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TL;DR: This OP-16 Admiral Manga Rare guide covers the set's three Manga Rares, all Marine Admirals: Sakazuki (Akainu), Kuzan (Aokiji), and Borsalino (Kizaru), which is unprecedented (most sets have one). They are the headline chase: Sakazuki has reached around 500,000 JPY (a "half-million holy grail") and Kuzan past 400,000 JPY at the high end in Japan. The split-slot pull rate makes a specific Admiral nearly impossible to pull, so buy singles. You never need them to play; standard prints exist.
Note: OP-16 released in Japan May 30, 2026; EN is June 12. Prices below are early Japanese-market figures and are volatile. Verify current prices on a live market before buying or selling.
OP-16 "The Time of Battle" does something the main One Piece TCG line has never done: it includes three Manga Rare cards instead of one, and all three are the Marine Three Admirals:
Because the Manga Rare slot is split three ways, pulling the specific Admiral you want is far harder than in a normal set. That is the single biggest fact shaping how to approach OP-16 as a collector.
GODEEPER: Want the broader value picture beyond the Admirals? The most-expensive-cards guide ranks the whole set. OP-16 Most Expensive Cards
Manga Rares use black-and-white manga-panel artwork and are the collector-favorite chase in any One Piece TCG set. Normally there is exactly one per main set, so the chase is concentrated.
OP-16 splits that single chase into three, the Admirals. Two consequences follow:
This is why OP-16 is described as a collector-first set: the headline is not a competitive bomb, it is the Admiral Manga Rare chase.
OP-16 splits its Manga Rare slot across the three Admirals, Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino, making each one far harder to pull than a normal single-Manga-Rare set.
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These are early Japanese-market figures from just after the May 30 release. They are volatile; treat them as a snapshot, not a fixed value.
Sakazuki (Akainu) , the holy grail. The most valuable card in the set. High-end collectors have driven the Manga Rare toward the half-million JPY mark (around 500,000 JPY). As the Fleet Admiral and the arc's central Marine, Sakazuki has the cleanest, most durable demand.
Kuzan (Aokiji) , past 400,000 JPY. The second-most-valuable Admiral Manga Rare. Demand is driven partly by collectors trying to complete the trio, which keeps upward pressure on the second-rarest piece.
Borsalino (Kizaru) , high-tier. Rounds out the three. Still a premium Manga Rare, and because the slot is split three ways, it remains genuinely scarce.
Some market guides quote a broader projection of roughly 100,000-150,000 JPY ($650-1,000) for the Admiral Manga Rares as a group; the half-million figures are the high-end "holy grail" copies for the most-wanted Sakazuki. The spread reflects how new and volatile the market is. Always check a live source before transacting.
Bandai does not publish official pull rates, and the figures circulating are community estimates based on Japanese box and case behavior. The key point holds regardless of the exact number: with the Manga Rare slot split across three Admirals, the odds of pulling a specific one are punishingly low.
In practice this means:
The takeaway: open for the experience and the dream, but if you want a specific Admiral, buy the single.
Sakazuki (Akainu) is the set's holy grail, reaching around 500,000 JPY at the high end. With the slot split three ways, buying the single beats chasing it through packs.
A crucial point for players: the Admiral Manga Rares are collector cards, not competitive requirements. The Admirals also exist as:
All of these play identically. Sengoku's competitive Purple Marine deck wants the Admirals as Characters, but it wants the cheap standard prints, not the half-million-JPY Manga Rares. Keep your play budget and your collection budget separate.
To understand why OP-16 is so collector-driven, compare it to a normal set. A typical main One Piece TCG set has a single Manga Rare, so collectors funnel demand onto one card and pull odds, while low, are at least concentrated. OP-16 breaks that pattern by printing three Manga Rares and tying all of them to the same beloved trio. The result is a perfect storm for value: iconic characters, a fan-favorite arc (Marineford), and pull odds split three ways. That is why early Japanese prices reached holy-grail territory faster than most sets, and why boxes dried up at retail almost immediately. For collectors, it means the chase is both more exciting and more expensive than usual; for the market, it means OP-16 sealed product is likely to stay in demand longer than a standard set.
GODEEPER: Building the deck the Admirals belong to? The Sengoku guide covers the Purple Marine ramp shell. OP-16 Sengoku Deck Guide
Q: What are the OP-16 Admiral Manga Rares? A: The three Manga Rare cards, all Admirals: Sakazuki (Akainu), Kuzan (Aokiji), Borsalino (Kizaru). Unusual, since most sets have one.
Q: How much is Sakazuki Manga Rare worth? A: Around 500,000 JPY at the high end (a "holy grail") in early Japan trading. Volatile; verify current prices.
Q: Why three Manga Rares? A: OP-16 splits the usual single slot across the three Admirals, which makes pulling a specific one far harder and concentrates demand.
Q: What are the pull rates? A: Bandai does not publish them. The split slot makes a specific Admiral punishingly rare; treat organic completion as nearly impossible.
Q: Chase or buy singles? A: Buy singles for a specific Admiral. Chasing through packs costs far more than buying the card outright.
Q: Needed to play? A: No. They are collector cards. Standard and Super Alt-Art prints (OP16-063/065/073) play identically and are cheap.
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