One Piece Film: Red is out now! The Straw Hat Pirates’ biggest adventure yet, which has broken numerous records to become Japan’s #1 Highest Grossing Film of the Year, is now showing in over 270 screens across the United Kingdom and Ireland, including IMAX and 4DX. To commemorate this exciting release, the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, Monkey D. Luffy himself, has arrived at King’s Cross Station in London and left behind his greatest treasure for all to see: the iconic Straw Hat given to him by Red-Haired Shanks. Head down to King’s Cross this weekend to see this giant piece of anime history – and to see One Piece Film: Red in a cinema near you!
“One Piece is deeply loved in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and rightly so,” says Andrew Partridge, CEO and Co-Founder of Anime Limited. “It’s our privilege and honour to be able to bring such an exhilarating chapter of the One Piece saga to the big screen in the biggest way possible.”
One Piece Film: Red is the franchise’s latest adventure, telling a brand-new story not found in the original manga. The franchise’s original creator Eiichiro Oda is overseeing the project as Executive Producer, and also designed the new characters introduced in this story, including Uta, the most beloved singer in the world – and the daughter of Shanks, the legendary pirate who inspired the series’ protagonist Monkey D. Luffy.
If you need a refresher, here’s the full synopsis:
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.
We’ve got another treat for you. Do you want to read One Piece? Well, you can check out the manga via Shonen JUMP where the first 3 chapters are waiting for you and they are completely free!
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One Piece Film: Red is in cinema right now in Japanese with English subtitles. You can also check out the English language dub. However, only the Japanese-language version will be shown in IMAX formats.
One Piece Film: Red is directed by Goro Taniguchi, who previously helmed One Piece: Defeat Him! The Pirate Ganzack!, the very first One Piece animation, with a screenplay by Tsutomu Kuroiwa (One Piece Film: Gold).
Have you seen One Piece Film: Red yet? Let us know in the comments and be sure to grab your tickets now before it leaves the big screen!
