One Piece Day 2024: Every announcement to expect and how to stream, explained

The One Piece Day 2024 event will be held on August 10, Saturday, and August 11, Sunday, in the Makuhari Messe convention center in the Chiba prefecture of Japan. However, One Piece Day 2024 falls on July 22, Monday, the 27th anniversary of One Piece manga's first serialization (July 22, 1997).

One Piece Day 2024 event will be divided into two parts, the Exhibition Area and the Live Area. Both these events will be available for fans to watch on the official YouTube channel of One Piece. The fans in Japan can witness the events live by opting to buy tickets for each event.

Normally the event takes place on the day of the anniversary. No explicit reason for the change this year has been revealed yet. As for what this event will be about and what fans can expect, this article will explain everything in detail.

One Piece Day 2024 event to take on August 10 and August 11 in Japan

The Exhibition Event

Luffy (left) and Shanks (right) as seen in the anime (Image via Toei Animation)

The Exhibition Event of the One Piece Day 2024 will run from 11 am JST/ 2 am UTC/ 7:30 am IST/ 10 pm EDT, August 9, to 5:30 pm JST/ 8:30 am UTC/ 2 pm IST/ 4:30 am EDT on the first day, August 10, 2024.

On the second day of One Piece Day 2024, August 11, 2024, the event will commence from 10 am JST/ 1 am UTC / 6:30 am IST / 9 pm EDT, August 10, to 5:55 pm JST/ 8:55 am UTC/ 2:25 pm IST/ 4:55 am EDT. The event will take place at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall 1 to 3.

Stussy as seen in the anime (Image via Toei Animation)

This event will feature some special stage events. The first event will be the Anime Best Scenes Poll - Top 100 Scenes Production Crews Find Memorable. The event listed 100 scenes from the One Piece anime, some of which were the moment when Shanks saved Luffy from the sea monster, Stussy's betrayal moment, and the moment when Nami asked Luffy for help against the Arlong Pirates.

The people who bought the tickets for this event of One Piece Day 2024 were allowed to vote in this poll, and the voting lines have been closed. The results of this poll will be announced on the first day of the event. The rest of the day will see the announcement of winners of game events centered around the series.

The One Piece teaser visual (Image via Wit Studio)

The second day of the Exhibition Event of One Piece Day 2024 will start with revealing new information regarding The One Piece anime (remake) by Wit Studio. The day will continue with a special event in collaboration with UT, a T-shirt brand, that will feature some supporting voice actors from the Egghead arc, like Hirano Aya (Lilith) and Honda Kaede (Atlas).

This will be followed by a One Piece card game and a showdown between the finalists of one of One Piece-related events. Lastly, at the end of the day, there will be a special broadcast with the main cast of the Egghead arc characters' voice actors, including the Straw Hat Pirates and the Vegapunk satellites. The people who attend the Exhibition event will receive some complimentary items.

The Live Area Event

A visual from the first ending of One Piece (Image via Toei Animation)

The Live Area Event of One Piece Day 2024 will start at 6:30 pm JST on both days after the Exhibition Event, although entry will be restricted after 5.30 pm JST. The event will begin at the following international times on each day:

Japan Standard

Time (JST)

6.30 pm

India Standard

Time (IST)

3.00 pm

Central

European Summer Time (CEST)

11.30 am

Universal

time Coordinated (UTC)

9.30 am

Eastern

Daylight Time (EDT)

5.30 am

Pacific

Daylight Time (PDT)

2.30 am

This event will take place at Makuhari Event Hall of the convention center. As indicated by the title of this event, it will center around the performances of various music artists related to One Piece.

On the first day, August 10, 2024, the first performer, who will also be performing on the second day, will be Maki Otsuki, the voice behind the first and one of the best ending theme songs of One Piece titled Memories. She returned after almost 25 years during the Egghead arc and performed its ending song, Dear Sunrise.

A visual from the first opening of One Piece (Image via Toei Animation)

The second performer of the day, who will also be performing on the second day, will be Kitadani Hiroshi, the voice behind the first and one of the most iconic opening theme songs of One Piece titled We Are. He performed various other opening songs for the series and performed the latest opening theme song of the Egghead arc titled Uuuuus!.

The third performance will be from the Japanese hip-hop band GRe4n BOYZ. The band has collaborated with Eiichiro Oda's franchise various times, and the author has even designed the personas for this band's four members.

The last performer of the first day will be the popular V-tuber Mori Calliope. She performed the promotional song for the first volume of Egghead Arc, volume 106, which was posted on YouTube by the official channel of the series. The video song has crossed 13 million views as of this article's publication.

The first performer of the second day will be the Japanese singer and the MVP of One Piece Film: RED, Ado, the voice behind every song of the film. The second performer will be Maki Otsuki, followed by Kitadani Hiroshi.

The last performer of this entire event will be the dance band Be: FIRST, who has collaborated with the series' card game. Just like the Exhibition event, people who attend this event will also receive some complimentary items.

How to stream the One Piece Day 2024 event?

The One Piece Day 2024 event, including the Exhibition Event and the Live Area event, will be streamed on the official One Piece YouTube channel on the weekend in Japan.

The fandom in Japan can opt to witness the One Piece Day 2024 event live and win complimentary items by buying the tickets, as a Japanese residency is required to partake in this event.

The one-day pass (for a single day) for One Piece Day 2024 comes out at 3800 yen/ 24 USD/ 2000 INR. On the other hand, the two-day (for both days of the event) for One Piece Day 2024 comes out at 6800 yen/ 42 USD/ 3550 INR.

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Edited by Ivanna Lalsangzuali