As one of the biggest anime and manga franchises of all time, One Piece is present in almost every fictional medium. Now, it's continuing its reach into the tabletop format through an exciting new game based on Luffy's lunch.
A new One Piece tabletop game from Kess Entertainment, licensed by Toei Animation, will hit the market in August 2024. Focusing on Luffy's terrible hunger, it will cause the Straw Hats to compete against each other in a race for flavor. Not only does it show how popular the franchise is, but it was also released at the right time in the series' impressive history.
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The latest One Piece game brings fun to the tablet
Developed by Kess Entertainment, Luffy's Bento Panic is an upcoming tabletop game based on the popular One Piece series. It allows three to nine players to take on the role of the Straw Hats, and as the name suggests, food is the focus. The goal is to eat as much food as possible, and players can even steal delicious food from their fellow pirates. Of course, Luffy has a big advantage, with the rubber man seemingly able to eat anything in sight. Sure to attract and satisfy hungry fans, this exciting tabletop game will soon be available for fans to experience.
Kess Entertainment will bring Luffy's Bento Panic to the upcoming Gen Con 2024 event. Held at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, the event will take place August 1-4 this year. There, fans can not only play the game for themselves, but also purchase the game. A wider retail release for the One Piece tabletop game will take place later in the Fall, although pricing has yet to be revealed for either option as of writing. Kess is most famous for its colorful and novel toys for children, with the One Piece game being the latest variation of this business model.
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The One Piece anime series is about to turn 25 years old
Launching the manga in 1997, One Piece is the brainchild of author Eiichiro Oda. Currently, the series has 108 collected volumes, with Toei Animation's anime adaptation going strong since 1999. In fact, 2024 marks the 25th anniversary of the series – one of most successful anime ever made. The show currently has more than 1,100 episodes, which is quite difficult to keep up with. Additionally, the upcoming remake titled The One Piece will adapt the original work in a new form, giving audiences another way to enjoy the story, whether for the first time or as a series veteran.
2023 also sees the release of the live-action version of One Piece on Netflix. This series surprised many people with how well and accurately executed it was, and it is largely considered a 'curse breaker' for live-action anime and manga adaptations that are often overlooked. liked or outright criticized. Overall, One Piece is extremely popular and will likely continue to be so for the next few years. This popularity is especially noticeable in the West, with the Las Vegas Sphere One Piece show and Kess Entertainment's upcoming tabletop game serving as further evidence of this.
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Created by Eiichiro Oda, the One Piece series explores the adventures of pirate Luffy D. Monkey and the Straw Hat Pirates. Since the manga first debuted in 1997, One Piece has been adapted into an anime and seen many movies. Most recently it was adapted into a live-action series by Netflix.
Created by Eiichiro Oda
First TV show chapter One Piece (1999)
Latest TV show chapters Netflix's One Piece
Airing date of the first episode October 20, 1999
Cast Mayumi Tanaka, Kazuya Nakai, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Christopher Sabat, Kerry Williams, Kappei Yamaguchi, Sonny Strait, Hiroaki Hirata, Eric Valette, Ikue Ootani
Source: Kess Entertainment
