Chapter 1443: The animated version gets released!

The Japanese media blew up!

"The birth of a new national comic!"

"One Piece breaks sales records for first volume debuts!"

"Teacher Aoi becomes the most sought after cartoonist in Japan!"

"Teacher Aoi's identity a mystery?"

"One Piece creates phenomenal buzz!"

On the Japanese Internet.

"This is amazing!"

"1.01 million copies sold! My God!"

"Where did this cartoonist pop out from?"

"Yeah, I can't believe that this was drawn by a rookie artist!"

"I can imagine One Piece leading the entire comics scene for the next few years!"

"With these sales figures and popularity, there's no other series in the comics industry that can compete with it. Moreover, this series looks like it can probably go on for at least three to five years!"

What was a national cartoon?