Forum:Why One Piece is not as very popular as Dragon Ball or Naruto in Western?

As we all known,One Piece is dominant popular in Japan,but not in Western.Is it because of the pirate culture aesthetic fatigue?the ninja culture is more attractive to the Western?Or just because that the the censored manga and anime make it lost cream?

BakaKidd 21:01, July 21, 2010 (UTC) well if you ask me it's not poular because some of the other manga came out before it. so the other manga became more popular. also other manga like death note became popular. you know wat i mean?

Is One Piece still currently the most popular manga/anime series in Japan today? Its been so long since I last checked...

Chopperdude 02:58, July 22, 2010 (UTC)

I believe it is because of the botched dub along with lack of advertising esspecially advertising that is appealing cause everytime i show someone a one piece amv there just like THIS IS WHAT ONE PIECE IS and are generally really shocked at how cool it is Aba1

Kinda agree that the reason that One Piece is as popular in the West as Naruto and others is because of the presentation and distribution by certain companies most notably 4kids. For series like Naruto, they were presented and distributed by companies who saw that such series were much more than simple cartoons. Its just our luck that One Piece was picked up a company who saw only drawings and a cash cow instead of a story. Its really sad and really ironic. Series like Naruto seem more eastern in nature, what with ninjas. One Piece on the other hand, is more western, if not more international, in nature, what with a lot of pirates who are mostly based on European archetype and design.Mugiwara Franky 17:38, July 23, 2010 (UTC)