During ONE PIECE DAY ’25 over the weekend, ONE PIECE in LOVE revealed a new anime episode and teased the appearance of Loki. In addition, the episode also features Hiroshi Kitadani, known for performing many theme songs for the anime including the iconic “We Are!,” making his debut as a voice actor.
Originally created by Daiki Ihara, ONE PIECE in Love launched digitally on the Shonen Jump+ platform in June 2018, re-imagining the world of ONE PIECE through the lens of high school life and focusing on a group of teenagers who share names with the Straw Hat Pirates.
The manga had gone on hiatus November 2021, when Ihara paused the series to focus on other projects, including Protect Me, Shugomaru! and Yokai Buster Murakami. While Ihara had initially planned to conclude the series, encouragement from the Jump editorial team led to a return on April 10, 2025 alongside its anime adaptation.
You can watch the new ONE PIECE in LOVE episode below, featuring an animated version of Loki appearing as a silhouette.
Besides the episode, ONE PIECE DAY ’25 brought several other updates for the franchise. They included an anime adaptation for the One Piece: Heroines novel focusing on the female protagonists, Five Elders artwork by the JUJUTSU KAISEN creator Akutami Gege, and the first trailer for the ONE PIECE live-action’s Season 2.
Source: ONE PIECE Official YouTube
© Daiki Ihara, Eiichiro Oda / Shueisha, Toei Animation
