Toei Animation has a special day planned to celebrate the world premiere of One Piece Episode 1000 dubbed in English.
The public screening will take place on July 2 at the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles during Anime Expo 2023. The event will be completely free, but entry will operate on a first-come, first-served basis. ; Once the venue’s maximum capacity is reached, no one else will be allowed in.
Besides showing the episode titled “Overwhelming Power! The Straw Hats Come Together,” the celebration will feature an autograph session with three English voice actors. Sonny Strait, who plays Usopp, Patrick Seitz, who voices Franky, and Ian Sinclair, who brings Brook to life, will all be in attendance. The event will also feature a Q&A session with some of One Piece’s animators, elevator-sized displays of Luffy and Shanks, giveaways, and exclusive demos for both the card game and One Piece Odyssey.
One Piece fans have more to be excited about than just the upcoming 1,000th English dub release. Merchandise maker Tamashii Nations has begun taking pre-orders for an extremely detailed statue of Kaido, The King of the Beasts. Retailing for $170, the statue depicts the Emperor in his giant green dragon form and includes a figurine of Luffy, meaning enthusiasts can recreate the epic battle. their coating.
Furthermore, Netflix’s live-action One Piece movie is set to premiere in 2023, although a specific date has yet to be confirmed. A promotional poster has been released to hype the series featuring a re-enactment of the Straw Hat Pirates’ first ship, the Going Merry. One Piece live-action film stars Iñaki Godoy as Luffy, Mackenyu as Roronoa Zoro, Emily Rudd as Nami, Jacob Romero Gibson as Usopp, and Taz Skylar as Sanji.
Mangaka Eiichiro Oda began publishing One Piece in Shueisha’s Weekly Shōnen Jump in 1997 and it has produced over 1,000 chapters to date. The story follows protagonist Monkey D. Luffy, whose body is made of rubber and dreams of becoming the next Pirate King, as he and his colorful crew sail the Grand Line in search of treasure prestigious treasure. While the story has recently entered its final slate, starting with the Egghead Arc, Oda has assured readers that One Piece won’t end anytime soon.
Toei Animation’s anime series is available to stream on Crunchyroll, and the One Piece manga is distributed in North America by VIZ Media.
Source: Twitter, via Crunchyroll