcereported the highest-rated fall anime from 2024, in whichBleach: TYBW Part 3dominated the list with an overall rating of 9.04.One Piece, on the other hand, is on break till April 2025, which completely eliminates it from the competition.
One PieceCult is Defeated Despite the Review Bombing War
With the latest episodes ofBleach, the anime has been on a roll, as each episode has earned high ratings. However,One Piecefans recently review-bombed aBleachepisode. Episode 1 of part 3 received a high rating of 9.7 on IMDB, especially due to the battle between Ichibei and Yhawach and the teaser of Aizen’s return as the cliffhanger.
Tite Kubo Might Have Been Right to ‘Hate’ Eiichiro Oda with What One Piece Fans are Doing to Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War
However,One Piecefans posted unnecessary and empty negative reviews of the episode and brought down its rating to 9.1 on IMDB. Currently, the episode’s ratings stand at 9.0. This move fromOne Piecefans initiated a war betweenBleachandOne Piecefandoms as each competed to see whose episodes got the highest ratings.
But asBleach: TYBW Part 3emerges as the solid favorite in the Fall 2024 anime season, it is clear that thehostile rivalryfromEiichiro Odafanatics was useless.One Pieceis bound to cause another splash when it returns in April 2025, but till then,Bleachwill be the reigning anime.
One PieceandBleachmanga are available to watch on Viz Media. TheOne Pieceanime is currently airing on Crunchyroll, whileBleach: TYBW Part 3can be streamed on Hulu.
Aaheli Pradhan
Anime Content Writer
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Aaheli is an Anime Content Writer at FandomWire with 1300+ published articles. With five years of experience under her belt, she is a living, breathing encyclopedia for anime and manga. From Shonen and Shojo to the most niche anime, nothing escapes her radar. Her poisons of choice are Assassination Classroom, Gintama, Ouran High School Host Club and every Ghibli movie ever. She believes in living a slow life, surrounded by incomplete art projects and her beloved cats.
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