Is the One Piece Manga finished? Why Is One Piece So Long?
After all the One Piece content I’ve been writing, I couldn’t help but notice something. One piece manga is long. Now, this is something people complain about all the time when you suggest they watch One Piece. Is One Piece finished? Why is One Piece so long? And finally, why must the universe care so little about us? I can’t answer the last one, but I may have an inkling for the answer of the first two. One piece is primarily as long as it is because Eiichiro Oda got more ideas as he was writing the story, leading to a bigger world, diverse character cast, and thrilling plot lines. Because he did not want to keep these from the readers, he added them into the story. Initially, One Piece was meant to be a story that took place over 5 years. It would have featured the Yonko pirates as the main villains. However, Oda got the idea of the Shichibukai. These are the seven pirate warlords who serve as antagonists for the main character, Luffy, and they expanded the story. Then, he added the 12 supernovas, who further increased the length of the story to over 20 years. This is best explained through these following topic lines. Let’s get right into it: Why Is One Piece so Long? 1. Preparation for Manga by Anime producers One Piece anime are deliberately made long so that they can give the manga time to get ahead from the main story. One of the most well known secrets in the anime community is that the anime are filled with fillers. The stories that you read in the manga are different from the final product that you get in the anime. This is because the stories of the manga are made by the author himself, while the anime is an adaptation of the manga. But in most cases, anime are serialized simultaneously with the manga. If you’ve ever heard of Game of Thrones, you know what kind of problems this can lead too. Usually, the anime catches up to the manga, and they have no more work to adapt. So they create their own story to give the manga time to get ahead. These stories created by anime studios instead of the authors are called fillers. They are terrible and above all, they bloat out the story. That’s what happened to One Piece. 2. Plot Thickening One Piece’s story plots thicken. As mentioned earlier, Eiichiro Oda decided to add in more villains, and more worldbuilding. This increases the length of the story, and thus, One Piece becomes longer. 3. Popularity Finally, One Piece became popular. If you’ve been watching Disney for the last couple of years, you know that there is an additional law of physics that Newton left out. The higher the popularity of a series, the more useless adaptations, and marketing schemes the owners of that series will create. One Piece has grown in popularity, and completely blown other comic books out of the water. It beat pretty much every other manga series, even Dragon Ball Z. Then it proceeded to wage war against western comic series like Batman, and Spiderman. And it won these wars. Finally, it is facing it’s last titan, Superman. As soon as it beats Superman, One Piece will be the most selling comic series of all time. So what do you think the magazine that owns this giant will do? Obviously indulge the creator of the series to pad out the story with as much pointless detours as it sees fit. How Long will One Piece continue? One Piece is going to end within the next 5 years. So it will end in either 2027 or 28. There has been a number of times when Oda predicted One Piece would end. However, this time seems to be real. In a 2019 interview with Fischer, a comedy group, Oda stated that he wanted to end One Piece in 5 years. He had also mentioned in a 2018 Yomiuri Shimbun interview that One Piece was 80% finished, so these two things align. Finally, the recent pace with which the manga has been flying is neck breaking. The Wano Arc abandoned a number of plot points, like Zoro’s parentage, and instead flew into the final battle with Kaido. The battle concluded so fast, people could not believe the main villain was actually defeated until many chapters after. And right now, a lot is happening in the One Piece world, still travelling at the same speeds. In conclusion, observing Oda’s corresponding timelines, and the pace of the story now, we can safely assume that One Piece will probably really end by 2027-28. What Writers Can Learn From Is The One Piece Manga Over? There is a lot that can be said about the succcess of One Piece, but one thing that stands out to me is the comparison of One Piece to Batman. One Piece officially outsold every single batman issue that’s been sold. This is crazy to consider, especially looking at the content. One Piece is this playful story with cartoonish character, and its even written in a different language. Yet it dominates the world, without the additional push of live-action movie adaptations, and the American market. This should teach all writers that the most important thing in a story… is the story. No matter how different, or unique your story idea is, it does not matter. What matters is how congruent, and stable the story is, thematically, and internally. If readers can see this in your story, they will know whey are dealing with someone whose on their way to mastering mastery.
Is Kingdom manga worth reading? Why Is Kingdom so popular?
