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Toei Animation turns 70 next year, and the studio plans to celebrate in a big way. Eterna Animation has launched as Toei’s own brand dedicated to original in-house productions, the first of which will be an anime film titled Foxing: Kitsuné-tsuki . The official website is live for the feature along with official X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram accounts. Takeru Shinozuka makes his commercial directorial debut with Foxing: Kitsuné-tsuki , which will premiere as a work in progress at Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2025 before a full release in 2026. Yoshihide Moriyama produces for Toei Animation. The story is said to explore “universal themes such as isolation, fantasy, and the confrontation of the self in contemporary society.” Shinozuka has handled direction, storyboard and character designs in varying capacities over the course of his tenure at Toei Animation. Some of his animation credits include anime ranging from Dragon Ball Super: Broly to One Piece Stampede...

This ariticle contains spoilers for the One Piece manga.

Gol D. Roger is the catalyst to One Piece's story. He's the first person in known history to reach the island at the end of the Grand Line. To do so, Roger gathered a talented crew who sought to turn the world upside down with him. Every member of the crew who's been featured in the story thus far has been exceptional in some way. The legacy of the Roger Pirates is something all of them carry, even if it's as much of a danger as a source of pride.

Unlike Monkey D. Luffy, Gol D. Roger had far more than 10 members on his crew. The Oro Jackson held 32 canon crewmates and 2 children on board. While most of these characters have names, only a few of them have come up in either the anime or manga thus far. All 4 of...

Few works of modern fiction have the kind of legendary reputation or the wealth of stories as "One Piece." Whether the original manga by Eiichiro Oda or the anime adaptation of the same name, "One Piece" has outlasted many of its would-be successors and several of the titles it inspired.

"One Piece" follows Monkey D. Luffy, a young boy who dreams of becoming king of the pirates and finding the titular One Piece, a legendary treasure left behind by the previous pirate king, Gold Roger. To achieve his dreams, Luffy sets out to assemble a crew and navigate the Grand Line, a treacherous ocean route home to many dangers, and occasionally gets involved in toppling local governments and inciting revolutions. 

The animated "One Piece" adaptation is so good it's transcended mediums and even became the rare anime to get a live-action remake that is actually genuinely good. Still, the length...

Eustass Kid is a reckless force of nature, known for his control over metal and brawling fighting style. Kid's tenacity shines through, even in humiliating defeats, showing his relentless determination. Kid's power and potential are showcased in epic battles, as he faces off against formidable foes alongside his allies.

With a rebellious streak several miles long, ''Captain'' Eustass Kid from the One Piece series is a walking natural disaster. With the electromagnetic powers of his Paramecia Devil Fruit, the Jiki Jiki no Mi, the rock star pirate, controls metal with absolute ease. He also plays a very mean tune with his extremely dangerous antics. For better and worse, the captain of the Kid Pirates is known for recklessly charging against his enemies head on.

Eustass Kid is a key member of the Worst Generation, along with Monkey D. Luffy and Trafalgar Law. While he doesnt get nearly the same amount...

Eiichiro Oda is one of the greatest mangakas, as his magnum opus, One Piece has sold 523.2 million, and has been running strong for more than two decades. As of now, the manga has entered its final saga. The artist has become a source of inspiration and an idol for countless people around the world, as he is esteemed for being immensely committed to his work.

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Needless to say, Oda-san is extremely passionate about his work. However, Mackenyu recently shared an intriguing incident on how he made friends with Eiichiro Oda over a card game. However, the actor shared how the artist texted him, and fans could not believe it as they laughed at Oda’s text because it looked as if a character from One Piece had texted the star.

Eiichiro Oda’s Hilarious Text To Mackenyu

Eiichiro Oda started writing manga at the age of 17. He was...

"One Piece" needs no introduction. This is one of the biggest anime of all time, and a franchise that helped change the anime medium and manga forever. As a long-running story, "One Piece" features one of the biggest and most fleshed-out worlds in all of fiction, up there with J.R.R. Tolkien's Legendarium. Granted, the number of episodes is daunting, but the longevity and reputation of "One Piece" work to its advantage, as you see the world slowly change throughout the story, and the characters grow and develop over the years.

