A recent video on the official One Piece channel on YouTube has given us a first look at what some of the Marine and World Government characters who will appear in One Piece Film: Red will look like. Some of the veteran members of Cipher Pol 9 were also featured.
The short clip below spotlights the new designs for Marines Momonga, Borsalino, Issho, and Sakazuki, as well as World Government members Blueno, Kalifa, and the Five Elders. Former CP9 members Blueno and Kalifa have significantly different clothes than when they were last seen in the CP9 Independent Report manga arc, despite the fact that several of the other characters seem to be relatively close to their typical looks.
Shanks, the captain of the Red Hair Pirates and one of the Four Emperors, will be the centerpiece of One Piece’s upcoming film. Shanks plays a significant role in the series’ backstory, having motivated protagonist Monkey D. Luffy to become a pirate and handed him the straw hat he currently wears.
Goro Taniguchi (Code Geass) is in charge of helming One Piece Film: Red from a screenplay penned by Kuroiwa Tsutomu. Eiichiro Oda, author of the manga, will act as producer and general supervisor.
The movie is set to be out on August 6, 2022, in Japan.
