The staff behind the One Piece franchise has revealed the results of the 2nd Global Popularity Poll. As the name implies, the poll features votes from all around the world.
The results are as follows:
- Monkey D.Luffy
- Roronoa Zoro
- Sanji
- Nami
- Trafalgar Law (Trafalgar D. Water Law)
- Nico Robin
- Portgas D. Ace
- Shanks
- Uta
- Tony Tony Chopper
- Boa Hancock
- Rocks D. Xebec
- Donquixote Rosinante (Corazon)
- Sabo
- Chrocodile (Mr. 0)
- Usopp
- Yamato
- Perona
- Rob Lucci
- Brook
Recently, Netflix announced that Wit Studio’s upcoming The One Piece anime remake will premiere in February 2027. There will be 7 episodes of The One Piece dropping all at once on Netflix with roughly 300 minutes of content when it premieres, and a new key visual was revealed. Masashi Koizuka directs the anime at Wit Studio, and Hideaki Abe is the assistant director. Kyoji Asano and Takatoshi Honda are the character designers and chief animation directors. Yasuhiro Kajino is in charge of image board and creature design, and Eri Taguchi is in charge of prop design. Taku Kishimoto is in charge of series scripts, Ken Imaizumi and Shuhei Fukuda is the action animator, Tomonori Kuroda is the art director, and Ryōma Kawamura is the animation producer.
Before the remake premieres, Toei Animation is airing the One Piece Elbaph Arc anime on Fuji TV. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime outside Japan. Ryūta Koike is producing the anime series with returning staff at Toei Animation. The cast includes:
- Mayumi Tanaka as Monkey D. Luffy
- Akemi Okamura as Nami
- Chō as Brook
- Hiroaki Hirata as Sanji
- Ikue Ōtani as Tony Tony Chopper
- Kappei Yamaguchi as Usopp
- Katsuhisa Hōki as Jimbei
- Kazuya Nakai as Roronoa Zoro
- Subaru Kimura as Franky
- Yuriko Yamaguchi as Nico Robin
- Ayane Sakura as Gerd
- Ryōta Takeuchi as Road
- Yūichi Nakamura as Loki
Lastly, the One Piece manga has been serialized since July 1997. Fans can read the manga weekly on VIZ Media and Manga Plus in English.