Tony Tony Chopper, the beloved character from “ONE PIECE” (created by Eiichiro Oda, published by Shueisha), has been named an official supporter of Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF), to help raise awareness of MSF’s humanitarian medical activities worldwide.
Chopper‘s dream is “to become a doctor who can cure everyone around the world.” As the ship’s doctor for the Straw Hats, Chopper‘s unwavering commitment to helping anyone suffering from injury or illness during their adventure has touched the hearts of readers and viewers worldwide. This belief resonates deeply with the principles of MSF. MSF is an international, independent medical humanitarian organization that provides emergency medical care to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters, and exclusion from healthcare. Operating in more than 70 countries, MSF delivers lifesaving assistance to people in crisis regardless of ethnicity, religion, nationality, or political affiliation. MSF’s actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of independence, neutrality, and impartiality. Chopper seems to embody the principles and values of MSF. This shared stance and philosophy led to this collaboration. This initiative aims to broaden understanding and interest in MSF’s humanitarian medical activities.
About ONE PIECE
Created by Eiichiro Oda, the manga series of ONE PIECE made its debut on July 22, 1997, in issue 34 of Weekly Shonen Jump, a popular manga magazine. The series marked its 25th anniversary of continuous publication in July 2022.
The first volume of the manga was released on December 24, 1997, and Volume 57, released on March 4, 2010, set a new record in Japanese publishing history at the time by publishing 3 million copies in its first edition. Subsequent volumes have consistently maintained this milestone. On August 3, 2012, Volume 67 surpassed that record, reaching 4.05 million first edition copies. As of March 4, 2026, the ONE PIECE manga has been published over 600 million copies worldwide, and today the series has been published in over 60 countries and regions.
The anime adaptation first aired in 1999 on the Fuji TV network in Japan and celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2024. After a three-month hiatus, the series is set to resume in April 2026 with the Elbaph Arc.
In August 2023, Netflix released a globally exclusive live-action ONE PIECE series, which received critical acclaim. Season 2 began streaming on March 10 and has already received a great deal of praise. https://one-piece.com/op/guidetothevoyage/
Several activities are planned for Chopper to carry out in support of MSF. A special collaboration website is one of them. https://www.msf.org/chopper
