so I attended the OnePiece Season 2 premiere last night (Thursday).
LA was the 2nd stop
It was so much fun getting to see the first episode of Season 2 on the big screen + a bonus extended teaser for Season 2 after! The hype is real, the cast is great, the live-action series delivers! March 10th can't get here soon enough! I won't give any spoilers, but OnePiece fans will be satisfied & clamoring for more!
Here are a bunch of photos from the premiere
FREE Popcorn in fancy boxes. FREE soda & water was also provided (not themed). Sadly no devil fruit treats.
THE STRAW HAT CREW!!!
I got to say hi to Inaki (Luffy) as he was leaving the theatre (should've asked for a pic) & also got to say hi to Taz (Sanji), ALMOST got a pic with him but he got swarmed by fans. *sigh*
After the premiere, everyone left the theatre building to get photos on the red ("East Blue") carpet with three photo-ops
The OnePiece "Hollywood" sign & pirate walk of fame
Chopper is feeling the cold with this photo-op
And of course... the iconic "Going Merry" ship
Lastly we got free swag in the form of Luffy's iconic hat along with an exclusive Luffy action figure with a Wanted poster as seen in the series
STORY TIME:
So the best thing happened when I was in the theatre lobby. I noticed someone that looked familiar, so I went up to him & said "hi". Sure enough IT WAS IAN OUSLEY, aka "Sokka" from the Netflix live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender! He was so nice & I was able to get a photo with him! He said they haven't seen any of Avatar season 2 (yet), but hopefully Netflix does a premiere event for it. Ended up running into him again before the screening, we both did a snack run haha.
Anyway, back to OnePiece....
FIRST TWO EPISODES ON THE BIG SCREEN! Trust me, it is worth it! The production quality is insanely good!