Anime is jumping off the screen and into immersive territory at this new exhibition now open at Mercer Labs, Museum of Art and Technology in Lower Manhattan. The sprawling, 11-room installation focuses on the beloved anime adventure series and was created with help from Toei Animation.
Visitors can walk through the Land of Wano Arc as they live like Monkey D. Luffy, the show's main character. Expect trippy mirrors, floral motifs and dragons along the way. The ONE PIECE installation is open now and runs through November 30 at 21 Dey Street.
You'll enter through the Window Room, which features a circular ceiling screen evoking the scene in which the Straw Hat Crew—the protagonists of the anime—set sail for Wano, an isolated, samurai-filled nation. Next, the Infinite Room presents