So I started a new manga a while back, called Kingdom. Ever since then, I’ve been getting a lot of questions from people about what I think on it. Specifically, I’ve been getting asked whether Kingdom is a manga worth getting into. So basically, why is the Kingdom manga so reverred? Why is it so respected? And why is it so loved by its fans? I don’t know about other people, but for me, I believe it is rather simple. Kingdom is a popular manga series because of its heavy realism, which gives it’s characters a sturdy realness and charm, and it’s villains a truly potent sense of intimidation and power. However, the greatest reason will have to be the battles. Kingdom’s battles are extremely advanced, and epic spectacles that keep you on the edge of your seat due to the charm of your heroes, and the dread the villains give you. Finally, Kingdom is popular due to it’s story. Not only is it a retelling of a famous historical time period in China, but also it is told through many turns, and unexpected subversions of typical manga tropes. Though I tried to do my best, I am sure that the explanation needs a more detailed explanation. Therefore, in this article, we will be covering: Why You Should Read/ Watch the Kingdom manga 1. Realism Kingdom feels very real. One of the most common compliment that the TV show ‘Game of Thrones’ used to receive was that it felt real. This is why many people liked it. There are a number of reasons given as to why the viewers felt like that. The nudity was one reason, another being the morally grey characters, and the detailed world building. But the most interesting reason given was that no one was safe. Game of Thrones felt real because anyone could die. That is the perfect description of Kingdom. Anyone can die in the Kingdom manga Kingdom is a story that feels like anything is possible. The world of Kingdom is detailed, since it is a story that takes place in the real Ancient China. This means that most characters in the world have to consider the world whenever they take actions. They have to consider if they will have enough food for a journey, or military campaign. Characters have to consider the weather, and whether their men have enough rest before the next battle. They even have to consider the morale of their fighters. It is not uncommon for numerical superior armies to lose a battle against an inferior army, merely because the men did not have the same moral level. Kingdom feels real because the world feels real, and it seems anyone could die. Consequentially, it makes us get closer to our main characters, and fear for their lives more, while making us cheer for their successes more. Which leads us to the next point. 2. Kingdom manga Characters The characters are charming, captivating, and awe-inspiring, sometimes they are all these together. There is a reason why an author may not want to make their world feel too real; either than ability. If the world is real, then the characters themselves will be judged by the readers on real standards. Readers are going to ask if they like a character or not as a person. And most people are not that charismatic. So are kingdom characters charismatic? Absolutely. The likable ones are interesting The main characters that we follow are some of the most self-less, warm, and entertaining people you will meet. To watch them interact feels so cozy, like how you would feel with your real friends. Add to that the additional charisma that these characters have and you find yourself constantly surrounded by a charismatic bunch. Take Shin for example, our lead character. He starts of the story as a slave boy, and yet, you could never tell. From the time he was a child till today, he and his best friend, Huo, have always had a dream. To be great generals. This is so that they can win their freedom. Watching this character push through his life with a cheerful personality, and constantly chasing his goal, literally never stopping to cry and pity himself, is an inspirational sight that can only be experienced as you read the story. The non likeable ones are interesting Additionally, some characters are not likeable in Kingdom, yet they are not any less captivating. When they appear on screen, it is hard to look away. Such a character is Ousen. This character is not likeable. He is always serious, and literally never jokes. He also does not have extreme anger like Moubu, which can be amusing, nor does he have extreme seriousness like other characters. Instead, Ousen is just emotionless, this blandness being heightened by his face mask. Yet whenever Ousen does make an appearance in a chapter, that is never a boring chapter. He is always followed by some shenanigan’s, and it is captivating to see him use his mind to solve unrealistic situations. The awe-inspiring characters are… well, awe-inspiring Finally, you have the awe-inspiring characters. There are few characters in fiction that have a weight to them, and Ouki is one of those characters. The mention of his name makes other characters in the story stumble, and it is so weird, because it makes even me, the reader, start. This shows you just how much weight this character has. Kingdom has a number of characters like this throughout its story, which makes it hard to hate any of the characters. Even the villains. Speaking of which… 3. The Villains Kingdom’s villains are tragic, sympathetic, frightening, and despicable. Kingdom has some of the most fleshed out villains that you could ever read about in fiction, who carry a certain energy to them in the plot. The technique that Yasuhisa Hara uses to make sure his villain’s weight felt throughout the story is distinct introductions. When Kingdom begins, we already on the