New One Piece Spin-Off Series Announced
One Piece has more than enough teenagers running around to fill up a high school, and it seems creator Eiichiro Oda is ready to test that theory for real. Recently, word from Japan went live which confirmed a new spin-off for
One Piece is coming, and it turns out the aside will reimagine your favorite pirates as school kids.
The latest issue of Shonen Jump revealed the spin-off series was coming to print over the weekend. Very few details are known about the project right now, but fans do know it will be called
One Piece Academy.
And no, it has no relation to
My Hero Academia. The spin-off will not be a crossover so far as fans know, but it will borrow from the series’ school-centric setting.
As you can see above, the promo for
One Piece Academy has Monkey D. Luffy in a school uniform looking real proper. With his uniform button-down open, fans can see Luffy is still himself in his straw hat and ever-present sandals. If a punch from Big Mom couldn’t knock Luffy out of his shoes, then there is no way studying would do the deed.
There is no tentative release date out for the spin-off, but fans have plenty to stay busy with until then. Not only is
One Piece running its usual manga weekly, but it has its anime too. A film is also on the way, and
One Piece even sweetened the pot for fans by debuting a different spin-off based on Roronoa Zoro this month to boot.
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