One Piece: Elbaph Arc Welcomes Yuichi Nakamura as Loki

#news #anime March 28, 2026

by Tamara Lazic

The upcoming One Piece: Elbaph Arc revealed a new trailer featuring the opening theme song "Luminous" by AiNA THE END ahead of the April 5 premiere date. Yuichi Nakamura is joining the cast as Loki.

AiNA THE END performed the song live at AnimeJapan 2026 One Piece stage, where the information was revealed. One Piece: Heroines special also got new information, a trailer, and some cast additions.

The ending theme song for One Piece: Elbaph Arc is "Future" by 36km. The anime has been on hiatus since last year.

The One Piece anime by Toei Animation adapts Eiichiro Oda's long-running manga, serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump. In addition to the anime adaptation, the franchise also has multiple movies, specials, OVAs, and a live-action adaptation, streaming on Netflix. WIT Studio and Netflix announced a remake of the TV anime, titled The One Piece.

Crunchyroll is streaming the anime.

Source: AnimeJapan 2026, Comic Natalie
© Eiichiro Oda / Shueisha, Toei Animation