Macy’s announced the 2023 Thanksgiving Day Parade will include a One Piece balloon of Luffy for the first time. It also included an initial rendering of how it will look. This will be a chibi version of Luffy that looks like he is about to use his Gum-Gum abilities to attack.
First, here’s a better look at the float from the Toei Animation social media account. It appears he’s about to use Gum-Gum Pistol in the balloon’s design.
Luffy and One Piece won’t be the only anime and game character represented in this year’s parade. The official site already confirmed some of the returning designs. The Pikachu and Eevee balloon that debuted in 2021 will be back. Goku from Dragon Ball Super will return.
Two other new balloons were confirmed. Cool Cats’ Blue Cat and Chugs and Peanuts’ Beagle Scout Snoopy will debut in 2023.
Season 1 One Piece live-action show is on Netflix, with season 2 in development. The anime is streaming on both Crunchyroll and Netflix. Viz Media handles the manga volumes outside Japan. People can see the One Piece Luffy balloon at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 23, 2023, though it’s uncertain exactly what time he will appear during the broadcast of the event.
