To commemorate this, a special project has been launched in which author Eiichiro Oda will write down on a piece of paper the mysteries of ONE PIECE and the secrets of the main character Monkey D. Luffy.
Additionally, the second round of the world character popularity poll “WT100 (World Top 100)” will be held from March 4th for the first time in about five years. 1560 characters are eligible for voting, and the final results will be announced at “ONE PIECE DAY ’26” scheduled to be held in August 2026.
Below is a quote from the press release
“One Piece” volume 114 will be released on March 4th (Wednesday). The number of unauthorized copies of comics published worldwide exceeds 600 million! A special project to commemorate the 600 million copies sold and the 2nd One Piece character global popularity poll “WT100” will also be held.
The world’s popular comic “ONE” Piece” (Eiichiro Oda) will release its long-awaited 114th volume on March 4th (Wednesday). From volume 57 to volume 114 released on March 4, 2010, 58 consecutive new volumes achieved initial circulation of more than 3 million copies, and the worldwide authorized circulation has finally exceeded 600 million copies (more than 450 million copies domestically and 150 million copies overseas). To commemorate this, Mr. Oda will be running a special project for the first time to record the truth about “ONE”, “PIECE” and the main character “Monkey D. Luffy”. In addition, the 2nd ONE PIECE character global popularity poll “WT100 (World Top 100)” will be held from the same day.
On March 10th (Tuesday), the live-action drama version of “One Piece” Season 2, which will be distributed exclusively on Netflix worldwide, will be released, so please keep an eye on “One Piece”!
“One Piece” Volume 114 Written by Eiichiro Oda
Released on Wednesday, March 4, 2026
List price: 572 yen (10% tax included)
The “God Valley Incident” had disappeared into the darkness of history. The whole story is finally decided!!
What is the incident involving the Rocks Pirates, who claim to be the most feared pirate group, Garp and Roger on the blackmail day…!?
A romantic ocean adventure exploring “One Piece”!!
A commemorative project to commemorate the successful circulation of 600 million copies worldwide.
What is ONE PIECE? -The answer has been said to have been determined since 1997, when the story “ONE PIECE” began serialization, but now, as part of a project to commemorate the worldwide authorized circulation of over 600 million copies, author Eiichiro Oda has written down the secret on a piece of paper for the first time. A full-size copy of the top half of the paper with the words “What is PIECE and Monkey D. Luffy?” will be published as a newspaper advertisement in both the Asahi Shimbun and Yomiuri Shimbun morning editions on March 4th (Wednesday).
In addition, a project movie that captures Mr. Oda writing down the secret was released on the official ONE PIECE YouTube channel at 0:00 AM on March 4th (Wednesday).
This is a major project that readers all over the world are looking forward to as we move on to “To the Flagless Sea” and see the future adventures of Luffy and his friends.
*The video for this project was supervised by SIP (Cabinet Office Strategic Innovation Creation Program Phase 3) and JAMSTEC (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology) researchers, and the installation and recovery of equipment and filming methods were considered, and filming was carried out with consideration for environmental conservation such as the impact on the marine ecosystem.
2nd One Piece Character World Popularity Poll “WT100”
The second round of the character global popularity poll “WT100 (World Top 100)” will be held from March 4th (Wednesday), the release date of volume 114, for the first time in about five years since the first round was held in 2021 to commemorate the 1000th episode of the series.
There are 1,560 characters eligible for voting, and participants can participate from all countries and regions around the world. Starting March 16th (Monday), the weekly TOP5 by region will be released every Monday at 0:00 AM. Voting can be done on the 2nd “WT100” special website.“One Piece Base”App/Postcard (Comics volume 114 band/Every issue of “Weekly Weekly” from March 9th
The final results will be announced at “ONE PIECE DAY ’26” scheduled to be held in August 2026. The top-ranked characters will be illustrated by Eiichiro Oda, and we plan to develop them in a variety of media mixes such as anime, games, and goods.
*Opens at 0:00 AM on Wednesday, March 4th. A special PV will also be released simultaneously on the official “ONE PIECE” YouTube channel.
- Voting period: March 4, 2026 (Wednesday) 0:00 to June 11, 2026 (Thursday) 23:59 (Japan time/Postcards are valid until postmarked on that day)
“one piece”
Volume 67, released on August 3, 2012, will be studied with a first edition of 4.05 million copies, which is a new record. As of March 4, 2026, the circulation of the policy’s pledges worldwide has exceeded 600 million copies (the circulation of pledges in Japan is over 450 million copies; the official circulation overseas is over 150 million copies). The TV anime began broadcasting on the Fuji TV network in 1999, and will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2024.
The Elbaf edition will begin broadcasting on April 5, 2026. A new spin-out anime depicting the charm of the heroines will be released on July 5th.“One Piece Heroines”Also scheduled to be broadcast. The long-awaited season 2 of the live-action drama version of “ONE PIECE”, distributed exclusively on Netflix worldwide, is scheduled to be released on March 10, 2026, and has received great acclaim since August 2023.Work reset
An ocean adventure romance about the “Great Treasure of One Piece”. This is the story of a young boy named Monkey D. Luffy, who goes on an adventure in the oceans of the world with his strong-knit friends, the Straw Hat Pirates, while honing their abilities and techniques, aiming to become the Pirate King.
Eiichiro Oda Profile
Born on January 1, 1975 in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture. In 1992, while still in high school, in the weekly magazine “44th Tezuka Prize”“I want it! ”Received runner-up in the. In 1993“One night trip”After that, he published a number of one-shot comics in Jump magazine, and in 1997, “ONE PIECE” began serialization in “Weekly Weekly” and continues to this day.