Celebrate the 25th anniversary of One Piece with a special orchestra concert – the ONE PIECE Music Symphony! The most memorable moments of the beloved TV series will be projected on a giant screen to the sound of a 50-musician orchestra!
It is time to celebrate One Piece and its 25th anniversary in both action and emotion, with a full orchestra performing music from One Piece live on stage with the best moments from the anime projected in perfect sync on a giant screen! Relive the best moments from the Straw Hat Crew’s thrilling adventures together with the sound of the show’s most vibrant music!
This One Piece 25th anniversary world tour of the ONE PIECE Music Symphony will present a new program, featuring all the most memorable moments from TV series’ past 25 years — from the gathering of all members of the Straw Hat Crew to the most recent episodes — in a film concert with projection on a giant screen! The music program will feature fan-favorite songs, such as “We Are!,” “Sai sai saikyo!!!,” “Oitsumerareta,” and “Binks no Sake”, and a few new pieces specifically made to celebrate the occasion.
This One Piece 25th anniversary concert is scheduled to be performed worldwide, from America (Los Angeles’s Shrine Auditorium, San Francisco’s Davies Symphony Hall, Dallas’ Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center...) to Europe (London’s Eventim Apollo, Palais des Congrès in Paris, Köln Philharmonie...) to Asia (Singapore’s Esplanade Concert Hall, Seoul’s KBS Hall...). The Los Angeles and Paris concerts will also feature special appearances by composer Kohei Tanaka and singer Hiroshi Kitadani (“We Are!”, “We Go!”, “OVER THE TOP”, “Assu!”), who will perform live along with the orchestra and attend a Meet & Greet session for VIP ticket holders.
About ONE PIECE Music Symphony
Started more than 10 years ago, ONE PIECE Music Symphony is the one and only official One Piece concert, with music arranged and curated in direct collaboration with original composer Kohei Tanaka and under license from TOEI ANIMATION. 2024 will be ONE PIECE Music Symphony’s 11th year in Asia, 10th year in Europe, and 2nd year in America. The show has already sold-out some of the world’s most renowned concert venues, such as the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, the Philharmonie in Paris, and the Beijing Workers’ Stadium. It has been performed by numerous national orchestras, such as the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, the Aarhus Symfoniorkester, and for France the national orchestras of Strasbourg, Marseille and Mulhouse. With videos perfectly synchronized with the anthology soundtrack and projected onto a giant video screen in HD, action, adventure, and emotions are always on the program! Sublimated by the majestic power of a symphony orchestra of more than 50 musicians, each show is the time to enjoy the most famous music from the TV series live!
About One Piece
One Piece is animated TV series adaption of creator Eiichiro Oda’s original manga, the Guinness World Record, top-selling manga title of all time encompassing 108 volumes and more than 500 million copies in print. Produced by Toei Animation, this iconic TV series first debuted on Japanese TV in October 1999 and features pirate Monkey D. Luffy and his Straw Hat crew on their epic quest to find “The One Piece,” the legendary treasure of the former King of the Pirates, Gol D. Roger. Now more than 25 years later, the One Piece franchise encompasses 15 feature films (including the most recent movie “One Piece Film Red”), video games, home videos and an ever-growing catalog of licensed merchandise that includes accessories, toys, games, novelties, furniture, housewares, apparel and more. In the U.S., One Piece is simulcast on Crunchyroll and can also be watched on Hulu, Netflix and Tubi. For more information on One Piece, please visit toei-animation-usa.com/one-piece
About Composer Kohei Tanaka (Composer)
Japanese composer, arranger, and singer Kohei Tanaka has written the musical scores for numerous famous anime TV series, OVA’s, movies, computer games, and tokusatsu series, among them One Piece, Sakura Taisen, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, and Gunbuster! Tanaka began playing the piano at an early age. After graduating from Osaka Seiko Gakuin High School, Tanaka attended Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music for music composition, notably studying under Tomojirō Ikenouchi. Tanaka worked for three years in the advertising department of Victor Music Industries after his graduation. After that, he attended the Berkley College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, for two years and then returned to Japan to work as both a pianist and a composer.
About Hiroshi Kitadani (Singer)
Hiroshi Kitadani is a Japanese singer who primarily performs theme songs and other songs in anime. He also works behind the scenes of many songs and is a member of the JAM Project band. He is most famous for singing the popular first opening theme of One Piece, “We Are!,” as well as “We Go!” and “OVER THE TOP,” the opening of the Land of Wano arc, and most recently “Assu!” opening of the newest arc Egg Head.
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