For One Piece fans, the classic anthem of the long-running series’ first Japanese opening “WE ARE!” is sheered into your brains, and even if you’re not, as an anime fan, you’d know the tune.
To celebrate the history of the anime series, “WE ARE!” is getting reimagined for this week’s 1,000th episode, complete with wholly new animation.
A short clip of the reimagined opening was shown on Japanese TV this morning, with the above image released by the One Piece crew to announce the news.