One Piece Announces Collab With Bundesliga Soccer Club Borussia Dortmund

Following collaborations with the NBA and the MLB, ONE PIECE has announced a special collab with soccer club Borussia Dortmund. As a highlight event, Chopper and Dortmund’s mascot EMMA will appear in a walking act. The new visual was shown at the currently ongoing AnimeJapan 2025 event, where numerous cast members attended.

Titled BVB × ONE PIECE Matchday 2025, the event will take place on March 30 when Dortmund faces Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga. You can see the collaboration visual below.

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This collaboration follows numerous recent ONE PIECE brand partnerships, including the LEGO x ONE PIECE collection announced earlier this year and the Game Night with the Los Angeles Lakers from February 28.

The ONE PIECE anime is set to resume with Egghead Island Part 2 on April 6, 2025 following a production break. 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 POP MART and Moose Toys.

Source: ONE PIECE Official X, AnimeJapan 2025
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