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it's safe to assume that Robin meant Sanii and "another person" are important for Pirate King. And Oda already used the exact same word 両翼 in volume 73 SBS, saying both Zoro and Sanji are two wings for Luffy😊
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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 what comments mangakas and editors made about Oda before OP started.😊
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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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New Vivre Card info: Roger's sword is called Ace (Supreme grade). It reminds us that Blackbeard's ship is called Saber of Xebec, as in Rocks D Xebec...🤔
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Today some Oda's sketches of prototype OP chapter 1 were revealed in a TV show. Oda complained editors' meeting had kept rejecting OP for a year, but it was not because OP was badly written but because they believed Oda could do more with his outstanding talent.😊 twitter.com/mana__/status/…
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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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Berserk is one of my favorite mangas. I was hoping Miura and Oda would have an interview.. May he rest in peace.😥
Miura: My packed drawing habit is something like sickness.
Oda: I can't help making packed drawings. I don't wanna publish drawings less attractive than before.
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In a TV show called "Seiyuu Park" 2 days ago, Sanji's VA Hirata showed his appreciation that Oda gave him a special curtain for a backstage dressing room. The curtain says, "To Hiroaki Hirata-sama from Eiichiro Oda". 😊
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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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Oda must be glad to hear Luffy won in the poll.😄
1999: Glad Luffy won. I was worried he might get surpassed by Zoro or Shanks.
2012: I participated in Film Z since I wanted to protect Luffy.
2018: Luffy is an ideal kid for me.
Oda's email to Sanji's VA: Don't speak ill of Zoro.
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Oda: I was super excited when drawing the quarrel between Luffy and Usoop. Their speech easily popped up in my mind one after another.
Luffy's VA: Usopp is a nice character, right?
Oda: Yeah, my audience can feel close to Usopp since most characters around him are superhumans.
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Oda (2007): I'm working hard to draw fights with dramatic stories. If I had drawn a pure battle manga, it'd have been easily overwhelmed by Dragon Ball. I had to avoid competing with DB that was so entertaining that I myself was addicted to. (Oda called Toriyama "god" in 2001.😆)
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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.😄
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Kaido is implying if Luffy (or Will of Ds?) laughs more, "something" will happen. For example, "The more you laugh, the stronger Will of Ds will get". Oda is deliberately hiding what Kaido said here. This line is so important that JP fans already enjoy discussing it.😍
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Official Viz usually provides excellent translations, but in the latest chapter, they made a mistranslation about Kaido's important line.🤔 It should be translated like,
Kaido: The more precarious the situation is, the more you laugh. "And" the more you laugh, you....
Luffy: ?
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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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2 days ago, 9 men got arrested due to poaching 800 kilograms of sea cucumbers. Reportedly their boat was called "Going Merry".😂 (thanks Kamiki-san news.goo.ne.jp/article/toon/n…) In another news last year, a suspicious guy introduced himself as "Monkey D Luffy" to police officers.😋
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The latest Interview of Luffy's VA is interesting. She considers Luffy was crying in his heart despite his smile when Vivi said she can't go with Straw Hats. I wonder what Oda thinks about her interpretation.😉 (source: one-piece.com/news/detail/20…
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Some people might not be satisfied with Sanji in the latest chapter. Hirata, Sanji's VA said in OP Premiere show in 2018, "Oda looked me in the eye and said, 'Sanji will have no highlight scenes in the future.' (Hirata has complained about post-timeskip Sanji multiple times😅
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According to the magazine, Oda said, "If I'm allowed to draw 30 pages each week, I'll soon finish submitting them". Editor said Oda spends much time on deciding how to cram his ideas into 17 pages. There are about 10 fonts in OP, all of which are specified by editor, not Oda😉
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Luffy's "Red Roc" was originally called "Gigant Red Hawk" in the rough draft, but Oda decided to upgrade it. Editor Iwasaki confirmed Roc is based on a legendary bird. (source: "Shueisha Weekly Playboy" published today)😋
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Here is my summary of spin-off novel "Episode Perona" in OP Magazine 11. 🤠
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Got my ONE PIECE Magazine 11 that will be released tomorrow. Here is my small summary of the magazine. 😊
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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👍
Translating One Piece news randomly. Big fan of Oda's interviews.😍 I'm native Japanese🇯🇵, but I usually tweet in English.