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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 believes his readers can guess his big reveals since there is foreshadowing to help them deduce so, with some YouTubers managing to predict his story. So he tries to come up with the most interesting developments and always try to go beyond the imagination of readers
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Oda didn't originally intend to surpass 100 volumes, and has always wanted to end the series, but at the same time feels there's still so much he wants to draw or needs to do
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Oda loves getting to draw new islands, and feels like he's been able to be free to draw what he wants with them ever since we entered the Grand Line. If asked what he'd want to draw more of is islands, but he needs to limit himself to finish the series within his lifespan
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Oda mentions, as he's said in the past, that the hardest part of serialization is writing the story and drawing the storyboards. After that, he can relax and draw, which he loves doing
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Oda feels uneasy when he's resting, as he always wants to keep creating whenever he's not sleeping. He talks about how he drew a color spread once when he was hospitalized because he couldn't sit still
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Oda was originally expecting One Piece would last around 5 years of serialization and by 1.5 years in (around 150 chapters) Luffy would've already gathered his crew of 10. He didn't necessarily want things to keep getting longer, but it just kinda happened
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Oda mentions that though some of the particulars of the ending change, the goal remains the same. He has always had in mind what the final chapter of One Piece will look like, even if the situation around it sometimes changes
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There exists one of Oda's notebooks that includes all the deepest secrets in One Piece
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After One Piece is over, Oda mentions he wants to go on a travel journey where he gets to sleep each night in a different place. Oda wants to visit hot springs around the world
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Eiichiro Oda teases what highlight fans should be looking forward to: "Well, for now the “past” will be a big deal. Something once happened in the world during the Void century, which will come to light which should prove interesting"
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BREAKING NEWS: Oda confirms in his interview again that once the One Piece is found, the series will be over
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Oda had already confirmed that the series would end after the One Piece is found in the Vol. 97 SBS. In this interview Oda re-confirms this, stating "once the One Piece is found the series is over. However, this next saga is the final one"
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This is a common misconception, but Whitebeard never said that after the One Piece is found a war will start. He said that a war would happen at some point, and when the One Piece is found the world will be turned upside down, but the events are not necessarily one and the same
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Jinbe's statue unveiled in Oda's hometown of Kumamoto!
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The very first piece of One Piece animation, the original One Piece OVA, is now live for free on YouTube! Even Luffy, Zoro, and Nami's VAs are different!
youtube.com/watch?v=g0jzap…
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Oda's artwork for the Pokéstop in Pokémon GO of Jinbe's statue in Kumamoto
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Minifigures of the Kumamoto Straw Hat statues!
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Special figure of Uta for One Piece Film RED!
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Colton Osorio will be playing kid Luffy in the One Piece Live Action!
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Volume 103 of One Piece, "Warrior of Liberation"!
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Volume 103 of One Piece, "Warrior of Liberation" HD!
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The Virgin Aramaki:
- Racist, bigot, loner, has tempter tantrums
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The Chad Ricardo:
- Cool guy, friendly, popular with the ladies, always chilling
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