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The Mugiwaras in the new upcoming movie!

One Piece Episode 729 has been delayed until next week (February 13) due to the North Korean rocket launch

First of all, here is a new character design for One Piece Film Gold. His name is Gildo Tesoro (ギルド・テゾーロ).

Tesoro says, “It’s show time!”
He is responsible for the largest entertainment city in the world. The city is also a “ship” where Straw hats are heading for.

“What is waiting there? Eternal dream or unfathomed darkness…?”
The length of the golden ship/city is 10 kilometers.　It is acknowledged by World Government as an independent nation.

Are you a little confused about the recent events in the New World? You can no longer tell who is allied with whom and who is against whom? Here is the solution! Two explanatory pages from the last issue of Weekly Shonen Jump!

*Here is the Translation:

Kaido and Doflamingo had business dealings.

Law and Doflamingo are connected by fate.

Law/Luffy crushed Doflamingo.

Law/Luffy targeting Kaido.

Drake is under the umbrella (?) of Kaido. (Note the question mark).

Luffy has respect/promise towards Shanks.

Luffy and Big Mom are antagonistic towards each other.

Capone is under the umbrella of Big Mom.

Kid/Apoo/Hawkins targeting Shanks.

Kid/Apoo/Hawkins battled/at war/hostile towards Kaido.

Weevil targeting Blackbeard.

Kuzan collaborating with Blackbeard? (Note the question mark).

Kuzan and Sakazuki are antagonistic towards eachother.

Sakazuki hunting/searching for Bonney.

Blackbeard heading to Rev. HQ? (Note the question mark).

Oda made a comment on the manga’s future in Jump Festa 2016 which was held on 19/20 December:

“My readers ask me “When will Sanji appear?” again and again these days. Hirata-san (Sanji’s voice actor) also asks me “When the heck will Sanji appear?”

Next year is Sanji’s year!

Finally it’s time to reveal the mystery about Sanji’s birth! The Straw Hats who didn’t made much appearances in Dressrosa Arc will have many highlights next year.”

This means awesome moments for Sanji, Nami, Brook and Chopper! I’m now seriously hyped for 2016! *__*

The official website for the One Piece franchise announced on Monday that One Piece will get a TV anime special on December 19 titled One Piece ~Adventure of Nevlandia~. The special will be the anime’s first winter special.

The special with a completely original story will take place on a “Devil Fruit blocking” fog island in the New World that keeps Devil Fruit users from being able to use their powers. The crew will also again meet and have a rematch with the Foxy Pirates from the Davy Back Fight arc. Foxy now has three new subordinates: Dōjack, Kanshō, and Kōmei, the latter of whom is a member of a family of genius tacticians.

Kōmei devises a plan where Zoro and Sanji take part in an eating contest, and the two eat a strange “good-for-nothing-only” mushroom that turns them into good-for-nothing men. The two are then locked in a jail cell. When the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates chase after their imprisoned crew, they land on the island of Nevlandia, which features a mysterious fog made from sea water, and it has the same effects as seastone. The Straw Hat Pirates’ arrival on Nevlandia is also a part of Kōmei’s plan.

Konosuke Uda (One Piece episodes 1-278, One Piece: Dead End, One Piece: Mega Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle) will direct the special.

The special will air on December 19 from 9:00 p.m. to 11:10 p.m. on Fuji TV.

Sources: FujiTV and Anime News Network.

Bandai Namco Entertainment has released a new teaser trailer for the upcoming One Piece: Burning Blood game. The new trailer shows Luffy, Ace, Law, Doflamingo, Sabo, Enel, Crocodile and Bartolomeo in action.

One Piece: Burning Blood is set to release in 2016 on PS4, Xbox One and PS Vita.

Similar to the Grand Battle! series, One Piece: Burning Blood is a 1-on-1 fighting game but it will also include 3 vs 3 battles(as you can see in the trailer above). It will focus on fighting and devil fruit abilities. Logia users will be able to use their powers to avoid damage. The game’s logo suggests that Luffy will be able to activate Gear Fourth in the game.

Weekly Shonen Jump published the results for the yearly One Piece character poll.

Here is the TOP TEN:

1. Monkey D. Luffy: 9,183 votes
2. Trafalgar Law: 8,794 votes
3. Roronoa Zoro: 7,997 votes
4. Sanji: 7,154 votes
5. Sabo: 5,131 votes
6. Portgas D. Ace: 5,124 votes
7. Tony Tony Chopper: 3,336
8. Nami: 2,173 votes
9. Bartolomeo: 1,751 votes
10. Boa Hancock: 1,422 votes

Who’s your favorite One Piece character? Let us know!

Weekly Shonen Jump magazine interviewed both Eiichiro Oda (One Piece’s mangaka) and Masashi Kishimoto (Naruto’s mangaka). They talked for over 4 hours, the whole interview is about 13-page long and will be included in the official Naruto Guidebook “Michi Road”.

Here comes an extract of the interview (*Q – Interviewer | *O – Eiichiro Oda | *K –  Masashi Kishimoto):

Q: When did you two first meet?

K: When… I think it’s when I was still a newbie mangaka. In the Jump new year event.
O: Is that so?
K: Maybe. (laugh) At the time, my impression on him was like he’s a great and famous sensei.
O: What’re you saying… (wry smile) (Oda was saying ‘you’re making fun of me’ friendly.)
K: Nah… Because Oda-san started the serial run of his manga two years earlier than me. I really thought a super sugoi man had appeared. Later, I addressed him as Oda-sensei, but he said (like begging) that I must not use such a honorific.
O: I took that for granted cos we’re at the same age. Why would I listen to your sensei when you’re talking to me…
K: Though we’re not performers, I think people who stepped into an industry earlier are admirable. (laugh)
O: I’m always aware of Kishimoto’s presense when he was a newbie. He can draw very well. To some extent, I felt we may have the same style.
K: What style… (embarrassing smile)
O: It’s like the feeling of why you also have the gi of Kamesenryu (Master Roshi from DB). (laugh) From the beginning I’ve prepared with offensive state. (Oda wanted to win against Kishimoto.)
K: I see, you had that determination back then. (laugh)
O: Because we’re both at the stance of manga, eventually there’ll be a winner and a loser. However, after I’ve met with him personally, I found he’s really a nice and kind man. It suddenly made me think the result didnt matter. I couldnt compete with a man like him. That’s what I thought.
K: I think that’s because we both understand each other’s hard work.
O: Very pleasing to hear you say that. When you’re working hard, it’s important to know who said what about you and your work. I sense you, who has the same standpoint as me, really understand how I truly feel, good to know.
K: Yes I do. (laugh) But I think I’m the one who has less pressure. Oda-san, you’re always at your peak. Your hard work and that pain must be abnormal (that normal people cannot bear). If I were you, I guess I would have gastrointestinal perforation due to huge pressure.
O: It’s wonderful having Naruto as an opponent. The luckiest thing was you didnt let me get complete victory. Actually, I didnt have complete victory in weekly serialization, besides and most importantly, Naruto is more popular than OP in foreign countries. Though a part of me was not reconciled to that turth, at the same time, I’m grateful. Cos the existence of such a piece of work, is one and only in the world.
K: Same goes for me. Instead of saying OP is my target, I’d rather say I always want to beat it. Seriously, I always think that.

 

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