One Piece Card "hardcore" players SOTA & SHUNTO from BE:FIRST appear in new commercial for "ONE PIECE Card Game"

■Ikumi Airi becomes apprentice to SOTA & SHUNTO of BE:FIRST, who are long-time ONE PIECE fans!

BE:FIRST’s SOTA and SHUNTO will appear in a commercial series for the trading card game “ONE PIECE Card Game,” which also stars Kamiki Ryunosuke, Ikumi Meiru, and Mizukawa Katamari. The “ONE PIECE Card Game ‘Strong Enemy! BE:FIRST'” episode will begin airing nationwide on July 7th.

The new commercial will feature Kamiki, Mizukawa, and Ikumi, all of whom are huge fans of One Piece. In addition, this time, they will be singing a collaboration song with the One Piece card game, and will be performing for the first time with SOTA and SHUNTO from BE:FIRST, who are serious players of the card game.

Impressed by the skills of the two, both long-time One Piece fans, Ikumi is quick to become their disciple. Kamiki and Mizukawa look on enviously. As in the previous episode, keep an eye out for lines and the worldview of One Piece scattered throughout the show.

■Enjoy the behind-the-scenes of the commercial! A spin-off video of “One Piece Card Club” featuring Kamiki and Ikumi has also been released
In addition, to coincide with the release of this new commercial, a spin-off video entitled “One Piece Card Club Newsletter Vol. 1: How to Choose a Deck” has been released, which gives a peek behind the scenes of the “One Piece Card Club” commercial series.

Kamiki and Ikumi, who appear in the commercial, have a surreal and comical exchange about choosing a starter deck. Keep an eye out for the “One Piece Card Club Rules” that will be revealed in the upcoming spin-off video.