EB-01 Secret Rare and Special Parallel Cards Explained

Updated November 10, 2026

The EB-01 (EB01) Secret Rare slot is small: the official card list for EXTRA BOOSTER -MEMORIAL COLLECTION- [EB-01] has exactly one Secret Rare among 61 card types, alongside 8 Super Rares, 3 Leaders and alternative art parallels. This guide explains each rare slot and what the official pages state.

What are the key facts about EB-01 Memorial Collection?

EB-01 is the first Extra Booster of the ONE PIECE CARD GAME, and the Japanese pages give January 27, 2024 as its release date. The table below collects the identifying facts, each tied to an official page.

Our EB-01 Memorial Collection Japanese One Piece Booster Box (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) page describes the product as a special celebration set commemorating memorable moments from the One Piece series, with exclusive new artwork. The Bandai catalog gives a target age of 9 and up and calls it the first Extra Booster in the series. It adds that the set includes cards featuring diverse characters and cards that strengthen previously released decks.

The official Japanese announcement was published on December 1, 2023. It says the set adds many cards featuring characters not previously in the card game, together with cards that strengthen existing themes. The official English pages add one more identifying detail: the set includes 3 new multicolor leaders.

How many Secret Rare cards does EB-01 have?

EB-01 has one Secret Rare card type out of 61, according to the official Asia-English product page. The official English site gives the same count: Secret Rare x1.

If you search for the EB01 Secret Rare, the official figure to start from is therefore a single type. The other rarity slots carry the bulk of the set: Common has 28 types and Rare has 21.

Two points keep the number from being misread:

• Card types are the size of the checklist. The official page counts 61 card types and says alternative art and parallel design cards are included from the listed rarity types. It gives no separate count of those parallels.
• A type count is not an appearance rate. The box page states that this is a sealed, randomized product, that cards are randomly packed at the factory, and that individual pulls are not guaranteed. No official page gives an appearance rate for the Secret Rare, and this guide does not give one.

The Asia-English page also says that multiple copies of one card may appear and that completing a full set may be difficult. Read that line together with the type count: 61 types is the size of the checklist, and the page itself warns that finishing it can take effort.

What is the full rarity breakdown of EB-01?

The full official breakdown is Leader 3, Common 28, Rare 21, Super Rare 8 and Secret Rare 1, which adds up to 61 card types. The table lays out the counts.

The official English page says the set includes alternative art and parallel design cards “from the rarity types above”. That is the wording to rely on: the parallels are described in relation to the rarities in the list, and the pages do not publish a separate parallel count.

The Leader count is the other number worth keeping in mind. Both official English pages describe three new multicolor leaders, and the Asia-English page lists Leader 3 in the rarity line. The rarity table is the only place where the official pages give counts, so every comparison in this guide uses those numbers and nothing else.

What do the official pages say about Special Parallel cards in EB-01?

The official English page says EB-01 includes alternative art and parallel design cards, and our box page lists a Secret Rare and Special Parallel cards among its key cards. The official pages do not use the term Special Parallel, so the table keeps each source’s own wording apart.

None of these pages publishes a count of Special Parallel cards or names which cards have a parallel, so this guide does not number them. For a row-by-row view, our own set guides cover it, including One Piece EB-01 Memorial Collection: All 19 Parallel Rows and the SEC and the broader EB-01 Memorial Collection Complete Card List.

The practical point from the Asia-English page is the warning about duplicates and set completion. Our box page states 24 packs of 6 cards, 144 cards per box, against 61 card types, and the Asia-English page says multiple copies of one card may appear.

Which characters are on the chase cards in EB-01?

Our box page names Monkey D. Luffy, Shanks and Nami with memorial-edition art as its key cards and chase cards. It also says the set includes a Secret Rare and Special Parallel cards.

The official Japanese announcement describes the set as adding many cards featuring characters not previously in the card game, together with cards that strengthen existing themes. The Bandai catalog repeats that description: cards featuring diverse characters and cards that strengthen previously released decks.

The official pages do not say which character is the Secret Rare, and they do not say which characters have Special Parallel versions. Our box page names Luffy, Shanks and Nami as key cards, but it does not tie any of them to the Secret Rare. Check the card list before you buy a box for one particular card. Our card list guide and the pull-focused guide, EB-01 Pull Rates and Best Cards, cover the cards in more detail.

How does the Secret Rare compare with Super Rares and Leaders?

By official count, the Secret Rare has the fewest card types: 1, against 3 Leaders and 8 Super Rares. The comparison uses only the official counts.

The reading is arithmetic. If your target is one specific Secret Rare, you are looking for one card type from a 61-type set, and no official page publishes an appearance rate. If your target is the Super Rares, there are eight card types to find. If your target is the Leaders, there are three.

The box page states that a sealed box is a randomized product and that pulls are not guaranteed. This guide does not claim a box will contain any given rare card.

Do the official sources agree on EB-01 release date and pack size?

No. The Japanese pages and the Asia-English page list January 27, 2024, and the Asia-English page lists 6 cards per pack, while the official English page lists May 3, 2024 and 12 cards per pack. The two English pages agree on the card counts: 61 card types with one Secret Rare.

The Japanese column draws on the Bandai catalog, one-piece.com and the Asia-English page. The other column is the official English site. Our box page lists a Japanese release date of May 3, 2024, which matches the English site’s date; for the Japanese edition this guide uses January 27, 2024, the date on the Japanese pages and the Asia-English page.

