TOKYO: Secrets and techniques will probably be published because the mega-hit Eastern manga collection “One Piece” enters its ultimate bankruptcy, its creator stated on Monday, telling fanatics to get able for a wild trip. Eiichiro Oda posted an enigmatic on-line message promising a climactic crescendo to the 25-year saga, which has offered 490 million copies international. He additionally confident those that hadn’t been following alongside for the simpler a part of 3 many years that they may soar in on the ultimate bankruptcy and nonetheless stay up. The manga, which follows the adventures of the swashbuckling pirate Monkey D Luffy, has captivated tens of millions of fanatics international as its characters hunt for One Piece, the treasure coveted through all pirates.
“I can get started presenting all of the secrets and techniques of this global that I’ve stored hidden,” Oda stated in a hand-written message posted to Twitter. “It is going to be amusing. Please fasten your seat belt.” “One Piece” first seemed in manga shape in Japan in 1997, with an animated TV collection following two years later. Since then, the franchise has develop into an international cultural phenomenon, and Oda holds the Guinness International File for “maximum copies printed for the similar comedian ebook collection through a unmarried creator”.
Remaining yr, the 1,000th episode of the TV collection used to be launched, with particular screenings in the USA and France—the sector’s greatest manga and anime marketplace after Japan. A live-action adaptation through Netflix may be within the works, with fanatics speculating it would catapult the franchise to world family identify standing, on par with “Big name Wars” or “Harry Potter”. Within the on-line message, Oda stated he used to be on the point of resume the weekly newsletter of his paintings after taking a month-long spoil to arrange for the general bankruptcy. “Neatly, I’m coming with regards to finishing my prep paintings… It has taken me 25 years,” he wrote. “However it’s OK to begin studying from right here. As a result of… ONE PIECE begins from right here (LOL!!).”—AFP