ยฉEiichiro Oda/Shueisha, Toei Animation.
ยฉEiichiro Oda/Shueisha, Toei Animation.

Toei Animation & Crunchyroll Bring San Diego Comic-Con “One Piece” Experience

By: Robert Prentice

TOEI ANIMATION AND CRUNCHYROLL BRING SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME โ€œONE PIECEโ€ EXPERIENCE

The One Piece 25th Anniversary: Symphonic Voyage Performed by the San Diego Philharmonic Orchestra Celebrates the Global Hit Animeย  from Toei Animationย 

Culver City, California โ€“ Toei Animation and Crunchyroll are teaming up at this yearโ€™s San Diego Comic-Con to bring fans a mix of immersive One Piece activations that feature the showcase event, the One Piece 25th Anniversary: Symphonic Voyage. Produced specially for San Diego Comic Con 2024, the One Piece 25th Anniversary: Symphonic Voyage is a live outdoor concert experience celebrating Toei Animationโ€™s worldwide hit series One Piece as part of the franchiseโ€™s global 25th-anniversary celebration. This once-in-a-lifetime One Piece experience will be performed by the San Diego Symphony at the iconic The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park and is free with open limited seating, on a first-come, first-served basis, to all San Diego Comic-Con badge holders.

Setting sail at on Saturday, July 27 at 7:00 pm, the One Piece 25th Anniversary: Symphonic Voyage with the 40+ piece San Diego Symphony will transport concertgoers on a 90-minute long immersive voyage combining emotional soundscapes and aerial pyrotechnics based on some of the most memorable moments from One Piece, the epic series created by Eiichiro Oda and produced by Toei Animation โ€“ now animeโ€™s longest running global phenomenon.

From 5:00 PM until an hour after the concert, attendees are invited to enjoy an assortment of activations that will deepen their love for One Piece with some of their most favorite Straw Hats! Take on the Gum-Gum Punch Challenge with Luffy, snap a photo with Nami, and tickle the ivories with Brook and his piano!

Doors open at 5:00 PM, but all San Diego Comic-Con badge holders are welcome to line up at The Rady Shell starting at 4:00 PM on Saturday. Please be on the lookout for Toei Animation and Crunchyroll team members as well as signage at the Rady Shell for directions to the general admission line.

Plus, all weekend long from July 25 โ€“ 28 inside the San Diego Convention Center, X marks the spot for would-be-pirates at both the Toei Animation (#3635) and Crunchyroll (#4135) booths. Fans can check out exclusive in-booth One Piece programming and merchandise including a DIM MAK X ONE PIECE pop-up shop (#3635) and podcast stage (#4135). Step aboard the deck of a pirate ship and adventure across seascapes from the seriesโ€”from Alabasta to Egghead Island and beyond!

One Piece 25th Anniversary: Symphonic Voyage

Saturday, July 27, 2024

The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park

  • 4:00 PM Line Starts
  • 5:00 PM Doors Open
  • 7:00 PM Concert Starts
  • 8:30 PM Concert Ends
  • 9:30 PM Venue Closes

For those who cannot attend San Diego Comic Con, please check out both Toei Animation on its X, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube Channel and Crunchyroll on its X, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube Channel for updates offering fans all the greatest highlights.