In a seemingly strange mainstream media crossover, a recent post about Taylor Swift and Ice Spice caused One Piece fans to flood the article's comments section with images of the pirate famous anime Monkey D. Luffy.

Through the account Everything Out Of Context with memes and references from the series. Below, readers can see the clip and the news post with the caption “Ice Spice reveals a piece of advice Taylor Swift gave her.” As for the record, Taylor Swift's advice is: “No matter what, keep making music and everything will be okay.”

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One Piece fans aren't the only anime fans taking over the comments section of an unrelated post. After NASA's Johnson Space Center wished the public a happy new year early in 2024 by posting a photo of the night sky above Japan, Jujutsu Kaisen fans noted that the image bears a striking resemblance to Shibuya in the Season 2 opening, “SPECIALZ”. This prompted Jujutsu Kaisen fans to take over NASA's post with the words “You are my Special One!” message.

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Crunchyroll streams One Piece, describing it: “Monkey. D. Luffy refuses to let anyone or anything stand in his way of becoming king of all pirates. With a course charted for the treacherous waters of the Grand Line and beyond, this is the captain who will never give up until he claims the greatest treasure on Earth: the legendary One Piece!” The original and ongoing One Piece manga, written by Eiichiro Oda, is licensed by Viz Media for North American readers.

One Piece (1999)

Follow the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and his pirate crew to find the greatest treasure ever left behind by the legendary Pirate, Gold Roger. The famous mysterious treasure is called “One Piece”.

Release date October 20, 1999

Creator(s). Eiichiro Oda

Cast Mayumi Tanaka, Akemi Okamura, Laurent Vernin, Tony Beck, Kazuya Nakai

Seasons first

Studio Toei Animation

Creator Eiichiro Oda

Production company Toei Animation

Episodes 1K+

Source: Everything Out Of Context X account (formerly Twitter)