The second day of the large-scale event, "ONE PIECE DAY '24," took place on the 11th, featuring a public recording of the Nippon Broadcasting System's radio show "Mugiwara Space" (which airs every Sunday at 1:00 AM). Voice actors from the popular series "ONE PIECE" appeared at the event.

At this stage event, the following voice actors were present: Mayumi Tanaka (Monkey D. Luffy), Kazuya Nakai (Roronoa Zoro), Akemi Okamura (Nami), Kappei Yamaguchi (Usopp), Hiroaki Hirata (Sanji), Ikue Otani (Chopper), Yuriko Yamaguchi (Nico Robin), Katsuhisa Houki (Jinbe), Yohei Tadano (Dr. Vegapunk), Shuhei Sakaguchi (Shaka), Aya Hirano (Lilith), Ryoko Shiraishi (Edison), Tokuyoshi Kawashima (Pythagoras), Kaede Hondo (Atlas), and Mutsumi Tamura (York). Unfortunately, Kazuki Yao (Franky) had to withdraw due to health reasons.

During the event, the Vegapunk team shared their personal connections with "ONE PIECE." Tadano mentioned that his daughter’s love for the series was what first drew him in. When asked about his daughter's favorite character, Tadano revealed, "It's probably Shanks." He then shared a personal story about his daughter, explaining that when he was cast as Vegapunk, she said, "Dad, there's someone who looks like you in the series." He added, "When I got this role, I knew I had to do it for my daughter's sake." Yamaguchi jokingly commented, "People say it might have been face-casting," which elicited laughter from the audience.

The microphone was then passed to Tanaka, who seemed to have missed part of the conversation. She humorously remarked, "What I'm concerned about right now is that when Yohei Tadano was asked about his favorite character, he said 'of course,' but didn’t follow it up with 'Luffy'! After 'of course,' I was expecting 'Luffy.' That's my feedback!" Tadano, playfully bowing and apologizing, brought more laughter to the venue.

The recorded session will be broadcast on the 11th and 18th.

Marking its third year, this year's event at Makuhari Messe was expanded to include two separate areas: an exhibition area and a live area. The open stage in the exhibition area featured events such as the "ONE PIECE Anime Best Scene Election" and the "UT x ONE PIECE Special Stage."

Source : ORICON NEWS