One Piece
The coronavirus pandemic is currently plaguing the world. Due to concerns regarding the spread of the disease, first, large scale events were canceled, and now every non-essential operation is being shut down. COVID-19 caused delays to the production of many anime and manga as the publishers, as well as the fans, insist that the delay […]
Devil Fruits or Akuma no Mi are fruits of mysterious origin found in the One Piece world. These fruits grant unique powers to anyone who consumes them, but in return, the consumer loses the ability to swim. One of the most prominent devil fruits in the series so far is the Mera-Mera no Mi, which […]
Coronavirus pandemic has paralyzed the industry by taking down all our significant sources of entertainment. From major public events to television anime and even manga serialization, we have seen all of them go down in the past couple of weeks in front of our eyes. Some big titles such as Pokemon, Digimon, Attack on Titans, Food Wars!, and One Piece were […]
Osamu Tezuka was a legendary mangaka, famous for his works in Dororo (1967), Astro Boy (1952), and Phoenix (1959). In his honor, Shueisha holds a semi-annual manga contest through their Weekly Shonen Jump. This award was established in 1971 and has been a way for new mangas to get funding and worldwide recognition. For the award’s 100th anniversary, a particular manga contest was […]
In honor of Kohei Tanaka, the anime composer for One Piece, reaching 40 years of his musical career, One Piece announced its first-ever orchestral concert. Unfortunately, due to rising concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, One Piece’s orchestral concert has been postponed. This announcement was posted on One Piece’s official website. The concert was originally scheduled for June […]
Over the past couple of weeks, most of the world has been put on lockdown due to the COVID 19 pandemic. First, large social gatherings were prohibited, and now only essential places are open to flatten the curve. The world of anime and manga is no exception; workplaces of many production houses are being shut down, […]
One of the things that make One Piece worthy of the King of Manga title is the subtle foreshadowing done in the series. Eiichiro Oda, the series creator, loves to drop hints and pieces about what’s coming later in the series. A great example to illustrate this is in chapter 174, Sanji talked to Crocodile over a […]
One Piece’s storyline is currently exploring the feudal country of Wano. The Wano arc is currently setting up the biggest confrontation in the story since the Summit War at Marineford‘s old HQ. As more chapters come out, fans are being introduced to the strongest members of Kaido’s crew (as we pretty much already know all the strong […]
In an effort to implement social distancing, Shueisha postponed the 21st issue of its Weekly Shonen Jump and decided to release a combined 21st + 22nd issue on April 27. This meant a delay for not one or two, but all manga titles currently published in the weekly magazine. For One Piece readers, there’s some sad news. […]
A spin-off of One Piece, a novel written by Sho Hinata, serialized in the One Piece magazine and was later published as two compiled book volumes in 2018. This novel series, dubbed One Piece Novel “A,” revolved around Portgas D. Ace, the son of the Pirate King and Luffy’s brother(adopted). The 9th issue of the One Piece magazine announced that the light novel […]
The One Piece live-action series has been anticipated by fans since 2017. With the series’ creator, Eiichiro Oda, working on the project in collaboration with Netflix, it’s actually something to look forward to in the live-action department. However, it is not the only thing for fans to expect from Netflix. Netflix’s Twitter announced that One Piece is […]
Last week Mayumi Tanaka, the voice actress for Monkey D. Luffy, uploaded a blog video announcing that her voice recording sessions have been halted to implement social distancing. This meant that at some point in the not too distant future, One Piece would have to hakt new episodes. It looks like that time has come sooner than expected. […]