In the manga and anime industry there are franchises that have become the biggest, among them is One piece and Dragon Ball, both projects have a fandom of global dimensions that spans many generations and apparently will continue to do so for a long time. But this time, data emerged that surprised many, the pirates dethroned the Sayayines in an area that seemed difficult and added another achievement to their history.
One Piece surpasses Dragon Ball in sales
For a long time, established franchises have led the market and dictated trends among fans, who choose their favorites. We know that each studio has its own animes that have represented them for years and although there is a kind of competition to see which is the most profitable, the user @Schaewn shared through Twitter/X data about their earnings and this left many fans satisfied.
Recently, the famous studio announced that One piece managed to dethrone dragon ballwhich until seven years ago remained undefeated as the most profitable franchise in the Toei Animation. This is corroborated by the data revealed in the period from April 2023 to March 2024, where it is found that Oda's famous creation at that time generated just over 22.2 billion yen, while dragon ball only 19 trillion yen.
The difference may be small, but it is clear and significant, since dragon ball remained the studio's number one franchise for a long time, but at this point One piece was imposed. Apparently each franchise continues to grow in public taste, but lately One Piece has taken a big leap among fans, and we cannot forget its strong participation in Bandai Namco Entertainment and their video games.
Over 5 years ago dragon ball remained in first place as the most profitable, but this was interrupted by One piece and the horde of pirates that joined the adventure. This was undoubtedly something that impacted fans and whether it was one franchise or another, Toei Animation It continues to generate regardless of who leads the ranking.
But this did not stop fans from worrying and the comments were immediate when they found out about the data, as both questioned some reasons. One piece achieved this. While the nakamas victoriously celebrate this fact, on the one hand, there is the fandom of dragon ball, They commented that this is just something that reinforces that the Sayayines are above others.
And the most important point they highlighted to make this kind of statement is the fact that the franchise dragon ball It's been "inactive" for some time now. Well, considering that Dragon Ball Super finished airing in 2018 and adding the unfortunate fact that the mangaka Akira Toriyama deceased months ago, it is clear that an advantage for One Piece is possible, since its publication continues as well as its anime. Also that the difference was only 3 million yen and that somehow this becomes unbalanced if they are no longer on equal terms.
The debate and controversy between both groups of fans continues to be current and with that they also pointed out the differences they have noticed in the studio's advertising campaigns. Well, they said that although One Piece has been more effort to promote them in all possible media internationally, dragon ball doesn't get such marketing, as for their upcoming Dragon Ball Daima project, you hardly notice that only a few promotional videos were released.
In any case, many fans may or may not agree or disagree with the data and why this was possible, what they are sure of is that this would actually matter little among mangakas, and that is for sure Toriyama I would be willing to congratulate Tribute for such a feat. Tell us, what did you think of this achievement? One piece.
