One Piece Day 2024: Everything You Need To Know To Enjoy

One Piece Day, a day recognized by the Japan Anniversary Association, is right around the corner as fans eagerly wait for the day to celebrate their favorite manga. 

Generally, One Piece Day is celebrated on July 22, the day when the manga officially began its serialization. 

However, this year, the celebration lasts for two days and will be held on August 9 and 10. 

This year’s celebration will be quite grand, as the manga will complete 25 years of serialization. 

The series’ Silver Jubilee celebration will feature lively panels, live acts, concerts, and much more. YouTube viewers will be able to watch the celebrations live as they take place at the Exhibition Area Open Stage.

Bandai Namco has guaranteed fans that there will be a lot of activities during the two days of celebration to honor the series’ 25 years, according to Crunchyroll. 

This year, Shueisha, Toei Animation, and the entertainment company will stage the third annual One Piece event. 

Certain activities and performances, like the One Piece Day Special Live concerts, will charge entry, but others will be free for everyone.

According to Screen Rant, fans may anticipate performances from Maki Otsuki, Hiroshi Kitadani, and the Japanese voice cast of Straw Hats and Dr. Vegapunk and his satellites. 

And live performances by a variety of performers, including BE:FIRST, GRe4N BOYZ, Ado, Mori Calliope, and many more, for which tickets are available on Stagecrowd.

One-day admissions are priced at $24 per day, while two-day permits are $42.

About One Piece:

One Piece manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda.

It has been serialized in Shueisha’s shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump since July 1997, with its individual chapters compiled into 108 tankōbon volumes as of March 2024.

The manga spawned a media franchise, having been adapted into a festival film by Production I.G. and an anime series by Toei Animation, which began broadcasting in 1999.

Additionally, Toei has developed fourteen animated feature films, one original video animation, and thirteen television specials.

The latest entry in the franchise, One Piece Film Red, premiered in Japan in August 2022.

It is the 8th highest-earning film of all time in Japan and also topped Japan’s box office for the year 2022 in terms of both yen earned and tickets sold.

One Piece Anime Synopsis:

The tale of One Piece takes place on a parallel Earth when the ‘Golden Age of Pirates’ is in full swing.

The seas are ruled by ruthless pirates, and only the strongest can claim the legendary ‘One Piece’ fortune left behind by the greatest pirate of them, Gol D. Roger.

Years after Gol D. Roger’s death, Monkey D. Luffy dreams of establishing his own crew, locating One Piece, and becoming the Pirate King.

Luffy has incredible strength and agility after eating a devil’s fruit that turns his body into rubber.

He leaves Foosha Village in East Blue on his epic expedition to become the next Pirate King.

Source: Times of India