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Oda's drawing of transparent Shiryu in chapter 925 may remind us of Oda's interview with Masashi Kishimoto, Naruto author in 2015.✨
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Here is my first-half summary of the heartwarming interview between Oda and Watsuki in “Rurouni Kenshin Exhibition official artbook” published last week. Other than this summary, they talked about manga technique about how to make good drawings. 😍
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I wonder if Shanks appearing in "Film Red" is what Oda mentioned in Jump Festa last year😅 Oda praised the script of Red, the writer of which is the same as Film Gold. Female singer appears in both films. Narrator: Will her voice bring eternal happiness or endless imprisonment?😘 twitter.com/sandman_AP/sta…
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The designs of Kaido's henchmen remind me of Oda's talk with Takehiko Inoue: What I want to do most is not creating a story but creating weird-looking characters. OP serialization gets longer and longer since I add episodes for those characters. Inoue: That's opposite from me.😂
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Here is Oda's message for Rurouni Kenshin exhibition that starts this month. The author Watsuki, Oda's mentor, said he should have reduced the number of 10 Swords, an antagonist group. Oda made a similar statement in 2017 that he should have reduced the number of Shichibukai. 😋
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Shortly after OP got popular, Oda visited a convenience store with his mangaka friends. He not only treated them but also put the change (more than 30 dollars) into a donation box, saying those coins and bills would make his wallet "too heavy".😂
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Zoro was born in Shimotsuki Village. Shimotsuki Ryuma, Ushimaru and Yasuie lived in Wano. 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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OP chapter 1000 is approaching. Oda jokingly said he’d like to start a new manga called “Two Piece” after OP according to his editor in February😂 (youtu.be/NrpyQrfXCiA) Oda said in 2007 that he was longing for Akira Toriyama’s style who released a short manga once in a while.
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Yeah, Japanese fans think Imu is *male* because he is called Imu-sei (イム聖) in this chapter, not Imu-Gu (イム宮) like Shalria, Charlos's sister.🤗 twitter.com/Gorila76985224…
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Edward Weevil appeared in a newspaper in ONE PIECE chapter 903. Here is a funny talk between Oda and editor Sugita about Weevil which was revealed in "Grand Talk Show" on August 23rd, 2017😂
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In the TV show, Oda said he keeps in mind he should meets his family only once a week because otherwise he feels so relaxed with his family and can't focus on drawing manga.😥 In Oda's living room, life-sized giraffe figure can be found.
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Oda blamed editor Onishi because his email address started with "gintama" as a previous Gintama editor. "Why the heck is your email address still related to Gintama!?" 5 seconds after Oda's words, Onishi quickly changed it into "ONE_PIECE_the_best" as OP editor.🤣
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- Oda's recent studio in the TV show
- Tons of Oda's idea notebooks including "Wano vol. 9".
- Huge granade at his studio.😂
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Oda once said he will change OP story if it coincides with fan theories. But according to TV show today, Oda will never change his plan about "final chapter" even if a fan theory hits the nail on the head. Oda said in 1999 that he had already decided final panel and chapter.👍
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It might be a good idea to make a brief compilation of important Oda's interviews in 2017😋
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Here is a theory about why Oda chose "Snake"man as Luffy's new Gear 4th form😋
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Oda's message about new OP video game "Odyssey":
It about 3 years ago that the staff asked me to draw characters of this game, right? When I took a look at its video, I felt strongly immersed as if it were a "film"!!
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There is pun between Kaido's Rag-Naraku and chapter title Naraku. 1) Ragnarok means the end of the world of gods and men in Norse mythology. 2) In Kabuki play, Naraku means an area underneath the stage". It fits Big Mom's situation who falls off from the stage called Onigashima😄
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Here are my summary of Oda’s TV interview today: I’m so busy that I can’t take a bath while drawing manga, but I shave my face and take a bath when meeting my family.☺️
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As the official translator pointed out in his tweet, the latest OP chapter title is based on a song about an unskilled actor. Actually, at least 10 chapters’ titles in Wano arc are inspired from songs, poems and such. Might be a good idea to compile a list about it below.😋
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It’s Oda’s nice decision that both Kaido and Luffy mentioned “guts” (根性 in Japanese) in chapter 1002, the latter of which sounds funny. Oda loves the word 根性, so it may be a good idea to create a small list about when he used 根性 in OP chapters with official translations👍
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“Shokugeki no Sanji” in this week’s Jump seems pretty popular among Japanese fandom. Here is a summary of interviews about this spin-off. Plus, I’d like to share a funny info about Oda that Mayumi Tanaka mentioned in her interview in Jump.😋 (Thanks @mana__
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Here is my translation of Yamato and Ace VA's message about OP anime tomorrow. Anime will focus more time on their talk than manga.🔥
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ONE PIECE Novel Ace Volume 2 was released yesterday. The novel is divided into 7 parts; Prologue and chapter 1-6. Here are my summaries for prologue and chapter 1. Spade Pirates arrive in Fishman Island in chapter 1.☺️
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I've heard a theory from some people that D is just short for the smiley emoticon (:D) because almost everyone carrying the Will of D dies with a smile on their face.😄
Translating One Piece news randomly. Big fan of Oda's interviews.😍 I'm native Japanese🇯🇵, but I usually tweet in English.