Eiichiro Oda
Awards & Honours
8
Awards Won
4
Honours
5
Rankings
5
Covers
2
Records
Eiichiro Oda holds the Guinness World Record for most copies published for the same comic book series by a single author, a record he has broken multiple times. He is the first manga artist to have a single series surpass 500 million copies in circulation. His work has won every major manga award in Japan, including the Shogakukan Manga Award, Kodansha Manga Award, and Japan Cartoonists Association Grand Prize. He has been honored by his hometown with the Kumamoto Prefecture Honorary Citizen Award. Oda's influence extends globally, with One Piece consistently ranked as one of the best manga series of all time by critics and fans alike.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Guinness World Record
Most copies published for the same comic book series by a single author (over 500 million)
Kumamoto Prefecture Honorary Citizen Award
Honorary citizenship from his hometown
Japan Cartoonists Association Grand Prize
Grand Prize for One Piece
Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Special Prize
Special Prize for One Piece (declined)
Rankings & Lists
Best-Selling Manga of All Time
Top 10 Most Influential Manga Artists
Best Manga of All Time
Best Manga Series of All Time
Most Influential Manga Creators
Magazine Covers
TIME (Asia edition)
2003-04-14
The Manga King
TIME (Asia edition)
2008-10-27
The Godfather of Manga
Forbes Japan
2015-01
The Billion-Dollar Manga
Brutus
2017-07
One Piece 20th Anniversary Special
TV Guide (Japan)
2023-08
One Piece Live-Action Special
Records & Feats
Most copies published for the same comic book series by a single author
One Piece has sold over 500 million copies worldwide, a Guinness World Record held by Oda.
First manga artist to have a single series exceed 500 million copies
One Piece reached 500 million copies in circulation in 2022, a historic milestone.