The iconic scene of Tony Tony Chopper’s departure in Hiriluk’s cherry blossom is getting added to the ONE PIECE World Collectable Figure (WCF) Log Stories series. It’s a series of figures produced by Banpresto. They can be obtained at various amusement facilities in Japan, specifically through crane games/UFO catchers. Chopper’s new figure is measured at 5cm, while it comes up to 9cm with the base.
The iconic scene from Drum Island is famous both because of how emotional it is and because it’s become a well known meme from the anime.
The ONE PIECE manga by Eiichiro Oda first began in July 1997, and the series exceeded 500 million circulating copies in August 2022. The manga also celebrated the 25th anniversary in 2022, while the anime adaptation started in October 1999 and is still going strong. The manga currently has 1116 chapters, while the anime by Toei Animation is at 1108 episodes. VIZ Media licensed the manga in English, while Crunchyroll and Netflix are streaming the anime. Crunchyroll describes the story:
Monkey. D. Luffy refuses to let anyone or anything stand in the way of his quest to become the king of all pirates. With a course charted for the treacherous waters of the Grand Line and beyond, this is one captain who’ll never give up until he’s claimed the greatest treasure on Earth: the Legendary One Piece!
ONE PIECE will is currently taking over Las Vegas until June 16. There is also an upcoming remake by WIT Studio, while the 2nd season of the live-action series is also in production and recently teased appeared the introduction of Mr. 3.
Source: Official website
©Eiichiro Oda/Shueisha/Toei Animation
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