The production committee of the anime feature film One Piece Film Red (directed by Goro Taniguchi) was selected for this year’s special award, which was given to those who have demonstrated outstanding achievements during the year.
As the One Piece anime franchise’s 15th feature film, One Piece Film Red was released in Japan on August 6, 2022, and ran for 177 days, grossing a huge 19.7 billion yen (153 million USD) at the domestic box office to become the top-grossing Japanese film of 2022.
On February 2, the winners of the 2023 Elan d’or Awards, selected by All Nippon Producers Association for films and television productions, new actors, and program producers, were announced.