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One Piece’s Luffy spent years of manga’s publication without saying a word to one of his nakama
- Casey Baseel
Aug 22, 2022 - Tweet
We investigate just how many chapters Luffy spent not talking to one of his key Straw Hat shipmates.
Luffy’s anime voice actress says she doesn’t read the One Piece manga
- Casey Baseel
Aug 17, 2022
And the reason isn’t because it’s too long.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • Luffy • manga • Mayumi Tanaka • One Piece • voice acting • voice actors • voice actresses)
Top coplayer Enako lingerie cosplays new line of One Piece intimate apparel【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 11, 2022
One Piece Film: Red teams up with Peach John to create lingerie sets for Nami, Robin, and Uta, plus Shanks pajamas for guys and girls.
- Japan
- (anime • beautiful women • cosplay • cosplayers • Enako • fashion • lingerie • manga • One Piece • One Piece Film: Red • pajamas • Peach John • roomwear)
You can taste One Piece’s Flower Flower Fruit in real life thanks to this peachy collaboration
- Krista Rogers
Jul 27, 2022
We’re not saying that you’ll develop the same powers as “Devil Child” Nico Robin after eating it, but you never know.
- Japan
- (anime • Cake.jp • Flower Flower Fruit • Hana Hana no Mi • manga • Nico Robin • One Piece • sweets)
One Piece Red T-shirt line from Uniqlo will make fellow fans green with envy【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 29, 2022
Luffy and Shanks share a heartwarming moment in collection celebrating upcoming One Piece anime movie.
Over 20 years’ worth of One Piece manga is free to read right now
- Casey Baseel
Jun 28, 2022
Two of Shueisha’s Japanese digital manga apps are offering free access to 931 chapters of One Piece while the series is on hiatus.
One Piece Tamagotchis let you raise Chopper and other adorable virtual pirate pets【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 15, 2022
Fans can vote on which designs they want produced for the Choppertchi.
One Piece manga is going on hiatus as creator takes time to tighten up series’ final story arc
- Casey Baseel
Jun 8, 2022
The Straw Hat Pirates are getting closer to sailing off into the sunset.
- Japan
- (anime • Eiichiro Oda • manga • One Piece)
Netflix’s live-action One Piece shows off massive ships and sets in preview video【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 7, 2022
Instead of CG, the Straw Hat Pirates will have an actual Going Merry and Baratie for their adventures.
A permanent One Piece-themed fitness gym is opening in Japan, now recruiting pirate trainers
- Casey Baseel
May 18, 2022
The real treasure was the delts we blasted along the way.
Edible One Piece Gum-Gum Fruit goes on sale in Japan【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
May 7, 2022
May or may not make your limbs stretch like Luffy, but absolutely will be a dessert you’ll never forget.
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Customizable One Piece dress shirt line from Japan offers boatloads of anime style【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Mar 26, 2022
Dozens of patterns to choose from for a one-of-a-kind salute to the Straw Hat Pirates.
- Japan
- (anime • dress shirts • fashion • manga • One Piece • Original Stitch • shirts)
One Piece’s Luffy is now working as an AI receptionist at manga publisher’s Tokyo office【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Mar 25, 2022
Leader of the Straw Hat pirates greets and holds conversations with visitors to Shueisha.
- Japan
- (AI • anime • artificial intelligence • cool • Luffy • manga • Monkey D. Luffy • One Piece • Shueisha • technology • video)
Netflix live-action One Piece reveals new cast members, Japanese fans think one choice is perfect
- Casey Baseel
Mar 9, 2022
Six new cast members join the crew.
- Internet, Japan
- (anime • Live action • manga • Netflix • Netflix One Piece • One Piece)
Major manga convention Jump Festa 2022 to release panels for free viewing with English subtitles
- Master Blaster
Mar 7, 2022
One of Japan’s biggest cons finally opens to the rest of the world.
- Japan
- (Demon Slayer • Dragon Ball • events • Jujutsu Kaisen • Jump Festa • Jump Festa 2022 • manga • One Piece • Shueisha • YouTube)
New Year lucky bag from makeup giant Shu Uemura may disappoint makeup buffs but thrill otaku
- Katy Kelly
Jan 7, 2022
Maybe the real luxuries are the pirates we met along the way.
- Japan
- (anime collaboration • beauty • cute • fashionable • Fukubukuro Roundup 2022 • Ikuna Kamezawa • Lucky Bag Roundup • Lucky Bag Roundup 2022 • makeup • makeup brush • makeup palette • One Piece • Shu Uemura)
One Piece anime recreates original opening, brings back “We Are” theme for Episode 1,000【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 22, 2021
We are overwhelmed with nostalgia.
Japanese fans react to Netflix live-action One Piece casting
- Casey Baseel
Nov 10, 2021
Video introduction and wanted posters appear for the live-action Straw Hat Pirates.
Limited-time One Piece-themed Wonda canned coffees are now on sale in Japan!
- Krista Rogers
Sep 14, 2021
You can collect a total of 44 unique designs featuring fan-favorite characters from the best-selling manga series in Japanese history.
- Japan
- (anime • Asahi • beverage • canned coffee • limited time • manga • One Piece • themed • Wonda)
10 years of skipping One Piece — With Volume 100 out, can fans who took a break come back and enjoy it?
- Casey Baseel
Sep 8, 2021
Extreme poverty caused our in-house otaku to miss more than 30 volumes, so is it too late for him to get into One Piece again?
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