The theatrical animated film The One Piece: Red is set to have two significant prequel episodes that make up your next big screen adventure.
One Piece is finally back on the big screen, with the premiere of One Piece: Red, yesterday, August 6The tenthin Japan.
While fans of the series can actually step in and understand what’s going on; The more backstory you can get to the movie, the better.
Some good news is that the movie is set to have two special episodes over the next two weeks tied to the movie – here’s everything we know about One Piece: Red’s Prologue ahead of its UK and US releases in the fall.
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It was announced this week that the upcoming theatrical anime One Piece: Red will have two connected episodes that serve as a prelude to the upcoming feature film.
As confirmed by One Piece’s official Japanese website, the two special episodes will be broadcast to domestic audiences on Sunday, August 14The tenth And Sunday August 21Street.
The interconnected premises will be ‘interlocking loops’ [that] The story will be filmed more than 10 years before the movie.”
“In this episode, we can see what kind of time Luffy, Ota and the Red Hair Pirates led by Shanks spent in Fosha Village. In addition to Luffy, Zoro, Nami, and other characters from his childhood, many nostalgic characters also appear. Be sure to watch Luffy and Uta and their stories about their childhood dreams!” – One Piece blog post.
Crunchyroll has yet to reveal whether the episodes will be available to stream internationally alongside the main animated series on the above dates.
“The episode also depicts the Straw Hat crew’s journey to Eresia, the music island where the movie is shown, making this episode even more enjoyable than the main movie.” Comedian Natalie.
When will One Piece: Red be released worldwide?
The One Piece: Red movie premiered in theaters across Japan on Saturday, August 6thThe tenth.
Early reviews from fans and critics are generally positive for the film, which was reported to gross 1.06 billion yen on opening day – making it the third-highest first-day grosser after the likes of Demon Slayer: Mugen Train and Jujutsu Kaisen 0.
One Piece: Red will open in French cinemas, scheduled for August 10thThe tenth Under the banner of Pathe Films, with its Taiwan premiere on August 19The tenth.
Unfortunately, while Crunchyroll has confirmed that they will bring the film to theaters in the US and UK, no specific release date has been shared – the film is still slated to release this fall.
“One Piece has been a cornerstone of Crunchyroll, delighting fans around the world. We are thrilled to bring viewers the next adventure in this global franchise, venturing into a new stand-alone story in theaters.” — Crunchyroll’s Senior Vice President of Global Commerce, Mitchell Berger, via Comic Book.
Toei Animation President and CEO Masayuki Endo told Collider that they are “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 series.”
“This new movie from creator Eiichiro Oda will truly captivate fans in an exciting new adventure with Straws Hats featuring the emergence of Uta – a mysterious new character in the One Piece universe.” — President and CEO of Toei Animation Masayuki Endo, via Collider.
Who are the voice actors in the new movie?
The following voice actors have been confirmed to appear in the upcoming One Piece movie:
- Yuta is voiced by Kaori Nazuka with singing parts for Ado
- The voice of Monkey D. Luffy is performed by Mayumi Tanaka
- Roronoa Zoro is voiced by Kazuya Nakai
- Nami is voiced by Akimi Okamura
- Usopp is voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi
- Sanji is voiced by Hiroaki Hirata
- Ikwe Otani is voiced by Tony Tony Chopper
- Yuriko Yamaguchi is voiced by Nico Robin
- Frankie is voiced by Kazuki Yao
- Brooke was voiced by Chō
- Jimbei voiced by Katsuhisa Hōki
- The red-haired Shanks is voiced by Shichi Ikeda
- Gordon is voiced by Kenjiro Tsuda
- Rumi is voiced by Chise Niitsu
- Yorueka is voiced by Yuki Kaji
Written by Tom Llewellyn – [email protected]
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