One Piece Charts Its Path For The Next Few Years

According to Toei, August 23 is “One Piece Day”…which is curious, because last year they said such a day took place on August 11. They haven’t explained the logic behind the shuffle or the August placement in the first place, but they did take the occasion of this holiday, whenever it officially is, to reveal their plans for Luffy and the Straw Hats through 2029.

It’s been a while since One Piece Film: Red, the last time we got a feature film. Toei is now planning two new ones, the first of which is due out next year. It’s a flashback movie, “One Piece Film: God Valley,” set 40 years before the current arc in the anime. One Piece Film: God Valley will spill the ugly details of what happened on Elbaph Island decades ago…rumor has it Garp and Gol D. Roger were involved. The film should release in Japan sometime in 2027.

Two years later, Toei will release “One Piece Film: Baad,” and that won’t be an indictment of the movie’s quality (we hope). They won’t say what this latter film is about, but that same year the One Piece anime will turn 30, so maybe another flashback would be appropriate. 2027, by the way, happens to be the 30th anniversary year for One Piece as a whole, Oda having started the manga in 1997.

On the Netflix side, four additional actors have been revealed for the third season of the live-action series, which to recap, will take place on the island of Alabasta where Princess Vivi is trying to stop an uprising. Emilio Sakraya (Those About to Die) has been cast as Vivi’s childhood friend Koza, and his father will be played by Omid Abtahi (The Mandalorian). Jamie Ward (Invisible Boys) and Nabeel Khan (Strike Back) will play royal guards Pell and Chaka.

It’s possible more events will take place over the next few years as One Piece celebrates three decades of searching the Grand Line.

Photo credit: ©Eiichiro Oda/Shueisha, Toei Animation