On a special October 20 day in 1999, Luffy set sail in a barrel to look for the One Piece in the first episode of Eiichiro Oda’s epic manga series adaptation. Twenty-six years later, that journey continues every Sunday night on Japanese TV screens and through streaming services worldwide, bringing people together as the Straw Hat crew travel down The Grand Line searching for the treasure that will hopefully free the world. To celebrate the momentous occasion, the official X (formerly Twitter) account for the series released a special illustration of Gear 5 Luffy by long-time series animator Masayuki Sato, who did key animation on the original opening for the anime series as well as character designs and chief animation direction on all the movies in the ONE PIECE Film series. ONE PIECE Anime 26th Anniversary Art RELATED: ONE PIECE Heroines Anime Announced Crunchyroll currently streams the main ONE PIECE anime in both sub and dub formats, and describes the series as such: Monkey. D. Luffy refuses to let anyone or anything stand in the way of his quest to become the king of all pirates. With a course charted for the treacherous waters of the Grand Line and beyond, this is one captain who'll never give up until he's claimed the greatest treasure on Earth: the Legendary One Piece! Source: Eiichiro Oda Staff on X (formerly Twitter)
