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One Piece franchise global celebrations

Overview

The One Piece franchise conducted a series of global celebratory events in August 2026. Initially, organizers announced the schedule for One Piece Day, a two-day event at Makuhari Messe in Japan featuring a worldwide livestream, character popularity poll rankings, and updates on upcoming anime and Netflix collaborations.

Following these scheduled events, the franchise celebrated surpassing 600 million copies in global circulation. The Japanese celebrations included the announcement of Monkey D. Luffy as the top character in the popularity poll and the unveiling of new character outfits by creator Eiichiro Oda. Netflix also revealed new cast members for the third season of its live-action adaptation, ‘The Battle of Alabasta’.

The festivities expanded internationally with the first ‘One Piece Fest’ held in the United States at Cosm Los Angeles, which featured an immersive video dome installation showcasing over 1,000 anime episodes.

Entities

One Piece · Toei Animation · Bandai Namco · Netflix · Eiichiro Oda

Timeline

12 days ago

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One Piece franchise holds major global events in Japan and the US
One Piece celebrations expanded globally with One Piece Day in Japan and the first international One Piece Fest in Los Angeles, featuring new anime content and Netflix live-action casting news.
about 1 month ago

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One Piece Day 2026 Global Livestream Schedule Announced
One Piece Day 2026 will be held 22‑23 Aug at Makuhari Messe, Japan, with a free global YouTube livestream featuring poll results, a card‑game panel, live performances and franchise updates.

Sources

gamepro.de · soranews24.com