One Piece Day’24 Goes Big with New Live Performances and Offers Global Attendance Options!

Big news coming in from Bandai Namco Entertainment, Bandai Namco is teaming up with Shueisha and Toei Animation for the third annual ONE PIECE DAY “24,” a grand day to celebrate Eiichrio Oda’s  One Piece! It will be a two-day celebration that will be taking place at Chiba Japan’s Makuhari Messe from Saturday, August 10 to Sunday, August 11 (JST). This will be the ultimate gathering for fans across the globe.

For the first time, the event will expand beyond the exhibit halls to include a live concert, making it the only one that brings together every aspect of the ONE PIECE brand, the manga, movies, music, games, and merchandise under one roof for an unforgettable experience.

The open stage in the Exhibition Area will feature One Piece-related panels and performances, with live streaming available for free on the official ONE PIECE Global YouTube Channel, allowing fans to join from anywhere. Starting today, streaming tickets for ‘ONE PIECE DAY ’24 SPECIAL LIVE’ will be available to purchase on the Stagecrowd platform, enabling fans to watch performances by the featured artists online. The exhibition open stage area will stream all weekend from August 9 at 7 PM PDT to August 10 at 1:30 AM PDT for the Saturday event day and from August 10 at 6 PM PDT to August 11 at 1:55 AM PDT for Sunday’s events. Listed below are the schedules for the upcoming event:

Also, the lineup for the Exhibition Area Open Stage event was released, we will be seeing the Straw Hats and Vegapunk Voice Actors take the stage on Sunday, August 11. Musicians Maki Otsuki and Hiroshi Kitadani will both be performing on Saturday, August 10, and Sunday, August 11.

Saturday, August 10:

• Ryusei Ikuta (Fuji TV Announcer) – Stage Content MC
  ○ Hiroshi Kitadani – Opening/Open Stage Mini Live
  ○ Maki Otsuki – Opening/Open Stage Mini Live

Sunday, August 11:

• Ryusei Ikuta (Fuji TV Announcer) – Stage Content MC
  ○ Straw Hat Pirates Voice Actors: Guests:Mayumi Tanaka (Monkey D. Luffy)/Kazuya Nakai (Roronoa Zoro)/Akemi
  Okamura (Nami)/Kappei Yamaguchi (Usopp)/Hiroaki Hirata (Sanji)/Ikue Ōtani (Chopper), Yuriko Yamaguchi (Nico Robin), Kazuki Yao (Franky), and Katsuhisa Hōki (Jimbe)

• Vegapunk Voice Actors:
  • Yohei Tadano (Dr. Vegapunk), Shuhei Sakaguchi (Shaka), Aya Hirano (Lilith), Ryoko Shiraishi (Edison), Tokuyoshi Kawashima (Pythagoras), Kaede Hondo (Atlas), Mutsumi Tamura (York)
• Hiroshi Kitadani – Opening/Open Stage Mini Live
• Maki Otsuki – Opening/Open Stage Mini Live

The Performer lineup for the ONE PIECE DAY’ 24 SPECIAL LIVE! Was also announced, featuring a lineup of prestigious artists. The event will be streamed online, and the list of performers is listed below. The one-day passes for each day cost 3,800 yen (US$24) each while the two-day pass comes in at 6,800 yen (US$42). For more information on the event, be sure to visit the ONE PIECE DAY’24’s Official Website.

Saturday, August 10:

• GRe4N BOYZ
• Mori Calliope
• Hiroshi Kitadani
• Maki Otsuki

Sunday, August 11:

• Ado
• BE:FIRST
• Maki Otsuki
• Hiroshi Kitadani

Source: Press Release

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