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Oda (1999 Asahi Newspaper): As the serialization goes on, fights inevitably get more bloody to entertain my audience. But thanks to Luffy's stretching ability, his fights always look "ridiculous" even in serious mode.😋
*Oda mentioned similar stuff in Volume 65 SBS (2012).
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In the latest SBS, Oda said he recently can't see detailed drawings due to his terribly *astigmatic eyes*. 😥 He apologized to his audience for causing confusion about the small drawing of Killer eating something.
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I just finished watching Film Red.😍
🔔Spoiler🔔
Shanks' bounty 12 years ago is 1.04 (or 1.004) billion berries.
Shanks is known as "the killer of Color of Observation Haki", which doesn't let his opponent see through the future. Shanks uses his burning sword to villains.
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Editor Takano has just confirmed in the live-streaming that One Piece will enter the final saga after Wano.😍
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Oda (1998): I'd rather draw Straw Hats just chilling on their ship than fierce fight scenes.⛴️
*I'm wondering when we'll see Straw Hats on Thousand Sunny again. Maybe around chapter 1070..?😋
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Oda sends the numbers of his blood pressure to his doctor every day. The doctor has been warning him about the numbers being too high, but Oda insists an ideal blood pressure can't always be applied to everyone and therefore there is no problem.😋
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What does Kaido mean in Japanese? The kanji Kaido (快童/怪童) means "joy boy /strong kid". This is a popular theory spreading in JP fandom. Not that Kaido himself is Joy Boy, but maybe his parents gave him the name Kaido, hoping he'll become someone like Joy Boy.😋
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Oda: I came with up this scene right before the deadline of submitting my manuscript in the week. 😇(Jump Festa in 2014)
*I'm surprised at the fact that this amazing panel was totally improvised.🔥
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Oda (2012): When creating a protagonist, it is important not to make him too strong. For example, Akainu is so strong that he can put an end to One Piece within a year. Akainu (Bunta Sugawara) is the most handsome guy in the world. I'll take good care of him.🥰
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Shanks' attack Devine Departure is written as 神避 (Kamusari) in JP chapter, which means *death of god*. It's based on the ancient JP records called Kojiki 1300 years ago. Maybe Oda is implying Shanks and Roger share the will to defeat *god* aka Celestial Dragons💪 #ONEPIECE1079
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Here is Oda's heartwarming comment in Shonen Jump today: My 77-year-old father has sent me a message via LINE app, "I shedded tears while watching Film Red.😭"
I underestimated you! So, you understand this amazing film? Thank you so much!🥰
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In Jump Festa message, Oda is glad that many young audience have recently become OP fan despite this 25-year-serialization. He added not to worry too much because "Final saga will not end so soon".🥰
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Sanji taking care of Zoro in chapter 1012 was heartwarming. In Film Gold (2016), Oda advised that the staff should definitely add a scene where Sanji is secretly worried about Zoro, who was going to be executed. On the other hand, Zoro was worried about Sanji in chapter 815☺️
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For clarification about Robin's line in official Viz chapter 1020 that Sanji is the "wings of the Pirate King", the Japanese term 両翼 is used to describe 2 crucial persons. I've never seen the case in my life where 両翼 is used to refer to only one person, so
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Here is my translation of Oda’s heartwarming message in ONE PIECE Color Walk 9 released today.😋
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Takao Saito, mangaka of Golgo 13, has passed away at the age of 84. In 2013, Oda made a drawing to celebrate its 45-year-serialization. Below are tribute drawings by Oda, Naoki Urasawa and Takehiko Inoue.😌
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Oda: My favorite food is cheap chopped pork from a discount store over rice with soy sauce. I don't like expensive marbled meat.
*When Oda holds a home party, he prepares tons of super-expensive meat from a famous steak restaurant to entertain his guests, as in the pic below.🍖
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The names of Zoro's family are all related to JP traditional dice gambling✨
Pinzoro (grandfather): double ones
Furiko (grandmother): A person who rolls a dice.
Arashi (father): Triple same numbers
Tera (mother): Tera-Zeni, vigorish, a type of charge taken by gambling companies. twitter.com/newworldartur/…
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In 2015, editor Sugita was annoyed with Oda for submitting his manuscript so late, but when Sugita received it and read it, he couldn't help crying because the chapter where Rebecca meets Kyros was so touching. Oda himself cried when drawing it.😭 (2020)
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In the latest chapter (Japanese version🇯🇵), Kizaru spoke to his subordinate in a pretty harsh manner to the extent that I've never seen before. Which tells us Kizaru is getting so nervous about protecting Saint Saturn. #ONEPIECE1073
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When editor Kawashima met Oda for the first time, Oda told him, "Be prepared to die for One Piece!". Kawashima was shocked but was impressed at how Oda is dedicated to his work. Oda added, "If you destroy your health due to overwork, I'll take care of your family financially."✨
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Oda (2016): Toriyama-sensei, how do you feel about fans around the world loving characters you created more than 30 years ago? Honestly, I love Yamcha. Although he was always handled miserably, I believe he'll have his own highlight scenes some day!✨
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Oda's new editor Anayama joined Shueisha in 2022, so he's most likely about 23-24 years old. Anayama means Hole Mountain. In 2009, Oda got mad to see his editor's email address was related to Gintama as a previous Gintama editor. He instantly changed it into *onepiece-the-best*🤣
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Luffy's new technique "Red Roc" reminds us of the origin of ONE PIECE story. Roc/Rukh is a legendary bird in Middle East. Oda already made it appear as "Mysterious Bird Rukh" in Romance Dawn known as a prototype of OP. Red Roc is a cool naming for this memorial chapter 1000.😍
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Oda played Pokemon Go only in his room for 2 years (2018). He longed for legendary Pokemons.😂 After his doctor warned him that Oda could die early at this rate, Oda decided to take a walk twice a week. When Oda first met former editor Iwasaki, he asked, "Do you play Pokemon Go?"… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Translating One Piece news randomly. Big fan of Oda's interviews.😍 I'm native Japanese🇯🇵, but I usually tweet in English.