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Germa Kingdom

July 14, 2016

The Germa Kingdom is the world's only ocean-going kingdom. It is ruled by the Vinsmoke Family, a royal family hailing from North Blue, and is serviced militarily by the Underworld army, Germa 66. The Germa Kingdom is a floating kingdom which rules over no land. Rather, its "territory" is comprised of pieces of land suspended on top of its unique ships, which are interlocked as they come together. As a consequence, the size and the bounds of its "territory" are constantly fluctuating, depending on how many of its ships are assembled at one time. The majority of the citizens in the Germa Kingdom are male soldiers who comprise the Kingdom's military arm, Germa 66. However, the ruling family is shown to have several maids who work directly in their employ. Sometime in the past, the Vinsmoke Family led the Kingdom to conquer all landed territory in the North Blue, and served as the ocean's dynastic rulers. The King of the Germa Kingdom seeks to reestablish th...

What Makes One Piece So Different From Naruto And Bleach?

Out of the big three anime's, One Piece has kept its momentum going since its first episode. Naruto, on the other hand, had perhaps one of the greatest runs from any anime but it failed to end well and felt a bit too rushed. Bleach? It also started off amazingly, but the story transitioned so badly after the first half, that the anime was canceled prematurely.

One culprit for this could be the fact that it was obvious the author had given up on the show. Tite Kubo personally said that he was no longer interested in writing Bleach and wanted to move on as quickly as possible. This reflected in the manga and anime as well as the show tumbled and the story ceased to make sense anymore. Masashi Kishimoto also said that he no longer wanted to write Naruto. The same happened for that show and it also rushed toward the end.

Eiichiro Oda, however, loves writing One Piece and is so devoted to it that he has already envisioned what the ending will be like. Even 700 anime episodes and almost 800 manga chapters in, it doesn't seem like he's in any rush to put the show in its coffin. For that reason, the show remains one of the most exciting manga and anime in the industry and remains as number one in Japan. Since 1997, One Piece has sold approximately 320 million copies. Coming second is Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball, with 230 million.

Not to say that Kishimoto and Kubo were not committed to their stories, but Oda has portrayed exactly what it is to devote your life to your craft and it has translated well with One Piece.

For example, character development in Naruto and Bleach has been a problem and many of the series' most influential characters were forgotten for the sake of story progression. Oda, on the other hand, has involved most, if not all, the characters in One Piece in the progression of the story. One Piece has become a paragon of character development done the right way.

Because of character development, fans feel more involved with the story. Thanks to the story's length and balance, it also feels as if you have been alongside the Strawhats in their quest for One Piece.

What do you guys think makes One Piece different from the other big three?