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INTEREST: Luffy Takes It to the Rim in One Piece x Lakers Anime Short




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MuddyYoshi



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 01, 2025 1:34 pm Reply with quote
Confirmed to be solo key animated and storyboarded by Keisuke Mori. Maya Asakura, who helped with directing the short, confirmed it on Twitter. Dunno about who else is involved at this time, including the main director. (Tho Megumi Ishitani wouldn’t be a bad guess) https://twitter.com/egagaga46/status/1895885348695392753

Edit: Nagisa Nishida confirmed as Art Director. Nishida, Asakura, and Mori are all frequent collaborators of Ishitani, so it’s looking more likely she directed, though again that’s not confirmed yet. https://twitter.com/i/status/1895888431588446415/

Edit again: Asakura posted more staff here https://twitter.com/egagaga46/status/1895907220635910555?s=46

Another edit: Ishitani talked about the short on her twitter but made no mention of directing it, so it seems it's directed by Asakura

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Connor Dino



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 01, 2025 2:23 pm Reply with quote
Wow! Great rim job Luffy!
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malvarez1



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 01, 2025 2:55 pm Reply with quote
That was honestly better than I was expecting. One Piece has come so far in North America.
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MFrontier



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 01, 2025 5:26 pm Reply with quote
That's pretty awesome! Not sure if it's legal, but that's Luffy!
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Sun Mar 02, 2025 8:31 am Reply with quote
It's Space Jam!
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Top Gun



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PostPosted: Sun Mar 02, 2025 7:45 pm Reply with quote
enurtsol wrote:
It's Space Jam!

COME ON AND SLAM
AND WELCOME TO JAPAN
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Snomaster1
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 02, 2025 11:29 pm Reply with quote
I never thought it was possible. An anime with Luffy in a Laker's jersey playing basketball. I never thought it would happen. It would be like Sailor Moon appearing in an American commercial. I'm just amazed at this. It's just too unbelievable to even imagine.
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Animefan16



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 06, 2025 2:33 am Reply with quote
malvarez1 wrote:
That was honestly better than I was expecting. One Piece has come so far in North America.


I honestly thought after the fiasco that was the 4kids, One PIece was finished in the west (except among anime fans). I didn't expect it get big enough to not have appear in the NBA as well as a successful live action series.
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 06, 2025 9:03 am Reply with quote
Snomaster1 wrote:

It would be like Sailor Moon appearing in an American commercial.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buCj5IanKWI


Animefan16 wrote:

I honestly thought after the fiasco that was the 4kids, One PIece was finished in the west (except among anime fans). I didn't expect it get big enough to not have appear in the NBA as well as a successful live action series.


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Snomaster1
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 07, 2025 12:22 am Reply with quote
Well,thanks for the doll commercial,enurtsol. But,what I meant was that the anime version to appear in an American commercial. I don't think dolls or action figures count.
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