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Nextflix announced wonderful news at Jump Festa 2024 for “ONE PIECE” fans and that there is a new adaptation that will be produced by WIT Studio. And a special announcement video was released on Youtube: According to Netflix: Netflix today announced that the manga “ONE Read More …
“One Piece” mangaka Oda Eichiiro released a message in Japanese and English in regards to his upcoming eye surgery for astigmatism which is affecting his work. Due to the surgery, the manga will go on hiatus for four weeks, so there will be no “ONE Read More …
A collaboration between two major manga companies and their most popular long running manga series? Aoyama Gosho’s popular detective manga “Meitantei Conan” and Oda Eiichiro’s popular pirate adventure manga “ONE PIECE” will be featured in a cover collaboration for “Weekly Shonen Jump” No. 34 to Read More …
Many are excited to see how things are coming along for the NETFLIX live-action “ONE PIECE”. Netflix Japan has shared a behind-the-scenes video on the making of sets for the series and the concept art. Shot in South Africa, the restaurant ship Baratie, which Sanji Read More …
Mangaka Oda Eiichiro is known as one of the hardest working manga creators and his manga “ONE PIECE” is one of the best-selling manga of all time. He has been doing it consistently with very few breaks in between since July 1997. But this time Read More …
It was officially announced that Nitta Mackenyu has been cast as Roronoa Zoro for NETFLIX’s live action drama series “ONE PIECE”. Five members of the Straw Hat Pirates have now been cast including Inaki Godoy as Monkey D. Luffy, Emily Rudd as Nami, Jacob Romero Read More …
Oda Eiichiro’s “ONE PIECE” reached a major milestone with its 100th volume released on September 3rd. It has been 25 years since Oda’s “ONE PIECE” which started in 1997. The cumulative circulation worldwide is approaching 500 million which is unprecedented. To commemorate the 100th volume, Read More …
The final ranking (top 100) of the online popularity voting project “1st ONE PIECE Character World Top 100 Popularity Vote” to decide the first who is the most popular characters (out of 1,174 characters) of the popular series “ONE PIECE” was announced! Popular character Luffy Read More …
TOKYO, Japan (January 3rd, 2021)— Today, major publisher Shueisha Inc. launched a worldwide poll called “World Top 100” for fans to decide once and for all who is the best “ONE PIECE” character as part of their “ONE PIECE 1000 LOGS” project. Commemorating 1000 chapters Read More …
The editorial department for “Weekly Shonen Jump” updated their official Twitter on December 2nd to announce that the latest chapter of “ONE PIECE” created by Oda Eiichiro, will be suspended from vol. 44 due to Oda’s sudden illness. Oda is doing better now and will Read More …
Oda Eichiiro, the creator of the long running manga series “ONE PIECE” appeared on FUJI TV’s “Arashitsubo” on August 27th. ARASHI visited Shueisha’s “Shonen Jump” editorial department where they met with Oda who joked how he rarely visits the “JUMP” editorial department and was staring Read More …
“One Piece: Season Ten, Voyage One” is another fun, action-packed volume and also that we are now getting into a more deeper, darker and action-packed storyline with this Punk Hazard arc.Not only do you have the Straw Hat Pirates but you have the Marines, Trafalgar Read More …
It was announced that “ONE PIECE” vol. 97, “ONE PIECE” Magazine vol. 10 and “COLORWALK9” have been postponed for release on September 16th. Originally to be released on September 4th, due to the novel coronavirus, the publications have been postponed. According to the the announcement Read More …
Oda Eichiiro, creator of “One Piece” has announced that is allowing the “LINE stamp copyright” to be free on LINE for one year, allowing other people to create “One Piece” related LINE stamps. He does say that anyone creating expressions that make people uncomfortable which Read More …
It was announced that the anime series “Healin’ Good Pretty Cure”, “Digimon Adventure” and “ONE PIECE” which all broadcast every Sunday morning will be postponed starting on April 26th. The resumption of the series will be announced at a later time. While specific replay of Read More …