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Over the past seven years, “Dragon Ball” has been the most profitable anime franchise for Toei Animation. However, the company's most recent financial report revealed that “One Piece” has dethroned its iconic competitor.
A Twitter user recently shared Toei Animation's total earnings from April 2023 to March 2024. According to reports, “One Piece” earned more than 22.2 billion yen. Dragon Ball, on the other hand, only earned about 19 billion yen, marking the end of the series' seven-year winning streak.
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While “Dragon Ball” continues to maintain a significant audience, this data confirms that “One Piece” continues to expand its already massive fan base, becoming an even more formidable competitor. against both current and future competitors. “One Piece” has also enjoyed notable success with companies like Bandai Namco Entertainment, which oversees the video game division of the series.
According to the company's 2024 financial report, “One Piece” earned more than 112.1 billion yen in media revenue, setting a new milestone of 100 billion yen for the series. In contrast, Dragon Ball earned 140.6 billion yen, helping it beat “One Piece” while losing the number one spot to “Mobile Suit,” with a total revenue of more than 145.7 billion yen. Before 2024, “Dragon Ball” maintained a six-year winning streak as Bandai Namco Entertainment's most profitable franchise.
For Toei, there is no doubt that One Piece comes out on top. However, some fans feel that this report only solidifies the supremacy of “Dragon Ball” among anime fans. This is mainly because the franchise's most recent major anime series, “Dragon Ball Super,” ended in 2018, while the “One Piece” anime continues to release new episodes weekly.
Despite this, “Dragon Ball” only lost 3 billion yen to its rival, a fact that was pointed out by many fans in the comments section. “For One Piece to be able to compete with a show that doesn't work at all and only makes a 3 billion yen difference when it has everything going right… again this is more impressive for Dragon Ball,” one user wrote.
It's worth noting that there's been some controversy in the Toei Animation community about how the company treats its two giants. Some fans have argued that Toei invested most of its international marketing efforts in “One Piece” while devoting relatively little advertising to “Dragon Ball,” especially in the West. Online fans have pointed this out in regards to Toei's upcoming anime series “Dragon Ball Daima,” which has only received a few promotional videos to keep the community guessing until its fall premiere. 2024 (October – December).