One Piece episode 1031 release date, time after final Red tie-in SP broadcast

What date and time will One Piece episode 1031 release after the anime series aired another special Red movie tie-in broadcast last week?

One Piece continues to dominate the world of anime and manga, with both the Red movie breaking box office records in Japan and Eiichiro Oda’s climax of the Wanokuni Arc.

However, all eyes are now back on the main TV anime series, which took a break from the Wano storyline last weekend – much to the surprise of fans on social media.

So, what date and time will episode 1031 of the One Piece TV anime, the next chronological broadcast in the story, release around the world for online streaming?

Final One Piece film Red tie-in episode airs

On August 28^th, the next special anime episode that ties into the One Piece: Red theatrical movie premiered both domestically in Japan and internationally via Crunchyroll.

The fourth special broadcast of the current slate was titled “The Captain’s Log of the Legend! Red-Haired Shanks” and had the following plot caption:

“As the world anticipates the legendary diva Uta’s show in Elegia, the Red-Hair Pirates are making some disturbing moves. Koby remembers how Shanks ended the Paramount War at Marineford.” – One Piece E-SP4 preview, via Crunchyroll.

One Piece episode 1031 release date and time

The good news is that the One Piece anime series is set to return to its regular format and schedule this week with the premiere of episode 1031 “Nami Screams – A Deadly Death Race!”; which is set for Sunday, September 4^th domestically in Japan.

The new episode is expected to be made available to stream via Crunchyroll from the following international times, with the time zone differences meaning that US viewers get the new episode on Saturday, September 3^rd:

• Pacific Time – 7 PM (Saturday, September 3^rd)
• Eastern Time – 10 PM (Saturday, September 3^rd)
• British Time – 3 AM (Sunday, September 4^th)
• European Time – 4 AM (Sunday, September 4^th)
• India Time – 7:30 AM (Sunday, September 4^th)
• Philippine Time – 10 AM (Sunday, September 4^th)
• Australia Time – 11:30 AM (Sunday, September 4^th)

The following preview trailer has been shared by fans for the upcoming episode:

One Piece: Red box office collection

The One Piece: Red movie opened in Japanese theatres on August 6^th and has been met with an extremely positive reception from avid fans and critics alike.

On August 25^th, the production’s official Twitter page shared that more than 7.2 million people had watched the film in cinemas, exceeding 10 billion Japanese Yen at the box office.

Incredibly, that’s around $72 million and as reported by Crunchyroll, is now the highest-grossing anime film from Toei Animation.

“One Piece Film: Red is also the second-fastest film in Japan to reach the 10 billion yen milestone surpassing the mark 5 days ahead of Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away. Spirited Away once held that record for nearly two decades until Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train shattered the record in October 2020.” – Crunchyroll.

As of September 3rd, the box office collection for the film has sailed past the 12 Billion Japanese Yen milestone (around $85 million) with more than 8.6 million tickets being sold.

Manga author Eiichiro Oda would then share a special commemorative illustration on Shanks’ wanted poster in celebration of the new milestone – see below.

“Despite opening nearly a month ago, One Piece Film: Red continues to dominate the Japanese box office, with the official Twitter account for the anime film announcing tonight that it has delivered a bounty of more than 12 billion yen in a mere 26 days, being the second-fastest film to do so in Japan after Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train.” – Crunchyroll.

By Tom Llewellyn – [email protected]

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