Grab your straw hats! The LEGO Group, Netflix and Tomorrow Studios have come together to bring the awesome live-action series One Piece to life for LEGO building and Straw Hat Pirate fans.
Fans of LEGO and One Piece “can prepare to embark on an adventure through the East Blue where fans will experience iconic moments and scenes from the hit live-action adaptation in a new way, ahead of the epic return of the live-action One Peice Season 2.
There will be multiple One Piece LEGO sets created that are inspired by some of the most iconic scenes straight out of the East Blue.
These sets will feature the main crew as seen in the show for the first time in LEGO Minifigure form, transporting fans into the heart of the action featuring settings and scenes pulled straight from the screen.
Lena Dixen, Senior Vice President for Core Businesses at the LEGO Group said in a statement: “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.
“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.”
Josh Simon, Vice President of Consumer Products, Netflix, added: “It has been an honour to bring the magnificent world of One Pieceto life both on and off the screen.
“We are excited to collaborate with LEGO, 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.
“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 brick at a time.”
One Piece is based on Eiichiro Oda’s legendary and beloved manga series and it follows “the tale of the daring young pirate, Monkey D. Luffy, who has a dream of becoming King of the Pirates by finding the legendary One Piece treasure.
“On his quest Luffy encounters other pirates, bounty hunters and corrupt generals. Some turn out to be fierce enemies who he must overcome using his wit, cunning and (sometimes) his elastic superpowers.
“On his quest he also gains steadfast allies like Nami, Roronoa Zoro, Usopp and Sanji, end up becoming his friends and join his crew – The Straw Hat Pirates – and mission for the One Piece.”
Prepare to set sail into the vast world of LEGO building adventures – each set, each brick, and every build, unleashes the thrill of the open sea!
