At Jump Festa 2024, the One Piece: Eiichiro Oda’s original manga series is a staple of big announcements and news. Oda’s message was also shared on the One Piece panel at Jump Festa 2024. Here is Oda’s full message:
“Everyone who came to Jump Festa, are you having fun? this is Atarashii Gakko!’s leader assistant. Nah, It’s me, Eiichiro Oda.
So many things happened in 2023 that the year flew by in the blink of an eye. FILM RED had an encore rerelease in Japan, so thank you very much for that! And for half the year, I was giving it my all with the live-action adaptation. I even went to LA. Despite how busy I am, I nervously witnessed its release! It even reached the top of Netflix for three weeks in a row, it was a big hit!! Incredible!! This success was a result of more struggles and battles than you could imagine, so it was a massive relief for me as well.
The fact that a Japanese manga could win an “Emmy” or an “Academy Award” someday! That’d be a dream for me.
I feel like that can become reality thanks to the production team from all over the world and everyone in the cast, including Inaki-kun and Jacob-kun who showed up at Jump Festa today, who all love One Piece so much. So, hoping that these five can become Hollywood stars, let’s do our best for Season 2!!
Now then, in the anime, the Wano Country’s emotional last scene was animated, and we head to Egghead!! The anime episodes are also streaming on our Japanese YouTube channel, so please give that a watch. Next year, the anime celebrates 25 years!! We have a massive project in mind for that. It’ll be fun!!
Though, of course, I’ll keep working hard on the manga as well, but this past year, many characters have faced many events. Truly a terrifying world! If Luffy and the others can leave Egghead safely… they should be going to that island. I also considered not taking that route, but I may not be able to stop Luffy. And finally, at last, it’ll happen. The battle between that character and that character may lead to unexpected results!! Onward! To next year, alongside the 25th anniversary of the One Piece anime!! I’ll be in your care once again!!
– Eiichiro Oda.”
(Translation by Artur, Library of Ohara)
