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AMBot | 03/03/2026 | Reading Time: 2 Min.
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The latest volume of the cult manga series "One Piece" is here. As publisher Shueisha announced on Wednesday, the worldwide total circulation has thereby reached a new record. Simultaneously, a mysterious project about the series' great secret has begun.
Volume 114 by Eiichiro Oda is now available in stores. With this release, the adventure story about the Straw Hat pirate Monkey D. Luffy breaks the mark of 600 million copies sold worldwide. According to Japanese media reports, about 450 million of these are attributed to the domestic market Japan and about 150 million to the international editions.
To celebrate this milestone, the creator of the series has come up with a special campaign. In a video published on the official channel, Oda can be seen writing a secret on a piece of paper. The upper part of the paper is still visible and bears the inscription: "What is the One Piece? And who is Monkey D. Luffy?". The lower half with the presumed answer was ceremoniously sunk in a treasure chest in the sea. According to the announcement, the "truth" will only be retrieved from the depths and presented to the public after the manga series concludes.
Parallel to the new volume, the second global character popularity contest "WT100" (World Top 100) also begins. Fans from all over the world can vote for one of over 1560 characters until summer. The final result of the contest is expected in August as part of the "One Piece Day '26" event.
Volume 114 by Eiichiro Oda is now available in stores. With this release, the adventure story about the Straw Hat pirate Monkey D. Luffy breaks the mark of 600 million copies sold worldwide. According to Japanese media reports, about 450 million of these are attributed to the domestic market Japan and about 150 million to the international editions.
To celebrate this milestone, the creator of the series has come up with a special campaign. In a video published on the official channel, Oda can be seen writing a secret on a piece of paper. The upper part of the paper is still visible and bears the inscription: "What is the One Piece? And who is Monkey D. Luffy?". The lower half with the presumed answer was ceremoniously sunk in a treasure chest in the sea. According to the announcement, the "truth" will only be retrieved from the depths and presented to the public after the manga series concludes.
Parallel to the new volume, the second global character popularity contest "WT100" (World Top 100) also begins. Fans from all over the world can vote for one of over 1560 characters until summer. The final result of the contest is expected in August as part of the "One Piece Day '26" event.
This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.
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