The One Piece Podcast Goes to Japan: Available Now, For Free
NEW YORK, NY - October 3, 2014 - The One Piece Podcast was created in 2009 and has been nominated for four consecutive years as “Best Entertainment Podcast” in The Podcast Awards. It has been a top 100-rated entertainment podcast on iTunes in the United States, Japan, China, Germany, and elsewhere. The podcast follows the most popular manga and anime series in Japan: One Piece. One Piece has been running consistently in print and on television since 1997, and is currently the most popular comic and animated series in Japan. It has spawned 11 movies, documentaries, game shows, and an unfathomable amount of merchandise.
In May 2013, The One Piece Podcast ran a successful Kickstarter, funding a trip to Japan to film a One Piece documentary like none other. It has been a long road, but the wait is over. “The One Piece Podcast Goes to Japan” features interviews with some of the biggest names in the One Piece franchise, exclusive access to One Piece and Shonen Jump events, and even the thoughts and opinions of fans from around Japan! The movie is now available to stream for free across the world exclusively at http://oppjapan.com!
The movie includes interviews with Takeru Isaka, Manga Editor for One Piece from December 2010 through August 2014. As editor, Mr. Isaka worked closely with creator Eiichiro Oda on a weekly basis and handles all matters related to the One Piece manga. As a representative of all fans, he offers Oda advice on story presentation and progression. This will be his first interview with any Western press.
The podcast also spoke with the managers of the Mugiwara Store (The "Straw Hat Store”). Open to customers in September 28 2012, the Mugiwara Store is the world's first permanent One Piece store with merchandise ranging from figures and fashion to cutlery and comic books. Its success has paved the way for limited-run versions of the store to open across Japan.
The podcast has been granted some valuable time with the minds that brought together the world's first Shonen Jump amusement park, J-World. We also spoke with One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda's high school homeroom teacher, as well as his former co-worker from the steak house “Baratei” which inspired the restaurant “Baratie” in the manga!
You will get to see everything we saw. We will give you a perspective of Japan only we at The One Piece Podcast can. Here are some of the other events we visited and reported on:
United States of Odaiba 2013 (Odaiba, Tokyo)
One Piece Baratie Restaurant (Odaiba, Tokyo)
One Piece Grand Arena Tour (Shizuoka Twin Messe, Shizuoka)
Universal Studios Japan - One Piece Premier 2013 Summer Campaign (Osaka, Japan)
The movie is now online, exclusively at http://oppjapan.com!
ABOUT THE ONE PIECE PODCAST - The One Piece Podcast was created in 2009 and has been nominated for three consecutive years as “Best Entertainment Podcast” in The Podcast Awards. It has been a top 100-rated entertainment podcast on iTunes in the United States, Japan, China, and Germany. It has also reached as high as #15 on Stitcher Radio's Top 100 Entertainment. The podcast currently has been downloaded over 6,000,000 times, and has well over 45,000 Facebook and Twitter followers. The podcast follows the most popular series in Japan, One Piece. The creators of The One Piece Podcast have also created the "Anime Fans Give Back to Japan" charity events, the Fullmetal Podcast, and the Toonami Podcast.
ABOUT ONE PIECE - One Piece has run consistently in print and on television since 1997, and is currently the most popular comic and animated series in Japan. It has spawned 11 movies, documentaries, game shows, and an unfathomable amount of merchandise. The series follows Monkey D. Luffy in his quest to become the Pirate King in a world thrown into upheaval at the death of the previous Pirate King. The series follows his adventures as he faces a tyrannical World Government, assembles a crew, and explores an unknown and hostile world.
The One Piece Podcast
URL: http://onepiecepodcast.com
URL: http://oppjapan.com
Cost to Watch: Free
