The ONE PIECE manga is a record, with hundreds of millions of copies sold around the world, not to mention those who only read it digitally. That Comic by Eiichiro Oda has been successful for over twenty years and will continue to do so for a number of years. Still, there are those who have chosen not to read the weekly pages drawn by the mangaka.

Recently, voice actor Mayumi Tanaka, historical voice of Monkey D. Luffy, spoke about ONE PIECE and the anime 7 Rules. In one of the many revelations to the public, admitted he had never read the ONE PIECE mangadespite his pivotal role in the anime. The reason lies in his recent statement.

"I don't read manga. I think it would be better if I did, but my style is to work while I still have it refreshing sense of surprise to say 'Wow, so this is happening!' that comes when I read the script for the first time and also see the drawings for the first time.”

The voice actress of the protagonist of ONE PIECE She is therefore convinced of her way of working, so that she can still be surprised by the story. The voice actress herself has revealed when she will be done with work given her age, and the end of her career has to do with Luffy.

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