Scroll to the bottom. Read the "Cultural Impact" section. It lists records: best-selling manga by a single author, most volumes printed, longest-running anime adaptation. But what the raw data doesn't say—and what the talk page debates do say—is that One Piece is a literacy engine in Japan and a beacon of long-form commitment globally.
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The story follows the adventures of and his crew, the Straw Hat Pirates , as he explores the Grand Line in search of the world's ultimate treasure known as "One Piece" in order to become the next King of the Pirates. Scroll to the bottom
It has been serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump since July 1997. But what the raw data doesn't say—and what
As of March 2026, the series has been collected into 114 tankōbon volumes .
The world of One Piece is covered by an enormous ocean divided into four main seas: the North Blue, South Blue, East Blue, and West Blue. These seas are separated by the , a strip of ocean that circles the globe perpendicular to the equator, and the Calm Belt , a sea area devoid of wind and currents inhabited by massive sea monsters.