One Piece Day 2026 Brings the World Top 100 to a Two-Day Event

ONE PIECE DAY’26 returns to Makuhari Messe on August 22 and 23 with the final World Top 100 character rankings, a playable game demo, live stages, and official free streaming for fans who cannot attend in person.

One Piece Day’26 is set to turn the franchise’s annual celebration into a two-day program for both on-site visitors and viewers following from home. The official event site’s latest update, dated August 10, 2026, confirms the schedule at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, while the official stage page adds the timetable for the character ranking reveal and other live programming.

What Was Announced

The fifth ONE PIECE DAY will take place on Saturday, August 22, and Sunday, August 23, 2026. The venue is Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Halls 4–6. The first day is billed as a Premiere Eve: the merchandise area is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. JST, the exhibition area for 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and the stage program from 6:15 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.

That Saturday stage will reveal places 100 through 31 in the second global ONE PIECE character popularity poll. On Sunday, the event runs from 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. JST, with the top 30 revealed from 10:30 a.m. The Sunday schedule also includes an Elbaf arc voice-actor special stage and a live performance program featuring Aina the End, Jiko Sokudo 36 km, Hiroshi Kitadani, and Maki Otsuki, according to the official timetable.

The convention floor is designed as more than a stage show. The official site lists special exhibits connected to the WORLD TOP 100 poll, a ONE PIECE CARD GAME zone, a Bounty Rush consecutive-wins challenge, and the world’s first playable demo of the new console game ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet. The shop area will also offer event merchandise and early access to selected items.

The stage page states that the programs will be available through free live streaming. At the time of this report, the official pages make the streaming promise clear but do not establish a single globally guaranteed platform or archive window in their English-language event information. Viewers should therefore use the official stage page for the final access link when the program goes live.

Why It Matters

ONE PIECE DAY’26 places the franchise’s manga, anime, games, card game, music, and fan voting in one coordinated schedule. That structure matters because it shows how the series is being presented as a connected culture rather than as a single weekly broadcast. A fan who arrives for the WORLD TOP 100 results can also encounter a new game, a card-game activity, a live concert, and merchandise tied to the same universe.

The character ranking is the most consequential part of the weekend for many fans. Instead of treating the poll as a static online result, the event makes the ranking a live, staged reveal split across two days. The official schedule gives the lower placements their own Saturday segment and reserves Sunday for the top 30, creating a clear escalation toward the final result. That format may make the ranking feel more like a shared fan event than a routine announcement, although the official sources do not promise any particular character outcome.

The game demo is another meaningful addition. A first playable showing of ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet gives the event a concrete reason for game-focused fans to follow the floor coverage, even if they cannot travel to Japan. The official site confirms the demo’s presence, but it does not yet provide a separate international release date, platform distribution plan, or remote demo access.

Context for International Fans

The event is scheduled in Japan Standard Time. The Saturday ranking stage begins at 6:15 p.m. JST, which is 9:15 a.m. UTC, 5:15 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, and 2:15 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time on August 22. The Sunday ranking segment starts at 10:30 a.m. JST, or 1:30 a.m. UTC on August 23; that is 9:30 p.m. EDT and 6:30 p.m. PDT on August 22. The Sunday special live begins at 5:15 p.m. JST, equivalent to 8:15 a.m. UTC, 4:15 a.m. EDT, and 1:15 a.m. PDT.

For travelers, Makuhari Messe is in Chiba rather than central Tokyo, so the venue and day-specific schedule should be checked before planning a route. The official ticket page says applications for admission tickets have closed. Reserved seating and merchandise timed-ticket procedures are tied to admission tickets and account access, so an international visitor should not assume that a stage-seat application creates entry rights by itself.

For everyone else, the free stream is the most useful confirmed option. It may allow overseas fans to follow the ranking reveal and stage programs without a Japanese venue ticket, but the sources do not confirm regional restrictions, subtitles, replay availability, or whether every floor activity will be streamed. Those points remain not yet confirmed and should be checked on the official page rather than inferred from the event’s global branding.

What Happens Next

The immediate next step is the August 22 Premiere Eve, followed by the top-30 reveal and Elbaf voice-actor stage on August 23. Before each program, fans should confirm the official stage page for the live-stream destination, any time-table changes, and access conditions. The official event site also notes that information will continue to be updated, so the final viewing details may change close to showtime.

The clearest confirmed outcome to watch is the completion of the second WORLD TOP 100 ranking. The event will also provide the first public opportunity to see how ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet plays, but release timing and international availability remain separate questions that require later official announcements.

Sources

• Official ONE PIECE DAY’26 event site — current event dates, venue, exhibits, game demo, and merchandise information.
• Official ONE PIECE DAY’26 stage schedule — ranking reveal order, Sunday stage timetable, performers, and free live-stream notice.
• Official ONE PIECE DAY’26 ticket page — admission status, ticket conditions, and reserved-seat or merchandise-ticket requirements.
• ONE PIECE.com announcement for ONE PIECE DAY’26 — official event dates, Makuhari Messe venue, and the two-day WORLD TOP 100 reveal plan.

Information was checked on August 21, 2026, at 12:35 PM JST.

Editorial note: This report is based on the primary sources linked above. Availability, schedules, and announcements can change; verify the latest details with the official source.