One Piece

The cast for the One Piece live-action series—which adapts Eiichiro Oda's ongoing manga—continues to grow today with the announcement of three new cast members joining the second season. Following on from yesterday’s castings, today the live-action portrayals of the revolutionary Dragon, Alabasta guard Igaram and Loguetown resident Ipponmatsu were revealed. The following are new additions to the One Piece live-action series:Dragon played by Rigo SanchezIgaram played by Yonda ThomasIpponmatsu played by James Hiroyuki LiaoThe first season of the live-action One Piece series debuted in August 2023.

Amongst all the new things happening with One Piece right now, the live-action adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s continues production. Tonight the official accounts for the series unveiled three more villains for the Straw Hats to take down in their travels, including Baroque Works member Miss Goldenweek and Drum Island residents K.M. The following are new additions to the One Piece live-action series:Miss Goldenweek played by Sophia Anne CarusoChess played by Mark PenwillK.M.

One Piece has another sports tie-in lined up, this time with the Los Angeles Lakers. Luffy and co. will hit the court for the LA Lakers Game Night Collab on February 28, 2025.

The One Piece anime has stayed at port for the last few months to bring up the quality of the series, and in its place, a remastered version of the Fish-Man Island Saga is airing to tide fans over until the return. At the One Piece Jump Festa 2025 stage today, the series' official channels confirmed the anime will resume its Japan broadcast starting on April 6, 2025.  One Piece Anime April 6, 2025 Return Announcement Video With the return date comes a brand new time slot for One Piece.

The age of battles is upon us, and one Roboco is making their dreams come true! At the ME & ROBOCO special stage at Jump Festa 2025 today, the series announced that One Piece’s Luffy will inspire a new character for the upcoming ME & ROBOCO anime film. Mayumi Tanaka, Luffy’s voice actor, will also take the reigns to voice this Roboco version.

Iñaki Godoy, who plays Luffy in the live-action One Piece series, has been practicing his Japanese skills over the past year for one moment – to talk directly with Eiichiro Oda without the need for an interpreter.  That moment came in the form of an interview between the two creatives released on one of Netflix’s YouTube accounts today, where Godoy not only spoke with Oda about what makes Luffy such a compelling protagonist but also made the One Piece creator laugh on many occasions.  The first season of the live-action One Piece series debuted in August 2023.

The official YouTube channel for the seven-member Japanese dance and vocal boy band BE:FIRST has started streaming a music video for their latest digital single song "Sailing." The song is now featured as the ending theme for One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga, the special edited version of the One Piece TV anime's Fish-Man Island arc.The song was produced by Chaki Zulu, the producer of BE-FIRST's previous digital single song "Bye-Good-Bye" and "Hush-Hush," and co-written by Satoru Kurihara (Jazzin'park), keyboard player Atsushi Inoue, and SKY-HI. The group members SOTA, SHUNTO, and RYUHEI, who are all avid One Piece fans, also participated in the lyric-writing process.The music video was created to express BE:FIRST's love for One Piece, with the worldview of “BE:FIRST, a cheerful musical pirate group.

As the long-running One Piece anime takes a well-earned breather, it was revealed today that a beloved member of the Straw Hat crew won't be returning when the voyage continues in April 2025. Kazuki Yao (65), the voice of Franky since his debut in 2005, is retiring from the role and will be a part of a graduation ceremony at Jump Festa 2025 on December 22, where his replacement will also be announced.Yao also voiced Jango, Mr. 2 Bon Clay and Mounblutain in the anime.

One Piece may be known for its boats, but next year in Japan, Eiichiro Oda’s epic will also be synonymous with Shinkansen travel in the Sanyo region. The series will be getting three trains on the Shin-Osaka to Hakata line. JR West announced on Friday that three Shinkansen will be decked out in One Piece drip, with the first train to set sail on the route in Spring 2025, lining up with the Osaka Expo that starts in April 2025.

The official accounts for the One Piece manga announced yesterday that the series will not appear in the next two issues of Weekly Shonen Jump. The long-running series will be going on a two-week hiatus due to series creator Eiichiro Oda's health.The decision was apparently made late in the publication process, as Weekly Shonen Jump warns that One Piece is included both in the table of contents and as an option on their feedback postcard. The publisher apologizes for the inconvenience.

