When it comes to iconic manga series, a piece Always comes immediately to the mind of many fans. a piece is the world's best-selling manga series, and has been for a long time. No other series will be able to take this title from it, at least not for a very long time. When it comes to selling manga, one piece is untouchableBut it is not always at the top when looking at overall profitability. recently, Mobile Suit Gundam, an old but famous series, finished on top for Bandai Namco.
It not only beat all expectations, but blew away favorites a pieceand also Dragon Ballout of the way One Piece fell short of expectations, and the biggest reason for this may be fewer anime episodes released in 2025, as well as no new movie releases.
Mobile Suit Gundam lost a slice in revenue
a piece It is a famous series all over the world. Fans know the series is huge, and it's been a huge source of income for Bandai over the years. Bandai produces many merchandise for the anime series, such as action figures and toys, among other things.
recently, Bandai revealed its earnings for FY2026And one piece fell short. A piece earned ¥69.5 billion in the first half of FY2026And while that's an impressive number, it's ¥500m short of its target.
Meanwhile, Mobile Suit Gundam seems to dominate. Mobile Suit Gundam has proven to be the most lucrative series this fiscal year, and it's fully earned it. ¥127.2 billion. This is far above the estimated earnings for the series, which is ¥80 billion was estimated. Mobile Suit Gundam is not just one piece, but like other monumental series Dragon Ball and Super Sentai.
Why was beaten by a one piece Gundam
a piece Earnings were down significantly this year, and that brings up a lot of questions about the current state of the series. the truth is, One Piece anime has slowed down. For the first four months of 2025, the series did not have any ongoing anime series, which would definitely hurt merchandise sales.
Furthermore, A piece, after 2022, no new film has been released. Movies are one of the most attractive ways to sell merchandise. after all, Mobile Suit Gundam just got a movieAnd it has certainly pushed its earnings higher for this financial year.
With Jump Festa coming up soon in December, fans are hoping that the new projects that will be announced for One Piece will help bring the series back. It could be a movie release, new information on the WIT remake, or even a new video game.
In the grand scheme of things, One Piece is still performing decently, and it remains so One of Bandai's most profitable and reliable series.
Source: Bandai
- Release date
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October 20, 1999
- network
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Fuji TV
- directors
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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
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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)
