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Dallas Hosts 1st International One Piece Day in March

posted on by Ken Iikura-Gross
Celebrate Maki Ōtsuka, & more!

The franchise announced on Wednesday the One Piece Day Dallas –Card Game Celebration–, the first overseas One Piece Day celebration. The event will take place at the Dallas Fair Park Centennial Hall and Automobile Building on March 8-9.

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The event will feature:

  • The world's first regional qualifier for the One Piece Card Game Championship 25-26 season
  • A commemorative drone show celebrating the world of One Piece
  • A One Piece exhibition featuring manga, licensed anime merchandise, and a One Piece Card Game showcase
  • A two-day Main Stage program featuring anime screenings, s with One Piece voice actors and staff, programs with guests from Japan, and live performances by theme song artists Maki Ōtsuka
  • A One Piece series announcement

The drone show will take place at the Esplanade Fountain in the Fair Park at 7:30 p.m. The show will feature "unique drone choreography visualizing the world of ONE PIECE — offering a grand one-of-kind spectacle to celebrate the occasion."

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The Main Stage program schedule includes a screening of One Piece Film Red and One Piece tie-in episodes 1029 and 1030, a talk session with voice actors and series' producer, a “surprise Program with a special Japanese guest, etc.”, and a live musical performance on March 8. March 9 will feature a similar schedule but with One Piece episodes 1100 and 1101 will be shown in place of One Piece Film Red.

Main Stage guest appearances will include the English voice of Tony Tony Chopper, YouTube channel.

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Bandai Namco also revealed details for the One Piece Card Game Championship 25-26. The One Piece Day Dallas event will host the world's first regional qualifier for the One Piece Card Game Championship 25-26 tournament at the Automobile Building. The event plans to host over 3,000 participants over the two-day event. Those not participating in the tournament will have “opportunities to experience the card game for the first time.”

The planned One Piece Day Dallas Exhibition will highlight illustrations from One Piece's Egghead arc. Exhibition pieces will include reproduction artworks from the manga series along with art from the anime series, licensed merchandise, and a “large-scale One Piece Card Game showcase.” A reading area will also be available for fans to enjoy the One Piece manga series.

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Free tickets to the One Piece Day Dallas –Card Game Celebration– are available on a first come, first served basis. Fans can for an entry for ission for both days on the BANDAI TCG+ mobile app. until 10:00 a.m. EST on March 5. A general entry allows fans to bring up to two additional guests. es also include a One Piece Day bag, One Piece Card Game promotional cards and deck, flyers, Chopper Hat, among other merchandise.

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Along with the One Piece Day Dallas –Card Game Celebration–, the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team is hosting the Straw Hat Pirates in a One Piece Game Night on February 28. The event will include a first look at a new animation of One Piece protagonist Monkey D. Luffy playing basketball, a limited Lakers x One Piece T-shirt, and a One Piece Bounty Rush photo booth on the main concourse inside the Crypto.com Arena.

The Boston Red Sox baseball team will also host theircosplay, Jersey Street pregame performance by the Magnificent Danger band, and a limited-edition Monkey D. Luffy bobblehead “repping a Red Sox uniform.”

Sources: Email correspondence, One Piece's X/Twitter


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