Bandai Namco Group's official shopping site, Premium Bandai, has started a figure project for the anime series One Piece called "One Piece Sculptor Championship Battle." This project, in which sculptors with outstanding skills compete to create the best sculptures they can, is being held for the first time in about four years. Sculptors and developers from each of Bandai Namco's brands will team up to take on the first ever team battle.
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A total of 12 teams were divided into two categories, the "Real Figure Division" and the "Deformed Figure Division," and competed to create a 3D model of one of the "One Piece" characters. Fans were asked to vote, taking into consideration factors such as quality, price, and size, and the team with the most votes was crowned "King of Modeling." All 12 figures have been decided to be commercialized and will be sold at "Premium Bandai" and other outlets.
Voting will be accepted on a special website and at the Bandai Namco Cross Store in Tokyo, Fukuoka, and Kyoto, and the results will be announced at the "ONE PIECE DAY'24" event to be held at Makuhari Messe (Mihama-ku, Chiba City) on August 10th.