A rare case where it’s not Cinderella’s feet that everyone’s eyes are on.
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The Internet wept as one at Eiichiro Oda’s beautiful fanart of Luffy sharing a feast with Momoko Sakura’s self-insert following her death this month.
Special cover illustration for 50th anniversary issue of Weekly Shonen Jump terrifies fans of anime/manga martial arts saga.
”You wanna be my friend?” the songs asks, and the answer seems to be “Yes!”
The fighting game of dreams is here with an all-star roster featuring iconic characters from Naruto, One Piece and Dragon Ball.
Publisher of One Piece, Naruto and other hit manga launches new phone app which lets you choose any page to have made into an awesome T-shirt.
Luffy and the Straw Hat Crew are taking over Kyoto this week, including an exhibition inside and outside the prominent Daikaku-ji Temple.
Having artwork that some people would think look weird was all part of the plan for the creator of one of the biggest anime/manga hits ever.
A passing thought became the cornerstone for a gripping story that has entertained generations.
What’s better than friends wishing you a happy birthday? Having One Piece’s Luffy or Ash from Pokémon personally doing it instead!
Surprise announcement comes at 20th anniversary celebration of pirate manga, as producer hopes to make “most expensive TV series ever produced.”
Eiichiro Oda asks fans to keep reading the manga “a little longer” as series celebrates 20th anniversary.
There’s no easier or more appropriate place to cosplay as some of the greatest heroes of the anime and manga world.
Japanese intimate apparel company that brought us Sailor Moon panties turns its eyes to another icon of the anime world.
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One Piece docking at Round 1 amusement centers in both Japan and the USA
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