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It is not as expensive as it appears.
One of Luffy’s newest allies, the mace wielding Luffy. Yamato finally receives a premium scale figure in the high-end line of One Piece. Yamato was first introduced in the Wano Country arc. His father, Kaido, is the main antagonist of the arc, but Yamato gladly joins Luffy in fighting his tyrannical pirate, as they have suffered a lifetime of abuse and imprisonment at his hands.
Since its introduction in 2020, Yamato has become one of the most popular characters in the series. Even before his anime debut, the character ranked above several members top of the Straw Hat Pirates crew, including Usopp and Chopper, in the series’ official popularity polls. The aspiring samurai made his anime debut in 2021, where he is voiced by actor Saori Hayami, who was previously best known for playing the insect Hashira Shinobu Kocho in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba and now also stars in the anime adaptation. by Spy x Family. like the assassin Yor Forger.
The new figure of the warrior who idolizes Oden was revealed in the Megahouse collectibles manufacturer website. The company also released a YouTube video showing a full 360-degree turn of the new statue, which portrays a Yamato defiantly smiling proudly with his huge mace behind them.
The statue accurately recreates a number of small details of the popular character’s costume, including the emblems on his kimono and the exploding handcuffs that originally prevented his escape from Onagashima. The figure captures Yamato’s imposing stature and stands nearly 11 inches tall. Pre-orders for the new statue, which has a suggested retail price of 25,960 yen (about $200 USD at current exchange rates), will open on May 6.
The company celebrated this announcement with the following message: “To “ONE PIECE” fans all over the world! Kaido’s son, Yamato will appear in POP with an expression of will strong and a majestic yet beautiful standing figure. We think it’s a long-awaited gem, so please look forward to it!”
The role of the great Yamato in One Piece
The One Piece anime recently resumed its adaptation of the Wano arc after six weeks and will have a special focus on the role that Yamato will play in the next chapters. The release of new episodes of the series was previously postponed after on March 6, the studio behind all the animated entries in the franchise, was hit by a ransomware attack. In addition to One Piece, the attack also delayed the production of Digimon Ghost Game and Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero. The anime resumed its broadcast in Japan, as well as its international simulcast on Crunchyroll, earlier this month.
One Piece was created by Eiichiro Oda and first published in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1998. In nearly a quarter of a century since its debut, the story of Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates has become the best-selling manga series of all time, with millions of copies in circulation worldwide.
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