Pirates have played a huge part in history and have changed the world. They are still around raiding cargo ships and other type of boats whether it's yachts or fishing boats. Due to the raiding of cargo ships and other ships there is an estimated annual loss due to piracy worldwide at about $13 to $16 billion. You may not hear that much about modern pirates however they are a huge problem facing society, they still practice kidnapping people for ransom, robbing, and murdering however they are probably more dangerous due to the new modern technology that is around today than what they had way back then. However, pirates have also played a vital role in pop-culture, an example of this is One Piece. One Piece is the most popular and sold manga/anime of all time. One Piece is a Japanese manga series about Pirates and is written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda, in 1997 and is still going strong. It has recently surpassed batman and is second overall in comic sales.