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Hiroshi Kitadaniis releasing a new album featuring covers of manyOne Piecethemes. Kitadani is the original singer for one of the most iconicOne Piecethemes,“We Are”, the first opening theme.
Official cover albums — that means, albums in which the singer (or band) gets approval from everyone who holds rights to the songs — are not that uncommon in Japan, especially when it comes to anime themes. For example, in 2023, FLOW releasedFLOW THE COVER ～NARUTO SHIBARI～, with cover versions ofmanyNarutothemes.
Kitadani’s new album is titledONE PIECE COVER SONGS ～Nakama no Shirushi～(Friends’s Mark), and is slated to debut on July 02, 2025. Furthermore, the deluxe editionwill feature artwork drawn by Eiichiro Oda himself!Check it out:
The album will include 11 songs, selected by Kitadani himself:
Hiroshi’s Kitadani And One Piece
Kitadani debuted professionally in 1994, and his collaboration with One Piece goes further than singing the first opening song for the series. He also sang “We Go!” (15th opening song),“We Can!"(19th opening song, with Kishidan),“OVER THE TOP”(22nd opening song) and"UUUUUS”(26th opening song). He also sang many versions of"We Are!“for special and other One Piece media.
He is currently part of the JAM Project, ananisongroup founded in 2000 by the late Ichiro Mizuki, with many renowned singers from the 1970s-1990s, including Hironobu Kageyama (“Cha-La-Head-Cha-La”).
One Pieceis currently streaming on Crunchyroll and Netflix.
