ONE PIECE:"BAR Giant" at AnimeJapan!? Mayumi Tanaka, Kazuya Nakai, and Subaru Kimura promote the "Elbaf Arc" with a comedy skit, and there's even a live phone call from Yuichi Nakamura!

An event for the TV anime "ONE PIECE" (Fuji TV, Sundays at 11:15 PM), based on the popular manga by Eiichiro Oda, was held on March 28th at "AnimeJapan 2026" currently taking place at Tokyo Big Sight (Koto Ward, Tokyo). Mayumi Tanaka, who plays Monkey D. Luffy, Kazuya Nakai, who plays Roronoa Zoro, and Subaru Kimura, who plays Franky, made an appearance. The series has also been generating buzz because its new arc, "Elbaf Arc," will begin airing on April 5th, and Tanaka and the others performed a skit set in "BAR Giant" to promote the "Elbaf Arc."

In the skit, Tanaka played the assistant manager of BAR Giant, Nakai played a staff member named "Kazuko," and Kimura played a blonde bar owner. When the three dressed up appeared on stage, the audience burst into laughter and applause. After engaging in some comical banter, Tanaka and the others announced the upcoming broadcast of the "Elbaf Arc."

New information about the "Elbaf Arc" was announced on stage, revealing that voice actor Yuichi Nakamura will be voicing the new character Loki. Nakamura made a surprise appearance via live phone call and shared anecdotes about recording with Tanaka.

Information about the theme songs has also been released, revealing that singer Aina the End will perform the opening theme song "Luminous" and the rock band "Jizoku 36km" will perform the ending theme song "Sono Mirai".

"ONE PIECE" depicts the adventures of Luffy, a young man wearing a straw hat whose limbs can stretch like rubber, as he sails the high seas with his crew in pursuit of becoming the Pirate King. The manga began serialization in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha) in 1997. The comic books have sold over 600 million copies worldwide. The TV anime began airing in 1999, and in October 2024, it celebrated its 25th anniversary.