On December 3 (LA local time), “ONE PIECE” and the American soccer team “LOS ANGELES RAMS” will host the match “LOS ANGELES RAMS AND ONE PIECE GAME Collaboration DAY” in a collaborative day. judgment. The Japanese character IP will be used in the United States and will mark the first time a Japanese character IP has appeared in an official American football game.
“ONE PIECE” is a romantic maritime adventure love story about “Great Treasure (ONE PIECE)” by Oda Eiichiro, which began serialization in “Weekly Shonen Jump” issue 34 on July 22, 1997 and celebrates its 25th anniversary in July 2022. The story follows the adventures of the main character, Monkey D. Luffy, as he and the members of the “Straw Hat Crew”, all of whom are bound bound by a strong bond, as they hone their own “abilities” and skills in their journey to become the Pirate King of the world’s oceans. The total number of comics sold worldwide has exceeded 510 million copies as of August 2022.
The television anime produced by Toei Animation has been airing since 1999, and the live-action version of the series has been distributed worldwide exclusively on Netflix since August 2023. “ONE PIECE Card Game” by Bandai will celebrate its first anniversary in the summer of 2023 and has become extremely popular, with short-term events and various competitions proving successful. In addition, “ONE PIECE Bounty Rush” produced by Namco Bandai Entertainment Inc. distribution surpassed 100 million downloads worldwide in August 2023, and the first official real-world tournament will be held. Proving that the popularity of this product is unstoppable
The “LOS ANGELES RAMS” is a team based in Los Angeles, California, with a long history of playing American football, the #1 sport in the United States. The head-to-head match is scheduled to take place against “CLEVELAND BROWNS” at SoFi Stadium, which has a capacity of over 70,000 people.
On match day, “One Piece” characters will appear on LED ribbons installed around the seats in the stadium and on 3,500 TV screens and digital signs. Additionally, the iconic 360° Infinity screen installed in the upper center of the stadium will display a special video presentation showcasing the “ONE PIECE” world between innings.
In addition, approximately 60,000 special edition “ONE PIECE” Sports Towels, used by fans as symbols at sporting events, will be distributed for free. In addition, Bandai Namco Entertainment will also provide approximately 10,000 transparent bags with printed illustrations of the application games “ONE PIECE Bounty Rush” and “ONE PIECE Card Game”, prepared by Bandai Namco Entertainment as rewards special for visitors only on this day.
The official LOS ANGELES RAMS website will also be decorated with special “ONE PIECE” logos and emblems throughout match day and banners on the website will lead to “ONE PIECE LINKS,” a New English-only information page for overseas fans of the series.
This will be the first time a Japanese character IP has appeared at an official local American football match in the United States. This will also be “ONE PIECE”’s largest collaboration event ever in the United States. Following the rocket launch into Times Square in New York City in October 2022, “ONE PIECE” is expected to be available in the United States and other parts of the world. world. world.
Name: LOS ANGELES RAMS AND ONE PIECE GAME DAY Collaboration
Date and time: Sunday, December 3, 2023 from 1:25 pm to 4:30 pm (LA local time)
Monday, December 4, 2023, from 6:25 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. (Japan time)
※CLEVELAND BROWNS game
Location: SoFi Stadium
(C) Oda Eiichiro/Shueisha
(C) Oda Eiichiro/Shueisha, Fuji Television Network, Toei Animation
(C) Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
RAMS official website
