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6 One Piece Facts You Probably Didn't Know

The longest voyage in Shonen Jump history, and the facts behind it.

ワンピース · Since 1999 · Toei Animation · Eiichiro Oda

1. It holds a Guinness World Record

   In 2015 One Piece was certified by Guinness for the most copies published of the same comic book series by a single author: over 320 million at the time. The number has kept climbing well past 500 million since.

2. Oda trained on Rurouni Kenshin

   Before One Piece, Eiichiro Oda worked as an assistant to Nobuhiro Watsuki on Rurouni Kenshin.

3. A Viking cartoon planted the pirate idea

   Oda has credited the animated series Vicky the Viking, which he watched as a child, with sparking his love of seafaring adventure.

4. The manga started in 1997

   One Piece began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump in July 1997. The Toei anime followed on October 20, 1999.

5. Luffy and Krillin share a voice

   Mayumi Tanaka, Luffy's Japanese voice actor, is also the voice of Krillin in Dragon Ball.

6. The live-action version broke the curse

   Netflix's live-action One Piece premiered in August 2023 with Oda as executive producer, and it was renewed for a second season within weeks.

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