Crunchyroll is celebrating Luffy's birthday in a big way, with some big announcements for fans of the One Piece anime – including the release date for the highly anticipated first English dub of Gear 5.
Luffy's birthday on May 5, 2024, Crunchyroll will release One Piece Season 14 Voyage 15, which includes Episodes 1062 to 1073, which of course includes “Gear 5” Episode 1071. The celebration begins live at 4pm PT, followed by several One Piece specials to be released on May 7. The announced specials are One Piece TVSP – 3D2Y, One Piece TVSP – Episode of Sabo, One Piece TVSP – Episode of Skypiea, One Piece TVSP – Heart of Gold, One Piece TVSP – Episode of East Blue and One Piece TVSP – Episode of Skypiea for fans in the United States, Canada, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Readers can check out the new official image of Season 14, Voyage 15 below.
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The official synopsis of epic episode 1071 reads: “Bouncing off the ground and becoming a giant, Luffy enjoys his new strange power while Kaido is bewildered and unable to understand it. Meanwhile, Kid, Law and Luffy's other allies continue the fight below against the flames and enemies, waiting for Luffy to emerge victorious. Fans previously got their first look at the episode at IGN Fan Fest, which can be viewed above.
One Piece's Gear 5 reveal is one of the most famous episodes in the anime
The Gear 5 episode is among the most anticipated One Piece episodes ever when it was released in English subtitles, “breaking the internet” upon its release. Crunchyroll itself called this a “Crunchyroll downfall,” with hundreds of thousands of fans tuning in to watch Luffy ascend to new heights. Luffy's birthday becomes even more special when 2024 marks the 25th anniversary of the One Piece anime; Anniversary game One Piece Odyssey just got a release date on Nintendo Switch, covering just one of many projects planned for the year.
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Crunchyroll streams One Piece in subtitled and dubbed form, describing it: “Monkey. D. Luffy refuses to let anyone or anything hinder his journey to become king of all pirates. With a course charted for the treacherous waters of the Grand Beyond, here is a captain who will never give up until he has claimed the greatest treasure on Earth: the legendary One Piece!”
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Follow the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and his pirate crew to find the greatest treasure ever left behind by the legendary Pirate, Gold Roger. The famous mysterious treasure is called “One Piece”.
Release date October 20, 1999
Creator(s). Eiichiro Oda
Cast Mayumi Tanaka, Akemi Okamura, Laurent Vernin, Tony Beck, Kazuya Nakai
Seasons 1
Studio Toei Animation
Creator Eiichiro Oda
Production company Toei Animation
Episodes 1K+
Source: Press release