LEGO and One Piece are teaming up for a some new sets. All of the new LEGOs will be inspired by Netflix’s live-action adaptation. Today, One Piece fans are amped to get more of their favorite characters.
Monkey D. Luffy’s jump to LEGO follows wild Netflix rankings numbers. One Piece spent eight weeks on Netflix’s Global Top 10 Shows chart. 46 different countries vaulted the Straw Hat Pirates to that mark.
Each of the main crew will be featured in these sets. East Blue is the setting for all of Luffy’s adventures with his friends in the Netflix series. Nami, Roronoa Zoro, Sanji and Usopp are all along for the ride to become the most legendary pirate crew of all-time.
LEGO Excited To Work With Netflix & One Piece
Netflix has notched quite a hit with One Piece. Fans have been eagerly waiting for every update on the new season. Today’s news should only raise that excitement level. Here’s what Netflix and LEGO had to say about the upcoming sets:
“It has been an honor to bring the magnificent world of ONE PIECE to life both on and off the screen. We are excited to collaborate with the LEGO Group, a brand synonymous with creativity and the joy of play, to mark a historic moment as we build out the treasured manga’s adventures in iconic LEGO form for the first time ever,“ Josh Simon, Vice President of Consumer Products, Netflix offered. “Through every detail of the design process, we’ve worked to meticulously create a collection of playsets that will give fans new ways to live out their own epic voyages into the Grand Line one special LEGO brick at a time.”
“This is a truly special collaboration. For the first time, LEGO play and the exciting world of anime meet. Building the world of ONE PIECE, as depicted in the Netflix live action adaptation, in LEGO brick form has been such an exciting challenge and I couldn’t be more excited for fans to experience the new adventures this ONE PIECE collaboration will bring them for the first time,” said Lena Dixen, Senior Vice President for Core Businesses at the LEGO Group. “Throughout this project with Netflix and Tomorrow Studios, it has been an exciting, collaborative process, and I think that shows in all the grand adventures we will begin to unveil soon.”
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