Like most big anime franchises, "One Piece" is more than just an anime or a manga, but a big franchise with almost as many movies as "Pokémon." With 17 movies to date, some movies are better than others at capturing what makes "One Piece" so special and endearing. If you care only about the best of the best, here are...

The One Piece manga is set to miss the ending timeframe predicted by creator Eiichiro Oda, who previously stated that the story would be completed in 2024.

Many fans will recall Oda's bombshell comments from 2019 predicting that the One Piece manga would end in five years. Almost five years on, while One Piece has made many strides as the "Egghead" arc draws massive praise -- not least for its rapid pacing -- the manga will certainly not end this year, and will almost certainly miss 2025 as well. An extract of Oda's 2024 prediction, alongside his former editor Takuma Naito doubling down, can be read below.

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Dragons of Wonderhatch is now available on Hulu and Disney+.

Dragons of Wonderhatch is Disney's first project to combine live-action with Japanese animation. Since the series features mythical creatures that travel back and forth from the fantasy world to our "real world," the show also utilizes a combination of 2D and 3D animation. As detailed on Anime News Network, Production I.G. developed the series' animated segments, while C&i Entertainment (live-action Rurouni Kenshin) oversaw production on the live-action portions.

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Dragons of Wonderhatch revolves around a Nagi, a fantasy-loving high school girl that longs to live in a more exciting world. In an alternate realm called Upanata, people live alongside dragons, taming and training them as Dragon Riders. One day, a boy named...

Fans can now get a better look at Disney's Dragons of Wonderhatch, which is set to premiere later on this year.

Disney+ released a new teaser trailer of its live-action/anime hybrid Dragons of Wonderhatch on Oct. 23 via YouTube. The description of the TV series reads: "The real world we live in, depicted in live-action, and a fantasy world with dragons, depicted in anime, brought by Disney+! This completely new story that no one has seen before depicts two worlds, Yokosuka in live-action and the dragon fantasy world Upananta in anime." The teaser showcases two of the main leads -- the Japanese schoolgirl Nagi and the dragon rider from another world, Tyme.

Related: 15 Best Live-Action Anime Adaptations

The latest teaser confirms new additions to the cast from the earlier trailer released this year, which include Rena Tanaka, Masami Miura, Riko Narumi and Sumire. Tanaka joins as Nagi's mother, Hana, while Miura joins as Nagi's father.

Anime can be enjoyed anytime on a Blu-Ray DVD, and fans may like the unconditional permanence of physical media like that. Still, collecting Blu-Rays can be costly for anime fans who like to watch a lot of series, so streaming is the best way to watch all the best and most popular anime titles out there for binge sessions. A small handful of familiar, reliable streaming platforms are ready to deliver.

Some anime series aren't available to stream anywhere, such as the 1997 Berserk anime and Ghost in the Shell: Standalone Complex, but fortunately, those are the exception. Plenty of other top-tier anime series are streaming right now, and interested anime fans are encouraged to visit those sites and apps to begin the animated adventure.

Related: The Best Anime Streaming on Crunchyroll, Ranked

Oshi No Ko - Hidive

Oshi no Ko is a dark drama anime series that blends a variety...

Warning: Spoilers For One Piece Anime, Manga, And The Film One Piece: StampedeGear 5 Luffy has showcased some visually stunning and powerful attacks against Kaido in the epic One Piece anime battle, but his biggest move is ripped right out of one of the franchise's best movies. While Luffy and Kaido's fight has been going on for a long time, fans finally have a release date for Wano's climax. Episode #1074 saw Luffy preparing his final attack, a comically large fist that rivals the size of the currently floating island of Onigashima. However, fans who watched the animated film where Luffy fought a former Pirate King crew member should get a familiar feeling from the anime's gigantic attack.

In 2019, One Piece: Stampede, the franchise's 14th feature film, was released in theaters and delivered one of the most action-packed hour and forty-one minutes a pirate-epic-loving anime fan could want. While the film's events are not canon,...

