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New One Piece Movie To Hit In Summer 2016

Written By Samantha Ferreira August 22, 2015

Luffy and the Going Merry crew are setting their sights on the high seas, once again!

The ending of the One Piece – Episode of Sabo: Bond of Three Brothers – A Miraculous Reunion and an Inherited Will! special (try saying that three times fast!) revealed that a new One Piece movie is in the works. The feature will hit Japanese theaters in Summer 2016.

One Piece – Episode of Sabo: Bond of Three Brothers – A Miraculous Reunion and an Inherited Will! aired on Japanese TV earlier today.

FUNimation will stream the special in North America as a simulcast on August 23, at 2:00AM Eastern. Crunchyroll will stream the episode in the United States, Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Latin America, though a specific première date has yet to be announced.

The previous One Piece film, One Piece Film Z, hit Japanese theaters in December 2012. The feature grossed $72,822,122 during its run.

Source: Anime News Network

Filed Under: News Reporting

Tag(s): one piece, one piece movie

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Samantha Ferreira is Anime Herald’s founder and editor-in-chief. A Rhode Island native, Samantha has been an anime fan since 1992, and an active member of the anime press since 2002, when she began working as a reviewer for Anime Dream. She launched Anime Herald in 2010, and continues to oversee its operations to this day. Outside of journalism, Samantha actively studies the history of the North American anime fandom and industry, with a particular focus on the 2000s anime boom and bust. She’s a huge fan of all things Sakura Wars, and maintains series fansite Combat Revue Review when she has free time available. When not in the Anime Herald Discord, Samantha can typically be found on Bluesky.

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