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ASTANA — Mexican actor Iñaki Godoy, who gained worldwide recognition for his leading role as Monkey D. Luffy in Netflix’s live-action “One Piece”, has been announced as the second headline guest of Comic Con Astana 2026, which will take place in the Kazakh capital from Aug. 6 to 9. Earlier, organizers …

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