The road to success in manga and anime is never a simple one, and Eiichiro Oda's One Piece is about as clear an example as possible. The world-renowned franchise has generated billions thanks to Oda's ingenuity and tireless dedication to creating manga's most epic adventure. Despite this success, One Piece's earliest days had some notable failures.

Beyond Oda's perception of his one-shots not taking off as a young artist, One Piece had its blueprint buried within its earliest iterations, being both versions of Romance Dawn. Featured in both Weekly Shonen Jump 1996 Summer Special and mainline Weekly Shonen Jump , Oda's Shonen Jump debut fell flat in his eyes . Each release, however, built up his ultimate story.

One Piece's Prototypes Are Predictably Rough Yet Entertainin

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