Each season we announce a slew of changes, guests, and other website-related announcements for the coming months. In just the last few weeks we’ve brought out a lot of surprises we had in store, but the fun is just beginning.

We begin next week with our third appearance at Anime USA in Arlington, Virginia and our first convention panel since AnimeNEXT back in June. Our panel will be Saturday, November 19th at 4:00PM in Panels 2! We’ll be talking about Season 4, and give out prizes. We hope to bring back some surprises for you guys as well!

Starting on November 27th, our west coast crew will be heading up the podcast. Regulars like Steve, Jason, and Greg will be on, but the show will also be helmed by Jammer, Dominic, Firecrouch, and Ichnob.

From December 16th-19th, Greg will be reporting live from Jump Festa 2012 via our UStream feed with special! We’ll be able to show you the convention directly from Japan via streaming video. Did we mention it would be live? Keep an ear out for more details concerning that event. We’ll also be doing a live podcast on December 3rd to make sure all our systems are a-go, and we’ll have some live Q&A during that time, so make sure to join in!

Zach will make his return with a special season-finale episode on December 22nd, and then we will be launching our second annual Christmas Special on December 25th with some special guests!

Then the fun begins…

On January 1st we’ll be launching a whole new look for our website. We will have a beta of the new website out soon. On January 9th we’re launching our 5th season of the podcast with a lot of changes. Throughout January also begin our transition into our “Alpha Manga Recaps” to go along with Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha’s launch on January 31st.

We are also proud to announce that we’ll be at Anime Boston early this April! We’ll be making more convention announcements through the next few months as well.

The One Piece Podcast is changing, but it’s always for the better. Sit tight, and enjoy the ride. We are Maji!