Yuki Tabata's Luffy art unites One Piece and Black Clover fandoms

Modified Apr 08, 2025 02:13 GMT

Yuki Tabata — Monkey D. Luffy and Asta as seen in One Piece and Black Clover (Image via Shueisha)

To celebrate One Piece anime's return, Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine issue 19 unveiled the previews for three new special illustration cards soon to be released by Carddass for the One Piece card game.

The illustration cards are set to feature three brothers from Dawn Island: Monkey D. Luffy, Portgas D. Ace, and Sabo. The Luffy illustration has been drawn by Black Clover mangaka Yuki Tabata. Needless to say, the artwork has turned heads, causing the fanbases of the two series to unite as one.

Yuki Tabata, Shun Saeki, and Posuka Demizu create new special illustrations for the One Piece card game

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Carddass has collaborated with famous Jump artists to create three new card illustrations to commemorate One Piece anime's return to television, As revealed in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine issue 19, the special illustration cards will feature the three brothers from Dawn Island: Monkey D. Luffy, Portgas D. Ace, and Sabo.

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Monkey D. Luffy's illustration is drawn by Black Clover creator Yuki Tabata, Portgas D. Ace's illustration is created by Food Wars manga artist Shun Saeki, and Sabo's illustration is drawn by The Promised Neverland manga artist Posuka Demizu.

Out of the three cards, the Monkey D. Luffy card has gained a lot of attention as fans love the artwork and cannot stop praising it. In the artwork, the One Piece protagonist can be seen in his post-time skip outfit using Armament Haki: Hardening on his right arm, possibly preparing to punch someone.

Fans' reaction to Yuki Tabata's Luffy special illustration

Monkey D. Luffy as seen in the One Piece anime (Image via Toei Animation)

Many anime fans are impressed by Yuki Tabata's illustration for Monkey D. Luffy. Some fans have stated that Tabata's version of Luffy looks better than the ones drawn by Eiichiro Oda himself. While such statements may have some biases, the sheer number of netizens who say the same suggests that the illustration has been well-received by fans from both fan bases.

Others have started looking for ways to obtain it online. They wish that the card's English version would become available to them, unlike the Shanks card drawn by Sakamoto Days creator which quickly became extinct.

"This looks better than Oda's Luffy," one fan said.

"Hope this is widely available in English, unlike the shanks from the Sakamoto Days author," another fan said.

"Tabata doing everything but drawing his manga," another fan added.

"Horrible art, he should stick to Clover," other fan said.

Yuno Grinberyall and Asta as seen in the Black Clover manga (Image via Shueisha)

Meanwhile, other fans have commented on how Yuki Tabata is doing everything but drawing his manga. While the manga creator is indeed drawing his manga, the series has switched its magazines, dropping two chapters every three to four months.

Lastly, some fans have tried to rage-bait others into interacting with their comments by saying bad things about the illustration. Noticeably, not many fans have taken the bait and corrected the users on how wrong their opinions are.

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