On this special episode of The One Piece Podcast we have Greg on for an in-depth discussion on One Piece’s popularity in Japan including the PTA data, One Piece and Variety Shows, whether One Piece is selling out, and oh-so-much-more. Then, Greg takes us on his trip through the Going Merry back in 2003. Afterwards, Greg has some Pieces of Eight, showing off some new figures he purchased from Lawson. Then the regular podcast begins. Ed and Zach go over the News, and go through Episode 489 of the anime. 0:00:00 Introduction 0:02:22 One Piece’s Popularity in Japan 1:01:13 Interlude 1:01:26 Greg’s on a Boat 1:18:59 Pieces of Eight with Greg 1:33:09 News 1:42:12 Anime Recap 2:02:26 Good Bye