Wondering, what kind of headline is this? Don’t worry; you will understand everything, once you read this whole write up. Well, I don’t have to tell you how popular ‘One Piece’, the animated series, is in U.S. But, I was quite surprised when I came to know that the series is equally popular in Italy, too. Don’t believe me, here is the thing that will make you believe, like it did to me.

You should not surprise yourself, if you see the Italian Volleyball team dressed up in Eiichiro Oda’s famous animated series ‘One Piece’. Yes, this season, the Pallavolo Modena team of the Italian Volleyball League is dressing two of its players in official jerseys decorated with Monkey D. Luffy, the young pirate captain who is the main character in the very popular series ‘One Piece’. The players Pietro Rinaldi, no.6 and Edoardo Ciabattini, no. 2, will play libero. The libero’s are generally taken as defensive players who can play freely and replace any of the back-row players during a game. Well, it is not that out of fun sake that they wear these decorated uniforms. This is one of the rules of the game. The libero players are required to wear different jerseys from the other players to set them apart, as a part of the rules and regulations of the game.

It is not for the first time they are doing this. In the previous seasons too, the libero players have done something similar to this. In the previous seasons, Modena’s libero players have worn Spider-Man and Iron Man jerseys. And this time it is ‘One Piece’s’ turn.

Now, doesn’t it make you believe that the series is quite popular in Italy? Otherwise, why would any nation’s Volleyball team wear dresses with the show’s stars on it? Anyways this is definitely good news that the series is so popular even outside U.S.