Roger is the first character to be shown with the D in his name;
however, he is the second to be named. Dr. Kureha revealed that his true
name was Gol D. Roger well after his initial introduction. This
is also the first indication that there is an underlying mystery and
something special in those who carry the initial D, and Roger himself
admits to Whitebeard that the D has a greater meaning than a simple
initial.
During Shanks’s flashback back to Roger’s death and the day he last saw Buggy, rain can be seen falling down on the town at that moment. This is echoed by Monkey D. Luffy’s departure from Loguetown, as it also rained during his escape.
It was stated that Ace’s mother held him for 20 months (5 months before and 15 months after Roger’s execution). Since Ace’s birthday is January 1, Roger must have been executed sometime between late September and early October.
Roger was the first named character shown in the One Piece series and the first person in general in the manga.
In the 4th Japanese popularity poll, Roger (along with Chopperman and Van Augur) ranked 83th.
It seems that Roger did not like the nickname “Gold Roger” because it wasn’t his true name.
In Episode 85 of the anime, when Hiluluk was describing what a pirate is to Chopper, a man who was identical in appearance to Roger was seen.
When Oars was pretending to be a pirate by placing a piece of rubble on his head, a pirate similar to Roger was also shown.
Upon his death, the real life pirate Olivier Levasseur had tossed a cryptogram from the scaffolding into the crowd and told them if they could figure out the message, his treasure (now valued at £160,000,000 in today’s money) would be theirs, a treasure that to this day has never been found. This seems to have been part of the inspiration for Roger’s legendary death speech, as Roger himself had delivered the message to find his treasure, and notably the Poneglyphs are also part of a grand cryptogram leading to the end of the Grand Line.
Roger is the first known owner of the straw hat that Luffy (and previously Shanks) wears.
In One Piece Green it was revealed that Roger’s mustache was actually nose hair (although this is probably a joke).
He is the first character shown in the Anime due to being in the opening.
During Shanks’s flashback back to Roger’s death and the day he last saw Buggy, rain can be seen falling down on the town at that moment. This is echoed by Monkey D. Luffy’s departure from Loguetown, as it also rained during his escape.
It was stated that Ace’s mother held him for 20 months (5 months before and 15 months after Roger’s execution). Since Ace’s birthday is January 1, Roger must have been executed sometime between late September and early October.
Roger was the first named character shown in the One Piece series and the first person in general in the manga.
In the 4th Japanese popularity poll, Roger (along with Chopperman and Van Augur) ranked 83th.
It seems that Roger did not like the nickname “Gold Roger” because it wasn’t his true name.
In Episode 85 of the anime, when Hiluluk was describing what a pirate is to Chopper, a man who was identical in appearance to Roger was seen.
When Oars was pretending to be a pirate by placing a piece of rubble on his head, a pirate similar to Roger was also shown.
Upon his death, the real life pirate Olivier Levasseur had tossed a cryptogram from the scaffolding into the crowd and told them if they could figure out the message, his treasure (now valued at £160,000,000 in today’s money) would be theirs, a treasure that to this day has never been found. This seems to have been part of the inspiration for Roger’s legendary death speech, as Roger himself had delivered the message to find his treasure, and notably the Poneglyphs are also part of a grand cryptogram leading to the end of the Grand Line.
Roger is the first known owner of the straw hat that Luffy (and previously Shanks) wears.
In One Piece Green it was revealed that Roger’s mustache was actually nose hair (although this is probably a joke).
He is the first character shown in the Anime due to being in the opening.
Jewelry Bonney and Big Mom
Many people think that Bonney may be Big Mom’s daughter and I
agree. Like Lola and Purin, being named similarly to sweet foods: Lolly
and Pudding, Bonney is also named similarly to a sweet food. Jewelry
Bonney’s name can actually be phonetically pronounced by Japanese people
as:
‘Jujubes Bonney’. Jujubes are French Candy/Sweets , fitting the French theme of the Big Mom Pirates. Also, another French sweet food, Bonbon – is similar to her name. Her name clearly fits.
Bonney has bright red lips similar to Lola and Big Mom, whom are likely her relatives. They all have pink hair and all of them can eat excessive amounts of food as well as ALL THREE of them having the same heart shaped lips! She has also been shown on a Cake Island/Ship, likely associating her with Big Mom.
‘Jujubes Bonney’. Jujubes are French Candy/Sweets , fitting the French theme of the Big Mom Pirates. Also, another French sweet food, Bonbon – is similar to her name. Her name clearly fits.
