One Piece Fest is taking place in the US for the first time ever in August 2026

One piece Fans have a lot to look forward to in the next few months and frankly years to come. As the original manga builds to a climax and prepares everyone for a massive, suspenseful war, fans in the US will also be able to enjoy the series in a whole new way.

For a long time, the best immersive experiences and celebrations for Japanese franchises remained limited to local events in Japan. But at least for One piecethose days are now gone as Toei brings a brand new experience to fans in North America.

One Piece Fest is coming to LA in 2026

According to the official website, the first-ever North American One Piece Fest will be held at Cosm Los Angeles on the 25th-26th. August 2026 (Tuesday and Wednesday). While the event is still a few months away, fans can try to get a chance to purchase advanced tickets by entering the ticket lottery until May 14 (11:59 p.m. ET). Lucky and selected fans will be notified by email on May 21st with more details and only 7,000 fans will be able to join the event.

Toei will likely announce more details regarding everything that fans will be able to enjoy at this celebration, but the company has already said that there will be exclusive merchandise, special panels, live performances, activations, and perhaps most excitingly, an exclusive, immersive Elbaph experience.

Besides Elbaph, the official site also lists themed areas for other locations such as East Blue, Alabasta, Impel Down, Amazon Lily, Egghead… every major island from every major arc of the series seems to be a part of the show.

Due to the scale, there may be some special announcements during the event. Therefore, it would not be surprising if the new trailer for One piece (anime remake) is revealed during a special celebration, or even a sneak peek at the second pitch of the Elbaph arc. Similar events often happen in Japan, but this is the first time Toei is bringing something like this to the US.

One Piece Anime Already covering the Elbaph Arc

From One piece returned in April, the anime began adapting the Elbaph arc, which appears to be part of the manga. This arc features many characters solving several mysteries while raising others, such as Shamrock, Shanks' brother, and Ima, who, despite being introduced in earlier arcs, is now developing more.

As for the manga, things are getting more exciting than ever, with Eiichiro Oda clearly setting things up for the upcoming Final War. Since Imu descended on Elbaph, new powers have been introduced, such as Omen (or Maki), which seems to be almost the opposite of Haki. At this point, Imu is clearly no match for the Straw Hats, but he'll probably either retreat or force Luffy to retreat.

The Elbaph arc defines alliances and showcases forces; While it could be immediately followed by war, it's still possible that we'll get another arc before this long-awaited event that will make Summit War look like child's play while redefining the future and political order of the world in One piece.

One piece

Release date

October 20, 1999

Network

Fuji TV

directors

Hiroaki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Itō, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko Ikeda, Ryota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kakudou, Takahiro Imayomura, Yashiôhiro Mayuū Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou

Writers

Jin Tanaka, Akiko Inoue, Junki Takegami, Shinzo Fujita, Shouji Yonemura, Yoshiyuki Suga, Atsuhiro Tomioka, Hirohiko Uesaka, Michiru Shimada, Isao Murayama, Takuya Masumoto, Yoichi Takahashi, Momoka Toyoda

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  Mayumi Tanaka

  Monkey D. Luffy (voice)

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  Kazuya Nakai

  Roronoa Zoro (voice)