My Favorite Manga

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Nowadays, all over the globe, Anime and Manga is getting popular with teens and even adults. It came from Japan in the 1900s. And among all of them, my favorite series is One Piece. The series is about a young man who aims to become the pirate king. The series follows" Monkey D. Luffy", the main character, and his Pirate Crew on his quest to find the ultimate treasure in the great sea "Grand Line". It is humorous and funny series packed with lots of action. The series received global recognition because of its art, characterization and unique story line. Manga artist Eiichiro Oda started writing and illustrating One Piece in August 1997. Before he started the series, he illustrated a book of one-shot mangas called "Wanted". The characters and the stories in his one-shot mangas later became the building blocks of the original series. He also made at least 3 different versions of the first chapter of One Piece all named "Romance Dawn". Over 600 chapters of the series have been made. The Dragon ball series and Dr. Slump series inspired Oda to start One Piece. Since then it have been a popular ongoing series. One Piece is currently ranked as the best-selling series of all time in manga history. The manga has been serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump since August 4, 1997 and the individual chapters are being published in tankobon volumes by Shueisha, with the first released on December 24, 1997. The Manga was adapted to Anime in 1998 by Toei animation and started airing in Japan in 1999. The series begins with the execution of Gol D. Roger, a man known as the King of the Pirates. Just before his death, Roger announces that his treasure, the One Piece will be up for the taking, causing the Great Pirate Era to begin. As a result, countless pirates set out to the Grand Line to look for the treasure. Twenty-two years have passed since Roger's execution, and Monkey D. Luffy , a
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