ONE PIECE FILM BAAD opens in 2029, and so far it is four handwritten letters and nothing else. Japanese fans have landed on 5 readings; overseas forums reached for Arabic and Urdu dictionaries instead.
Shueisha, the publisher behind ONE PIECE, revealed Wild Wild Eden, an original game that uses none of its manga IP. Co-developed with a Malaysian studio, this open-world survival RPG treats monsters as family, not tools. Steam Early Access is planned for spring 2027. Here's what sets it apart in the crowded post-Palworld field.
We converted all 32 World Cup 2026 knockout teams into Dragon Ball power levels, One Piece bounties, Pokemon base stats and Forbes billionaires, using each team's pre-tournament FIFA ranking. Here is the full Round of 32 bracket and its most absurd matchups.
Ado has signed with WME, the agency behind Billie Eilish and Bruno Mars. From her 500,000-fan Hibana world tour to headlining Zipangu in LA and Lollapalooza in August, here's how Japan's faceless superstar is going global.
Japan's all-time anime box office ranking, in one table: Demon Slayer holds the top two spots, followed by Ghibli, Makoto Shinkai, and Conan. The latest Detective Conan film has hit 13 billion yen to become the 16th-biggest anime ever, while The Super Mario Galaxy Movie crosses $1 billion worldwide. Plus an admissions comparison that accounts for rising ticket prices.
Ado topped Spotify's 2025 first-half ranking of Japan's most-streamed artists abroad, ending YOASOBI's four-year reign, yet without a single song in the overseas Top 10. Here's what that means.
WIT Studio's Netflix anime remake of the East Blue Saga, separate from Toei's long-running 1999 series, has locked in a February 2027 worldwide release. The seven-episode Season 1 adapts 50 manga chapters as a single 300-minute binge, and at Annecy in June 2026 Netflix released the teaser worldwide and confirmed Mayumi Tanaka is returning as Luffy.
LINE Manga marked 13 years with a "Favorite Manga Election," and the 2,889,609 votes tell a story. One Piece placed in the top three of five categories; Demon Slayer and the Korean webtoon Teenage Mercenary took two each. With a voter base skewing female and under 40, Japanese manga and Korean webtoons split the categories along clean lines. Inside the hybrid platform that puts both in one app, and where international readers can find each title.
ONE PIECE characters suit up in NBA team jerseys for a landmark crossover. From Luffy in Lakers purple to Enel defending for the Thunder, here's everything you need to know about the collab T-shirts, towels, stickers, posters, and figures, plus how overseas fans might get their hands on them.
In One Piece Chapter 1179, Holy Knight Nerona Im descends upon Elbaf, finally revealing their true face and the power of the 'Akuma no Mi.' With Im, Blackbeard, Shanks, and Higuma making up the 'Four Final Boss Candidates,' we round up Japanese fan reactions to this landmark moment.
April 2026 saw Slime season 4 (five cours), Re:Zero season 4, Classroom of the Elite season 4, Witch Hat Atelier, and One Piece's Elbaf arc all launch at once. Slime held the top on viewership, but the satisfaction rankings went to Yomi no Tsugai, which nobody saw coming. A look back at the haken race, with lessons from Chainsaw Man and The Promised Neverland season 2.
ONE PIECE manga has surpassed 600 million copies worldwide! Creator Eiichiro Oda has written down the secret of the One Piece treasure for the very first time and, with help from Japan's JAMSTEC ocean research agency, sealed it 651 meters beneath the sea. The answer will only be revealed when the manga ends. Here's everything you need to know about this extraordinary event.