One Piece’s Masira and the Japan-Only Berry Token

One Piece Berry Collection Metal Token Featuring Masira

A Coin Shaped Like the Currency of the One Piece World

The One Piece Berry Collection is a line of metal coin-shaped collectibles built around the “Berry” — the fictional currency that circulates throughout the world of the series. Each token takes that concept literally, presenting itself as an oversized coin with a character rendered in raised relief at the center. This particular piece features Masira, whose full title is Salvage King Monkey Masira, pressed into a silver metallic surface. The edge carries alternating diagonal and wave-line decorative engraving, and the face is inscribed with “MASIRA” in an arc along the top, three stars along the bottom, and the copyright mark “©B/S” on the right — a notation widely recognized among One Piece collectors as standing for Bandai and Shueisha, the manufacturer and the publisher who jointly hold the rights to the franchise’s official merchandise.

The piece bears a “Japan Limited” designation, indicating it was produced for and distributed within the Japanese domestic market rather than intended for international export.

Masira, the Jaya Arc, and a Briefly Unforgettable Crew Member

One Piece is the manga series by Eiichiro Oda, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump since 1997, and one of the longest-running anime adaptations in history, airing since 1999. By 2024, the series had sold over 500 million volumes worldwide. International audiences follow it through platforms such as Crunchyroll and Netflix, the latter of which produced a live-action adaptation in 2023.

Masira appears during the Jaya Arc, which spans roughly chapter 222 and volume 24 of the manga, with the corresponding anime episodes airing from 2002 to 2003. The arc functions as a bridge into the Skypiea storyline: the Straw Hat crew arrives in the seas around Jaya Island seeking information about how to reach the sky island above. There they encounter Masira, a broad-shouldered, ape-like salvage ship captain, and his brother Shoujou. The two make an impression through eccentric behavior and vivid character design, even though their part in the larger narrative is relatively brief.

Within One Piece’s enormous cast, Masira belongs to the category of arc-specific supporting characters — distinctive enough to stay in readers’ memories long after the arc ends, but rarely the subject of dedicated merchandise compared to the series’ central crew members.

Japan’s Metal Collectible Tradition and Who Seeks These Out

From the 1990s through the 2000s, Japan produced a consistent market for metal coin-format collectibles tied to popular anime and manga properties. Unlike the medals used in arcade medal games, these pieces were designed for display and collection, typically cast from zinc alloy or similar metals and sold through food-toy (shokugan) sets, gashapon capsule vending machines, or single-pack retail packaging. The exact distribution channel for this Berry Collection token has not been confirmed, but the format itself was a well-established genre of the period.

For fans outside Japan, the “Japan Limited” label carries a specific meaning: these were not officially exported, and reaching collectors abroad required parallel import or the secondary market. For One Piece enthusiasts who pursue the franchise’s full character roster, a token featuring a Jaya Arc figure like Masira represents one of the less commonly encountered pieces in the lineup — and one that doubles as a real-world artifact shaped like the money that moves through the One Piece world itself.