“Incoming madness”: Despite Initial Backlash, One Piece’s Latest Opening has Stolen the Fans’ Hearts with Stunning Visuals

One Piece's 26th Opening Song is refreshing to the eyes as well as the ears.

"Incoming madness": Despite Initial Backlash, One Piece's Latest Opening has Stolen the Fans' Hearts with Stunning Visuals

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  • The latest One Piece Opening Song for the Egghead Island arc has made the fans go crazy over the visuals and the song is sung by Hiroshi Kitadani.
  • Initially, the song was not so well received, but after the visuals was released, it slowly grew upon people.
  • The One Piece fandom took social media by storm to express their appreciation and shower the new opening with love.
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The New Year brings new joy to anime fans, especially those who love One Piece. One Piece will begin the Egghead Island arc on January 7, 2024. The arc will be one of the series’ most influential arcs as it will answer several mysteries. The fans are excited and are waiting for the arc to begin. But before the arc, another thing has become popular among the fans.

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The One Piece fandom has loved the opening song of the Egghead Island arc. Even though there were some negative reviews, it slowly grew upon them. The 26th Opening Song of One Piece, “A-su!” was sung by Hiroshi Kitadani. Since the song aired, the fans used social media to express how great the song was and kept on posting about it.

The New One Piece Opening Song is Pretty Vibrant

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One Piece Egghead Arc Poster

“A-su!” by Hiroshi Kitadani is the 26th Opening Song of One Piece. The song is pretty refreshing and has a vibrant and colorful video to match its vibe. It showed how the dress code of the Strawhat Pirates changed over the years. The Egghead Island is Dr. Vegapunk’s territory, and likewise, the Strawhats will have a dress code with scientific technologies. It also hinted at a few important moments of the arc featuring Trafalgar D. Water Law, Eustass Kidd, and Koby. The visuals have stolen the fans’ hearts and they have started to expect more from the upcoming visuals of the new arc.

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One Piece has always produced great songs like Memories and We Are, so the new one has also created a lot of hype. The new opening song is 1 minute and 26 seconds long. It is a blend of adventure, technology, fun, sadness, seriousness, and every other emotion known. The only word that comes to mind is ‘madness.’ Hiroshi Kitadani has previously worked with One Piece and sang the iconic songs ‘We Are!’ and’ We Go. ‘ As a result, people are pretty excited about “A-su!” and appreciate the visuals through social media posts.

Fans React To New One Piece Opening Song

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Dr. Vegapunk and his counterparts

The fans have gone wild after listening to “A-su!” by Hiroshi Kitadani. After the initial backlash, the fans started to vibe with the song. The 55-year-old singer is a legend for the One Piece fandom, and they could not help themselves from showering love for the new arc and opening song on social media. One of the X (formerly Twitter) users said that the final arc will be full of madness.

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Another wrote that it is the prettiest opening song that One Piece has ever had.

 

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One comment said that the song has FLCL fluidity, making it more likable.

 

The appreciation did not end, and most people supported it.

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But the most common thing that filled the social media was that it was ‘Peak Piece.’

 

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One Piece

It is often seen that the arc is so long that the opening song is changed between the arcs. But with this kind of popularity, it looks like it will stay until the end of the Egghead Island arc. One Piece is considered legendary because of the plot and everything surrounding it. They proved it once again with their new opening song.

Priyanko Chakraborty

Written by Priyanko Chakraborty

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Priyanko is a Content Writer at FandomWire, and specializes in anime. He is currently pursuing his Master's Degree in Economics. Priyanko has previously worked as a content writing intern. He spends half of his day writing on anime, and the other half watching it.