The Cortez family collapsed from their cars and stretched her legs. Finally, one and a half hours after Long Beach houses, they went to Little Tokyo – especially to One Piece Cafe.
Im I was just sitting in the car, ‘I will be at the One Piece Cafe,’ said Cammy Cortez, by his brother, popular manga and anime franchise, and now he runs a “one -piece” fan account in X. “There will be a good day.”
Los Angeles Anime Congress, which is the largest exhibition dedicated to the Japanese pop culture in North America, is the second official position of One Piece Cafe in collaboration with Toei Animation from the serial entrepreneur Andy Nguyen behind several themed restaurant. The first One Piece Cafe was opened in May 2024 in Las Vegas.
“One Piece” follows the adventures of the hero Monkey D. Luffy, who dreamed of being a pirate king, and the adventures of the pirates group while searching for the “One Piece” treasure. Anime fans flocked to the Japanese dishes inspired by Sanji’s “one -piece” characters such as “Diable Jambe” chicken Katsu Sando, with sweet honey milk bread and Zoro’s onigiri, and the character of the character will shook his head as a sword intelligence.
1. Sanji’s “Diable Jambe” chicken Katsu Sando, Robin’s flower flower power renewal, left and dragon fruit strawberry fist. 2. Mighty Meats Pirate Orange sauce chicken pops, Korean barbecue -style ribs, Kurobuta sausage and rice side with LA style Galbi. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
The interior wears sea contact with walls that mimic the wooden deck of a pirate ship and with characters depicted in porthols. Brand products Luffy’s signature straw hat, themed key chains and even a “sought” plate. Drinks ranging from Slushies to Matcha Horchata come to the collection cups.
“Not like that [like] They slapped the name of ‘One Piece’ to a random restaurant, ”the customer said IMELDA Cardenas.“ They really made justice with the interior and menu, and the product they sell inside is really great. “
Initially in 1999, the premiere “One Piece” anime is 1,136 episodes and counting, hot fans deeply dived into the lore. Manga by creative Eiichiro room is the best -selling squad of all time. In 2023, when Netflix published a largely successful live action interpretation of Anime, new audiences were introduced to Franchise.
“If you are a fan of ‘One Piece’, you think it is the best anime of all time.“ Even if you are just a Chill fan, you still feel love through the community.
Jose Cruz and his grandson Noah Cruz One Piece Cafe. Jose’s daughter Lulu Villalando is a left, one -piece fan.
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The themed restaurants around Japanese pop culture have recently won the basis of La, Gudetama Cafe and Hello Kitty and Friends Cafe – Both open in the Sanrio universe – 2024. However, for “One Piece”, local excitement seems to be approaching the main current. In June, Los Angeles Dodgers hosted a single -piece night with a limited number of “One Piece” card drawn by the room. Los Angeles Lakers collaborated with “One Piece için for February matches against Clippers; The special product from the match is now sold up to $ 250.
“’One Piece’ has a very large community and especially with Lakers and Dodgers, La brings to the culture of La, which cooperates with La,” he said. The brothers were devoted to watching the show, and they made a plan to quickly visit by the chicken Katsu sandwich.
Chicken Katsu Sandwich and Karim, who tried, said, “I would definitely come back – if my brother can take me,” he said.
There is a tail in the One Piece Cafe in Littlele Tokyo.
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Little Tokyo Community Council General Manager Kristin Fukushima, anime, manga and other elements of Japanese pop culture as the main current, as people can participate in these areas of interest has increased. This interest in Japanese subcultures proven in the virality of One Piece Cafe may have a positive effect on other small businesses in Little Tokyo.
After the Benmbarek brothers finished their meals, they planned to walk around Küçük Tokyo. Another group of friends planned to hunt a collection hunting in nearby shops after visiting the restaurant.
“If you enter the anime and manga more, you see not only culture, but also food,” Fukushima said. “So, there are more people who know what the real ranor is against the real raments, not only the California rolls they can buy in Ralphs.”
“I think this is just an increasing familiarity with Little Tokyo.” “How do I agree with this more?”
The timing of the opening of the One Piece Cafe comes with the little emergence of Tokyo from the ice protests of June. Fukushima, a few minutes away from the Municipal Hall and Metropolitan Detention Center, said that many small business owners found themselves in the case of losma losing ve and found people from the city center with images that keep people away from fear.
One Piece Cafe in Littlele Tokyo is a crowd of lunch.
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With the themes of friendship and freedom, “One Piece” fans are preparing to adapt to these tensions.
Daniel Orozco, who first learned the restaurant at Anime EXPO, said, ” I love many nuances of how One Piece has a lot of nuances about the government forces and how the oppressed people can come together. ” “It is really great and especially relevant that everything continues politically.”
During the Cardenas Pandemi, he began to watch “One Piece ve and was quickly caught by watching 12 episodes a day. Describing that time, he said, “Everything was really scary and uncertain, and people just wanted something that answers and distracted attention.”
“’One Piece’ has a message of hope because the hero Luffy wants to be the king of pirate, but under it is only fighting for justice,” he said. “There are too many symbolism that can be taken to the real world.”
One Piece Cafe 241 S. San Pedro Street and open at 11:00 with 22:00 per day.