Vegapunk’s broadcast revealing the world of One Piece was one of the biggest moments in the series thus far and the in-universe World Government was not happy about the speech being spread far and wide. As that message spreads outside Eiichiro Oda’s manga series, the World Government is again trying to limit its reach in the newest trailer for the 110th volume of the One Piece epic, blanking out some crucial information about the Void Century.The trailer is paired with a large advertisement in the basement of Shibuya Station near the Denentoshi Line and exits A0 and A1. The advertisement is 21 meters long and features every panel from the volume, with the offending (to the World Government) panels blacked out.

There’s so much going on for One Piece right now that the entire system needs some time to catch up. The official One Piece X (formerly Twitter) account announced alongside the release of this week’s Weekly Shonen Jump that Eiichiro Oda’s epic will be going on a two-week break while Oda is busy working on the second season of the One Piece live-action show. In place of the chapters, a special feature from the creator himself will be released each week.

While the Egghead Arc takes a break, the One Piece anime recently announced plans to pivot to a newly-edited take on the Fish-Man Island arc, complete with enhanced visuals and more. The first episode was set to kick off this Sunday, October 27, but those plans have changed thanks to the live broadcast of the MLB World Series.Following the postponement, the official One Piece channels announced the first episode of One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga is now scheduled to debut on November 3, 2024 in Japan. Crunchyroll recently announced plans to stream One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga as it airs, describing it like so:The Straw Hats reunite at Sabaody!

Something special is in store for the One Piece anime, with Toei Animation announcing a break for the Egghead Arc along with the return of a classic storyline. The hiatus officially begins after today’s airing of Episode 1122. While we wait for new simulcast episodes adapting Eiichiro Oda's sprawling manga, fans will be treated to the weekly broadcast of One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga.

This week on The Anime Effect: Subaru Natsuki's voice actor Yusuke Kobayashi joins the show to talk about Re:ZERO Season 3. Plus,The Elusive Samurai continues with Season 2, Captain Falcon GBA games come to Nintendo Switch and a special One Piece anniversary episode is announced.Episode 35 of The Anime Effect is now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere else you listen to your podcasts! If you're waiting to watch the video episode, it'll be live on Crunchyroll and YouTube at 7 p.m.

Next year's Fan Fest Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood are going to have something special for anime fans. Universal Studios announced plans to bring One Piece and JUJUTSU KAISEN experiences to the park as part of the Fan Fest Nights 2025 lineup, joining t

With how long the One Piece series has endured, it has had to branch into many different plot points to fully realize the story of the Straw Hats. But, one aspect that Eiichiro Oda’s series has rarely touched on is how the average person living in the world re

After much speculation and plugging of hulls, Netflix officially announced two more cast members that feature at the top of the Baroque Works ladder – the devious Miss All Sunday and the bitey Mr. 0. Alongside the much-anticipated castings for the second seaso

We may not know exactly when to expect the second season of the live-action One Piece series, but the cast and crew are currently hard at work on it. You can see some of that work thanks to a new video featuring Buggy the Clown actor Jeff Ward, who takes us th

This week on The Anime Effect: Anime quotes go head-to-head in a bracket, the end of the JUJUTSU KAISEN manga is announced, plus more!Episode 28 of Crunchyroll Presents: The Anime Effect is now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere else you listen

On the third day of live-action One Piece castings, the official X (formerly Twitter) account for the series dusted off one last crew member — fan-favorite character Nefertari Vivi. The series announced that Charithra Chandran will play Baroque Works agent Mis

Though it was already confirmed that the live-action One Piece wouldn’t be headed to Alabasta just yet, in tonight’s round of casting for the series, the official social media accounts revealed who has been cast as the King of Alabasta, Nefertari Cobra, and th

The live-action adaptation of One Piece has revealed two new cast additions for the upcoming Drum Island story arc: actors Katey Sagal (Leela in Futurama) and Mark Harelik (God in Preacher) will play the roles of Dr. Kureha and Dr. Hiriluk, respectively. The s

Though One Piece Day’24 was last weekend, news for the epic series continues with manga creator Eiichiro Oda giving an update on the production of the live-action One Piece adaptation. Parts of the update include all the story arcs that will be covered, the (v