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Today Oda was awarded "Prefecture Honor Prize" by Kumamoto, his hometown. It is also announced that they will display Luffy's statue on the prefecture office. Editors in Jump attended the ceremony on behalf of Oda. Here is my translation of Oda's message about the award.☀️
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Here is my summary of Japanese TV show yesterday which looked back on the 50-year-history of Shonen Jump. The length of the show was 100 minutes.😍
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Here is my summary for Novel Zoro in "ONE PIECE Novel Straw Hats Stories" which was on sale this month. This is a story in which 3 marines talk about who is the strongest swordsman in the world.💪
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A new character named "Komurasaki" appears in ONE PIECE chapter 927. She might be based on a real life person in Japanese history. 😇
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Years ago, 15 young mangakas including Oda held a year-end party. Oda went home in the middle of it. When the party is over, they noticed Oda already finished having the check without saying any words.😋
source: Kazumata Oguri (mangaka) twitter.com/kazumata_oguri…
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Here is my summary of chapter 2 in ONE PIECE Novel Ace volume 2. Ace meets Shanks in this chapter.😋
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I visited Tokyo ONE PIECE Tower which started distributing "volume 333" today. Here is my summary for volume 333 including Oda's interview🤠
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Here is my translation of Oda's message yesterday about upcoming ONE PIECE books next month. By the way, Oda's TV interview will be aired in 7-9 hours.🥰
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Gorosei's room was shown in the latest chapter of ONE PIECE. There was a kanji that says "博愛" in their room in chapter 233 and 793. It means "philanthropy" in Japanese. I wonder if Philanthropy in Gorosei and Absolute Justice/Pacifista in Marines are all Oda's sarcasm...😅
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Previous ONE PIECE editor Sugita revealed in an interview on June 19th that
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Tonoyasu being Kozuki Sukiyaki, Oden's father is an interesting theory. Japanese people call Tono (殿) when addressing Shogun. Besides, both Tonoyasu (トの"康") and Ieyasu Tokugawa (徳川家"康"), the first Shogun in Edo era, share the same kanji 康😋 twitter.com/newworldartur/…
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Here is my translation for Oda's comment in "ONE PIECE The 24th Logs" released 1 hour ago☺️
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Zoro was born in Shimotsuki Village. Ryuma and Ushimaru had Shimotsuki name. Then, what does Shimotsuki mean? In Japanese, it means "November" in which Zoro was born, but I believe another important meaning is hiding behind it.😋
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Here is my summary for Color Walk 8 including Oda's message and interview which was on sale today.☀️ Oda talked with Katsuya Terada in the interview.
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Here is my translation for Oda's new comment about Rob Lucci and Water 7 arc. It is revealed in ONE PIECE 22nd Log today.😋
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Got my copy of official artbook of Rurouni Kenshin Exhibition that started last week. An interview between Oda and Watsuki (Oda’s mentor) is included. Watsuki reveals, shortly after OP started (1997-2000) Oda already decided Zoro would lose his eye. I’ll post my summary later.😇
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Today Oda and 2 Japanese idols named Takuya Kimura and Kazuya Kamenashi make a collaboration drawings for LINE stamp in "Johnny's Smile Up! Project". The project is supposed to be a donation for health care workers regarding COVID-19. Here is my translation of Oda’s comment.😋
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Chapter 939 shows Oda’s wisdom because not only the title but also Zoro's line is based on a proverb. Zoro stops worrying about comrades, saying ship won’t go forward with too many captains.. It is based on Japanese proverb, "Too many captains cause a ship to climb up a mountain"
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How was the title of Film Z decided? Producer Nagamine suggested an idea that the title should be "Dream Crusher" or "Dream Smasher" since Z intends to crush pirates' dreams. But Oda opposed, "It's not catchy enough. Let's simply go with Film Z since villain's name is Z👍 #oldoda
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Today .@ochimusha108 kindly confirmed it is chapter 986 that editor Takano moved to tears about. Takano shedded tears maybe because he empathized with Red Scabbards attacking Kaido, which reminds me of Tsumegeri Guards in Alabasta who shedded tears when attacking Crocodile.😥
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Today July 22nd is the official ONE PIECE day. Here is my summary of editors’ Live-streaming event aired 2 hours ago😋 (source: youtube.com/watch?v=x1x-JW…)
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Kurozumi elders' names are revealed in this week’s chapter of ONE PIECE. One is Semimaru (Barrier DF) and the other is Higurashi (Clone DF). Then, what do their names mean? Here is a theory about Oda's intention.😋
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Katakuri's craving for donuts might be based on Oda's daily life.😋
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Here is my translation for Oda's comment about his color spreads in Color Walk 8 today.☺️
Translating One Piece news randomly. Big fan of Oda's interviews.😍 I'm native Japanese🇯🇵, but I usually tweet in English.