"One Piece Music Symphony" is a concert produced by Toei Animation Europe featuring the soundtrack to the One Piece anime alongside a projection of clips from the series and movies.[1] It originally performed in Hong Kong and France in 2013 and has since played in other venues around Europe. Most of the performance featured appearances from soundtrack composer Kohei Tanaka and We Are! and We Go! singer Hiroshi Kitadani. Four concert series have taken place so far, with the last one taking place on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the One Piece anime in 2024 and 2025.
The following pieces were played at the London performance in 2015.[10] Unless otherwise stated, all pieces were composed by Kohei Tanaka.
Kaizoku-o ni narunda
Hamaguchi’s Medley - Composed by Shiro Hamaguchi (Machi e Jouriku; Kaizoku; Yatta, faishori - mezase One Piece!; Sai sai saikyo - oitsumerareta)
Fuyu ni saku kiseki no sakura
Yurusenai Yatsu to wa tatakae!
Katayoku no taka
Ihen ni kizuku
Ogon To Oden ~ We Are! Piano Version ~ TV BGM-M50
Unan to ghanzho
Dainagan kibaku!
Inochigake no last battle
Binks no sake
Intermission
We Are!
Nusumareta Going Merry Go
Iza, okanjima e!
Ore ga kiru
Z o osotta higeki
Luffy
Soshite shinsekai e
Yabo no tame no kakugo
Hirake! Otasuke box
Karakuri-jo o bukkowasu!
Aokiji kaku katakiri
Nakama no shirushi da!!
Hangeki no noroshi
We Go!
Reception[]
The London concert received positive reviews. Writing for MCM Buzz, Kay Ibrahim described the concert as "thoroughly pleasing" and that fans were "swimming in an ocean of nostalgia" during the opening pieces. Ibrahim also praised Tanaka's enthusiasm and the multiple encores, but said that there were "some missed opportunities" and pointed out that the audience was "either reluctant or embarrassed" to sing along during Bink's Sake.[6] Josh A. Stevens of Anime UK News commented that the concert was an introduction to live music for most of the audience, and described moments of the concert as "almost magical" as well as "[catching] the audience off-guard with more heart-wrenching moments". Stevens did, however, criticize the anime projection for being noticeably out of sync with the orchestra.[5] Kurunandan Jain also wrote a positive review for Japan Curiosity, calling it a "truly a magical and amazing experience" and noting that several audience members were crying during the scene of the Going Merry's funeral.[11]
