One Piece Takes on Paris Olympics as Pro Athletes Channel Luffy

One Piece has made a surprising appearance at the Paris Olympics 2024 thanks to some fun shout outs to Monkey D. Luffy from some pro athletes. One Piece is currently at its biggest yet as the anime is now in celebration of its 25th anniversary milestone. This means that the franchise has been showing up in the wildest of places through the year thus far, and it’s clear that Eiichiro Oda’s original manga and anime franchise is also one step closer to taking over the world as it continues to work through its Final Saga towards its grand finale overall. 

One Piece continues to dominate the world with the newest episodes and manga chapters, and it’s clear that Luffy’s been influence all sorts of fans all over the world. This includes some of the athletes who have been competing such as Payton Otterdahl, who was representing the United States of America in the shot put and ultimately placed fourth in the world. But before doing so, Otterdahl pumped himself with Haki to be like Luffy’s Gear Fourth Boundman form. Check it out: 

Where to Watch and Read One Piece

If you wanted to go back and check out the One Piece anime from the very beginning (along with various OVAs, movies, and other specials), you can find the entire back catalog streaming with Crunchyroll with both Japanese and English language dubbed audio. The newest episodes of the anime, One Piece: Egghead Arc, are now airing weekly and are available to stream with Crunchyroll and Netflix alongside their initial release in Japan. 

If the manga is more your speed, you can also find the newest chapters of the One Piece manga (with the three most recent chapters being available for free) with Viz Media’s digital Shonen Jump library or Shueisha’s MangaPlus service if you wanted to read ahead to see what’s coming next instead. There’s also the entire back catalog of the decades long series available as well. 

There are still even more ways to enjoy One Piece outside of the anime and manga releases too such as the live-action One Piece series with Netflix, which is now in the works on Season 2 for a release in the near future. There is also a brand new anime remaking the One Piece series from the very beginning with Netflix, The One Piece.