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One Piece Day '26 Wraps With Two New Films, World Top 100 Results

The event's confirmation of two consecutive theatrical films, including a 2029 release, extends the franchise's announced slate through the decade, signaling sustained production momentum across anime, live-action, and games.

Key Facts

  • ONE PIECE DAY '26 was held at Makuhari Messe on August 22 and 23, 2026, marking the fifth edition of the event.
  • The second WORLD TOP 100 character popularity poll received 13,086,239 points across 1,567 eligible characters, with Monkey D. Luffy ranked first.
  • Eiichiro Oda will create new "Special Outfit" illustrations for the top 30 characters, with Luffy's design previewed at the event.
  • Netflix's live-action ONE PIECE Season 3 added Emilio Sakraya as Koza, Omid Abtahi as Toto, Jamie Ward as Pell, and Nabeel Khan as Chaka.
  • Two new theatrical films were confirmed: ONE PIECE FILM GOD VALLEY in Summer 2027 and ONE PIECE FILM BAAD in 2029.

Reporting from 6 sources: Anime News Network, Dengeki Hobby Web, Inside, Anime Anime, and 2 more.

One Piece Day '26 Wraps With Two New Films, World Top 100 Results

ONE PIECE DAY '26, the fifth edition of the annual franchise event, concluded on August 23 at Makuhari Messe in Japan after a two-day run. The event brought together manga, anime, games, live-action, merchandise, and music, and marked the manga surpassing 600 million copies in cumulative worldwide circulation. The second WORLD TOP 100 character popularity poll drew 13,086,239 points across 1,567 eligible characters, with Monkey D. Luffy taking first place, followed by Roronoa Zoro and Sanji. Eiichiro Oda will draw new "Special Outfit" illustrations for the top 30 characters, with Luffy's design previewed at the event. The Elbaph Arc voice cast stage featured a surprise appearance by Shanks voice actor Shuichi Ikeda alongside Shamrock Figarland voice actor Kenjiro Tsuda, performing an upcoming scene. Netflix's live-action Season 3 added four cast members: Emilio Sakraya as Koza, Omid Abtahi as Toto, Jamie Ward as Pell, and Nabeel Khan as Chaka. The event closed with the confirmation of two theatrical films: ONE PIECE FILM GOD VALLEY in Summer 2027 and ONE PIECE FILM BAAD in 2029.

  • MegaHouse's Portrait.Of.Pirates line showed first-time painted samples of "ELB-MAXIMUM" Loki and "SA-MAXIMUM" Monkey D. Luffy Gear "4" "Bounce Man" 10th LIMITED Ver.
  • Bandai announced a new blister-packed figure series called "WALLSTAR," with first-time painted samples of Luffy Gear 5, Zoro, Luffy, and Nami.
  • ONE PIECE BASE SHOP items "Figuarts ZERO," "MASTER STARS PIECE," and "World Collectable Figure" were shown as reference displays.
  • The Mugiwara Store's 14th anniversary was marked with a new "Favorites!!" commemorative visual and a World Collectable Figure collection, with figures sold individually at Mugiwara Stores from around early January 2027.
  • The ONE PIECE CARD GAME Premium Card Collection -ONE PIECE DAY'26- went on lottery sale at Premium Bandai, priced at 990 yen, with two cards: "Monkey D. Luffy" and "Don!! Card." Applications ran from August 22 to September 7, with winners announced in mid-September and shipping in November 2026.
  • Bandai's "ONE PIECE Card Game Booster Pack World's Strongest Warrior [OP-17] (BOX) 24 packs" took first place in the Amazon Toys New Arrivals Ranking.
  • The Niformation One Piece Great Pirates Seal Wafer LOG.15 includes characters from the Elbaf Arc and the Seven Warlords of the Sea, plus five 5th rare seals commemorating the Niformation series' 5th anniversary.

Synthesized by Yomimono from the 6 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.

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