One Piece-Burger King Collab in France: Anime Fans Have Some Serious Complaints

The latest collaboration between 'One Piece' and Burger King has managed to disappoint a majority of 'One Piece' fans.

One Piece-Burger King Collab in France: Anime Fans Have Some Serious Complaints

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  • 'One Piece' is a globally renowned anime and manga series written by Eiichiro Oda and animated by TOEI Studios.
  • A collaboration between popular fast food chain Burger King and 'One Piece' was announced exclusively for France.
  • The fans are not happy with the decision to only do it in France, as well as not having enough 'One Piece' characters and are majorly disappointed.
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One Piece is an esteemed name whose fan-following does not need any introduction; overwhelming the industry even after more than two decades should be enough alibi for it. Collaborating with One Piece is bound to make good profits, and many companies have co-operated with Eiichiro Oda’s magnum opus to promote themselves.

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Egghead Arc
One Piece – Egghead Arc

Luckily, if your favorite fast food chain is Burger King, your prospect of enjoying One Piece themed feasts has arrived; however, that is only if you reside in France. The latest One Piece affiliation with Burger King is France-exclusive. It has managed to disappoint its vast fanbase because it is an exclusively limited event for people living in France.

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Burger King’s collaboration with One Piece receives backlash from the audience

In the world of fast food chains, Burger King is one of the most acclaimed companies, and through years of hard work, it has firmed its place in the top 10 highest-grossing organizations in the fast food business.

If you love Burger King and One Piece is your favorite series, you are in for a treat as a new partnership has been declared between them; although it’s a big event, it will only be held in France.

It will include two new burgers, Luffy Burger and Sanji Burger, and new One Piece themed shirts, cards, and more. However, the latest event has some problems, making it less enjoyable overall.

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Aside from the location problem, there are myriad other issues with this event, and it has managed to dispirit the humongous fanbase of the series.

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Burger-King-x-One-Piece poster

The event is only accessible to One Piece followers who are in France; fans from other countries cannot enjoy this event.

Another issue is that there are few main characters available in the event, and many prominent names have been excluded, with one of them being none other than Zoro. The only characters involved are Luffy and Sanji; the other Straw Hats won’t be a part of this event.

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Issues such as this have managed to sadden the global audience, which is unhappy with the ongoing event.

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More on One Piece

Aside from the Burger King collaboration event, there are multiple things to look forward to as a One Piece fan.

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Season one of Netflix’s One Piece live-action was released in 2023, and it was a major commercial success, shattering every major record and overachieving as compared to the previous live-action adaptation.

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Netflix's The One Piece
Netflix’s The One Piece

The second season is already confirmed to be in production, with no release dates yet. Observing the years that went into the first season’s production, the upcoming season is a few years away. If that was not enough, WIT Studios has announced a franchise reboot, and fans can barely contain their bliss as they can watch the story with better animation and proper pacing.

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The manga counterpart of the story is currently about the Egghead arc, which was the first arc in the final saga of One Piece, while on the other hand, the anime has just begun the arc.

You can watch the latest episode of One Piece on Crunchyroll.

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Written by Jiyad Shaikh

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