Today marks exactly 20 years since the long-running anime series One Piece first premiered on television.
This huge milestone has secured the anime’s place as one of the longest airing anime series of all time along with other immensely popular contenders like Sazae-san and Detective Conan. However, aside from gracing this special list, what makes One Piece one of the greatest anime series ever is its dedicated fan base who has been with the show since the very beginning.
From the first episode titled “The Man Who Will Become the Pirate King” to the soon-coming highly anticipated 999th episode titled “The Destiny that will protect you! Yamato and Momonosuke!“, fans have seen their favorite character Monkey D. Luffy go through various highs and lows in efforts to secure the fabled one piece to become the Pirate King, but none of these episodes will compare to the marvelousness that will be One Piece‘s 1000th episode.
Read on to learn everything there is to know about this 1000th episode so that you don’t miss a single moment of what is sure to blow your minds away.
One Piece set to release its 1000th episode on Funimation
Get ready to mark your calendars because the 1000th episode is slated to debut on Funimation next month on Nov. 20! On this date, fans can finally feast their eyes on this legendary episode, but they may have to wait too long to know many more exciting things about the upcoming release including the official cast list.
You can count on your favorite OG voice actors and actresses to return to bring this action-packed story to life! The actors for the 1000th episode are as followed:
- Kazuya Nakai/Christopher R. Sabat as Roronoa Zoro
- Akemi Okamura/Luci Christian as Nami
- Kappei Yamaguchi/Sonny Strait as Usopp
- Hiroaki Hirata/Eric Vale as Vinsmoke Sanji
- Ikue Otani/Brina Palencia as Tony Tony Chopper
- Yuriko Yamaguchi/Stephanie Young as Nico Robin
And, of course, you can expect none other than Colleen Clinkenbeard and Mayumi Tanaka to return to voice our lead protagonist, Monkey D. Luffy! Check out Tanaka and the rest of this amazing voice cast in the official teaser for the anticipated episode down below.
Now that you know everything there is to know about this upcoming release, all that’s left to do is wait patiently for this 1000th episode where Monkey D. Luffy’s amazing journey to becoming the Pirate King continues.
In the meantime, be sure to watch previous episodes of One Piece currenrly streaming on Funimation so that you are all caught up before the exciting premiere.
Visit Funimation for more information about One Piece‘s 1000th episode celebration as well as how you can get involved in this huge milestone!
One Piece to release 1000th episode on November 20!
Source: Pinoy White Knights
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