Onepiece (single volume)

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Onepiece
Author
Subject Manga
PublisherJBE Publishing [1]
Publication placeFrance
Pages21,540 [2]

Onepiece (stylized in all caps) is a book featuring 102 volumes [3] of Eiichiro Oda's One Piece unofficially compiled by artist Ilan Manouach. It is most notable for being regarded as one of the thickest single-volume books to ever be published, [4] with a total page count of 21,540. The book is meant to physically encapsulate the status quo of the online dissemination of comic books.

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Description

ONEPIECE is a 21,540-page book bound by Elise De Maio. Its dimensions are around 12 x 18.5 x 80 cm, and it weighs roughly 17 kilograms. [2] According to French publishing company JBE, because of its unconventional size, the book is meant to be treated as a sculpture. [5] The spine features artwork of the story's protagonist Monkey D. Luffy and his many adventures throughout the series. [3] The book was published around the time of One Piece's 25th anniversary.

Conception

According to French publishing company JBE, the book was conceived by Ilan Manouach in response to the "profusion of available online content and the rampant digitization of the comics industry", which "challenges the state-of-the-art of comics craftsmanship". [1] The piece is meant to shift the understanding of digital comics being perceived as 'Big Data'. The comic is also meant to highlight how physical comics exist both as a piece of literature and as a commodity for collectors. [1]

Manouach accomplished his goal by printing out digital editions of the manga series and then binding them together. [6]

Reception

The book was sold as a limited edition with a total of 50 copies. All copies were sold out within days of its September 7 release date at approximately €1,900 per copy. [2]

International rights staff member Keita Murano of Shueisha–the Japanese publishing company behind One Piece–stated that JBE had not approached the company about publishing the product and did not have permission to do so. When JBE Publishing was approached about the issue of copyright infringement, a spokesperson stated:

This piece is about Manouach's work around ecosystems of comics, here as a sculptor who uses online dissemination as source material, not reading copyrighted content. [4]

It is unknown whether or not Shueisha wishes to pursue civil litigation against JBE Publishing.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Barnett, David (September 20, 2022). "Longest single-volume book in the world goes on sale – and is impossible to read". The Guardian . Archived from the original on July 7, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "ONEPIECE BY ILAN MANOUACH". jbe-books.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Bashir, Dale (September 12, 2022). "Ilan Manouach's ONEPIECE Art Project Combines 102 Volumes of Manga Into Single Book". IGN . Archived from the original on December 5, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Parkel, Inga (September 21, 2022). "World's longest single-volume book goes on sale, and it's impossible to read". The Independent . Archived from the original on January 12, 2025. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  5. ↑ Benzine, Vittoria. "'One Piece' Is the World's Most Popular Manga. Now an Artist Has Transformed It Into an Epic Book That's Impossible to Read". news.artnet.com. Archived from the original on December 25, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  6. ↑ Coleman, Theara (September 20, 2022). "The longest book in the world is for sale, but you can't read it". The Week . Archived from the original on May 22, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
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