The “ONE PIECE Kumamoto Reconstruction Project” originally ran from November 2016 – March 2017, and Kumamon was on-hand at the Weekly Shōnen Jump offices to thank them for their assistance and request their continued support in 2018.
Eiichiro Oda, the author of One Piece, is originally from Kumamoto City.
The collaboration has already included such activities as charity stamp ralleys, train decorated with a One Piece wrapping treatment, and original character goods offered as rewards for volunteer hometown tax programs.