Death Battle will premiere its Naruto Uzumaki vs. Monkey D. Luffy episode on November 22, 2026, a week later than first planned. The matchup is the first one pitched by a backer of the Save Death Battle Kickstarter to become a full episode.
The episode is listed as S2026E11. It had previously been scheduled for November 15, 2026. The new date was confirmed in an Instagram reel posted on November 13, two days before the original slot would have arrived.
Death Battle is a non-canonical web series that simulates fights between characters from different franchises. This installment sets the title character of Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto against the protagonist of Eiichiro Oda's One Piece, two of the best-known leads in shonen manga. The pairing has been a long-awaited one for the series' audience.
From a backer's pitch to a full episode
The matchup originated with a backer during the Save Death Battle Kickstarter in February 2025. Of the matchups suggested through that campaign, this is the first to be made into a complete episode, which gives the crowdfunding drive a visible result on the show's release schedule.
Death Battle first revealed the fight at the end of its Goku vs. Saitama broadcast, in a post-credits tease. That reveal was followed by a sneak peek on DEATH BATTLE Cast, the series' companion show. The matchup then trended worldwide on X, a sign of how much attention the pairing drew before any footage of the fight itself had been released.
What the date change means
The shift from November 15 to November 22 is a single week. The reel did not alter the episode's designation, and the entry remains S2026E11 in the 2026 season. Viewers who had marked the earlier date will need to adjust to the new one.
For fans of the two franchises, the episode puts Naruto and One Piece side by side in a format that has typically centered on power comparisons between characters. Kishimoto created Naruto and Oda created One Piece, and the episode draws on both source series for its two fighters. Because Death Battle is non-canonical, the result carries no weight in either story and stands only as the show's own simulated outcome.
The episode is now scheduled to premiere on November 22, 2026.
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