Eiichiro Oda's One Piece has more than 1000 episodes and manga chapters released, but there are also 15 feature films that explore stories that are too grand for the standard anime series. The latest One Piece feature film, One Piece Film: Red, is an important turning point for the franchise. One Piece Film: Red made international waves upon its release, but those who initially missed the motion picture event are curious about how they can experience this new One Piece story.

One Piece Film: Red is a bold change of pace that almost turns Luffy and the rest of the Straw Hat Pirates into supporting characters. Instead, the movie revolves around renowned singer, Uta, who's about to perform her first live concert for the world. However, Uta's musical magic has ties to the Devil Fruit that mean her first public concert could also be her last. One Piece Film: Red broke...

More One Piece content is making its way to Crunchyroll.

According to the streaming service, One Piece Film: Red, the latest movie in the pirate franchise, will debut in both English subtitled and dubbed versions on July 27 in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The English dubbed and subtitled versions of two other movies -- One Piece: Stampede and One Piece Film: Gold -- will also make their premieres on Crunchyroll on the same day. Fans can already watch the beloved anime series on the platform.

Related: 10 Facts One Piece Citizens Never Knew About Their World

The fifteenth movie in the One Piece franchise, Film Red, follows the Straw Hat Pirates as they sail to the Island of Music. There, they encounter the beautiful singer and pop icon Uta, who is revealed to be both a childhood friend of Luffy's and the estranged daughter of none other than Red-Haired Shanks.

Most long-running shonen anime — especially those released during the 2000s — are chock-full of filler episodes. However, One Piece, one of the most popular franchises in anime history, currently sits over 1000 total episodes, and less than 10% of them consist of non-canon material.

Related: Every Awakened Devil Fruit User In One Piece, Explained

Despite featuring relatively few filler episodes, One Piece still includes a variety of anime-only characters that leave their mark on the series. Whether they appear in a single episode, pop up sporadically throughout a filler arc, or serve as the antagonist of a feature-length film, these characters should have been included within the series' canon.

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Nefertari Vivi and the rest of the royal family are excellent monarchs, but the issues plaguing Alabasta Kingdom are far outside their control. Crocodile and Baroque Works purposefully intensify the kingdom's already-harsh climate, and as a result, citizens throughout Alabasta are suffering. One of these citizens,...

It’s been a difficult road for fans of the One Piece dub. The series’ release schedule is often sporadic with lengthy gaps in between arcs and fans are always left with some level of doubt that the newest batch of episodes could be the last and that a dub is not longer worth doing. Despite these ups and downs, it’s been an exciting few months for One Piece fans and the news of even more dubbed episodes shows that this trend isn’t changing.

Funimation released the start of the series’ Punk Hazard Arc on June 2, which included episodes 575-587. Additionally, Funimation also made the dub of the latest One Piece film, One Piece: Stampede, available to stream for free. These efforts have gone a long way with the community and given fans a little more hope for the series’ future. At FunimationCon 2020—Funimation’s first “virtual convention...

If you’re looking for an appropriate yet authentic Christmas gift – something which becomes harder to come by the older you get – you may want to check out this upcoming 4K Uhd Blu-Ray edition of the winter classic Home Alone, which will release on September 15th.

The film, which first hit theaters in 1990, tells the story of a mischievous yet resourceful young boy who must protect himself from two dimwitted criminals after his family accidentally forgets to bring him on their Christmas holiday trip.

It’s a classic story, one that – if you’re a human being with feelings – you’ve seen not once, not twice, but many times before. And yet, no matter how often you view this film or how well you know its plot beats, chances are you’ll find yourself wanting to watch it all over again when it’s on TV in December.

This year,...

‘Ford v Ferrari’

It was no-contest between Fox/Chernin Entertainment’s Ford v Ferrari and Sony Pictures’ Charlie’s Angels reboot at Australian cinemas last weekend.

Paradoxically, James Mangold’s drama based on the 1966 Le Mans race between Henry Ford II and Enzo Ferrari opened marginally below the Us but streets ahead of Elizabeth Banks’ Charlie’s Angels which, however, outperformed the dismal Us bow.

