English vs Japanese: The Same Manga Card, a Price Gap Up to 376%, and Why It Exists

A One Piece card is printed twice: first in Japanese, then in English months later. The art is identical. The price is not. For most chase cards the English printing costs more, and for a few the gap is enormous. This is the list of the largest English premiums among printings above $200, from tracked sales on both sides.

The biggest gaps

• Monkey.D.Luffy [Serial Prize] ST01-001: English $30,900, Japanese $16,600, gap +86%
• Monkey.D.Luffy [SP Gold] OP05-119: English $11,050, Japanese $9,450, gap +17%
• Monkey.D.Luffy [Red Manga] OP13-118: English $8,932, Japanese $7,778, gap +15%
• Monkey.D.Luffy [Alternate Art Manga] OP05-119: English $8,405, Japanese $3,700, gap +127%
• Rocks.D.Xebec [Super Alternate Art] OP17-118: English $8,182, Japanese $3,791, gap +116%
• Monkey.D.Luffy [SP Silver] OP05-119: English $5,500, Japanese $3,250, gap +69%
• Monkey.D.Luffy [SP] OP05-060: English $4,975, Japanese $1,444, gap +245%
• Gol.D.Roger [Manga] OP09-118: English $4,635, Japanese $3,435, gap +35%
• Monkey.D.Luffy [Manga] EB02-061: English $4,207, Japanese $2,075, gap +103%
• Portgas.D.Ace [Red Manga] OP13-119: English $4,175, Japanese $2,691, gap +55%
• Portgas.D.Ace [Top Prize] OP07-119: English $4,065, Japanese $3,283, gap +24%
• Yamato [Serial] EB02-006: English $4,000, Japanese $1,925, gap +108%

Why English costs more

• Buyer pool. The English market is the largest, and most graded card demand comes from it. More buyers on the same supply means a higher price.
• Grading habits. English cards are graded far more often, and a large PSA 10 population creates a visible, liquid price for the graded card that pulls the raw price up with it.
• Print timing. Japanese sets release first, so by the time English arrives the character has already peaked in the Japanese market and settled.

The exceptions are worth noting: Shanks [Championship 25-26] trades higher in Japanese ($10,000 vs $3,700); Shanks [Serial] trades higher in Japanese ($4,193 vs $3,153), usually because the Japanese event that produced them was smaller.

If you collect for the art, the Japanese print is the same picture at a discount. If you collect for resale, the English print is the one with the buyers.

Monkey.D.Luffy [Serial Prize] ST01-001$30,900market · 20 September 2026Monkey.D.Luffy [SP Gold] OP05-119$11,050market · 20 September 2026Monkey.D.Luffy [Red Manga] OP13-118$8,932market · 20 September 2026Monkey.D.Luffy [Alternate Art Manga] OP05-119$8,405market · 20 September 2026

Prices as of 20 September 2026. Every card page in MugiPocket lists both printings side by side.