One Piece has already had a huge year in the first half of 2026, but the franchise’s biggest event of the year is still two weeks away. Commemorating the anniversary of Eiichiro Oda’s epic manga debuting in Weekly Shonen Jump back in 1997, One Piece Day has been an official annual tradition since 2017. Think of it as a massive, dedicated pop culture convention entirely focused on the Straw Hat crew.
And now, One Piece Day returns on August 22 and 23, bringing the series’ biggest announcements and events together for one packed weekend. With the manga deep into the Elbaph Arc, the anime moving toward the same storyline, and the franchise continuing to expand outside the main series, this year’s event has plenty of ground to cover. And there is one reveal fans have been waiting months to see.
The second WORLD TOP 100 Character Popularity Poll will finally reveal its winners during the event. After fans from around the world spent months voting, the rankings will be unveiled across both days, with positions 100 through 31 revealed on Saturday before the top 30 takes the spotlight on Sunday. That alone would make the weekend worth watching, but One Piece Day 2026 also has an Elbaph Arc voice cast panel, One Piece Card Game updates, and live performances from artists including Hiroshi Kitadani and Aina The End. For a franchise this deep into its Final Saga, there is no shortage of things that could steal the show.
One Piece Day 2026 Arrives With High Expectations For Another Cinematic One Piece Announcement
Monkey D. Luffy smiling.
One Piece Day has a history of saving some of its biggest news for the stage, and this year’s event has plenty of room for another surprise. Last year’s celebration already gave fans major updates across the franchise, including the first official look at the Elbaph Arc and the Heroines anime adaptation, as well as Iñaki Godoy crashing the stage for a major Netflix season 2 update.
2026 arrives with even more projects in motion. With Netflix officially announcing that production for One Piece season 3 has fully wrapped by the end of June and is now deep in post-production, a major teaser or visual is the best bet. More importantly, this is the Alabasta Saga, which means Crocodile, Vivi, Ace, and the Baroque Works agents are about to become a much bigger part of the live-action story. One Piece Day would be a great time to finally show fans how these characters look in action, especially after months of waiting for the next season.
Grand Line · Pirate Adventure Edition The One Piece Anime Quiz
⚓CrewNakama
⚡PowersDevil Fruit
🌊ArcsAdventure
☠VillainsEnemies
🌎WorldBlue Sea
01
Monkey D. Luffy is the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates and dreams of becoming King of the Pirates. He gained his signature stretching abilities by eating a Devil Fruit as a child. What was this fruit originally believed to be called?
✓ Correct! The Gomu Gomu no Mi (Gum-Gum Fruit) was what Luffy’s Devil Fruit was believed to be — a Paramecia-type fruit that turned his body into rubber. Luffy accidentally ate it from the treasure chest of the Red Hair Pirates when he was a child in Foosha Village.
✗ That answer missed like a Gum-Gum Pistol in a storm! The answer is the Gomu Gomu no Mi. The Mera Mera no Mi is the Flame-Flame Fruit eaten by Ace, the Bara Bara no Mi is Buggy’s Chop-Chop Fruit, and the Hana Hana no Mi is Robin’s Flower-Flower Fruit.
02
The One Piece world is divided by a massive geological formation that runs around the entire globe, separating the oceans. What is this continent-like structure called?
✓ Correct! The Red Line is a massive continent that circles the globe vertically, dividing the world’s oceans into four seas: North Blue, South Blue, East Blue, and West Blue. It intersects with the Grand Line at two points, including the holy land of Mary Geoise.
✗ That answer missed like a Gum-Gum Pistol in a storm! The answer is the Red Line. The Grand Line is the ocean route where pirates compete, the Calm Belt is a windless sea surrounding it full of Sea Kings, and Reverse Mountain is the entry point to the Grand Line. The Red Line is the massive continent dividing the world.
03
In the One Piece world, there is a spiritual power that allows users to sense others’ presence, predict attacks, and even exert their willpower over others. What is this power called?
