One Piece Manga enters Guinness World Records

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According to the official ONE PIECE website, One Piece and its author, Eiichiro Oda, entered the Guinness World Records for “the most copies published for the same comic book series by a single author“, with over 320,866,000 copies published since its debut until December 2014!

Eiichiro Oda thanked his readers  and colleagues, and said that he wants to continue to draw a work that won’t shame this record. Here is a drawing that he made for this special occasion:

Source: JapanAlert

 

And Oda upon hearing this news:

 

 

 

Oda commented on the award through a written statement:

"Thank you for this certification for the Guinness World Record. Manga is an amusing way to pass time, but when I receive reports that say 'through One Piece I made friends,' or 'through One Piece I found my sweetheart,' I am really happy. I feel like this record number has the possibility to bring the same number of people together. I will not forget my predecessors in the manga world, the colleagues whom I work with, and my readers, and from now on I want to continue to draw a work that will not shame this record."

Yoshihisa Heishi attended the award ceremony on Oda's behalf.

Sources: Official Translation

Congrats, One Piece!

Edited June 15, 2015 by poe poe