User blog comment:Videogamep/Why is One Piece so Popular?/@comment-4889755-20140118170458

Well, first of all, its Jump. And tons of people read Jump. If someone reads a manga in jump and is like "Wow this is interesting." they'll tel their friends and family or talk about it on the web. Then when the anime comes around, a lot more peole will see it because I'm pretty sue more people watch Tv than read books/magezines. And then, it will come to the US and other countries via Jump, and people will want the anime dubbed in all these other countries and languages.

As for this series, what drew me in was the artwork. It doesnt really look like what someone woud think of when they think "Anime". This is a lot more cartoony, which I think is more relatable for the other parts of the world. Dragon Ball kind of has taht same kind of style, which most know was a bit of an inspiration for Oda.

Then we get into the series itself. It features a black haired, muscular kid who dresses in simple clothes and eats a lot of meat. Pretty easy charcater not to hate. Then comes the cool guy, the pervert, the hot girl, the cute little animal, the big guy, the smart (and hot) girl, and the other pervert. All of which are likeable (at most times).

The story is a big grand adventure. So in ads and whatnot you see these crazy islands and monsters and all these charcters why does that guy look like a clown what the fuck is a fishman woah cyborgs too and mermaids cool.

So what I'm trying to say, its different, but at the same time its realteable to other anime/manga.