A train decorated with characters of popular manga 'One Piece' departs at the JR Sendai Station on July 23, 2016 in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. (Photo : Getty Images/The Asahi Shimbun)
The Navy Rookies filler arc will start in episode 780 titled "A Hungry Front! Luffy and the Navy Rookies!," which will be released on March 19. It will continue in episode 781 titled "The Persistent Trio- The Great Pursuit for the Straw Hats!," which will be released on March 26.
The Straw Hats will struggle with their food rations in "The Persistent Trio- The Great Pursuit for the Straw Hats!," which was written by Tomohiro Nakayama. Midori Matsuda was the animation director with Yoshihiro Ueda, who did the storyboard, as the episode director.
The Navy Rookies filler arc will end in episode 782 titled "Fist of the Devil- Showdown! Luffy VS Grant," which will be released on April 2. It has yet to be confirmed whether or not a new opening theme will be introduced in this arc.
Before entering Big Mom's territory, the Straw Hat Pirates made an additional stop in the "One Piece" anime. This is different from the events of the manga.
Fans predict that Luffy and his team will deal with Germa 66 in "The Persistent Trio- The Great Pursuit for the Straw Hats!" Also known as the Warmongers, the military branch of the Germa Kingdom and an Underworld mercenary force commanded by the Vinsmoke Family have aligned with the Big Mom Pirates.
At this point, Luffy is said to be in need of medical attention after eating the skin of a big fish he just caught. The skin was not meant to be eaten but Luffy was very hungry and they were running out of food so he ate the right away after catching it, according to predictions.
Luffy and his team will be glad to see a Germa 66 ship from afar, predictions claim. However, what they are not sure of is whether or not the ship will give them help or danger, according to the predictions.
Meanwhile, Japan's ambassador to Israel Koji Tomita, 59, attended Harucon 2017 cosplaying as Luffy on March 12, Sunday, NHK reported. Also present during Harucon 2017 were Toshio Furukawa, 70, who voiced Portgas D. Ace in "One Piece," and Shino Kakinuma, 51, who voiced Videl in "Dragon Ball Kai."
Tomita said he was very embarrassed wearing a suit in Harucon 2016, Asahi Shimbun quoted him as saying. He invited the audience to visit Japan if they want to know more about the country.
Here is a "One Piece" episode 779 review:
