Japanese vs English One Piece cards: what differs

Japanese and English One Piece cards are mostly the same sets under the same codes, with the same card numbers and, for OP-18, the same count of 127+1 card types. What differs is the packaging and a few cards. Japanese packs hold 6 cards. The 2026 extra booster EB-04 came out on its own in Japan but was split across two English packs. In OP-16 and OP-17 the Treasure Rare is a version of a different card in each edition. OP-14 reached English as OP14-EB04 in January 2026.

How do the editions compare?

One Piece cards come in five language editions: Japanese, English, French, Simplified Chinese and Korean. Bandai’s global entrance page sends North America, Latin America, Europe, Oceania and the Middle East to the English site (France, Belgium and Switzerland also get a French one), and Japan to the Japanese site. Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines go to a third site, in English, that lists the same recent boosters as Japan, on the Japanese dates except EB-05, which it lists a day earlier, on October 30.

Japanese and Asia English OP-18 packs hold 6 cards; a pack costs 240 yen with tax included in Japan and USD $4.99 MSRP in the English edition.

The image row describes one card, OP17-005, and is not a rule for every card. Our guide to checking a One Piece card’s value shows where the EN mark sits on the English image. Our guide to One Piece booster box contents covers what the English and Japanese boxes hold.

How do the sets map from Japanese to English?

Most codes carry straight across: OP-16, OP-17, EB-05 and OP-18 are the same codes in both editions. The 2025 to 2026 run shows the exception:

The English names confirm the pairing. In English, OP14-EB04 is The Azure Sea’s Seven and OP15-EB04 is Adventure on Kami’s Island, and the Asia English edition gives the same two names to OP-14 and OP-15.

Where did the EB-04 cards go?

Into the two combined English packs, split by card number:

• Japan’s EB-04 list holds 81 entries numbered EB04-001 to EB04-061, counting each alternate version as its own entry.
• The English OP14-EB04 list holds 40 of them, every entry from EB04-011 to EB04-041.
• The English OP15-EB04 list holds the other 41, from EB04-001 to EB04-010 and EB04-042 to EB04-061.

No EB-04 entry appears on both English lists, and none from the Japanese list is missing. In English, OP14-EB04 has 163+2 card types and OP15-EB04 159+1; only the card lists show how EB-04 is split. So an English collector looking for an EB-04 card needs to know which of the two packs carries its number.

Do the two editions hold the same cards?

Nearly. The English and Japanese editions of OP-16 hold 155 entries each and those of OP-17 hold 169 each, over the same card numbers. The Treasure Rare is where they part:

Each is a TR version of a card that both editions also print as a Rare. So the label TR does not point to the same card across languages, even inside the same set. Our guide to One Piece rarities explains Treasure Rares and when each edition first shows one.

Do the cards look different?

On Bandai’s two images of OP17-005, the text is in each edition’s language, and the card number, the rarity label, the layout and the art are the same; the English image adds a small EN mark. The words for special versions differ by site. In English, OP-16’s featured art is called a Super Alt-Art, and in Japanese a super parallel; either way the subject is the three admirals. Our alternate art and parallel entries cover the two terms.

Ultimate Guard lists One Piece among the standard-size cards its 66 by 91 mm sleeves fit, and our guide to trading card sizes compares the other card games.

How has release timing changed?

The gap closed in stages. In the table above, OP14-EB04 reached English well after Japan’s OP-14, and OP-16 only a little after Japan’s. Bandai calls OP-17 the start of global simultaneous releases, though it dates the two editions on different days. EB-05 and OP-18 are then dated earlier in English than in Japan. Our guide to One Piece set release dates lists every booster back to OP-01.

Which edition should you collect?

Pick by what you want to own, not by an expected price:

1. English text and the English Treasure Rare. Buy the English edition, and look up EB-04 cards under OP14-EB04 or OP15-EB04.
2. EB-04 as a set of its own. Bandai’s Japanese and Asia English sites list it as a booster of its own; the English site does not.
3. Japanese packaging. A Japanese pack holds 6 cards at 240 yen, tax included, for the newest sets.
4. Prices by edition. A Japanese and an English copy of the same number are different printings, so name the language and the version when you search. Our guide to finding what a card sold for shows how.

Rip.fan’s card price pages cover English Pokémon cards only. For the same comparison in Pokémon, see our guide to Japanese and English Pokémon cards, and the trading card hub collects the rest of our One Piece coverage.

Frequently asked questions

How do you sell a Japanese One Piece card on TCGplayer?

As a Listing with Photo. At TCGplayer, every non-English card except Japanese Pokémon and some Magic cards goes up this way, with the language written in full in the title and description, such as Japanese rather than JPN.

Can Japanese One Piece cards be graded?

Yes. CGC added One Piece cards in October 2022 and grades every language, so Japanese and English printings both qualify.

Do Japanese packs hold anything besides cards?

Some did. Japanese OP-02 and OP-03 packs each held an index card with their 6 cards.

Were any Japanese One Piece cards misprinted?

Yes. On July 22, 2022, Bandai apologized that some Japanese OP-01 cards carried the wrong illustrator name, and said no corrected cards would be made.