{"rewrite":{"id":"r_2ba8d63687c9a6345abe7eb4","clusterId":"c_a6cf7a0eed5150c70ad343f9","slug":"one-piece-card-game-shops-add-facial-recognition-to-block-scalpers","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"ONE PIECE Card Game Shops Add Facial Recognition to Block Scalpers","summary":"Official ONE PIECE Card Game shops in Japan will use a facial recognition system during product sales starting Aug 22. Bandai Namco says the system will temporarily collect and verify customer facial information when purchasing related products, and that the data will not be used for any other purpose. The move follows a nationwide sellout of a Weekly Shonen Jump issue that bundled a promotional card, which resellers later listed at inflated prices.","whyItMatters":"The facial recognition rollout lands on the same day as the World's Strongest Warriors booster pack, a set with a Kaido card by Baki artist Keisuke Itagaki and the debut of Rocks, making it a direct test of whether the anti-scalper measure holds up under high demand.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe system goes live Aug 22, the same day the World\u0026#39;s Strongest Warriors booster pack reaches shelves. The set carries a newly drawn Strongest Creature, Kaido of the Beasts card illustrated by Keisuke Itagaki, the manga artist behind Baki the Grappler. It also marks the debut of Rocks in the card game and introduces a Pirate Crew Super Parallel rarity featuring Luffy and Rocks.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe scalper problem came to a head with the July 13 issue of Weekly Shonen Jump. Shueisha raised that issue\u0026#39;s print run by 500,000 copies ahead of release because of demand for its bundled promotional card, yet it still sold out at bookstores and convenience stores nationwide. Copies then surfaced on resale marketplaces at sharply higher prices. Shueisha apologized to readers on July 17 and promised measures to prevent repeat shortages.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Official ONE PIECE Card Game shops in Japan start facial recognition checks on Aug 22 to curb scalping. The system lands the same day as World's Strongest Warriors, which debuts Rocks and a Kaido card by Baki's Keisuke Itagaki.","twitterPost":"ONE PIECE Card Game shops in Japan will verify customer faces during sales from Aug 22. The anti-scalper measure arrives with World's Strongest Warriors, a set featuring a Kaido card by Baki artist Keisuke Itagaki and the debut of Rocks.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Bandai Namco is rolling out facial recognition at official ONE PIECE Card Game shops in Japan starting Aug 22, a direct response to scalpers who cleared out a promotional-card issue of Weekly Shonen Jump. The system debuts the same day as the World's Strongest Warriors booster pack, which introduces Rocks and a Kaido card drawn by Baki creator Keisuke Itagaki.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Animehunch\",\"url\":\"https://animehunch.com/one-piece-card-game-shops-to-use-facial-recognition-system-amid-scalper-concerns/\",\"title\":\"ONE PIECE Card Game Shops To Use Facial Recognition System Amid Scalper Concerns\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4334,"outputTokens":674,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787070595,"createdAt":"2026-08-18T16:19:45.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-18T16:21:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-18T16:19:45.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_a6cf7a0eed5150c70ad343f9","canonicalTitle":"ONE PIECE Card Game Shops To Use Facial Recognition System Amid Scalper Concerns","representativeArticleId":"a_88337aa402988ff0ed01ecf4","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"ONE PIECE Card Game\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-11T09:50:34.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-11T09:50:34.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-18T16:21:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Animehunch","url":"https://animehunch.com/one-piece-card-game-shops-to-use-facial-recognition-system-amid-scalper-concerns/","title":"ONE PIECE Card Game Shops To Use Facial Recognition System Amid Scalper Concerns"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["ONE PIECE Card Game"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}