The annual flagship convention ONE PIECE DAY '26 concluded its two-day run at Makuhari Messe, highlighting major milestones for Eiichiro Oda's monumental franchise. This fifth edition celebrated the manga surpassing 600 million copies in global circulation, anchoring the event around the final reveal of the second global character popularity poll, WORLD TOP 100.
Global Popularity Crowns
With more than 13 million votes cast across 1,567 characters globally, the poll crowned its winner across a multi-stage broadcast. Original creator Eiichiro Oda will draw special illustrations for the top 30 characters, set to feature as a three-issue connected poster in Weekly Shonen Jump starting this December.
- 1st Place: Monkey D. Luffy (retaining his championship title)
- 2nd Place: Roronoa Zoro
- 3rd Place: Sanji
Stage Highlights & Teasers
The anime panel featured a live dubbing session for the Elbaf Arc, where Shuichi Ikeda (voice of Shanks) made a surprise appearance on stage alongside Kenjiro Tsuda (voice of Saint Shamrock). Musical headliners including Aina The End, Hiroshi Kitadani, and Maki Otsuki performed iconic themes to close out the primary stage program.
As the event concluded, post-show monitor reveals teased major upcoming franchise developments, including fresh cast reveals for Season 2 of Netflix's live-action adaptation, an upcoming NIKE collaboration, and confirmation that a new theatrical ONE PIECE anime film has been greenlit.
