TOKYO: After 25 years and 490 million copies sold worldwide, the beloved Japanese manga "One Piece" is entering its final chapter, according to its creator Eiichiro Oda. "I want to rearrange the structure (of the manga) so that I can wrap up the final chapter as soon as possible. Last year, the 1,000th episode of the TV series was released, with special screenings in the United States and France — the world's biggest manga and anime market after Japan. Meanwhile, the publishers of another cult manga series, "Berserk," announced Tuesday that the cartoon would be relaunched following the death of its creator, Kentaro Miura, just over a year ago. "I will only write the episodes that Miura talked to me about," Mori said in the statement released by Hakusensha.

Source: Manila Times June 08, 2022 06:29 UTC