One Piece X BVB: The Straw Hat Pirates set their sights on the Borussia Dortmund | OneFootball

It’s official: The Straw Hat Pirates are taking over the Westfalenstadion next weekend when BVB host Mainz in an important Bundesliga match.

It’s 2025, so almost everybody has heard of the global sensation that is One Piece. But if you’re not familiar, the anime, which premiered in 1999, has spanned over 1100 episodes and is still releasing new installments. It’s based on the popular manga by the same name, written by the well-respected Eiichiro Oda. It’s also been adapted into a live-action television series for Netflix, attracting a new generation of fans into the beloved world of One Piece. The story follow’s rubber-man Monkey D. Luffy, and his crew of Straw Hat Pirates, as they search for the fabled One Piece treasure.

In the days leading up to Mainz’s visit to Dortmund, Toei Animation and BVB will be organizing activities encompassing football, Borussia Dortmund, and the exciting anime series, all themed around teamwork. There’s even a ‘special walking act’ featuring Straw Hat doctor, Tony Tony Chopper, and BVB mascot, Emma. Fans who attend the match in the stadium can expect to receive a special BVB x One Piece goodie bag with a scarf, stickers, and an exclusive promo card for the One Piece Card Game.

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It’s no secret several Borussia Dortmund players are fans of the popular anime, One Piece. Most notably, Karim Adeyemi and Julian Brandt have been known to perform One Piece inspired goal celebrations. Brandt has posed several times in a move called “Room,” by a character named Trafulgar Law, while Adeyemi tends to embrace Straw Hat Pirate Captain, Luffy, especially when he does the cool-as-ice ‘Gear Second’ celebration. If he scores on Saturday, expect him to bounce into a Monkey D. Luffy pose!