One Piece Takes the Field During College Football Halftime Show: Watch

One Piece will be hitting theaters in the United States with its next big movie later this Fall, and to celebrate had a major showing during the halftime show during the University of Southern California’s opening game of the season! The college football season is now underway, and it’s right at the time where anime is gearing up for a huge new wave of its own. One Piece has a lot to celebrate this Fall in particular with the upcoming release of One Piece Film: Red, and it teamed up with the USC Spirit of Troy marching band to help hype what’s to come.

With One Piece: Red making its way to theaters in the United States sometime later this October, the University of Southern California’s Spirit of Troy marching band played One Piece hits such as  “We Are!,” “New Genesis,” and “Over The Top!” during the halftime show of the USC Trojans’ first game of the season! Thankfully Toei Animation has shared a look at what that performance looked and sounded like with a clip showing off the performance itself. You can check it out in action below from their official Twitter account: 

“We Are”, “New Genesis”, and “Over the Top” Halftime performance by the #USC Spirit of Troy marching band at the @USC_FB season opener! 🏈🥁

Tell us below if you saw the show! #onepiece #onepiecefilmred@BandaiNamcoUS @Crunchyroll pic.twitter.com/77z8BQCVNk

— Toei Animation (@ToeiAnimation) September 4, 2022

One Piece Film: Red might be working its way through theaters across Japan at the moment to become one of the biggest films in the franchise already, but Crunchyroll will be bringing the film to North America sometime this October. Directed by Code Geass franchise director Goro Taniguchi, written by One Piece: Gold writer Tsutomu Kuroiwa, and with original series creator Eiichiro Oda as creative producer, Crunchyroll teases what we can expect from One Piece Film: Red as such:

“Uta —the most beloved singer in the world. Renowned for concealing her own identity when performing, her voice has come to be described as “otherworldly.” Now, for the first time ever, Uta will reveal herself to the world at a live concert. As the venue fills with all kinds of Uta fans —excited pirates, the Navy watching closely, and the Straw Hats led by Luffy who simply came to enjoy her sonorous performance —the voice that the whole world has been waiting for is about to resound. The story begins with the shocking fact that she is Shanks’ daughter.”

What do you think of One Piece’s halftime show takeover? Which anime singles would you want to see a marching band adapt next? Let us know all of your thoughts about it in the comments! You can even reach out to me directly about all things animated and other cool stuff @Valdezology on Twitter!