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With Dragon Ball Z Kai sadly finishing up its run on Cartoon Network's Toonami programming block, viewers have been wondering for some time now about what might happen with the time slot. While it was speculated that Kai might begin to loop and start again, it seems that Cartoon Network has other plans -- specifically, for One Pieceanime fans.

Previously, the Cn News/Schedules account on X (formerly Twitter) had reported that Dragon Ball Z Kai would be looping back to episode one, hinting at Toonami only having the rights to the first 47 episodes of Kai. However, it seems plans have changed, with the same account reporting that the scheduling changes have gone in a different direction. The scheduling change was also backed up by an Adult Swim news X account, as seen below.

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Toei Animation's popular One Piece anime series has revealed an official first look at its Los Angeles Lakers merchandise, exclusive to its upcoming crossover event this February.

Via a press release, fans got their first look at the upcoming merchandise for the highly anticipated One Piece x Los Angeles Lakers NBA crossover night on Feb. 28, 2025. Those in attendance will receive a limited-edition Lakers x One Piece t-shirt and a poster featuring newly revealed artwork of the beloved Straw Hat Pirates in Lakers’ purple and gold. Further experiences include a One Piece Bounty Rush photo op via the booth on the main concourse inside Crypto.com Arena. Readers can check out the merch, more information, and the first look at the full One Piece x L.A. Lakers collaboration visual below.

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Toei Animation's One Piece anime series returns to the Boston Red Sox's Fenway Park for another crossover night, promising cosplay, experiences and limited-edition merchandise this coming May.

Via a press release, Toei Animation and the Boston Red Sox are reuniting for "Boston Red Sox x One Piece Theme Day," following the success of the first crossover last August. The event takes place on Saturday, May 3, against the team's game vs. the Minnesota Twins. The event also represents just one of the many upcoming collaborations with some of MLB's top teams. Readers can check out the new graphics and information about the Boston Red Sox x One Piece Theme Day below.

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One Piece character designer Keisuke Mori once felt that One Piece's 25th-anniversary TV special would fail to appeal to anyone but hardcore fans.

In October 2024, Toei Animation released One Piece Fan Letter -- a one-off TV special that looks at the life and the adventures of the Straw Hats through the eyes of various side characters. Because of the episode's unique narrative structure, a few major staff members, including animation director and character designer Keisuke Mori, were initially fearful that it would not be accepted by anime fans.

Anime News Network recently shared a translated version of NewType's joint interview with Mori, One Piece Fan Letter director Megumi Ishitani and screenwriter Momoka Toyoda. Here, they opened up about the creative process behind developing the special, which has become extremely popular with One Piece fans. "After it aired, people were saying things like, 'I want to go back and read the original.' And that made me so happy. I feel so relieved now," Ishitani stated. The idea for Fan Letter originated from Tomohito Ohsaki's light novel,...

Throughout the history of anime, there have been many villains who strike fear in the hearts of their enemies. From all-powerful figures like Death Note's Ryuk to tyrannical rulers like Dragon Ball Z's Frieza, there's no shortage of terrifying characters to sift through in the medium's history.

However, while powerful villains will probably be a defining trait of the anime medium for the foreseeable future, plenty of weaker antagonists also pose a threat to the heroes of their respective series. Whether through trickery, blatant manipulation, or some other mechanism, these weak villains are still extremely dangerous to the average do-gooder.

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Few anime series have more memorable antagonists than Akira Toriyama's legendary franchise, Dragon Ball Z. Goku and the Z Fighters trade blows with numerous villains during the series, and although Captain Ginyu...

Best known for his successful five-part “Battle Without Honor and Humanity” or “The Yakuza Papers” film series from 1973 to 1974 directed by Kinji Fukasaku in which he played the real-life gangster Shozo Hirono, Bunta Sugawara is certainly no stranger when it comes to yakuza films. Nevertheless, inspired by Raoul Walsh’s gangster film “White Heat” (1949) starring James Cagney, Sugawara and Toei Company came up with their very own machine-gun blazing Japanese version in 1976.

During one rainy night, three gangsters wearing monster masks steal a bag of drugs worth one and a half million yen from some members of the Mutsumi Clan after gunning them down. While making their getaway, gang leader Ryuta Yabuki (Bunta Sugarwara) kills one of his masked partners because of his injury. Interestingly, the remaining member, a female driver, turns out to be his own mother, Masa (Aiko Mimasu). After hiding their loot in a sewer, the pair...