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One Piece has become a historic phenomenon in the world of manga and redefined what it means to be successful in the field. The sheer number of achievements that it has registered in its record-breaking peers is so diverse and so very far-reaching that it is the envy of most other manga. Unexplained longevity to breaking records because of its sales, One Piece keeps throwing numbers that seem elusive to other series.
Major One Piece records that other manga can't even dream of
10. Longest-Running Comic Series by a Single Author
One Piece is the Guinness World Record holder for being the comic book series with the most copies published by an author. Since 1997, Eiichiro Oda has authored and drawn more than 100 volumes, making him the most prolific solo manga creator of all time. Not many creators can have such a passage of time with one flag.
9. First to Reach Over 100 Volumes Selling Over 1 Million Copies Each
One Piece is the first and only manga to have over 100 tankōbon volumes with sales over one million copies in its first week. That high degree of consistency in sales across so many volumes on an ongoing basis has never been achieved on any other series. It is a testament to how popular the manga is.
8. Volume Sales Milestones
Several volumes of One Piece have surpassed the one-million sales mark in a matter of weeks: these include volumes 108, 109, and 110. Like an example, in the case of Volume 108, 1.55 million were sold within 21 days, and in the case of Volume 110, the volume hit the million mark in 24 days. Not many series can rival the overwhelming sales momentum even decades after starting off their serialization process.
7. Half a Billion Copies Sold Worldwide
By the middle of 2022, One Piece had surpassed 500 million copies that were printed and sold all over the world. This has made it the highest-selling manga of all time, beating other popular and longstanding characters such as Batman or Superman in number of sales worldwide. No other manga is even comparable in scale.
6. Most International Sales Outside Japan
One Piece is the best-selling manga in many different countries outside of Japan, such as France, Italy, and Spain. It has sold more than 100 million copies in other countries around the world, and it controls markets in other countries better than any other manga series. Such penetration globally has never been realized before.
5. Dominance in the French Market
One Piece has become the top-selling manga in France after more than 10 years. In 2008, it sold over two million copies. As of 2020, it sold more than 2.17 million volumes in France, a national record, in 2020 alone. There is no other manga series that can match such a long-lasting dominance over the overseas market.
4. Guinness Recognition in Multiple Categories
As of 2024, One Piece has achieved at least three official Guinness World Records: it is the most copied comic series by a single author with over 500 million copies (sales) and the most DVD releases of a serial anime program with over 300 DVDs. That level of multi-category record keeping is something that all other manga franchises lack.
3. Best‑Selling Manga Series in History
With close to 480 million copies sold as of 2021, One Piece tops the list of best-selling manga series of all time, far ahead of Dragon Ball, Naruto, and Demon Slayer. This sustainable positioning is indicative of its leadership over the decades of competitiveness in the market.
2. Consistent Record First-Print Run
Regularly, this has been giving One Piece a first-print run of several million. With a record 2 million volumes sold when Attack on Titan or Demon Slayer hit the news, it has achieved this feat tens of times over and has dominated production volumes per volume. This uniformity is almost unimaginable in long-running series.
1. Longest-Running Weekly Shōnen Jump Title & Franchise
One Piece debuted in 1997 and is ongoing, thus making it the longest manga in Weekly Shōnen Jump, spanning well over two decades and more than 1,000 anime episodes. It has extended its franchise into films, OVAs, live action, and video games and has a legacy internationally recognized that cannot be overestimated in the history of manga.
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With over 500 million copies worldwide as well as a number of historical achievements in volume sales, serialization, and even multiple Guinness record-holding titles, the scope of One Piece records is obscenely clear as it stands as the heavyweight in the manga industry. No other series has ever come close to its size and longevity and overall effect on consumers all over the world. And One Piece is not a manga in any normal sense of the word; it is the benchmark against which all other manga are judged.
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