
Shonen Jump’s ongoing policy of “excluding” fujoshi in an effort to recapture its traditional shonen readership is still the subject of controversy.
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Protagonists may garner much of the praise in Shonen Jump manga, but antagonists have their fair share of admirers too, with fans have voting for their favourite vile villains in this latest ranking – revealing a rare Jump-related poll which for once is not totally dominated by One Piece…
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One Piece mangaka Eiichiro Oda hospitalisation with a tonsil infection has caused the cancellation of at least two One Piece instalments, alarming many fans yet again.
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One Piece mangaka Eiichiro Oda’s “sudden illness” recently resulted in One Piece abruptly disappearing from the latest Weekly Shonen Jump – an absence they reassure readers will last only a week, although neither fans nor the industry will be happy to be reminded the world’s best selling mangaka is only mortal.
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Anime fans have rendered their verdict on the best executed anime deaths – in every sense of the word – for once resulting in a fatally epic Type A laden man-fest…
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Statistical analysis demonstrating that Bleach and Naruto carry the least amount of text and have the biggest pictures of any Shonen Jump manga has lately been the cause of even more mockery of their much put upon fans.
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Oricon has published its manga sales charts for the first half of 2012, demonstrating with oppressive certainty that the overpowering dominance of One Piece is not about to end any time soon.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime Figures, H, News
- Date: May 31, 2012 03:22 JST
- Tags: Copyright, Crime, Doujinshi, Ero-figures, Made in China, Mods, One Piece, PVC, Toei, Tokyo

A man has been arrested for selling nude figures of One Piece’s buxom pirate princess Nami, being charged with copyright infringement for not obtaining Toei’s permission to sell the racy items.
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Anime fans still lamenting the loss of some dear and memorable characters have assembled a list of the poor souls they most wish could have lived on…
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Not only are almost 90% of One Piece readers adult, most of the adult readership is at or past middle-age and quickly getting older, a far cry from the kiddy image stereotypically associated with many shonen manga titles.
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Beautiful crybaby mermaid princess Shirahoshi from One Piece is set to receive a figure by MegaHouse in which she displays all of her charms, particularly her sinuous tail and well developed fins, as seen at the Winter 2012 Wonder Festival. She also comes with a palmtop Luffy to keep her company…
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Oricon has released a ranking of the top selling manga of 2011, revealing once again the total dominance of Shonen Jump – over half the top 20 are comprised of Jump titles, and One Piece outsells the better part of the top 10 combined.
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