The Company Toei animation announced that it has launched a channel on the popular ad-supported streaming platform, Pluto TV, exclusively dedicated to the animated adaptation of the manga, written by and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda, One piece. Like the other streaming channels on the popular platform, the channel offers a linear 24-hour transmission (traditional TV format) of episodes in Japanese with English subtitles.

This is the first time this franchise has been featured in this format as it was previously only available for simulcasts or services from Video on request. For his part, Eiichiro Oda publishes the manga in the magazine Weekly shonen jump from the publisher Shueisha since July 1997. The franchise has inspired several adaptations to other media, the most important being the anime, which has aired since October 1999 and which the studios are responsible for producing. Toei animation since then.

One Piece Synopsis

The story revolves around Monkey D. Luffy, a young pirate who dares to venture into the East Blue Ocean to find the “One Piece”, the most important hidden treasure for pirates, because whoever finds it becomes the king of the pirates

Luffy will start his own group known as the Straw Hat Pirates, while also recruiting new members to meet enemies, criminal organizations, revolutionaries and the world government itself.

Source: Official Twitter account

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