Here is the next video from Star Wars Rebels featuring the character Chopper. Again thanks to the Star Wars YouTube channel for sharing these videos:
One Piece Ice Cream Makers
If you are in Japan and are a One Piece fan you might want to stop by a Kentucky Fried Chicken. For a limited time when you purchase certain combo meals you can receive a One Piece ice cream maker. The ice cream makers have images of: Luffy; Chopper; and the Straw Hat Crew. I still love how companies in Japan have fun with their popular culture figures.
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2013-07-27/one-piece-ice-cream-maker-offered-at-kfc-japan
Fun With Your Food
Haven’t had any fun stories like this in a while. The Japanese tofu maker Otokome Tofu has released “Chopper Tofu”. This is a 200 gram block of tofu that has the image of the One Piece character Chopper molded in it (see above). It comes with brown sugar syrup and toasted soybean flour as toppings.
Here’s a Unique View for Teachers
Here’s something librarians can pass on to their teachers within the community or use it within the library itself. Akitoshi Maekawa, a 46 year old teacher in Japan, is using Chopper, from Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece, to demonstrate civil rights. Chopper is a character that was isolated from any interaction from the world when Luffy and his crew first encountered him. People made fun of him, they were scarred of him, and bullied him because of this, but Luffy and the crew befriend him and he becomes part of the pirate crew.
Maekawa’s class related the Chopper character to several issues including: racial discrimination; people forced into a homeless lifestlye; handicapped people; and bullying. Follow the link below for the complete article.
Thousand Sunny Dish
This is a fun little item that your patrons that are into One Piece or anime in general would probably like. It’s the One Piece Dream Dessert Dish: Thousand Sunny. Bandai’s official shopping site will have the Sunday dish up for pre-order Friday at 1:00 p.m. in Japan (Midnight EDT). The dish is approximately 10 inches long and comes with 2 forks that feature the characters Luffy and Chopper. The price tag on this cool item is 4,500 yen or $57.00 and is scheduled to ship in early November. Check out the full article at the link below.