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In 16th century Japan, Shinmen Takezou is a wild, rough young man, in both his appearance and his actions. Against a backdrop of constant tactical battle between states and great political unrest, both outside and within the palace, the two endeavor towards their monumental ambitions that will change history forever. Zheng's objective is to bring all the warring states under Qin, and Xin seeks to climb to the very top of the army ranks. Although initially on bad terms, Xin and Zheng become comrades and start on a path filled with trials and bloodshed. However, after a fierce coup d'état occurs in the palace, Xin meets with a dying Piao, whose last words spur him into action and lead him to encounter the young and soon-to-be king of Qin, Ying Zheng. Parting ways, Xin and Piao promise each other to one day become the greatest generals in the world.

One day, they encounter a man of nobility, who gives Piao an opportunity to undertake an important duty within the state of Qin's royal palace.

Publishers:ĭuring the Warring States period in China, Li Xin and Piao are two brother-like youngsters who dream of becoming Great Generals, despite their low status as orphaned slaves. The series has also been published in numerous amounts of languages worldwide including Korean, Malay, Indonesian, Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Polish, Turkish, and Russian. VIZ Media released three boxed sets for the manga the first including the first 23 volumes released on November 5, 2013, the second including volumes 24-46 released on November 4, 2014, and the third including volumes 47-70 released on October 4, 2016. VIZ Media has published One Piece in English under the Shonen Jump imprint since Januand in 3-in-1 omnibus editions since December 1, 2009. In 2012, it won the 41st Japan Cartoonists Association Award Grand Prize, alongside Kimuchi Yokoyama's Neko Darake. The series was a finalist for the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize three times in a row from 2000 to 2002. Volume 67 of the series currently holds the record for highest first print run of any manga (including books) of all time in Japan, with 4.05 million in 2012. One Piece is the highest selling manga series of all time, with over 430 million copies in circulation as of 2017.