✓ Correct! Haki is a mysterious power that exists in every living being in the One Piece world. It comes in three types: Observation Haki (sensing), Armament Haki (invisible armor), and the rare Conqueror’s Haki (dominating willpower), which only one in a million people possess.
✗ That answer missed like a Gum-Gum Pistol in a storm! The answer is Haki. Chakra is the energy system from Naruto, Nen is from Hunter x Hunter, and Ki is from Dragon Ball. Haki is One Piece’s unique power system with three distinct forms: Observation, Armament, and Conqueror’s.
04
The Seven Warlords of the Sea (Shichibukai) were powerful pirates who worked for the World Government in exchange for pardons. Which of these characters was NOT one of the original Seven Warlords?
✓ Correct! Kaido was never a Warlord — he was one of the Four Emperors (Yonko), the most powerful pirates ruling the New World. Known as “the Strongest Creature in the World,” Kaido ruled over Wano Country with the Beast Pirates. Mihawk, Crocodile, and Doflamingo were all Warlords.
✗ That answer missed like a Gum-Gum Pistol in a storm! The answer is Kaido. Mihawk (the world’s greatest swordsman), Crocodile (the desert king of Alabasta), and Doflamingo (the Heavenly Demon) were all Warlords. Kaido was a Yonko — an Emperor of the Sea — a rank above the Warlords entirely.
05
The Marineford War arc is considered one of the most emotional and pivotal arcs in One Piece. Luffy desperately fought to save someone important to him from execution. Who was Luffy trying to save?
✓ Correct! Portgas D. Ace, Luffy’s sworn older brother, was captured by the Marines and sentenced to public execution at Marineford. Luffy broke into Impel Down prison and then stormed Marineford itself in a desperate attempt to save Ace, leading to one of the most heartbreaking moments in anime history.
✗ That answer missed like a Gum-Gum Pistol in a storm! The answer is Portgas D. Ace. Nico Robin was rescued during the Enies Lobby arc, Zoro is rarely in that kind of danger, and Sabo was believed dead at the time. Ace’s execution at Marineford triggered an all-out war between the Whitebeard Pirates and the Marines.
06
Roronoa Zoro is the first member to join Luffy’s crew and serves as the Straw Hats’ swordsman. He has a unique fighting style. How many swords does Zoro wield in his signature technique?
✓ Correct! Zoro is famous for his Santoryu (Three Sword Style), wielding one sword in each hand and a third in his mouth. This unique fighting style makes him one of the most distinctive swordsmen in all of anime. His dream is to become the world’s greatest swordsman by defeating Dracule Mihawk.
✗ That answer missed like a Gum-Gum Pistol in a storm! The answer is three. Zoro’s signature Santoryu (Three Sword Style) involves wielding one sword in each hand and gripping the third in his mouth. While he can fight with one or two swords, his three-sword technique is his most iconic and powerful combat form.
07
The World Government in One Piece is controlled by a mysterious group of individuals who sit at the very top of its power structure, above even the Admirals and the Fleet Admiral. What are they called?
✓ Correct! The Five Elders (Gorosei) are the highest-ranking leaders of the World Government, residing in the holy land of Mary Geoise. They command all military and political power, including the authority to order a Buster Call. Their true nature and abilities have only recently been revealed in the series.
✗ That answer missed like a Gum-Gum Pistol in a storm! The answer is the Five Elders (Gorosei). The Celestial Dragons are descendants of the founding kings but don’t rule directly, the Revolutionary Army opposes the government, and the Yonko are pirate emperors outside government control. The Gorosei sit at the absolute top.
08
It was revealed that Luffy’s Devil Fruit is not actually the Gomu Gomu no Mi, but a mythical Zoan-type fruit with a much more significant true name. What is the fruit’s real identity?
✓ Correct! The Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Sun God Nika is a Mythical Zoan-type fruit that the World Government had been hunting for 800 years. When Luffy awakened it during the Wano arc, he unlocked Gear 5 — gaining the power of “the most ridiculous ability in the world” with limitless imagination-based combat.
