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Some works of art are grounded in reality, depicting a scene the way we would see it from our own point of view. In contrast, other works feature dramatic size contrasts or are composed like a riddle.
There are impossibilities in reality, but in an illustration, nothing is impossible.
Characters are brought to life and depicted moving freely across the entire composition.
It’s through this unconventional illustration style that Eiichiro Oda sparks emotion in the viewer.
Our aim is to allow our customers to experience the vibrant and rich blue colors of the sea and sky, lifelike characters rendered with exquisite texture and softness, and details executed with remarkable precision.
A maximum of 14 works from each edition are to be sold by lottery.
*They are also scheduled to be sold at Shueisha Manga Art Heritage Tokyo Gallery (Azabudai Hills).
Occasionally violent, occasionally soft. The Straw Hat Pirates display a variety of expressions when finding themselves among different characters.
The collection is made up of a set of two types of prints, one in original size (normally B4) as drawn by the artist, and another one enlarged to A2–A1 size. The precision that went into the original-sized prints is clearly visible. The larger blown-up prints help demonstrate the impact that the work exudes and enables one to notice details that only become apparent when the artwork is enlarged.
In 1992, Oda received the Weekly Shonen Jump Tezuka Award for Wanted! Serialization of ONE PIECE began five years later in 1997. In the same year, the first tankobon (individual) volume of the series was released. In 1999, the title was made into an animated series. The first ONE PIECE exhibition was held in 2012.
In 1992, Oda received the 2nd place prize in the 44th Tezuka Award for Wanted! (under the pseudonym "Tsuki Himizu Kikondo"). In 1993, Oda was selected for the 104th Hop Step Award for Ikki Yako. In 2006, ONE PIECE chosen in the Japanese Media Arts Festival 100 Manga Selection. In 2012, Oda received first prize in the 41st Japan Cartoonists Association Award for ONE PIECE. In 2018, Oda received the Kumamoto Prefecture Honorary Award.
The magazine carrying the series was Weekly Shonen Jump, The year the series started was 1997. A heroic pirate adventure story revolving around a treasure known as "One Piece." In this adventure, Monkey D. Luffy sets out to become the King of the Pirates. The work was made into an animated television series in 1999. On June 15, 2015, One Piece attained the Guinness World Record for most copies published for the same comic book series by a single author. The total worldwide circulation exceeds 500 million copies as of August 2022.
