Relive the One Piece Day '24 Event With Straw Hat Pirates, Hiroshi Kitadani, Maki Otsuki and More

ONE PIECE DAY ’24 took place in Japan on August 10-11, and it was a dream event for any ONE PIECE fan. The annual event is meant to be “the ultimate gathering for fans around the globe,” and this was the first time there was a live concert. There were a live performance stage and an open exhibition stage, and the event was also streamed online. We are bringing you some of the atmosphere.

For Day 1, the live stage featured performances from GRe4N BOYZ, Mori Calliope, Maki Otsuki, and Hiroshi Kitadani. The event was opened by the performances of the current ONE PIECE theme songs, “UUUUUS!” by Hiroshi Kitadani and “Dear sunrise” by Maki Otsuki. Check out the images from the first day below.

Hiroshi Kitadani’s Day 1 performance:

Maki Otsuki’s Day 1 performance:

GRe4N BOYZ’s performance:

Mori Calliope’s performance:

As an encore performer, TERU from the rock band GLAY appeared as a surprise guest. The band celebrated their 30th anniversary last year with the “GLAY EXPO” event, for which Eiichiro Oda drew a key visual.

TERU first performed their song “HOWEVER,” after which he was joined by Hiroshi Kitadani and GRe4N BOYZ to sing “We Are! For the New World.”

The first day of ONE PIECE DAY ’24 also featured some special panels on the open stage. One of them was the “Best Scenes Poll,” where they featured the top 30 famous scenes from the anime, as voted prior to the event by fans. The winner was the Going Merry farewell scene.

There was also a panel dedicated to One Piece World Figure Colosseum, the competition for sculpting figures.

A Roblox game was announced, and ONE PIECE BOUNTY RUSH also got a panel. The 2nd Extreme Treasure Festival tournament took place here. Team Ambivalent won the finals against Team Otomodachi, and a special video celebrating the game exceeding 150 million downloads was released afterwards.

You can also see some images from the panel below.

They also revealed a collaboration stream between ONE PIECE and Nobrock TV. It features a video where fans were tested on what they would do if they could get a leak of the ONE PIECE ending. Eiichiro Oda himself appeared at the end, shocking the participants.

A special message from Iñaki Godoy, the live-action actor for Luffy, was also shown.

At the live stage, Day 2 featured performances from Ado, BE:FIRST, as well as bringing back Maki Otsuki and Hiroshi Kitadani. The opening for the second day featured “WE ARE!” by Hiroshi Kitadani and “RUN! RUN! RUN!” by Maki Otsuki, while they performed other ONE PIECE theme songs later in the program.

Ado performed several of her songs, including the iconic “NEW GENESIS.” BE:FIRST performed “Set Sail,” a collaboration song with ONE PIECE CARD, as well as a few of their other songs. The band was also confirmed as the artist of the next ONE PIECE ending, with more details to follow in fall.

Hiroshi Kitadani’s Day 2 performance:

Maki Otsuki’s Day 2 performance:

Ado’s performance:

BE:FIRST’s performance:

The open stage of ONE PIECE DAY ’24 again featured some special panels. The first was the information reveal for WIT Studio’s THE ONE PIECE remake. They revealed the main staff and some concept art, and they talked about the production.

You can also check out some images from the panel:

There was also a panel for collaboration between ONE PIECE and UNIQLO. They launched a new T-Shirt collection in July for the show’s 25th anniversary.

The ONE PIECE CARD GAME also got a panel. It featured an exhibition match between Shunto and Ryuhei from BE:FIRST.

The preliminary round for the One Piece Knowledge King quiz was also held. It featured a contest between top 100 contestants after an online exam, and the top 10 winners are now set to face off in the “Summit War” at Jump Festa 2025 this December.

ONE PIECE was also awarded the Guinness World Record for the most DVDs released by a serial anime TV program. The 300th DVD set was released on July 3, 2024.

In the end, the Straw Hat Pirates voice cast (excluding Franky’s voice actor, Kazuki Yao) joined the Vegapunk voice cast and had some fun with the fans.