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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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3 days ago, Oda sent a message to the students of his hometown, Kumamoto. The purpose was to encourage students who are suffering from this current situation about COVID-19. Here is my translation of his message.👍
source: T1 Park Magazine (@T1park_office) and Mr. au
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Preview of Oda’s TV interview next week is released today. It says Oda has been eager to draw Wano since long ago. Oda says there remain a lot of super-entertaining stuffs he wants to draw. (Another interview before implied Oda wanted to draw Wano since the beginning of OP.) 😋
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Oda’s new interview with Japanese vocal group called Arashi will be aired on TV show on 27th, August. His another interview in Color Walk 9 will be published on 16th, September. Oda already made a collaboration color spread with Aarashi in chapter 967😋
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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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Here is my translation of Oda's message about Tokyo ONE PIECE Tower having closed at the end of July. He implies COVID-19 is one of the reasons for this closing.🥲
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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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5 minutes ago, ONE PIECE editor Takano revealed in live streaming that he was moved to tears after he read next chapter (986).😭
It was the first time for him to shed tears since he became OP editor. I wonder what next chapter will be like..😍
source: youtu.be/JCQJc0XZvs8
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Zoro’s VA made a funny joke. He spent much time watching dubbed films at home due to COVID-19 going around. He got mad every time he heard Sanji’s voice in those films. (Sanji’s VA appears in many dubbed films.) In 2018, Sanji’s VA asked him, “How much is your bounty, Zoro?”😂
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2 hours ago, Oda asked his editor, “Have you noticed hashtag about OP is trending on Twitter now?” Stampede was aired on JP satellite TV today. YouTube live-streaming with anime staffs and editor commenting about each scene was also aired. I wonder how often Oda checks Twitter😍
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Today's message from Oda : ONE PIECE chapter breaks will increase so that me and my staffs don't get infected by Corona virus. Not that my current health isn't good. I'm drawing OP every day as usual.😀
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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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The spelling of Raftel turned out to be Laugh Tale in Stampede 5 months before manga. Plus, the talk between Roger and Rayleigh this week was already shown in Stampede. Maybe some people think they kinda got spoiled by anime..? Here is my summary of Oda and editor’s comment.😇
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ONE PIECE editor Naito talked about Wano arc and Stampede 4 days ago. According to Oda, Wano arc is a story which is heavily related to the final chapter of OP. Here is my summary. BTW, the last pic is a small spoiler about how many pages next chapter (963) will contain.
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2 guests were invited in recent ONE PIECE event in Saudi Arabia. One is Shimizu (TOEI anime) and the other is Heishi (Jump editor). According to Shimizu, the ending of Wano arc will be “surprising”. 😍
Below is my summary of the interview. (source: youtu.be/UOaVt310zo4
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1 hour ago, Japanese Youtubers called Fischer's posted a video of Oda’s studio. They held an interview with Oda. Here is my summary of the interview. Oda said he’d like to finish OP in 5 years. He kindly gave 7 autographs to each of the Youtubers.😍 Video: youtu.be/sTgvB0Vpyxk
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In OP Stampede, official romanization of Raftel was revealed to be Laugh Tale. It reminds me of the lyrics of Binks’ Sake. Here is my compilation of interesting theories about Laugh Tale from Japanese fandoms.😋 It contains small spoiler regarding talk between Luffy and Bullet.
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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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Oda talked about why he decided to become a mangaka, not film director although he loves films. Here is my summary of the interview.☺️ #oldoda
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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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Here is a summary of Oda’s latest interview with Yuzu, Japanese vocal group, released May 22nd 😋Thanks for the info, AU!
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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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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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In OP chapter 939, it’s revealed that Hyou was known as the Mighty Blade (豪剣). Actually this Mighty Blade term was already used in chapter 23, 195 and 467. Zoro and Ryuma are classified as Mighty Blade type. Sadly, there is a translation inconsistency in official Viz version😅
Translating One Piece news randomly. Big fan of Oda's interviews.😍 I'm native Japanese🇯🇵, but I usually tweet in English.