One Piece Day '26 Adds X and LINE Livestreams, World Top 100 Prediction Campaign
The expansion to X and LINE marks a broader distribution strategy for the event, reaching audiences beyond YouTube as the franchise pushes its second global character poll and prediction campaign through the ONE PIECE BASE app.
Key Facts
- One Piece Day '26 will be held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan on August 22-23, 2026.
- The event will stream free on YouTube, X, and LINE, with the August 22 stream from 6:15 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. JST and August 23 from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. JST.
- The WORLD TOP 100 prediction campaign launched August 3 on the ONE PIECE BASE app, offering digital rewards and prizes for predicting the top 30 characters.
- The August 23 voice cast panel includes Mayumi Tanaka, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura, Kappei Yamaguchi, Hiroaki Hirata, Ikue Otani, Yuriko Yamaguchi, Subaru Kimura, and Katsuhisa Houki.
- The event will feature a live concert with Hiroshi Kitadani, Maki Otsuki, Aina The End, and 36km/h.
Reporting from 3 sources: Anime News Network, Anime Corner, Anime Anime.
Bandai Namco Entertainment, Shueisha, and Toei Animation announced on Sunday that the One Piece Day '26 event will stream worldwide on YouTube, with X and LINE added as free livestream platforms this year. The two-day event takes place at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan on August 22-23. The August 22 stream runs from 6:15 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. JST, and the August 23 stream runs from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. JST. The livestream will be archived for a limited time. The event includes the final results of the second WORLD TOP 100 character popularity poll, with rankings 100 through 31 announced on August 22 and the top 30 on August 23. A prediction campaign called WORLD TOP 100 The King of Guesses launched August 3 on the ONE PIECE BASE app, letting fans predict the final top 30 characters for digital rewards and a chance at prizes. The August 23 program features three One Piece News segments, a One Piece Card Game special panel, the finals of the 8th One Piece Knowledge King competition, an Elbaf Arc voice cast panel, and a live concert with Hiroshi Kitadani, Maki Otsuki, Aina The End, and 36km/h.
The One Piece Day '26 livestream will include an English version with its own cast, featuring Maxwell Powers as MC, Kate J as guest, and Anya as reporter from the venue. The Japanese stream will be available on the official One Piece YouTube channel, the X account @Eiichiro_Staff, and the LINE official account. The August 22 pre-festival stage opens with Hiroshi Kitadani, followed by the WORLD TOP 100 results for positions 100 through 31 with guest Takuro. The August 23 program includes the top 30 reveal with guest Marina Makino, the One Piece Card Game special panel hosted by Shohei Taguchi and Owa D. Takashi, and the Knowledge King finals hosted by Untouchable's Hidetoshi Shibata, Yuri Suzuki, and permanent knowledge king Kiri.
The Elbaf Arc voice cast panel brings together the Straw Hat cast, including Mayumi Tanaka as Luffy, Kazuya Nakai as Zoro, Akemi Okamura as Nami, Kappei Yamaguchi as Usopp, Hiroaki Hirata as Sanji, Ikue Otani as Chopper, Yuriko Yamaguchi as Robin, Subaru Kimura as Franky, and Katsuhisa Houki as Jinbe, alongside Elbaf characters voiced by Tsuyoshi Koyama, Eiji Takemoto, Ayane Sakura, Masaya Takatsuka, Ryota Takeuchi, and Kenjiro Tsuda. The event closes with a special live featuring Aina The End, 36km/h, Kitadani, and Otsuki. The prediction campaign offers a result icon, special certificate, and MY TOP 30 wallpaper to participants, with prizes for those who correctly guess all 30 characters and additional rewards for exact rankings.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.