Day 1 of Jump Festa 2024 began on December 16 at 9.30 AM JST, with several announcements made for many anime series. The announcement from Eiichiro Oda for One Piece, however, is the most eagerly awaited news for this year’s Jump Festa. Fans are anticipating One Piece’s news from Jump Festa 2024 because Oda has made several significant revelations at Jump Festa in the previous few years.
Fans are excited to hear from Oda about the next developments in the story as Egghead Island draws closer to its conclusion, with only a few days to go. Fans are eagerly awaiting new information from Oda san for this year as well, based on his announcements from previous years.
On December 17, 2023, One Piece will make its formal announcement. However, till then, Oda decided to give a gift to One Piece fans by dropping an artwork of Luffy to mark the beginning of Jump Festa 2024. Oda’s artwork for Jump Festa is a yearly tradition that is deeply loved by fans.
Eiichiro Oda’s Announcement in Jump Festa Last Year
Annually, Tokyo, Japan hosts Jump Festa, a manga and anime fan convention. Shōnen manga magazines are the main focus of Jump Festa, which is organized by Shueisha, the publisher of various Jump anthologies.
When it comes to One Piece, Eiichiro Oda has made several significant revelations during Jump Festa in recent years. Oda made a significant announcement for Jump Festa 2023. One Piece Odyssey, the Netflix live-action adaptation of the manga series, Film Red, and the manga itself were the main subjects of the message last year.
From the previous year’s message, it is evident that Oda disclosed a significant amount of intriguing information, piquing fans’ interest in this year’s Jump Festa as well. And to mark the beginning of this year’s Jump Festa Oda shared an artwork featuring the future King of the Pirates.
Eiichiro Oda Shares Luffy’s Artwork For Jump Festa 2024
Thanks to the anime adaptation, manga, and live-action series on Netflix, One Piece had one of its most successful years ever this year. With the ending of one of the biggest and most successful arcs of the series: the Wano arc, fans got to witness Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates at their best and finally becoming a Yonko officially.
Eiichiro Oda's drawing for Jump Festa 2024 #OnePiece pic.twitter.com/9Iuq7eOs4i
— Artur – Library of Ohara (@newworldartur) December 16, 2023
To carry on the yearly custom, Oda san has shared the new Luffy artwork to aid in the celebration of this year’s Jump Festa. Luffy wearing his signature straw hat was depicted in this piece of art.
2024 will be a huge year for One Piece because the show has entered its final installment saga. Jump Festa 2024 announcements will give fans a taste of what to expect in 2024 as Oda has a lot on his plate with the events of Egghead Island in the manga and anime, as well as the second season of Netflix’s popular live-action adaptation of One Piece.