Mr. Eiichiro Oda, readers change in 5 years “People who will leave one day” Serialization of “ONEPIECE” 23 years “Do not treat” | ORICON NEWS

The popular manga “ONE PIECE” has reached 1000 episodes in the combined fifth and sixth issues of the serialized magazine “Weekly Shonen Jump” (Shueisha) launched on the 4th. In commemoration of this, the author’s comment, Eiichiro Oda, was published. , which recalls 23 years of serialization.

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In the memorable 1000 episodes of the series, “Ya-mo-it was 23 years when there was too much. Half of my life was serialized weekly. Lol Luffy and his friends sailed to many islands and had many adventures. I don’t know how many more! people I met! ” He said, “Behind the scenes, I met a lot of people and was supported by countless people, including my family. I will not go up.”

Also, as a writer’s theory, “readers also have busy lives, and ‘readers change in five years’ is long-term entertainment theory. That’s why I didn’t call readers as much. Someday. I told myself to myself that they were leaving “Don’t treat me”.

He went on to say, “But you believe in Luffy so much that you’re ashamed of that idea, so I also believed in you and drew cartoons however you wanted. The adventure came here and a foot in the final chapter. I’ve done 1000 episodes, but there’s a story that It’s too interesting to be able to do because I did 1000 episodes! There is! “, He explained for 23 years with the support of the readers.

Finally, he said, “To all ONE PIECE fans around the world who have many ties to us now! It’s been a long story, but please stay tuned for Luffy’s adventures for a while!” ..

“ONE PIECE” is a manga for boys serialized in “Weekly Shonen Jump” on July 22, 1997, and is a “one piece treasure” left by the legendary pirate king Goal D. Roger. A romance of marine adventure. Monkey D. Luffy, a boy with a knack for eating the devil fruit “gum rubber fruit” and becoming a rubber human, and has a knack for stretching like rubber, he gathered friends and formed the pirate “Straw Hat Pirates”. A spectacular story about how to become a pirate king.

Its popularity is so great that the first edition of volume 57 of the comic released on March 4, 2010 has a circulation of 3 million, which is the highest in the history of Japanese publications, and volume 67 released on August 3 of 2012. Published the first edition of 4.05 million copies, which breaks the self-record. It is a work loved around the world and has been certified as a Guinness World Record for “Most Copies Published for the Same Comic Series by a Single Author” by the Most Published Single Author, 20 Years 4 Up to 96 Volumes Released on March 3, the cumulative circulation around the world has exceeded 470 million. Television animation has been on the air since 1999, and a live-action drama project is underway in Hollywood, making it very popular content.