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Oda says he had planned Sanji's backstory for quite some time already, but he originally only planned to give him one brother. However, since his daughter liked Osomatsu-san so much, he made more of them since he wants his daughter to like his work
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Oda notes how he noticed in the worldwide popularity poll that adult women like Robin are more popular overseas, while Nami is overwhelmingly more popular in Japan. He noted how each country has completely different tastes in characters
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Oda mentions he felt old Jump manga didn't feature enough female characters or strong female characters, so he always tried to include female characters in his stories. He likes to draw strong and capable women, citing Nami as an example
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Oda feels he's not confident enough he could draw a love comedy manga, as he feels too embarrassed to do so. He mentions that when he draws romance in One Piece (so long as it isn't one-sided), he tends to lose fans of both characters
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SAY IT LOUDER FOR THOSE IN THE BACK! I always feel the worst attitude to have as a One Piece fan is to segregate and discriminate people just because they think differently than you. Learn to get along with One Piece fans, the point of the series is to connect us all together! twitter.com/newworldartur/…
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Oda believes the most important thing for a manga is to be a tool to help people make friends
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Eiichiro Oda: "Everything I have ever wanted to draw is already packed into One Piece, so if I was asked [what type of series] to draw one more time, I would draw One Piece again"
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Oda brings up how he previously mentioned wanting to draw a mecha manga after One Piece, but he says, just as he had also mentioned in the past, that he gave up on the idea after drawing mecha into OP. He feels like everything he ever wanted to draw is packed into One Piece
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Oda compares Gear 5th as if One Piece suddenly became Tom and Jerry. Oda always rooted for Jerry when watching the show
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Eiichiro Oda: "I definitely don’t want my work to become a serious manga like that [modern serious battle manga]. I want and have decided to have fun, and I feel like I’m finally able to do that. When I was drawing this, I actually had fun."
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Oda hates how modern battle manga have become so serious to keep up with expectations. He always felt since he was an assistant the original silly cartoon aesthetic that kickstarted comic culture has been lost to time, so when Gear 5th came around, he wanted to bring that back
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Oda refers to Luffy's Gear 5th when asked what he feels is his own most decisive point in One Piece. Oda says it's fine if people don't like it, but he was looking forward to writing it for a long time because he wanted to just have fun drawing and play around with his battles
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Eiichiro Oda: "To me, Luffy is the easiest character to draw. I always knew that he would be the character that would stay the longest with me"
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Oda feels that as crewmembers increase in the Straw Hats, he needs to show how each interacts with the events in each arc, which he feels has kept extending the story
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Oda mentions how he made Chopper more of a mascot character in the manga after hearing how cute Ikue Otani's voice was in the anime, despite originally being very against having a mascot character
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Oda mentioned in his interview that the Gorosei "haven't really shown their actual value yet"
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Eiichiro Oda mentioned in his interview how he always felt responsible for readers feeling disappointed when One Piece goes on break. But in recent years, he's felt more relieved since he feels other Jump writers have covered him and supported him during breaks with their series
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𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: Oda did NOT state "One Piece ending in 5 years is more realistic", that was a mistake. He simply said that 3 years is his goal, but he's not certain how long it will really take since he's been pretty off in the past
Sorry for the confusion
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NEWS UPDATE: Oda mentions that 3 years is indeed his goal but also mentions in the interview that he recognizes he's been pretty off so far in the past, so he's not exactly sure how long it will take. Here's a translation of Oda's exact words courtesy of @WSJ_manga:
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Obviously Oda saying he plans to end One Piece in 3 years doesn't mean he necessarily will. but at the same time, he's been fairly accurate in the past and he's not a liar like some rumors say he is. Here's a chart of Oda's estimates in the past:
thelibraryofohara.com/2020/11/24/whe…
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BREAKING NEWS: Eiichiro Oda confirms in an interview he plans to end One Piece in 3 years
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Some UNBELIEVABLE One Piece News are going to be coming up in the next few hours...! Some of these reports are unbelievable!
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Barto and Luffy meet again in One Piece Film RED!
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