Typically when you read about a One Piece pirate being arrested, it’s the Navy’s problem. The notorious criminals in question end up in the impenetrable underwater prison Impel Down, and that’s that. In this case, however, the subject is another suspected pirate of Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece manga. The …Read more »
The 14th One Piece anime film, One Piece Stampede, opened in Japan on Friday, and it made a big splash while doing so. Following up on series creator Eiichiro Oda’s official comments on the final version of the movie, Toei announced that Stampede officially earned the largest first-day attendance numbers at the …Read more »
While you can guarantee you’re never going to hear One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda poo-pooing one of the franchise’s anime films, it’s always interesting to see what kind of insight he provides once they’re in the can. With the 14th film, ONE PIECE STAMPEDE, dashing into theaters in …Read more »
Dude, with all that Akira talk, we forgot all about the Hollywood take on One Piece, which was announced back in 2017. But apparently it’s still in the works. Shonen Jump just announced that Matt Owens, who’s worked on properties like Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Luke Cage and The Defenders, will be writing the …Read more »
Anyone who has followed the One Piece anime adaptation will remember the classic “We Are!” theme song, which served as the opening from episode 1 through 47. Hiroshi Kitadani was responsible for that as well as the 15th OP “We Go!” and 19th OP “We Can!” (with …Read more »
Big things are on the horizon for the One Piece anime, with the adaptation setting sail for the Wano Kuni arc on July 7. To get everyone appropriately hyped, Toei Animation and Funimation shared a teaser trailer for the grand adventure to come.
My Hero Academia may rule the roost when it comes to graphic novel sales in North America, but One Piece and Attack on Titan still have it on lockdown in Japan. Oricon published its charts for manga volume sales in the first half of 2019, marking the 11th year in a row …Read more »
Have you already done everything there is to do in Bandai Namco’s open-world spin on Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece? Don’t put your controller down just yet, because the first DLC episode is on the way this summer, and it’s dangling a sword-shaped carrot in the form …Read more »
Before there was One Piece, series creator Eiichiro Oda released a 1996 one-shot manga called ROMANCE DAWN. Now the story that served as a prototype for one of the most successful manga of all time is getting an anime adaptation of its own. The ROMANCE …Read more »
One of the bonuses for new open-world action game One Piece: World Seeker is a piece of DLC called The Phantom Remedy. A notable feature is the ability to visit a hot spring, in which players can hang out with swimsuit-clad versions of the series’ …Read more »
Following up on the food-filled fun of the fantastic Whole Cake Island arc, the One Piece anime shows no signs of slowing down. Next up for the adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s manga is the Reverie arc, which kicks off on March 31. Toei Animation got …Read more »
Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece manga can’t be stopped, and that’s thanks in no small part to the fact that the story may actually go on forever. Sure, Oda has threatened to get close to the climax in the past, but we’ll believe it when we …Read more »
Way back in December, we learned that the 14th One Piece film would be called Stampede, and that it would be coming out on August 9 in Japan. Now we’ve got a second teaser trailer for the film, which reveals the designs for two new …Read more »
Just as the legions of One Piece fans have grown up over the years, so have its characters, thanks in no small part to the way Eiichiro Oda’s illustrations have advanced. Similarly, Oda isn’t too shy about answering some of his fans’ cheekier questions in …Read more »
According to reports out of Japan, veteran voice actor Kinryu Arimoto is no longer with us. After suffering from esophageal cancer for the past year, the voice behind One Piece‘s Whitebeard, AKA Edward Newgate, and many more passed away at the age of 78 on …Read more »
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