I love Anime and I've been a fan since 1998. I love the way how the artist creates a certain character that will last forever and a story so long it keeps getting better. The Japanese have created a lot of Anime shows already and until now there's an ongoing debate on who is the best.
There's a certain topic that is not easy to talk about. Like Religion and Politics, two of the most complicated topics in the world. Legions of followers will surely bash you if you misquote or try to side with one party. Today, we are going to narrow the topic between two of the most successful Anime series in history. No, we are not going to include Dragon Ball Z as DBZ is considered as the pioneer for long animated series.
Let us talk about One Piece and Naruto for the mean time. I remember 5 years ago, my buddy asked me which one is better? My answer was, "I don't know". Honestly I'm not in the perfect position to answer the question since I wasn't able to watch the whole series or episode of both series. However, I'm going to base it on facts, statistics, and popularity.
Every anime site has a survey on who they watch religiously. Every country has a different opinion and every fan has a different reason. These numbers were gathered last December 2015 and we are almost at the end of the year. The numbers for this year has not yet been released, but the discrepancy among the numbers are so big only miracle will let the other show win this duel.
Here Are Fast Facts For You:
1.Naruto is the most common Anime series in the foreign land. That includes US and United Kingdom.
2. As of December 2015, One Piece is still the best selling manga of all time, having sold more than 380+ Million copies. Dragon Ball Z is next followed by Naruto with 205 Million copies sold.
3.Both authors confirmed that their target was to beat each other when it comes to popularity and sales. Eiichiro Oda(one piece) and Masashi Kishmato(naruto) said that it's a healthy competition and they are still waiting for the verdict on who's the best.
4. Viewership is also part of the criteria. It is a way for us to check who enjoys watching a certain show. Reading manga comics is completely different thing since you are just mainly reading it.
5. Which storyline is more interesting? I recently reviewed a popular comic site and they have a unanimous answer to this question. One Piece seems to be more interesting as it has multiple plots and subplots. Whilst for Naruto, they have the tendency to show a lot of flashback which causes some fans to be annoyed.
So who should be called as the best anime series between the two? It's the Straw hat pirate and his Crew. One piece has two distinctive advantage on why they are the winner on this duel. Just by merely checking the manga copies sold, One Piece not only dominated but doubled the numbers of Naruto. Further, the storyline of One Piece is more interesting than going through series of flashbacks.
