Fans around the world are hotly debating over which anime deserves the title of “Most Famous in History”: One Piece or dragonball. The producer of both reveals exact sales figures that put an end to the discussion.
That everyone wins is to take a lukewarm look at the situation, since in reality there is one that overlaps the other by a wide margin. However, the “loser” has a consolation prize. Let’s go to the bone.
One Piece wins in Japan, but Dragon Ball wins all over the world. Xataka publishes the numbers that Toei Animation revealed, as part of the profits of its fiscal year.
So, there he reveals that, reduced to the territory of Japan, One Piece generates earnings of 11.1 million dollars annually. In the same area of the Asian continent, the Akira Toriyama series is responsible for a figure close to 10.1 million dollars, that is, in second place.
What happens when we go to the whole world? The beating of Dragon Ball is huge. For the broadcasting rights of its four stages (Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT and Dragon Ball Super), the Goku franchise takes about 18.8 million (counting Japan’s 10.1 they take 28.9).
While the Luffy series takes 10.3 to accumulate 21.4 million dollars worldwide.
Earnings stated are not counting film box office earnings. Dragon Ball grossed less than One Piece, but it still leads by far in popularity worldwide.