Whoever came up with the idea is a genius! I love just how each Chopper displays a famous attraction in each of the towns. The words on the top says "Let's look for your favorite Chopper!"Hachikou is my favorite.
Personally, I am as crazy as to collect all One Piece peripherals, but there are definitely fans who do that, especially when the product is limited, just like these figures shown in the picture, it will definitely gain popularity.
Again, like I said in the last post, I have to emphasize how important Chopper's existence is to the whole success of One Piece. Out of all the characters, Chopper is definitely the one that appears the most outside of the manga and anime. Animal, unlike human characters, can easily be lovable just like most people would think pets are cute (if not like them).
There are only these peripheral products only because the original story (either manga or
anime) is successful. This caused businessmen to produce these small toys, decorations, dolls, food, etc, which in terms gain more popularity for the original just because some consumers may not have read or watched the story before. In the end, there follows a snowballing effect, of which the original helps the sales of the products, and the products also helps the popularity of the original. Thus is why One Piece is, by far, the most popular manga in Japan today.
All images above were self-taken.
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