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One Piece debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump on July 19, 1997, and look where it is now! The world’s bestselling manga now has more than 490 million copies in circulation, both physically and digitally. A bit more than 400 million comes from Japan itself, and …Read more »
The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Official Programme book just came out in Japan, and English speakers will be able to read a translated version on July 21. The book goes into detail on the thirty-three featured sports in the Olympics, and several contributors would catch …Read more »
Edo Wonderland Nikko Edomura is a theme park in Japan that recreates the customs and culture of the Edo period, and it’s getting ready to do the same for the One Piece series’ Wano Country. Time Travel Adventure 2021 is a special summer vacation event …Read more »
The hundredth volume of the One Piece manga is scheduled to come out before 2021 ends, and the ninety-ninth volume is being released this June in Japan. As a way to celebrate this, one hundred taxis in Tokyo are getting One Piece themed artwork in …Read more »
Trumpeter Susumu Kazuhara, who sometimes used the stage name Shin Kazuhara, has passed away at age 74. A cause of death was not given. If you’ve seen the movie Laputa: Castle in the Sky, the trumpet music done by character Pazu was performed by Kazuhara. …Read more »
The recent global poll on favorite characters showed once again how popular the One Piece franchise is. And there’s a new otaku option for One Piece fanatics: a One Piece themed wedding! This is being done by wedding and reception producer Escrit. The wedding includes …Read more »
The results of the worldwide popularity poll for One Piece characters are here! The general results probably won’t surprise anyone. Here’s the top 5: 5. Trafalgar Law 4. Sanji 3. Nami 2. Zoro 1. Luffy But the poll also breaks up who scored best at …Read more »
A new ad in Japan puts Luffy and the gang from One Piece in the real world. The ad is for a takeout app called “menu,” and you can see how excited Luffy is for the food he ordered. The commercial is debuting in Japan …Read more »
At this point it’s unlikely that anyone is powerful enough to actually stop the Straw Hats of One Piece, but a crew in Japan that named their ship after Luffy’s is currently in some hot water. Nine crew members were taken into custody on charges …Read more »
Since One Piece has reached 1,000 chapters, it’s clear that many people love its story and characters. But the One Piece franchise wants to officially know who the most beloved characters are for fans, and they have a website in English where you can vote. …Read more »
As part of the celebration for One Piece’s 1,000 chapter, Japanese magazine Weekly Playboy did a themed issue that included cosplay of the female characters. Weekly Playboy is not the Japanese version of Hugh Hefner’s Playboy, if you’re wondering. The cosplayers involved include famous cosplayer …Read more »
Fox Entertainment’s streaming service Tubi is adding more anime to its roster after inking a deal with none other than Toei Animation. So what is coming out of Toei’s vault to be included? One Piece is the title getting the most attention, and both episodes …Read more »
Eiichiro Oda is already in the Guinness World Records for “the most copies published for the same comic book series by a single author,” but as he keeps pumping out chapters of One Piece, he just makes more and more records for himself. His publisher …Read more »
Today marked a huge moment for Eiichiro Oda’s popular series, with the official arrival of the One Piece 1000th chapter milestone. Jump is celebrating in a bunch of different ways, including a campaign centered on a global character popularity poll and more. That’s right, Shueisha …Read more »
Demon Slayer is breaking all sorts of records with sales. Yet in terms of bestselling manga, it’s still a long way from beating the numbers of One Piece. But it turns out that One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda has not only been reading Demon Slayer, …Read more »
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