Viz Recalls One Piece Manga Volume Two

The following statement was posted at www.viz.com on October 30th, 2003.

Dear VIZ Customer,

We have become aware of a printing problem in our recently-released Shonen Jump graphic novel, One Piece, Volume 2.

On page 146 the page was cut-off and on page 193, the wrong page was added and the correct final page is missing. We are in the process of reprinting this title and replacement copies will be available after November 14. To receive a free replacement copy of One Piece, Vol 2, please tear out the misprinted page 193 of the book (the one with 'to be continued in One Piece Vol. 3!' printed at the bottom) and send it to:

Cascade Print Media
3520 South Pine Street
Tacoma, WA 98409
Attn: One Piece

All requests for replacement copies must be received by May 31, 2004. Allow four to six weeks for delivery.

Please accept our sincerest apology for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Best regards,
The VIZ Team

I found that when I read the One Piece vol. 2 manga, I barely noticed anything was wrong because I had already forgotten about the statement by Viz. What seems to have happened was page 146 was made a little too large so a quarter of that page was cut off, then page 153 was reprinted on page 193 with the "TO BE CONTINUED IN ONE PIECE VOL. 3!" line at the bottom. I am glad that Viz is admitting there was a mistake and they are doing their best to fix the problem. I imagine that this will cost Viz a big chunk of change since they have to reprint so many books and then pay the shipping and handling to send the books to all of us who send in to get the replacement. I hope Viz is trying to get retailers to switch the defect books with the new print because the more misprint copies sold the more money Viz will lose.

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