Anime continues its global takeover, and One Piece, SpongeBob SquarePants Fuse in New McDonald's Happy Meal Commercial is the latest title making waves. Whether you follow the manga, the anime, or both, this news changes the picture in a big way.
Happy Meal (2011) β At a Glance
Four friends are trying to get rid of the body of a drug dealer after one of them was accidentally responsible for his death.
Movie Details
- Runtime: 15 min
- Genre: Short, Comedy
- Release Date: 29 Jul 2011
- Director: Andrei Mazareanu
- Writers: Andrei Mazareanu
- Cast: Alexandru Zlavog, Florin Fratila, Claudiu Oprea
The Story So Far
Following the initial tease of a Happy Meal collaboation between One Piece and SpongeBob SquarePants last August, McDonald's began streaming on Monday a fresh commercial featuring several SpongeBob SquarePants characters dressed as One Piece's Straw Hat Pirates and antagonists. The video also announces that the collaboration will begin on September 15.
The toys include Spongebob as Luffy, Spongebob as Gear 5 Luffy, Patrick as Zoro, Sandy as Nami, Plankton as Usopp, Squidward as Sanji, Gary as Chopper, Pearl as Robin, Larry as Franky, Smitty as Brook, Mr. Krabs as Jinbe, Mermaid Man as Garp, Barnacle Boy as Koby, Mrs. Puff as major Mom, and Flying Dutchman as Blackbeard.
The collaboration on August 13 with an image featuring Spongebob dressed up as One Piece's protagonist Luffy., as hinted at by McDonald's originally. The collaboration will take place in several regions globally, including, but not limited to, the United States, Canada, Australia, Mexico, Brazil, China, Korea, Indonesia, Germany, France, and more.
The One Piece anime's Elbaph arc made its launch in Japan on April 5. Crunchyroll is streaming the arc. Sources: McDonald's' YouTube channel and X/Twitter account, One Piece universe's English YouTube channel
As the story continues to develop, TeraMovies will keep you updated with every new detail. Until then, this remains one of the most closely watched entertainment stories of the week β and the conversation is only getting started.