One Piece: it’s that anime where people force Gilbert Godfrey to sing a catchy rap that doesn’t really seem to be suitable for a voice like Gilbert Godfrey’s. It’s also the best-selling manga of all time, one of the longest-running anime, and the source material for well over 50 video games since 2001.
And it might be about to get yet another game added to the list. Bandai Namco recently trademarked "One Piece Odyssey," with a filing date of June 17, according to Trademark Watch (via Shonen Jump News). As is typical for these trademarks, the filing is for pretty much everything from "swimming earplugs" to "downloadable computer programs for mobile phones." Companies usually cast a wide net with trademark applications just in case whatever it is they're producing becomes popular enough for merchandising opportunities.
And since One Piece happens mostly on the sea, swimming earplugs make sense. Sort of.
That said, we have absolutely no idea what "One Piece Odyssey" might be. It could be a game, it could be a mobile title, it could be a PC-only MMO, it might be a movie, a new series or manga, or it might be none of those things. It might even be nothing at all; trademarks often appear well before a product's eventual release, but sometimes nothing comes of it.
Bandai Namco seems to be mostly concerned with Tales of Arise and Scarlet Nexus right now, so don’t expect any One Piece news to come soon.
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