To commemorate the 20th anniversary, Shueisha has announced the sixth One Piece popularity poll in Weekly Shonen Jump’s 20th issue. The voting for the poll will begin with issue 21-22, due for April 24th release. As the issue’s numbers suggest, it will be a double issue due to Golden Week in Japan. Therefore, you can expect a hiatus on May 1.

If included, it will be the first time for the rest of the Vinsmoke family and the Charlotte family to be a part of the popularity poll. Sanji came on 4th, Jimbei ranked 35th, and Brook was on 19th in the last poll. Since their roles are quite prominent in the on-going storyline, it would be interesting to see how different the results are this time.

Much thanks to William for providing the image and Chao for the translation.

The One Piece popularity poll originally started back in 1998, and the last one was announced in 2014 and its results were published in December of the same year. For the fifth one, a 50% increase was observed in the total number of votes, with Luffy and Law securing the top two spots, respectively. Readers were able to send in their votes via voting ballots included in the Weekly Shonen Jump issue itself, as well as two ballots included in the 75th volume. To celebrate the winners’ announcement, Oda drew a special colorspread that featured the top 10 characters of the poll.

You can check out the One Piece Wiki for further information on the votes from the previous polls.

SOURCE: Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 20