Having artwork that some people would think look weird was all part of the plan for the creator of one of the biggest anime/manga hits ever.
One Piece (Page 6)
A passing thought became the cornerstone for a gripping story that has entertained generations.
What’s better than friends wishing you a happy birthday? Having One Piece’s Luffy or Ash from Pokémon personally doing it instead!
Surprise announcement comes at 20th anniversary celebration of pirate manga, as producer hopes to make “most expensive TV series ever produced.”
Eiichiro Oda asks fans to keep reading the manga “a little longer” as series celebrates 20th anniversary.
There’s no easier or more appropriate place to cosplay as some of the greatest heroes of the anime and manga world.
Japanese intimate apparel company that brought us Sailor Moon panties turns its eyes to another icon of the anime world.
Zoro has three blades, but you wield five when you shave!
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Conveniently located in Tokyo Tower, the renewed Cafe Mugiwara is easily accessible, highly entertaining, and also provides free wifi for guests to catch up or plan out the next part of their journey.
Comiket sizzled on opening day with hot beauties from favourites like One Piece, Love Live!, and even Pokémon.
The new instrument is also perfect for confusing your bandmates when you tell them that your biggest musical influence is a skeleton.
Incident at Japanese pub shows that manga and anime can make for dangerous conversation fodder, depending on who’s in earshot.
It looks like Luffy has, um, grown a little.
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Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
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Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
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Tokyo’s most famous arcade announces price increase, fans don’t seem to mind at all
We try out “Chan Ramen”, an underground type of ramen popular in the ramen community
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New Pokémon cakes let you eat your way through Pikachu and all the Eevee evolutions
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