✗ That answer missed like a Gum-Gum Pistol in a storm! The answer is the Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Sun God Nika. The Tori Tori no Mi, Model: Phoenix belongs to Marco, the Uo Uo no Mi, Model: Seiryu was Kaido’s dragon fruit, and the Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Okuchi no Makami was Yamato’s fruit. Luffy’s true fruit is the legendary Sun God Nika.
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Are you King of the Pirates — or still swabbing the deck?
Then there is the one announcement that could completely steal the weekend: a new One Piece movie. It has been a long time since One Piece Film: Red shattered box office records in 2022. Eiichiro Oda has formally acknowledged that an untitled film project was in development during his annual Jump Festa letter, so a title reveal or first teaser would easily become one of the biggest moments of the weekend. Nothing has been confirmed yet, but that is exactly what makes One Piece Day so much fun: the announced schedule is already packed, and there is still plenty of room for Oda and the team to drop something nobody saw coming.
The Full Schedule For One Piece Day 2026 Points To Major Unannounced Reveals
The 2nd Global Character Popularity Poll “WORLD TOP 100” Results (Top 100–31)
Day 2: August 23
10:30 AM – 10:40 AM
ONE PIECE DAY’26 Opening Panel
10:40 AM – 11:40 AM
The 2nd Global Character Popularity Poll “WORLD TOP 100” Results (Top 30–1)
11:40 AM – 11:50 AM
ONE PIECE NEWS in ONE PIECE DAY’26 (Part 1)
12:30 PM – 12:40 PM
ONE PIECE NEWS in ONE PIECE DAY’26 (Part 2)
12:40 PM – 1:25 PM
ONE PIECE CARD GAME Special Panel
2:10 PM – 2:20 PM
ONE PIECE NEWS in ONE PIECE DAY’26 (Part 3)
2:20 PM – 3:15 PM
8th ONE PIECE Knowledge King Finals – Paramount War
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM
Anime ELBAPH Arc Special Voice Cast Panel
5:15 PM – 6:30 PM
ONE PIECE DAY’26 Special Live Performance & Ending
With three separate ONE PIECE news segments spread across August 23, there is clearly room for more than the announcements already listed on the schedule. The anime is the obvious one to watch. Toei Animation already made a major change this year by moving One Piece to a 26-episode seasonal format, with the Elbaph Arc beginning in April. The current run is already 16 episodes into the arc, leaving roughly 10 episodes before this broadcast block reaches its planned end and the anime enters another break.
That timing makes One Piece Day especially important. The anime is getting closer to some of the manga’s biggest Elbaph material, including the long-awaited God Valley flashback, so fans will want to know exactly how Toei plans to handle the remaining episodes and the next break. One Piece Day is the perfect place to lay out that schedule, especially with the anime now following a much more controlled release pattern.
That is what makes One Piece Day 2026 worth watching even beyond the scheduled events. The timetable already covers the biggest parts of the franchise, but those three open news segments leave plenty of room for a surprise. Whether it is a major anime announcement, an update on another One Piece project, or something nobody has seen coming, August 22 and 23 could end up being one of the biggest weekends the franchise has had all year.
Monkey D. Luffy, Roronora Zoro, Nami (One Piece), Nico Robin, Usopp (One Piece), Vinsmoke Sanji, Tony Tony Chopper, Franky (One Piece), Jimbei (One Piece)
Created by Eiichiro Oda, One Piece is a multimedia franchise that began as a manga series and follows the adventures of the Straw Hat Pirates as led by Monkey D. Luffy. Luffy, an enthusiastic pirate with a thirst for adventure, is afflicted by a mysterious curse that gives him various powers he uses to protect himself and his friends. The manga eventually gave way to the anime series, with the two being some of history’s longest-running anime and manga series. Along with over fifty video games made over the years, the series entered the live-action world with Netflix’s 2023 adaptation.