Bonney has bright red lips similar to Lola and Big Mom, whom are likely her relatives. They all have pink hair and all of them can eat excessive amounts of food as well as ALL THREE of them having the same heart shaped lips! She has also been shown on a Cake Island/Ship, likely associating her with Big Mom.
Sabo trained under Monkey D. Dragon!
Sabo was 10 years old when Dragon took him under his wing. When he
joined the Revolutionary Army, he had already accepted their ideals. So
Hack, who was the training instructor for orphans, decided to teach
Sabo as well. But unfortunately Sabo was already so strong, that there
wasn’t anything Hack could teach him.. Finally, Sabo ended up taking the
training from Dragon himself, and kept on becoming stronger and
stronger along the years.
When Sabo was 13 years old, Koala (age 14) joined the Revolutionary Army. Hack and Koala took good care of Sabo and they often undertook missions as a team.
Source: SBS Volume 80
When Sabo was 13 years old, Koala (age 14) joined the Revolutionary Army. Hack and Koala took good care of Sabo and they often undertook missions as a team.
Source: SBS Volume 80
What is the Calm Belt?
The Calm Belts are two areas that are just north and south of the Grand Line.
These areas almost never have ocean currents or winds blowing, and are also nesting grounds for Sea Kings. They are very effective barriers for those trying to enter the Grand Line. The Straw Hat Pirates encountered the Sea Kings and were caught on top of one of their heads after the crew inadvertently entered one of the Calm Belts. The crew and their ship were sneezed away by a larger Sea King, which implies that the Sea Kings do not stay in the Calm Belts consistently.
It was revealed that the Marines cross the Calm Belts by using Seastone lining at the bottom of their ships so Sea Kings will not notice a ship above them.
The island of Amazon Lily is one of the few locations which is known to be within one of the Calm Belts. Its location within a Calm Belt has historically guarded the island from intruders. However, this protection has degraded somewhat due to the Marines’ newly invented technique of shielding their boats from Sea Kings with Seastone. Silvers Rayleigh is the only known person so far to have reached Amazon Lily by swimming and without much hindrance by the Sea Kings.
Another natural island in the Calm Belt is the island of Rusukaina, which is located northwest of Amazon Lily.
The Great Gaol, Impel Down, is built in the middle of the Calm Belt, upon the seafloor. Because of the heavy security and Sea Kings, it is almost impossible to break in or out of it. However, Shiki the Golden Lion managed to escape by cutting off his shackled legs, and more recently, Monkey D. Luffy slipped into Impel Down and managed to escape with 241 prisoners.
Captain “Calico” Yorki of the Rumbar Pirates is said to have attempted to flee the Grand Line via one of the Calm Belts after he and several other crewmates contracted a deadly disease. Their fate is unknown but it is said that they perished before escaping that Calm Belt.
These areas almost never have ocean currents or winds blowing, and are also nesting grounds for Sea Kings. They are very effective barriers for those trying to enter the Grand Line. The Straw Hat Pirates encountered the Sea Kings and were caught on top of one of their heads after the crew inadvertently entered one of the Calm Belts. The crew and their ship were sneezed away by a larger Sea King, which implies that the Sea Kings do not stay in the Calm Belts consistently.
It was revealed that the Marines cross the Calm Belts by using Seastone lining at the bottom of their ships so Sea Kings will not notice a ship above them.
The island of Amazon Lily is one of the few locations which is known to be within one of the Calm Belts. Its location within a Calm Belt has historically guarded the island from intruders. However, this protection has degraded somewhat due to the Marines’ newly invented technique of shielding their boats from Sea Kings with Seastone. Silvers Rayleigh is the only known person so far to have reached Amazon Lily by swimming and without much hindrance by the Sea Kings.
Another natural island in the Calm Belt is the island of Rusukaina, which is located northwest of Amazon Lily.
The Great Gaol, Impel Down, is built in the middle of the Calm Belt, upon the seafloor. Because of the heavy security and Sea Kings, it is almost impossible to break in or out of it. However, Shiki the Golden Lion managed to escape by cutting off his shackled legs, and more recently, Monkey D. Luffy slipped into Impel Down and managed to escape with 241 prisoners.
Captain “Calico” Yorki of the Rumbar Pirates is said to have attempted to flee the Grand Line via one of the Calm Belts after he and several other crewmates contracted a deadly disease. Their fate is unknown but it is said that they perished before escaping that Calm Belt.
