One Piece has been going for quite a while now. 27 years, in fact. And in that time, the manga has sold a lot of copies — so many, creator Eiichiro Oda is moving up the ranks in terms of global sales.
Somehow,One Piecehas managed to be remarkably consistent across over 1100 chapters and anime episodes. It’s remained one of thebest animein the hearts of many ever since the premiere in 1999.
Likewise, chapters of the manga are still an event for would-be Straw Hats.One Piece Chapter 1111, for instance, has already garnered reaction thanks to theIron GiantandLuffy’s attack against the Gorosei.
At this point, it seems like no amount ofOne Piece fillercould slow the franchise down. Oda himself has actually been actually moving up some prestigious ranks lately, too, overtaking the likes of Tom Clancy and Stephen King in recent years.
Eiichiro is now in the top 10best-selling fiction authors of all time, and his placement is moving. For instance, on Wikipedia, he’s currently in tenth position, two ahead of Tom Clancy, and right behind Sidney Sheldon.
That’s a lot of books. The consensus is clear — Oda continues to make his way up the ranks of prolific writers and creators. He has a mountain to climb to get to the top three, Barbara Cartland, Agatha Christie, and William Shakespeare, as each is in the billion-copies-sold club.
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There are still severalOne Piece sagasto go, mind, so Oda may yet find himself in that exclusive class. Then the whole world will be a Straw Hat! For more on Luffy’s adventures, we have a guide on thestrongest One Piece character, and a list of thesaddest One Piece character backstories.
Anthony McGlynn is a Senior Anime Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. An expert on animes like Demon Slayer, Solo Leveling and My Hero Academia, he also has over 10 years experience covering games and pop culture for outlets such as Variety, IGN, Den of Geek, PCGamesN, PCGamer, The Digital Fix, and many more. You can contact him at: anthony.mcglynn@dexerto.com