The Japanese edition is what we ship, and our box page describes it as a Japanese Original Edition of the ONE PIECE CARD GAME Extra Booster. For a comparison of EB-01 against the later Extra Boosters, see One Piece Extra Booster Boxes: EB-01 to EB-05 Compared.

What is the EB-01 Damaged Box and is it different inside?

The Damaged Box listing is the EB-01 booster box sold at a discount because of cosmetic damage to the outer box. Our page says the cards inside are unaffected.

The conditions on the EB-01 Memorial Collection Damaged Box (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) page are firm:

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• The photos are samples. The first image shows the regular product so you can identify the set; the condition photos that follow are samples of damaged boxes, and the item you receive may differ.
• Damage can be dents, creases, scuffs or other cosmetic marks to the outer box. The type and extent vary by item.
• The item is sold as-is. The page states that returns and refunds are not accepted and that the shop does not respond to inquiries about this item.

The two photos above are the sample condition photos the product page uses to show the kind of wear involved. They do not show the EB-01 box you would receive.

The page also explains why damaged boxes exist: the warehouse in Tokyo takes in large volumes of Japanese trading cards every day, and boxes that cannot be sold as mint-condition products are separated from regular stock during inspection and offered at a lower price than regular products.

How do I buy an EB-01 box from outside Japan?

You order from our product page and pay in Japanese yen, and we ship from Tokyo by FedEx. Stock levels for sealed Japanese trading card products fluctuate frequently, so check each product page for current availability.

Both EB-01 listings are on our site: the regular EB-01 Memorial Collection booster box (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) and the Damaged Box (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order). The box page states that every shipment includes tracking and insurance. The shop policies state the following.

Delivery estimates do not include handling time, weekends, Japanese national holidays or customs processing. Once a parcel is with FedEx, timing is set by the carrier and the destination country’s authorities, and customs inspections can delay delivery. FedEx cannot deliver to P.O. Boxes, so enter a physical address at checkout.

What do the payment and order-change rules say?

You can pay by Wise bank transfer, PayPal, or credit and debit card through PayPal, and all payments are made in Japanese yen. Any difference between the amount charged and your statement comes from exchange rates and conversion fees set by your payment provider, which the page says is outside the shop’s control.

The Wise rules are the most detailed. At checkout you choose whether to upload a screenshot of your transfer, and the deadline depends on that choice:

• Without a screenshot: the order is cancelled automatically if payment has not arrived within 12 hours of placing it. For orders containing a pre-order item, that window is 3 hours.
• With a screenshot: upload it within 5 days of placing the order. The price is then held for a total of 10 days, and payment must arrive before the hold ends.
• Account needed: the screenshot option requires an account and is not available at guest checkout.
• Reference: enter the payment reference issued with your order, SST-{order number}, in the Wise reference field exactly as issued.
• SWIFT: payments received via SWIFT incur a receiving fee of JPY 611, so add JPY 611 to your order total. The page asks you to select the OUR charge option so correspondent bank fees are covered on your side.

PayPal completes payment immediately at checkout. Card payments use the black Debit or Credit Card button, open in PayPal’s own secure window, and the shop never sees your card number, expiry date or security code. PayPal and card payments carry the 5% payment processing fee; Wise bank transfer is the only method without it.

PayPal Pay Later is offered and operated by PayPal, not by the shop. The options seen at our checkout, each interest-free, are PayPal Pay in 4 in the United States, Australia and Canada, PayPal Pay in 3 in the United Kingdom, PayPal Paiement en 4X in France, PayPal Paga in 3 rate in Italy and PayPal Paga en 3 plazos in Spain. Availability is not guaranteed, and the terms PayPal shows in its own window are the ones that apply.

For addresses, the shipping policy says to verify your shipping address carefully before ordering. While an order is paid and its shipment has not been scheduled, you can update the shipping address yourself under My Account > Orders. The destination country cannot be changed, and the carrier, shipping method and FedEx service level stay as selected at checkout. If shipping to the new address costs more, you pay the difference before dispatch and the order is held until it is settled.

If dispatch is delayed, the policy says we will email you as soon as practical with a revised estimate, and for significant delays before handoff to FedEx we may offer the option to wait or to cancel with a full refund. After dispatch, transit delays do not by themselves create a right to cancel or refund. Once the order is dispatched, you can see the tracking number and the carrier’s latest delivery estimate in your account or shipping confirmation email.

How should I choose between the regular box and the Damaged Box?

Choose the regular EB-01 box if you want the outer box as a standard listing, and choose the Damaged Box only if you accept outer-box wear and the as-is, no-return terms. The cards inside the Damaged Box are described as unaffected, so the difference stated on the pages is the outer box.

Whichever listing you pick, the same facts apply to what is inside:

1. One Secret Rare type in 61. Our box page states 144 cards per box, and the official pages publish no appearance rate. The box page says pulls are not guaranteed.
2. Duplicates can appear. The Asia-English page says multiple copies of one card may appear and that completing a set may be difficult.
3. Parallels are part of the set. The official English page says alternative art and parallel design cards are included from the listed rarity types, with no separate count published.

If you are comparing EB-01 with other sets, the EB-01 Memorial Collection Booster Box Buying Guide goes through the box in more depth. Since the box page says individual pulls are not guaranteed, no box listing can be bought on the promise of a particular card.

More EB-01 guides

• EB-01 Memorial Collection Complete Card List: Every Card, Rarity and Parallel
• One Piece EB-01 Memorial Collection: All 19 Parallel Rows and the SEC
• EB-01 Pull Rates and Best Cards: Memorial Collection Complete Guide
• From Memorial Collection to EAST BLUE: How One Piece Extra Boosters Revisit the Past

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