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Track the stylistic evolution of Eiichiro Oda’s most famous One Piece characters
It’s hard to believe that One Piece, Japan’s best-selling manga series in history, will be celebrating its 18th anniversary this July. With 76 collected volumes of manga, a mega-popular anime...
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It’s not the Grand Line, but One Piece has conquered a Guinness World Record
One of the biggest manga hits of the past 15 years is most certainly One Piece. You can talk about ninjas or titans, but the perennial favorite for top manga has been about those pirates of the Grand...
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Is One Piece’s end in sight? Editor reveals final arc is mapped out,...
18 years after it first appeared in comic form, creator Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece is more popular than ever. But while fans might be happy to see the Straw Hat Pirates keep sailing forever, the manga’s...
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One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
One of the great things about the One Piece series is how intricate the world it’s set in is. Loosely based on historical colonial times, it’s familiar enough for readers to feel comfortable with, yet...
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Pirate action ahoy! New feature-length One Piece anime to air in December!
Eighteen years after making its serial debut in the Weekly Shōnen Jump Magazine, Eiichiro Oda’s internationally popular manga/anime franchise One Piece is still going strong, even being turned into a...
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New One Piece movie’s summer 2016 release date confirmed
Get ready for another One Piece Film Gold, hitting theaters July 23, 2016! Following the success of One Piece Film Z, the 13th movie installment announced earlier this year finally has a name and...
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Sanji has a last name?!? One Piece mangaka focusing on “Black Legs” in...
We thought Sanji was like Prince, Usher or Madonna. Turns out we were wrong. After 800+ chapters of One Piece, you would think most of Luffy’s crew would be known quantities. This isn’t necessarily...
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One Piece anime/manga creator promises that the series will, in fact, have an...
Eiichiro Oda asks fans to keep reading the manga “a little longer” as series celebrates 20th anniversary. Not too long ago, fans of anime and manga would often make reference to the “big three shonen...
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One Piece’s creator refusing to write about his struggles could be a reason...
With over 416 million copies sold worldwide, he sure knows what makes readers tick. When the hit series One Piece was serialized, its creator Eiichiro Oda was working an insane work schedule that...
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One Piece author claims a certain seven villains extended the series far...
A passing thought became the cornerstone for a gripping story that has entertained generations. One Piece, the manga about a boy’s desire to become the pirate king, is one of the longest-running...
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One Piece creator purposely wanted the manga/anime’s artwork to look “strange”
Having artwork that some people would think look weird was all part of the plan for the creator of one of the biggest anime/manga hits ever. So here’s a complex question: is the artwork of Eiichiro...
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One Piece manga creator’s joke about World War II soldier prompts official...
Anime/manga legend Eiichro Oda’s joke about fried chicken touches a raw historical nerve. When you create the best-selling manga franchise of all time, with close to double the sales of your closest...
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Special cover illustration for 50th anniversary issue of Weekly Shonen Jump terrifies fans of anime/manga martial arts saga. This week, Weekly Shonen Jump, Japan’s biggest manga anthology, is putting...
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One Piece manga artist draws touching tribute to late creator of Chibi Maruko...
The Internet wept as one at Eiichiro Oda’s beautiful fanart of Luffy sharing a feast with Momoko Sakura’s self-insert following her death this month. The world of anime and manga felt a heavy blow...
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You have One Piece creator’s official permission to have sexy fantasies about...
Manga/anime legend Eiichiro Oda muses on the relationship between creators and fans. One Piece is a kids’ series, right? The pirate story is all about the power of friendship, and it’s awash in...
View ArticleHalf-dozen of manga’s greatest creators have at-home drinking party, make...
Creators of One Piece, Naruto, and My Hero Academia got together at friend’s place to get tipsy, created piece of manga history while they were at it. Just because you’re a creative type working in a...
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Pokémon and One Piece team up, give Luffy’s hat to Pikachu for special...
Pokémon GO promotion aims to bring travelers to the hometown of One Piece’s creator. Earlier this month, gentle Water-type Pokémon Lapras was introduced as a new tourism ambassador for Japan’s Miyagi...
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One Piece creator reveals timetable for when he’d like the mega-hit manga to end
Anime/manga legend Eiichiro Oda gives a sneak peak at his amazing home and when he intends to drop the curtain on his masterpiece. The end of manga/anime franchise One Piece feels sort of like the sun...
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Netflix is making a live-action, U.S.-made One Piece series with original...
After years of silence, the live-action Straw Hat Pirates finally set a course to their debut. It’s been less than two weeks since Netflix unveiled its streaming partnership with Hayao Miyazaki’s...
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One Piece manga extends free-to-read online period, creator posts series...
Bilingual announcement from Eiichiro Oda and “Monkey Self-D.isciplined Luffy.” When it comes to free manga, most people’s attitude is “the more the merrier.” That’s especially true when the manga in...
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