With the series firmly in the 500 episode range, it's definitely showing its overall appeal in Japan. But if you're getting into the series, it can be difficult unless you've got a lot of the episodes available locally for rental or someone you know has a lot of it. Read full article...
The Japanese publisher Shueisha is producing 3.8 million copies of the 61st volume of Eiichiro Oda's One Piece pirate manga — the latest of six volume in the series to set a manga record for the most copies in its first printing. The volume is shipping on Friday. Read full article...