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July 21, 2023

SDCC 2023: Three One Piece Films Coming To Crunchyroll

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Crunchyroll held their industry panel at SDCC yesterday, and made multiple announcements…including the imminent arrival of three One Piece movies (yes, the most recent one is one of them). 2016’s One Piece Film: Gold, 2019’s One Piece: Stampede, and 2022’s One Piece Film: Red have all been confirmed for Crunchyroll, and soon. All three will be streamable one week from now, July 27. One Piece Film: Red in particular became the highest grossing film of the franchise when it was released globally in theaters last year. Crunchyroll made announcement about other things too: this October watch out for SHY. It’s an anime about a future world where superheroes assigned to each country keep the peace….and Japan got stuck with the one that’s incredibly shy. She’s also a little girl. Imagine they assemble whatever Justice League equivalent exists in this world to fight some gargantuan evil that will destroy everything, and there’s this squeaky voice emanating from Tokyo: “….do I have to?” A cutesy series called Fluffy Paradise has also been

April 17, 2023

One Piece Film: Red Coming To Blu-Ray In July

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Now that One Piece Film: Red has completed its journey through the theater circuit, the next stop will be home video. Crunchyroll announced today they plan to make the movie available in disc form this July. The Straw Hats are big fans of Uta, the world’s most popular masked singer, and when she promises to reveal her face for the first time during a special concert, Luffy just HAS to be there — even though he’s a super-wanted pirate. But he’s destined to find something out about Uta no one knew before — she is the daughter of Shanks. Special features for One Piece Film Red will include trailers, a web preview and three episodes of the show that relate to the movie’s plot: “A Faint Memory! Luffy and Red-Haired’s Daughter Uta!” “A Pledge for the New Genesis! Luffy and Uta!” and “The Captain’s Log of the Legend! ‘Red-Haired’ Shanks!” ”One Piece has been a cornerstone on Crunchyroll, delighting fans around the world. We’re thrilled to bring audiences the next

October 6, 2022

Full English Cast Revealed For One Piece Film Red

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We’re coming ever closer to the American release day for the latest One Piece movie, called One Piece Film Red. Today a few new bits of news came out regarding the film and its impending US premiere. The Straw Hats are big fans of Uta, the world’s most popular masked singer, and when she promises to reveal her face for the first time during a special concert, Luffy just HAS to be there — even though he’s a super-wanted pirate. But he’s destined to find something out about Uta no one knew before — she is the daughter of Shanks. Ahead of the NYCC One Piece panel scheduled for October 8, Crunchyroll has revealed the full English dub cast list for the film. There aren’t many surprises here, with the exception of Uta — she’s been given the voice of popular American YouTube star AmaLee. You’ve heard of AmaLee, right? ….Don’t feel bad, I haven’t either. Uta voiced by AmaLee with songs performed by Ado Monkey D. Luffy voiced by

September 12, 2022

One Piece Red Given November 4 Release Date

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With over 1000 TV episodes and 14 movies, the One Piece franchise just keeps sailing along. And its fifteenth movie is an inevitability, having been announced for the US and global market just today. One Piece Red is the name of the feature that will open in Western theaters this November. One Piece Red is directed by Goro Taniguchi (One Piece Defeat Him! The Pirate Ganzack! OVA) and written by Tsutomu Kuroiwa (One Piece Film: Gold). Series creator Eiichiro Oda serves as executive producer. Uta—the most beloved singer in the world whose voice has been described as “otherworldly”—is renowned for concealing her own identity when performing. Now, for the first time ever, she will reveal herself to the world at a live concert. With the Navy watching closely, the venue fills with Uta’s fans—including excited pirates and the Straw Hats led by Luffy, who simply came to enjoy her sonorous performance—all eagerly awaiting the voice that the whole world has been waiting for to resound. The story begins with the

June 23, 2022

One Piece Film: Red Heading To Theaters This Fall

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One Piece is one of my favorite anime — and what’s fortunate is that there’s SO MUCH of it! I could have One Piece on 24/7 for months and still never come close to exhausting the library…over 1000 episodes and over a dozen movies so far. And they keep makin’ ’em! The latest feature, titled One Piece Film: Red, was just announced for US release today. It WILL premiere in theaters. The plot: even though the Straw Hats are wanted for infinity kerbillion Berries, they can’t resist showing up at the concert for Luffy’s favorite singer, Uta. But what he doesn’t know is that he has something in his past that connects to HER past…it’s revealed that evening her father is the legendary pirate Shanks! There’s more to the story than that, but it hasn’t been revealed. “We’re excited to bring One Piece Film Red to theaters around the world this fall, which actually coincides with the 23rd anniversary of the One Piece franchise,” said Masayuki Endo, President and CEO