So here’s a complex question: is the artwork of Eiichiro Oda’s pirate saga One Piece particularly anime or manga-like?
As one of the industry’s best-selling series ever, there’s no denying that One Piece is a very big chunk of the anime/manga that gets purchased and consumed.
Having artwork that some people would think look weird was all part of the plan for the creator of one of the biggest anime/manga hits ever.
Even when One Piece began serialization, people kept saying things like ‘I hate the art’ or ‘Your art is weird, but the series is interesting.’”