Baseball fans to get exclusive ONE PIECE CARD GAME Luffy promo card at upcoming Dodgers’ “ONE PIECE Night”
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Toei Animation have confirmed an official partnership to host a special “ONE PIECE Night” promotion at Dodger Stadium.
The event will take place on Thursday, July 3rd, during the Dodgers’ 7:10 p.m. game against the Chicago White Sox.
This collaboration brings the world of ONE PIECE to a major league baseball setting for a third time, after previous “ONE PIECE Night” promotions with the Boston Red Sox and the Seattle Mariners.
ONE PIECE produced by Toei Animation, is based on Eiichiro Oda’s best-selling manga.
Since its Japanese TV premiere in 1999, the episodic series has evolved into a global pop culture phenomenon, garnering millions of fans.
The franchise now includes 15 feature films, various video games, a trading card game, and an expanding range of merchandise and location-based entertainment.
MLB has had a recent string of anime themed collaborations, the most notable of which was a team up with the Demon Slayer anime for the “MLB World Tour Tokyo Series” that saw the release of an animated promotional video featuring the Dodgers’ Japanese sensation Shohei Otani and also led to a range of collaborative merchandise.
Fans attending the upcoming “ONE PIECE Night” game will get some exclusive merchandise to take home, including an exclusive promo card for the popular ONE PIECE CARD GAME.
The first 40,000 fans to enter will receive an exclusive co-branded ONE PIECE straw hat upon entry, while supplies last. No photos of this special item have been provided as yet, but if you’re watching from home, expect to see a lot of fans wearing Luffy’s iconic straw hat in the crowd.
All fans will receive a limited edition Los Angeles Dodgers themed “LEADER – Monkey D. Luffy” promo card for the ONE PIECE TCG, which shows Luffy throwing a pitch in the Dodgers’ uniform as seen in the event’s official promo art.
The evening will conclude with a special drone show immediately following the game, featuring characters from the ONE PIECE series.
Lon Rosen, Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer for the Los Angeles Dodgers commented on the upcoming collaboration, stating:
“This partnership between the Dodgers and Toei Animation will bring a fun-filled event to Dodger Stadium”
“It’s great to showcase ONE PIECE, one of the most popular franchises in the world, to the best fan base in the world.”
Lisa Yamatoya, Senior Director and Head of Marketing at Toei Animation Inc., expressed similar enthusiasm:
“We’re thrilled to partner with the Los Angeles Dodgers to bring the global hit series ONE PIECE to Dodger Stadium on July 3 for a very special one-day promotion,” she stated.
“We invite fans to join us for “ONE PIECE Night”, which will offer a truly memorable, one-of-a-kind entertainment experience, complete with a not-to-be-missed ONE PIECE drone show after the game!”
During ONE PIECE Night, attendees can expect various other ONE PIECE themed promotions throughout and around Dodger Stadium – more details on these will be announced closer to the event.
Source: MLB, Toei Animation X
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