August 10-11 marks One Piece Day ’24: a massive celebration of Eiichiro Oda’s world-renowned manga and anime. Despite the name, it will be spread across two days, as well as two sections: an Exhibition Area and a Live Area.The Live Area will be playing host to live performances from amazing artists connected to the series. Notably, singer Ado (the singing voice of Uta) will be appearing:
Also scheduled to perform are Mori Calliope, GRe4N BOYZ, BE:FIRST, Maki Otsuki, and Hiroshi Kitadani.A preview image of the event’s exhibition space has also been released, showing designs for giant Dorry and Brogy balloons:
Multiple events are planned for the exhibition space. A selection of the series’s most important scenes, nominated by fans and curated by the producers, will be shown on the main stage on August 10. The One Piece World Figure Colosseum will bring together master figure sculptors to show off their work.Fans can also test their skills in the One Piece Bounty Rush mobile game festival finals, or show off their trivia knowledge during the 6th One Piece Knowledge King Summit War.Tickets for the event will be sold by area, and ticket purchase bonuses will include merchandise featuring this year’s event art. Fans who purchase tickets for both areas will get this special Luffy figure:
More info on the event will be available as it approaches. In the meantime, check out new episodes of One Piece as they air right here on Crunchyroll!
Monkey. D. Luffy refuses to let anyone or anything stand in the way of his quest to become the king of all pirates. With a course charted for the treacherous waters of the Grand Line and beyond, this is one captain who’ll never give up until he’s claimed the greatest treasure on Earth: the Legendary One Piece!
Source: Comic Natalie