The One Piece franchise formally introduced that famend voice actor Kenjiro Tsuda will voice Figarland Shamrock, the dual brother of Shanks and commander of the Knights of Gods, in a brand new promotional video commemorating the discharge of the manga’s 113th quantity.
The PV was unveiled via the sequence’ official X account, forward of the manga quantity’s launch on Nov. 4 in Japan.
The video opens with Shanks (voiced by Shuichi Ikeda) earlier than introducing Shamrock, who declares, “That pirate is my long-lost twin brother,” adopted by the road, “The soldiers of Elbaf will quickly be introduced underneath the command of the World Authorities.”
This marks Tsuda’s third function inside the One Piece universe. Along with voicing Figarland Shamrock, he beforehand portrayed Yonji, the fourth son of the Vinsmoke household from the Germa Kingdom, and Gordon, the previous king of the Elegia Kingdom and the foster mother or father of Uta in One Piece Movie Pink.
Curiously, Shuichi Ikeda supplied the voice for Shamrock’s first look within the anime, in episode 887, although the existence of Shanks’ twin brother was unknown at the moment. On this episode, Shamrock goes to fulfill the Gorosei, although, on the time the episode aired, followers have been led to consider that it was Shanks who did the deed.
The One Piece anime’s Elbaf arc will start in April 2026, following the conclusion of the Egghead arc, which is able to finish in December 2025. After the present arc concludes, the anime will take a three-month manufacturing hiatus from January to March 2026.
Starting in 2026, One Piece will undertake a two split-cour format, airing a most of 26 episodes per 12 months as a substitute of steady weekly broadcasts. The Elbaf arc, which is able to run for 2 cours, would be the first to comply with this new construction.
In line with Toei Animation, the manufacturing change is a deliberate effort to boost high quality, permitting future episodes to “incorporate extra content material, tempo, and pacing of the manga.”
Supply: Oricon
