Maxx adds One Piece for Yep!

NEWS BRIEF: Germany’s ProSieben Maxx has acquired animé series One Piece from Japanese producer Toei Animation (Dragonball) for its children’s block.

The 56-episode series is based on the Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda, which has more than 345 million volumes in circulation worldwide. The show has been picked up for Maxx’s kids and youth programming block Yep! Germany.