In just a few short months, 2025 has already been an amazing year for anime partnerships, boasting interesting collaborations likeDragonballCrocsand aJoJo’s Bizarre Adventureunderwear line. Now,One Piecehas received the most exciting team up yet, with the basketball team, the Los Angeles Lakers.
Posted on@animeupdates’sX account, a video promotion was released featuringOne Pieceprotagonist Monkey D. Luffy playing on the Lakersteam himself, complete with a matching yellow and purple jersey. The animated video clip only further proves anime’s influence on pop culture, since one of the biggest sports teams chose to partner with one of the most popular anime franchises ever.
In the animated video, Luffy is the star,using his Devil Fruit powerin a creative new way. Up against a rival team, Luffy manages to score a surprising goal thanks to the help of his superpowered ability, stretching his arms to steal the ball from the opposing side. With details like aOne Piecex Lakers black flag hanging on the wall, emblazoned with aOne Piecepirate logo, andLuffy himself wearing a Lakers jersey,this video is an awesome collaboration that blends two worlds effortlessly: sports and anime.
This video was not the only offering in this newOne Piecex Lakers team up either, there is also themed merchandise that was given to fans at the event. During the Lakers' Friday, August 08, 2025 game against the L.A. Clippers, affectionately dubbed “One Piece Night,“fans in attendance got to take home some one-of-a-kind pieces ofOne Piecex Lakers merchandise:a poster and a t-shirt.The shirt was a black short-sleeve shirt with the Lakers' logo in yellow and purple at the top and an image of Luffy dunking a basketball with an outstretched arm in the center. The short animation was also unveiled on-screen at the event.
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There were a few other funOne Piece-themed details and experiences fans could enjoy during the basketball game, like a One Piece Bounty Rush photo booth. The entire Lakers collaboration is one ofOne Piece’scoolest yet, which is quite a feat, considering how many unique partnerships the shonen series has been a part of over the past few decades.One Piecehas even recently joined forces with other sports teams too, and one of the anime’s other most noteworthy campaigns is its team up with the baseball team,the Boston Red Sox, who are also having a One Piece theme night on August 14, 2025.
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Fans can purchase tickets for the event on theMLB website, allowing them to take part in theOne Pieceexcitement this spring.One Piecebaseball jerseys and baseball caps are available for fans who purchased VIP tickets to the game,which are now unfortunately sold out. The jersey is red and yellow, with a Red Sox logo on the front and a Straw Man CrewOne Piecelogo on the back, while the hat is navy blue with similar Red Sox andOne Piecelogos adorning the accessory. Between the Lakers collaboration and now the Red Sox partnership, it is clear thatOnePieceis taking the world of sports by storm.
