A new multi-team event called the ONE PIECE College Basketball US Voyage will bring Eiichiro Oda’s famous anime series to U.S. college hoops. The tour will feature 15 games and five college teams: Rutgers, Gonzaga, St. John’s, Houston, and Illinois. It begins on January 23 at Rutgers when Indiana visits, and ends on March 4 with Houston facing Baylor.
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Each school will host one special home game with a ONE PIECE halftime show, including marching bands and cheer teams performing the iconic opening song “We Are!”.
Fans can also enjoy exclusive giveaways, such as ONE PIECE t-shirts, university-themed posters, and promo cards for the ONE PIECE Card Game. Students will receive special collaboration shirts as well. The full schedule is available on the official ONE PIECE College Basketball US Voyage website.
Now 26 years since the series’ TV premiere, “ONE PIECE” has taken its place as part of mainstream pop culture, attracting fans of all ages. Today, the franchise encompasses 15 feature films, numerous video games, a trading card game and a constantly growing catalog of licensed apparel, footwear, accessories, toys, games, sporting goods, stationary, gifts, novelties, household goods, books, food & beverage, and location-based entertainment.
ONE PIECE manga series has achieved a cumulative worldwide circulation of over 510 million copies, while its TV anime has been on air since 1999. The 2022 theatrical release, ONE PIECE FILM RED, became a cultural phenomenon, grossing over 20.34 billion yen at the Japanese box office.
Crunchyroll describes the series as follows:
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!
Source: Official Website
©Eiichiro Oda/Shueisha, Toei Animation
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