One Piece anime series is about to enter a new arc on April 9. Issue no.18 of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump announced the new casts for the upcoming "Whole Cake Island" arc.
The magazine also revealed a set of voice actors has already been called up specifically for the four Vinsmoke Siblings, who are going to be major players in the upcoming One Piece arc.
Voice actors for Vinsmoke Siblings, as reported by Anime News Network.
Michiko Neya (Fullmetal Alchemist's Riza Hawkeye) as Reiju
Noriaki Sugiyama (Naruto's Sasuke) as Ichiji
Atsushi Miyauchi (Eden of the East's Daiju Mononobe) as Niji
Kenjiro Tsuda (Yu-Gi-Oh!'s Seto Kaiba) as Yonji
Who are the Vinsmokes?
The Vinsmoke Family is one of the strongest clans ever introduced in the 'One Piece' universe. They are a family of underworld mercenaries who formerly conquered and ruled of East Blue. The Vinsmokes is headed by Underworld kingpin Vinsmoke Judge, the ruler of the mighty German Kingdom.
Judge has four assassin children around him: Reiju, Ichiji, Niji and Yonji. Unknown to many, he has a fifth child and his name is Sanji, who is none other than the cook of the Straw Hat Pirates.
To strengthen the Germa Kingdom's firepower as it attempts to conquer East Blue once again, Vinsmoke Judge plotted to marry off his son, Sanji, to Charlotte Pudding, the daughter of the Yonko Emperor Big Mom. Judge hopes to form a new partnership between the Vinsmoke and Big Mom pirates by essentially using his son as a sacrificial pawn.
The Sanji and Pudding's wedding ceremony will be held during Big Mom's tea party, a gathering of the sea's heavyweights. Meanwhile, Luffy and Straw Hat pirates are planning to crush the party.
The Whole Cake Island arc will premiere with the 783rd episode of the One Piece anime series, preceding the OVA 'Marine Rookie Arc' that will end this coming weekend.
