One Piece Anime Could Go On For Another 8 Years, Says Luffy’s Voice Actress

Japanese portal Asahi posted an interview on Saturday, Jan 1, 2022, with Luffy‘s voice actress, Mayumi Tanaka, who revealed that One Piece anime will finish in 7 to eight years.

Whereas answering the query concerning the state of the One Piece story, the 66-year outdated voice actress stated that the anime has lower than 10 years left.

“I count on the anime to finish in 7-8 years. I don’t know the ending of the story both, so I need to carry on residing till the ultimate episode of the sequence. If I’m going to die on the way in which, I’m going to ask somebody who is aware of the story ending, saying, ‘Inform me what occurs on the finish. I’m gonna die now’ (laughs). By the way in which, concerning the One Piece treasure ‘One Piece’ that shall be revealed on the finish, I anticipated it to be ‘buddies’ or ‘bonds’ or one thing conceptual like that. Nonetheless, Oda stated to me, ‘It’s not like that. There’s a one piece treasure’ I’m trying ahead to the tip of what it’s like.” stated the voice actress.

Tanaka claimed that it had been troublesome for her to dedicate her voice to her character, Luffy, for therefore a few years. She injured her again whereas working on the age of 40 and puzzled how lengthy it could be earlier than the sequence ended and if she would be capable of end it.

After consulting together with her son, Tanaka determined that Goku’s voice actress from the Dragon Ball franchise, Masako Nozawa (85 years outdated), ought to voice Luffy if one thing ever occurs to her.

“Oda continues to be younger, and if it continues for a very long time, I could not be capable of end it. Once I thought of it, I grew to become anxious and consulted with Shinji Shimizu, who was the producer on the time, saying, ‘I’d die inadvertently.’ If I resolve on somebody to ‘succeed Luffy’ as a will, everybody could also be satisfied. So I requested my son, ‘Who would you suppose can be the one to switch Luffy?’ My son stated, ‘I solely have Masako Nozawa in thoughts’ (laughs). Once I advised him that once I co-starred with Masako, everybody laughed and Masako stated, ‘Mayumi, I’ll do it’ (laughs),” stated Tanaka.

Commemorating the discharge of the a centesimal compiled guide quantity of the manga, a newspaper commercial revealed a photograph of Eiichiro Oda drawing at his workspace with the phrases, “The story is within the closing stage. (物語 は 終盤 で す)” again in September 2021.

Oda beforehand stated in an interview in August 2020 that he plans to finish the story in 4 or 5 years.

The one hundred and first quantity of One Piece was launched in Japan on Friday, Dec 3, 2021.

Supply: Asahi through Somo Kudasai