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One Piece is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a summer anime special! One Piece: Episode of East Blue ~The Great Adventure of Luffy and His Friends~ will summarize the events from episode 1 to when our heroes enter the Grand Line. Longtime fans can relive epic moments such as Luffy’s promise with Shanks or his encounters with his first crew members, but it’s also a great watch for those who are not yet familiar with the series.
The film will be directed by Otsuka Takashi and written by Nakayama Tomohiro with character design by Satou Masayuki, the chief animation director of the One Piece Film series. The main cast will be reprising their roles from the series. As for the theme song, the movie will feature a 20th anniversary special version of “We Are!”, which is titled “We Are! For the New World” and sung by anisong artist Kitadani Hiroshi and a 100-member choir selected through open recruitment.
It will also include a few frontispieces from the original manga which will be adapted into anime for the first time. These will be shown during the end credits, so be sure to stick it out!
（C）Oda Eiichiro / Shueisha, Fuji TV, Toei Animation
Source: AnimeAnime
