Over in Japan, Shueisha and Bandai Namco Entertainment worked together to launch the One Piece Base app. Along with giving you access to the manga, the app allows you to take a picture of yourself and have it converted into One Piece mangaka Eiichiro Oda’s …Read more »
Before One Piece and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, the artists behind your favorite manga told stories in short form. Some of those went on to inspire the series you love; others show unexpected sides of these creators’ artistic vision. And now you can peruse them in …Read more »
Gold House, which describes itself as “a cultural ecosystem that unites, invests in, and champions Asian Pacific leaders to power tomorrow for all” has released the names for its 2024 Most Impactful Asians A100 list. Included are some people definitely of interest to otaku. Writer …Read more »
The One Piece manga has really been hitting some high notes lately in the Egghead Arc, but fans will have a bit of a wait ahead after the next chapter. The series’ official account shared a note from author Eiichiro Oda announcing a three-week break, …Read more »
Fans around the world are expressing sadness and shock at the unexpected passing of Dragon Ball Z creator Akira Toriyama. Toriyama was a major influence on manga, and some other big-name manga authors have taken to the internet to pay homage to him. One Piece …Read more »
Monsters 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation, the new anime based on the one-shot manga by Eiichiro Oda (One Piece) hits Netflix next week. That’s the word from a new trailer for the anime, which also revealed the following cast and crew: Yoshimasa Hosoya as Ryuma Kana …Read more »
GLAY is a major Japanese rock band, and 2024 marks a major milestone for them: 30 years since their major debut in 1994. As a result, GLAY is offering its GLAY EXPO this year. A big event like this needs a visual image to go …Read more »
Every otaku knows of One Piece, but do you know about creator Eiichiro Oda’s one-shot manga Monsters: Ippaku Sanjō Hiryū Jigoku, which was published in the 90s? It was in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1994, before Oda was the bestselling mangaka of all time. In …Read more »
Netflix’s live-action One Piece debuts today, and Eiichiro Oda, the mangaka behind the massively successful franchise, has been heavily involved with the project. How involved? Well, some of his notes to Netflix and Netflix’s response were made public to give an idea. Here’s Oda talking: …Read more »
With the premiere of Netflix’s live-action One Piece series days away, The New York Times spoke with creator Eiichiro Oda. Oda acknowledged that live-action adaptations of manga, particularly by Hollywood, has “a history of failure,” but he thinks this time might be different because of …Read more »
Netflix’s live-action One Piece adaptation will hit the streaming service at the end of the month, and many fans of the original manga and anime are anxious about how it will come together. Creator Eiichiro Oda is involved, and a report from Shueisha says that …Read more »
Matt Owens, the co-showrunner for Netflix’s live-action One Piece adaptation, has made it clear he’s a fan of the series. And he says that’s why he was terrified approaching One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda about doing an adaptation. “I don’t think I’ve ever been more …Read more »
Before One Piece, manga author Eiichiro Oda created a one-shot manga titled MONSTERS, and now that’s getting an anime of its own. The one-shot first debuted in the Shonen Jump Autumn Special of 1994, and follows a samurai named Ryuma whose situation gets complicated by …Read more »
If you’re behind on the One Piece manga, you have some more time to catch up, and if you’re current you’ll need to wait a bit because the series is about to go on a one-month hiatus. According to the official Twitter account for the …Read more »
The live-action One Piece series is supposed to launch on Netflix sometime this year, but with series creator Eiichiro Oda supervising, he has a lot of input on when it’s officially ready. Oda released a new statement about progress on the series, noting that the …Read more »
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