One Piece Musical Symphony To Begin 25th Anniversary Event At Anime Expo 2024
Composer Kohei Tanaka and singer Hiroshi Kitadani are set to make special appearances
Anime Expo revealed initial details about the upcoming One Piece Music Symphony tour, set to kick off on July 6, in celebration of the anime’s 25th anniversary.
The tour promises to captivate fans with a concert featuring beloved themes and memorable moments from the series.
Notably, composer Kohei Tanaka and singer Hiroshi Kitadani are set to make special appearances.
The concert series is scheduled to travel worldwide, commencing at Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium during Anime Expo weekend before moving on to cities such as San Francisco, Dallas, Washington, and Las Vegas.
Following its domestic leg, the tour will venture to international destinations including London’s Eventim Apollo, Paris’ Palais des Congrès, Germany’s Köln Philharmonie, Singapore’s Esplanade Concert Hall, and Seoul’s KBS Hall.
🚨 Breaking News!!! 🌊👒 The One Piece 25th Anniversary Music Symphony North American tour will launch at #AX2024 on 7/6/24 at 8PM PT at the Shrine Auditorium. 🏴☠️
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Attendees holding badges for Anime Expo 2024 will enjoy the privilege of early access and a discounted rate for purchasing concert tickets, beginning March 20.
Details regarding ticket sales for the remaining tour dates will be accessible starting March 19 on the official website of Wild Faery.
About One Piece
One Piece manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda.
It has been serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine since July 1997. And has compiled a total of 107 tankobon volumes as of November 2023.
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: Anime Expo Official Site
