For the Japanese box office, 2022 was the year of One Piece or more specifically, the year of One Piece Film Red’s Uta. The anime film’s historic run started on August 6, 2022, and continues to this day in Japan but that will soon be coming to an end. The official Twitter account for One Piece Film Red announced that the anime film will officially be leaving theaters in Japan on January 29, 2023.

Be warned that the announcement video contains major spoilers for the film and manga:

While this means the theatrical run of the film will effectively be over in Japan, smaller independent theaters may continue to show the film though box office tracking will continue to cease until any major updates occur.

Current records held by One Piece Film Red includes: the highest-grossing film in Japan in 2022, the fifth highest-grossing anime film of all time worldwide, the sixth-highest-grossing anime film of all time in Japan, the ninth-highest-grossing film of all time in Japan, the highest-grossing Toei Animation and One Piece title of all time, the 12th most attended film of all time in Japan, the (tied) ninth most consecutive weekends in the Japanese top 10 at 20 weeks. 

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One Piece Film Red opened in Japanese theaters on August 6 with 18.78 billion yen (US$134.04 million) made at the box office up to December 25. Crunchyroll released the film in English-speaking countries last November, starting with Australia and New Zealand on November 3 then followed by the United States and Canada on November 4. Crunchyroll describes the seafaring musical adventure as such:

Uta—the most beloved singer in the world whose voice has been described as “otherworldly”—is renowned for concealing her own identity when performing. Now, for the first time ever, she will reveal herself to the world at a live concert.

With the Navy watching closely, the venue fills with Uta’s fans—including excited pirates and the Straw Hats led by Luffy, who simply came to enjoy her sonorous performance—all eagerly awaiting the voice that the whole world has been waiting for to resound. The story begins with the shocking revelation that she is the enigmatic Shanks’ daughter.

The One Piece TV anime is also still going strong, with over 1,000 episodes of the series streaming right here on Crunchyroll and new episodes coming out each week as they air in Japan.

Source: One Piece film on Twitter

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Daryl Harding is a Senior Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.