Posted by: sidereeldom on: December 14, 2009
ANN reports that the new One Piece movie has broken the record for per-screen revenue over the weekend, beating out the Japanese opening weekends of both Ponyo and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The film earned over 1 billion yen (a little under $12 million US) in its first two days, which also beats [...]
Posted by: sidereeldom on: November 16, 2009
And now for something completely different: this week’s One Piece brings a new kind of “filler” that really isn’t. Penned by Oda himself, this week’s episode starts up an entirely new story meant to lead up to the 10th movie, Strong World. Based on what we have so far, it could be a fun ride!
Posted by: sidereeldom on: November 9, 2009
I’m looking forward to the upcoming movie tie-in episodes of One Piece since they’re more than mere filler. At the same time, I’m sad that we won’t be watching more of the Impel Down arc for a while, because this episode reminds me of everything I like about One Piece.
Posted by: sidereeldom on: November 6, 2009
Here comes the weekend, and that means it’s time for a quick overview of what’s coming and what you should catch up on! Tomorrow night, One Piece episode 425 airs, and it’ll get the latest story arc into full swing by introducing the villain of the arc, Magellan. The last few arcs of One Piece [...]
Posted by: sidereeldom on: November 2, 2009
The Japanese version of Shonen Jump has revealed more details about the upcoming release of Eiichirou Oda’s One Piece Volume Zero, which will be attached to the already-hyped release of One Piece Strong World, the tenth movie in the series. Strong World has been receiving more attention than usual for a movie based on the [...]
Posted by: sidereeldom on: October 30, 2009
Now is the perfect time to start following One Piece, and I’ll tell you why. One Piece is one of the most popular manga in history, with over 170 million copies sold over the past 12 years of its existence. It embodies the Shonen Jump spirit and takes it to the next level, combining epic [...]
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