On the eve of its 25th anniversary celebration, the One piece The anime franchise is gearing up for another major expansion into the Western market. Following the launch of the official One Piece Café in Las Vegas, Nevada, Monkey D. Luffy and his friends will soon grace their coveted mugs in the stunning Vegas Sphere.
According to a press release, Toei Animation is continuing its partnership with America's most populous city by having the Straw Hat Pirates take over the Las Vegas Sphere for a massive live experience this summer. The Vegas Sphere announcement comes not only on the heels of the successful launch of the first North American show, but also... One piece cafe in Las Vegas, but the upcoming event will also mark the launch of the first official English-language YouTube channel for the One piece Series. The One piece the Las Vegas Sphere takeover will take place from June 10th to 16th.
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One Piece launches new official YouTube channel
“One piece is now celebrating its 25th anniversary on the heels of last year's truly explosive global brand recognition due to the overwhelming success of the franchise's new productions and marketing efforts," said Toei Animation President Masayuki Endo. "We are thrilled to celebrate the occasion and bring the world of One piece to Las Vegas in June. We invite fans to not only join us next month for this very special live entertainment experience, but also to register for the new One piece English YouTube channel.”
One Piece continues to expand internationally with major collaborations with global brands.
2023 was an important year for the One piece franchise. The highly anticipated debut of Gear 5 Luffy not only provided the perfect conclusion to the four-year "Wano Country" story arc, but fan demand was so strong that it also temporarily crashed the Crunchyroll website when episode 1071 aired. Even more impressive was the live-action release One piece Netflix TV series starring Iñaki Godoy as Luffy, now seen as the gold standard for adapting popular anime series into live-action. In addition to these impressive achievements, One piece has collaborated with several popular brands of clothing, shoes, toys and more, as well as made its grand debut at the 97th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
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THE One piece The anime series is currently available to stream on Netflix and Crunchyroll. The English manga, produced by Viz Media, is currently releasing the latest chapters of the "Egghead" story arc and will soon move on to a new adventure in late 2024. The live-action One piece The Netflix series also continues production on Season 2, teasing new friends and foes the Straw Hat Pirates will face on their journey towards the Grand Line.
One piece
Created by Eiichiro Oda, the One Piece franchise explores the adventures of pirate Luffy D. Monkey and his crew, the Straw Hat Pirates. Since the manga debuted in 1997, One Piece has been adapted into an ongoing anime series that has spawned several films. More recently, it was adapted into a live-action Netflix series.
- Created by
- Eiichiro Oda
- First TV show
- A Piece (1999)
- Last TV show
- Netflix's One Piece
- First episode air date
- October 20, 1999
- Cast
- Mayumi Tanaka, Kazuya Nakai, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Christopher Sabat, Kerry Williams, Kappei Yamaguchi, Sonny Strait, Hiroaki Hirata, Eric Valette, Ikue Ootani
Source: Press release
