24 Aug – Were you one of the fans who were present at the "One Piece" gathering held by Golden Village (GV) recently? A cosplay event, where fans of the "One Piece" franchise were invited to come dressed as their favourite characters, was held at GV Plaza on 19 August. A total of 221 people attended the event, with 179 of them dressed as Luffy, Nami, Law Trafalgar, Sabo and more.
Also part of the event was a screening of "One Piece Film Gold". The thirteenth and latest movie in the franchise was a big success in its homeland, Japan. 1.7 million tickets were sold in just nine days in the country, beating the ticket sales of Hollywood movies. It has also been screened in more than 740 cinemas, the biggest for any Japanese movie to date.