One Piece

One Piece
First volume of One Piece, released in Japan by Shueisha on December 24, 1997
ONE PIECE（ワンピース） (Wan Pīsu)
Genre	Action, Adventure, Comedy-drama
Manga
Written by	Eiichiro Oda
Published by	Shueisha
English publisher	Viz Media (USA, CAN, GBR) Gollancz Manga (GBR) Madman Entertainment (AUS, NZL)
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Jump
English magazine	Shonen Jump (USA, CAN)
Original run	August 4, 1997 – ongoing
Volumes	60 (List of volumes)
TV anime
Directed by	Kōnosuke Uda (1999–2006) Munehisa Sakai (2006–2008) Hiroaki Miyamoto (2008–present)
Produced by	Yoshihiro Suzuki
Written by	Hirohiko Uesaka Tatsuya Hamazaki
Studio	Toei Animation
Licensed by	Madman Entertainment (AUS, NZL) 4Kids Entertainment (USA , CAN)(2004–2007) Funimation Entertainment (USA, CAN)(2007–present)
Network	Animax, Fuji TV
English network	Toonami (GBR) CN Too (GBR) YTV (CAN) Cartoon Network (USA, 2005–2007) Toonami (USA, 2005–2008) Fox Broadcasting Company (USA, 2003–2005) Cartoon Network (AUS, NZL) Network Ten (AUS, NZL)
Original run	October 20, 1999 – ongoing
Episodes	474 (List of episodes)
Related works
One Piece films One Piece video games
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One Piece (ワンピース, Wan Pīsu^?) is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda, that has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since August 4, 1997. The individual chapters are being published in tankōbon volumes by Shueisha, with the first released on December 24, 1997, and the 60th volume released as of November 2010. In 2010, Shueisha announced that they sold over 200 million volumes of One Piece manga so far; volume 60 set a new record for the highest initial print run of any book in Japan in history with 3.4 million copies, being also the first book to sell over two million copies in its opening week on Japan's Oricon book rankings.^[1] One Piece follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy, a 17-year-old boy who gains elastic abilities after inadvertently eating a mystical fruit, and his diverse crew of pirates, named the Straw Hats. Luffy explores the ocean in search of the world's ultimate treasure known as the One Piece and to become the next Pirate King. On his journey, Luffy battles a wide variety of villains and makes several friends.
The series has been adapted into an original video animation (OVA) produced by Production I.G in 1998, and an anime series produced by Toei Animation, which premiered in Japan in 1999. Since then, the still ongoing series has aired more than four hundred episodes. Additionally, Toei has developed ten animated feature films, an OVA, and five television specials. Several companies have developed various types of merchandising such as a trading card game, and a large number of video games.
The manga series was licensed for an English language release in North America by Viz Media, in the United Kingdom by Gollancz Manga, and in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment. The anime series was licensed by Funimation Entertainment for an English language release worldwide, although the series has been dubbed previously by 4Kids Entertainment. Since its release, One Piece has become one of the most popular manga series of its time in both Japan and North America. It enjoys a high readership, with over 200 million volumes of the series sold by 2010. Reviewers have praised the art, characterization, and humor of the story.