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Volume 75 of One Piece was released on Sept. 4. This worldwide hit by Eiichiro Oda has broken through 310 million copies in print. This record grows ever bigger with the release of the new volume.
The newly released volume is being noticed not just because of the series, but also for another special reason. Coupled with the release of Vol. 75, a One Piece Popular Character Ranking will also be held. This will be the first time in six years that the series has held a popularity poll in Weekly Shonen Jump
The previous poll, the Fourth Popular Character Ranking, was held in Issue 34 of Weekly Shonen Jump released on July 19, 2008. Now for the first time, the ranking will be held in the manga volumes as well. Voting can be done by using the ballots printed on the obi of Vol. 75. The obi will include two ballots so fans can vote for their favorite two characters. Because millions of copies of the new volumes have been printed, it seems likely that there will be quite an inpouring of ballots.
Last time, over 40,000 ballots were collected and Monkey D. Luffy was crowned the winner. Coming in second and third were Zoro and Sanji, respectively. Who will shine as the winner for the first time in six years? There is no doubt fans will be paying close attention.
In other news, a campaign is being held to commemorate the series on surpassing 300 million manga in print. This as well is proving to be exciting. It is a T-shirt design contest in which submissions are voted on by poll. The winner of the One Piece Award will receive a specially drawn illustration by Eiichiro Oda of a design themed after Miyazaki Prefecture. In addition, 11 works will be chosen and made into T-shirts which will be given as presents to prize winners and 4,000 people chosen by lottery.
Jump Comics One Piece #75
Author: Eiichiro Oda
Release Date: Sept. 4, 2014
Price: 400 yen + tax
© Eiichiro Oda / Shueisha Inc.
Source: animeanime
