One Piece season 8! Yes, you heard it right! FUNimation’s home video release slate for the month of May has confirmed the release of the first voyage of One Piece season 8, and the long-awaited English dub debut of the Marineford arc.

One Piece season 8 voyage 1 will be available for purchase starting Tuesday, May 31. It will be the first English dubbed set of the Marineford arc, and it will cover from episodes 457: “A Special Retrospective Before Marineford! The Vow of the Brotherhood!” to 468: “Hard Battles, One After Another! Devil Fruit Eaters vs. Devil Fruit Eaters!” No further information, including the special features, is known at the moment.

Summary:

With the tides turned against him, Luffy’s prison break becomes a race to save Ace! Fresh off their daring escape from the underwater prison Impel Down, Monkey D. Luffy and his band of Buggy-obsessed escapees set out to rescue Ace from being executed by the World Government. Just one problem—he’s being held at Marineford, the Navy’s most heavily guarded headquarters with a reputation for being impenetrable! With only three hours to spare before the execution, Luffy finds himself blocked out by the large gates surrounding the base. As the legendary pirate Whitebeard and his crew declare war on the marines, the three admirals, backed by the Seven Warlords of the Sea, vow to carry out Ace’s sentence no matter what. After a shocking family secret whips the crowd into a frenzy, the stakes grow even higher — meaning Luffy will have to get creative if he intends to stand a chance against the titanic forces standing in his way. Don’t miss the thrilling adventure in season 8 of One Piece!

So, there you go! Don’t forget to pick your copy of One Piece season 8, as soon as it becomes available in your territory. Interestingly enough, the North American release of One Piece: Burning Blood is also scheduled for May 31. Lastly, the final set of One Piece season 7 is scheduled to release on April 26.

SOURCE: One Piece season 8 voyage 1 (FUNimation shop)