ONE PIECE x Los Angeles Lakers collab was marked with a short anime, which featured Luffy playing basketball against the Navy. Luffy sports a Lakers journey and shows off his stretching abilities as he makes a basket despite a much bigger Navy team. This followed the earlier announcement of the collab, which featured visuals of Luffy and one of him alongside the entire Straw Hat Pirates crew.
The video was released on on February 28, the night of the Lakers’ NBA game against the Los Angeles Clippers, which the Lakers won with a score of 106:102.
ONE PIECE x LA Lakers Anime Staff & Video
The short ONE PIECE basketball anime credits the following staff members:
- Storyboards, Key Animation: Keisuke Mori
- Director: Maaya Asakura
- Sound: SUNNY BOY
- Backgrounds: Nagisa Nishida
- Color Designer: Teppei Hotta
- Editing: Kiminori Yoshida
- Photography: Tomoyuki Ishiyama
- Production Assistant: Taisei Aoki
- Line Producer: Tetsushi Akahori
- Producer: Ryuta Koike
You can watch the short collab anime below.
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You can also see the main visual for the ONE PIECE x Los Angeles Lakers collab below.
About ONE PIECE
The ONE PIECE franchise, created by Eiichiro Oda, has become one of the most successful manga and anime series of all time. Since its serialization began in 1997, ONE PIECE has amassed over 510 million copies in print worldwide. Chapter 1142 was released on March 9.
The ONE PIECE anime, animated by Toei Animation, debuted in 1999 and celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2024. It went on hiatus last year and fans are now waiting for the April 6 return with Egghead Island Part 2.
Additionally, the franchise has expanded into other media, with Bandai’s ONE PIECE Card Game achieving massive popularity and the mobile game ONE PIECE Bounty Rush reaching an impressive 150 million downloads as of August 2024. There are also upcoming collaborations with numerous other brands, such as LEGO, POP MART, and Moose Toys.
Source: ONE PIECE Official YouTube
©Eiichiro Oda / Shueisha, Toei Animation
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