C · Purple Character · OP05 Awakening of the New Era · also in ST18
Data: TCGplayer catalog 2026-09-30 · PSA labels 2026-09-28Identify each version, its PSA label and pop, and open checked eBay listings. Bandai opens the official English card list for that printing.
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Awakening of the New Era · OP05 · Released 2023-12-08
Awakening of the New Era: 1st Anniversary Tournament Cards · OP05-ANN · Released 2023-12-08
ST-18: Starter Deck 18 PURPLE Monkey.D.Luffy · ST18 · Released 2024-10-25
In release order, from our card database (TCGplayer catalog and official card list, PSA label names, Limitless TCG)
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OP05-068 Chopa-Emon first appeared in English in Awakening of the New Era (OP05), released Dec 8, 2023. Our database lists 3 English printings across 3 products: 2 standard, 1 anniversary tournament. The most recent dated printing is the Normal version in ST-18: Starter Deck 18 PURPLE Monkey.D.Luffy (ST18), released Oct 25, 2024, 11 months after the first. Every printing carries the C rarity; the versions differ in artwork, finish or stamp, not rarity. 2 of 3 printings match a PSA label in our data.
| Released | Version | Rarity | Product | PSA label | eBay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2023 | Normal | C | Awakening of the New Era (OP05) | Matched | |
| Dec 8, 2023 | Anniversary Tournament | C | Awakening of the New Era: 1st Anniversary Tournament Cards (OP05-ANN) | Matched | |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Normal | C | ST-18: Starter Deck 18 PURPLE Monkey.D.Luffy (ST18) | Not matched |
| Card number | OP05-068 |
|---|---|
| Name | Chopa-Emon |
| Card type | Character |
| Color | Purple |
| Cost | 2 |
| Power | 3000 |
| Counter | 1000 |
| Attribute | Wisdom |
| Types | Animal / Straw Hat Crew |
| Effect | [On Play] If you have 8 or more DON!! cards on your field, set up to 1 of your purple {Straw Hat Crew} type Characters with 6000 power or less as active. Text: Limitless TCG (card-level text). Wording can differ slightly between printings. |
| Printed rarity | C |
| Illustrator | Suzume Muraichi |
| Block | Block 2 (Limitless TCG) |
| Legality | Standard: legal, Extra: legal (Limitless TCG) |
| Official card list | Checked against the official English card list on 2026-10-01 (1 of 3 printings matched to an official entry). OFF |
| Home set | OP05 Awakening of the New Era |
Our database lists 3 English printings of OP05-068 Chopa-Emon: 2 Normal, 1 Anniversary Tournament. Each one is a separate collectible (and a separate PSA spec when graded).
Limitless TCG credits Suzume Muraichi for the base printing. Parallel artworks can have different illustrators.
Other Chopa-Emon cards: none in the database
Same type in OP05: OP05-010, OP05-060, OP05-061, OP05-062, OP05-063, OP05-065, OP05-066, OP05-067, OP05-070, OP05-072, OP05-108, OP05-110
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