One Piece in Space

If you are planning a trip to Japan or live there you will want to check out you local planetariums.  The Konica Minolta Planetarium Company is sponsoring a Summer One Piece Planetarium event.  The planetariums that are participating will have One Piece characters during their sessions.  Nami will navigate visitors around constellations, meteors, and auroras while Luffy, Usopp, Zoro, Sanji, and Franky will make interruptions.  There will also be anime scenes interspersed during the show, which will last 35 minutes.

Two of the Planetariums will be Manten Planetarium in Ikebukuro’s Sunshine City shopping center July 13 – September 8 and at Tenku Planetarium July 20 – September 1.  As mentioned earlier it will be at other planetariums so be sure to check them out and have some fun.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2013-06-18/see-the-stars-with-new-one-piece-planetarium-collaboration

One Piece at Universal Japan

If anyone is planning a trip to Japan or live in the area Universal Japan has opened a One Piece themed Sanji’s pirate restaurant and placed two statues in the park from the “Marineford War” storyline.  This is part of the park’s “One Piece Premier Summer” that is taking place now and runs through September 4th.  Use the link below to go to AnimeNews Network for more information.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-07-08/universal-studios-erects-monuments-to-2-one-piece-heroes