#Luffy and Zoro VAs to Join One Piece Director and RogersBase for Wano Watch Party Event

Funimation and Toei Animation are teaming up for a big One Piece streaming event this April. The One Piece Wano Watch Party invites fans to watch episodes 969 and 970 of the ongoing series along with special guests and One Piece voice actors Mayumi Tanaka (Luffy) and Kazuya Nakai (Zoro), as well as director Tatsuya Nagamine. They’ll be joining hosts Justin Rojas of Toei Animation and YouTuber RogersBase for the 75-minute stream, which will coincide with the simulcast debut of episode 971.

The stream—which will include giveaways throughout—will be available on the YouTube channels for Toei Animation and Funimation. It all kicks off on Saturday, April 24 at 6:00pm Pacific Time. 

Here’s the full event breakdown:

Date:                 Saturday, April 24, 2021

Time:                U.S.& Canada: 7 pm Central / 9 pm Eastern  

International:  April 25 at 10:00am AEST Australia / 12:00pm NZST New Zealand

Duration:          1 hour 15 minutes

URL:                  Simulcast on Toei Animation’s YouTube channel and Funimation’s YouTube channel

Hosts:               Justin Rojas (Toei Animation) and Roger DiLuigi of the YouTube Channel RogersBase

Special Guest: Mayumi Tanaka (Voice of “Monkey D. Luffy”), Kazuya Nakai (Voice of “Roronoa Zoro”), and director Tatsuya Nagamine

Program:          “One Piece Wano Watch Party” featuring a live stream simulcast of episodes 969 and 970 on YouTube coinciding with the premiere of episode 971. The event will also include a pre-recorded Q&A with voice actors and director as well as promotional giveaways throughout the event                      

Source: Press release 

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