Eiichiro Oda's One Piece hit a new 2026 sales record with volume 114

of Ichiro Oda a piece Has been the undisputed best-selling manga for over a decade. At the beginning of this year, the overall sales of One Piece have already exceeded 600 million, making it a legendary series on a global scale. All of this is already impressive, but now, its most recent release, One Piece Volume 114, has broken another sales record in 2026. One piece is not slowing down at all with its sales. Despite concerns about one piece's declining sales over the past few volumes, the new release proves that Oda's manga still dominates Japan and is an untouchable pillar of shonen jump. This is thanks in large part to the exciting events unfolding in the Elbaf arc.

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One Piece Volume 114 sold 1.015 million copies in 4 weeks

Eiichiro Oda released his most recent installment, One Piece Volume 114, on March 4, 2026. On its cover, this volume featured the exciting Rocks Pirates team, which fans had been waiting to see for nearly a decade. As the first volume of One Piece in 2026, there was worldwide anticipation for its release; Especially Rocks D. Zebeck's story is featured in it.

With its release, the trend of the current popularity of a piece can be accurately measured, and needless to say, it did not disappoint. One Piece Volume 114 is currently the best-selling manga volume in Japan in 2026. In about a month, it has already managed to cross the one million mark. Sitting around at the moment 1.015 million copies in circulation. In fact, this volume is the only one to sell over a million copies in Japan by 2026. By comparison, this year's second-best-selling volume is Jujutsu Kaisen: Modulo Volume 2, which hasn't even passed 400k copies in circulation yet.

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Manga sales of One Piece are certainly impressive, and this increase in copies sold compared to previous editions is no coincidence. One Piece is undergoing one of its most exciting arcs yet, and in volume 114, the long-awaited God Valley flashback takes place. In this flashback, fans will finally see the iconic Rocks D. Gets to meet Jabek and get a good look at his team. The events of God Valley, including Roger and Garp vs. Rox, the childhood and fate of Blackbeard and Shanks, as well as the surprise appearance of Emu, are all explored.

With so much going on, it's no wonder fans rushed to buy this volume in Japan. Unfortunately, this volume is not yet available for international fans. At this time, there is no release date for the English version of One Piece Volume 114, and it may take at least more than a year before it is released for English speakers.

With this great success a piece Volume 114, the series can be said to be on track to reclaim its throne as the best-selling manga series for 2026. As fans know, since 2019, marked by the rise of series such as Demon Slayer and Jujutsu Kaisen, One Piece has failed to achieve the rank of best-selling series for 6 years. However, in 2025, it actually managed to reclaim the title of best-selling series of the year. In 2026, this trend is likely to continue. This will be the first time in years that One Piece is the best-selling manga of the year, and with no major series growing at the moment, this may be the case for a long time.

It is also important to note that another One Piece volume is also close to release. One Piece Volume 115 already has a set release date, and will hit Japanese stores on June 6, 2026. There is currently no English release date for it, but it is expected in 2027.

All things considered, it's clear that One Piece has returned to dominate Japan's manga industry. Although the series is nearly three decades old, Oda's influence remains strong. Now with the story in the final saga, the one piece will only continue to get hotter and more exciting, which further boosts sales.

Source: Oricon

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Release date

October 20, 1999

network

Fuji TV

directors

Hiroaki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Ito, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko Ikeda, Ryota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kakudou, Takahiro Noimauji, Tokahiro, Enoji Maudo Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou

The authors

Jin Tanaka, Akiko Inoue, Junki Takegami, Shinzo Fujita, Shouji Yonemura, Yoshiyuki Suga, Atsuhiro Tomioka, Hirohiko Usaka, Michiru Shimada, Isao Murayama, Takuya Masumoto, Yoichi Takahashi, Momoka Toyoda

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  Mayumi Tanaka

  Monkey d. Luffy (voice)

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  Kazuya Nakai

  Roronoa Zoro (voice)