Exhibitors were hoping for more from both titles. “Things are difficult in cinema land at the moment,” says Wallis Cinemas’ soon-to-depart programming manager Sasha Close. “It seems audiences might be waiting for the big Disney films, with Frozen 2 opening on November 28 and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker launching on December 19.

“Both Ford v Ferrari and Charlie’s Angels fell slightly short of our estimates. Whilst Ford v Ferrari may be propelled along for a few weeks by good word of mouth and reviews, the Charlie’s Angels reboot...

Kinepolis has acquried Belgian rights to the trio from the new imprint.

Netherlands’ based distributor Periscoop Films, a joint venture between Amsterdam-based production companies Submarine and San Fu Malta’s Fu Works, has launched anime imprint Periscoop Anime with the acquisition of three Japanese titles at the Afm.

Makoto Shinkai’s Weathering With You, produced by CoMix Wave, follows a runaway teenager in a mystical journey alongside an orphan girl. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival as a Special Presentation in September and is China’s entry to the best international feature film Oscar.

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One Piece: Stampede is an action-packed celebration of the franchise's 20 years, and one that could be the series’ best movie!

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After more than 900 episodes and over a dozen feature films, it can be difficult to generate content that doesn’t simply repeat the past. The One Piece series has seen and done a lot at this point, yet despite its hefty history, the series' newest film, One Piece: Stampede, is a satisfying effort that takes the franchise to exciting places.

Stampede is the 14th film in the franchise and is directed by series newcomer Takashi Otsuka. Beyond just commemorating the anime’s 20th anniversary, he’s with also crafting a film that actively takes place outside of the One Piece canon. The choice to isolate the story makes it both more accessible and a pretense to tell a pirate version of It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad World.

The first Hollywood blockbusters to hit China after the country’s big National Day holiday have, as expected, swept away holdover patriotic titles that had previously ruled the box office. “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” edged out another new release, “Gemini Man,” to lead the pack with a $22.5 million opening weekend.

While Disney’s “Maleficent” arrived in China day-and-date with the U.S., the Ang Lee-directed “Gemini Man” hit theaters stateside a week before on Oct. 11. It grossed $21 million in its mainland opening, according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway.

Chinese user reviews for “Maleficent” were mixed, giving the film a 9.1 and 8.8 rating out of 10 on the Maoyan and Taopiaopiao ticketing platforms, respectively, but just 6.2 on the more discerning Douban site. Opinions of “Gemini Man” were less polarized, with users according it an 8.0, an 8.1 and a 7.1 score on the three platforms.

On Maoyan, most “Maleficent” commenters expressed admiration for Angelina Jolie...

On October 24, anime’s favorite pirates return to the big screen, in both subtitled and English dub versions, to plunder North American audiences with a special 20th Anniversary feature film – “One Piece: Stampede.” Having grossed more than $48M Usd at the box office in Japan, “One Piece: Stampede” is now the most successful film ever for the global hit One Piece franchise. And with strong advance ticket sales, “One Piece: Stampede” is expected to smash North American box office records for the franchise.

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The world’s boldest buccaneers set sail for the great Pirate Festival, where the Straw Hats join a mad-dash race to find Gol D. Roger’s treasure. There’s just one little problem. An old member of Roger’s crew has a sinister score to settle. All bets are off when the most iconic pirates of “One Piece” history band together for a swashbuckling showdown, the...

Flower Mound, Texas – September 10, 2019. Anime’s favorite pirates are back on the big screen and set to plunder North American audiences later this year with today’s announcement that Funimation® Films, the theatrical division of Sony Pictures Television’s Funimation, has acquired the new feature length film “One Piece: Stampede” from Toei Animation, Inc. From producer Toei Animation, “One Piece: Stampede” is the 14th film from global hit “One Piece” anime series which marks its 20th anniversary this year. “One Piece: Stampede” is already a smash hit since its opening in Japan in early August – grossing more than $28.7 million to date and setting the Japanese record for the biggest opening-day audience for 2019. Funimation Films will distribute the movie in both the U.S. and Canada this fall with theatrical dates to be announced later.

“We are so excited to bring ‘One Piece: Stampede’ to North America as part of our...