“ONE PIECE FILM RED” grossed over 12 billion yen at the box office.　

A big hit thank-you stage greeting for the movie “ONE PEACE FILM RED” is held.

On September 1, a big hit thank-you stage greeting for “ONE PEACE FILM RED,” the new movie of the popular anime “ONE PIECE,” was held at Marunouchi TOEI in Ginza, Tokyo, where Mayumi Tanaka, voice actress playing the main character Luffy, Kaori Nazuka playing the heroine Utah, and director Goro Taniguchi expressed their gratitude.

　The greeting was planned to commemorate the film’s 10 billion yen mark in the 20 days of its release, and the back panel read “Thank you!　10 billion yen surpassed!　Thanks to all of you! on the back panel. The credit was also given under the giant illustration of Shanks by Eiichiro Oda, the original author and general producer of the film, but the reality was that the film became a huge hit at a much faster pace than that.

　When the MC announced in a loud voice, “On August 31, the film drew 8.6 million people and exceeded 12 billion yen in its 26 days of release,” Tanaka applauded the audience and said, “Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations,” followed by gratitude. I’ve already been thanked and congratulated by everyone I meet. It’s as if I’ve turned 120 years old again, and I’m celebrating my second 60th birthday. It’s really thanks to all of you,” he said, expressing his joy to the audience.

　Nazuka added, “Every time I go into the studio, I’m congratulated everywhere. I have never experienced anything like this. I am thrilled that many people in the industry are paying attention to and congratulating us.

　Director Taniguchi, on the other hand, humorously chided the film industry for its jealousy of the hitmakers, saying, “There are people who are jealous.”

　After the release of the film, Tanaka visited the movie theater to see it and said, “I thought I would go after it was open, but the theater was packed. I was so happy. It’s amazing that people are still coming to see the movie after 3 weeks. It was like I wanted to be noticed a little bit,” he said, reporting that he was able to watch the film quietly.

　It was also announced that “Volume 4 Billion “RED”, which was no longer being distributed, will be urgently reprinted and redistributed as the 4th volume’s admission present (from September 17). On the same day, it was also announced that digital contents cards and postcard sets would be distributed as admission gifts for the fifth through seventh installments of the series.