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One Piece Film: Red Voyages Past 8 Billion at the Japanese Box Office

One Piece Film: Red

 

One Piece Film: Red continues to dominate Japanese theaters even after the holiday period, with the film passing 8 billion yen at the Japanese box office. The news was announced at a stage event for the film at Toei Maronuchi Theater last night, which saw Luffy’s voice actor Mayumi Tanaka recreate the first time we meet her character in the One Piece TV anime by jumping out of a barrel.

 

 

 

 

As of August 18, One Piece Film: Red has brought in over 8 billion yen (US$60.31 million) on the back of 5.7 million tickets sold. This continues to widen the gap between Film: Red and the previously highest-grossing anime film in the franchise, One Piece Film: Z at 6.87 billion yen back in 2012, and marks the second-fasted film in Japanese box office history to reach 8 billion yen, after Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train.

 

One Piece Film: Red english poster 

 

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One Piece Film: Red opened in Japanese theaters on August 6. Crunchyroll, who'll be releasing the film internationally across the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand sometime this fall, describes the seafaring musical adventure as such:

 

Uta —the most beloved singer in the world. Renowned for concealing her own identity when performing, her voice has come to be described as “otherworldly.” Now, for the first time ever, Uta will reveal herself to the world at a live concert. As the venue fills with all kinds of Uta fans—excited pirates, the Navy watching closely, and the Straw Hats led by Luffy who simply came to enjoy her sonorous performance—the voice that the whole world has been waiting for is about to resound. The story begins with the shocking fact that she is Shanks' daughter.

 

The One Piece TV anime is also still going strong, with over 1,000 episodes of the series streaming right here on Crunchyroll, with new episodes coming out as they air in Japan.

 

Source: Mantan Web

 

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Daryl Harding is a Senior Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram. 



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