Another foreshadowing of Oda?
Chapter 124 Page 1. Sanji carrying a suitcase having the words
“The Secret” and number 1830 while pointing to a sign board with the
name Tsuru, who could be Vice Admiral Tsuru who was stationed at North
Blue 13 years ago, where Sanji is born. Could this mean Tsuru know about
Sanji’s past and Vinsmoke family? Oh, and the chapter name “This Tea is
Really Delicious”
Oda has been asked about the story ending! Here is what he says about it!
“The story’s end hasn’t changed once since the beginning. The
problem is that I haven’t been able to really digest all the things that
are happening along the way toward the end.” Inoue Takehiko Pia(2009)
Question: …Exactly how far ahead do you plan One Piece, and what is your story-planning technique?
Oda: I only have the ending of One Piece in my mind, and nothing else. But knowing the end point, I weave the story and make story arcs that build up to it. English Shonen Jump
Oda: I only have the ending of One Piece in my mind, and nothing else. But knowing the end point, I weave the story and make story arcs that build up to it. English Shonen Jump
“I just can’t help but draw a lot. The weekly format is set at 19
pages, but from the creator perspective I want to move the story along
faster. I end up jamming as much as I can in there. There is also
wanting to finish faster so I can relax.” Inoue Takehiko Pia (2009)
“The thing I want to do most in my comics is really not stories, it’s
character models. I think like, “Is this style of person possible?” The
time I spend doing all kinds of different designs is fun.”
Marco’s Devil fruit
Marco ate a Devil Fruit referred to as a Mythical Zoan type; an
immensely powerful type of Zoan Devil Fruit, said to be the rarest type,
even rarer than Logia fruits. His Devil Fruit enables him to transform
into a phoenix. It is because of this ability that he is identified as
“Marco the Phoenix”. While this fruit’s power is classified as a Zoan,
due to the uniqueness of the phoenix, the additional powers it grants
may be considered similar to those of Paramecia (the somewhat
“superhuman” power that affects the user’s body: regeneration) and Logia
(the generation of blue phoenix flames).
This Devil Fruit gives Marco increased physical attributes (as is with all Zoan types) and the rare ability of flight, as well as the possibility of launching aerial attacks. During the Battle of Marineford, Marco showcased his aerial maneuverability by traversing quickly across the battlefield and supervised the assault in Whitebeard’s place. He can transform his feet into phoenix talons, with which he can slash his enemies.
Like other Zoan users, Marco is able to take a hybrid human-beast form. However, Marco’s control over his transformations seems to be the greatest of any other Zoan user shown so far, as unlike most other Zoan users (Laffitte, Chopper, and Onigumo, possibly being the only known exceptions), Marco can transform selective parts of his body into phoenix form without changing his whole appearance. In his most commonly seen human-beast form, Marco only transforms his arms into wings of fire (sometimes choosing to maintain his hands) so that he can fly and still attack with standard kicks.
The fruit’s greatest attribute, however, is that by transforming into a phoenix of blue flames at will, Marco can regenerate any wounds with the blue fire he generates, much like how a phoenix is said to rise from its own ashes. Because of this, Marco is very resilient and can take a huge amount of damage in his phoenix form with no visible consequence other than the time taken to regenerate. He was thus able to block a barrage of simultaneous lasers from Kizaru, and even intercepted, with the help of Busoshoku Haki, Akainu’s magma punch, an attack that was so damaging it burned and eventually took the life of the fire Logia-user Ace; the latter feat suggests that phoenix flames are superior to Akainu’s magma and Ace’s fire, or this could have just been due to Marco’s healing powers. These blue flames are not hot and they do not burn or spread like normal fire; instead, they are what allow him to heal, though there is a limit to the regeneration and are referred to as the “Blue Flames of Resurrection” Marco can recover from any damage he accumulates in his human form by reverting to his phoenix, or hybrid phoenix form, or just by summoning blue flames around his body. He has even been seen recovering using mere scattered flames and turning into his human form simultaneously, proving that he is quite resilient and calm when prepared for an impact. This allows him to even recover from any injuries taken while touching seastone, but only after he stops being in contact with it. This gives Marco a huge advantage that no Logia user has, since the damage done to Logia users with their powers disabled remain permanent. This is not the case with Marco, as he can heal when necessary.
Despite the fact that it cannot be used as a weapon, he can still summon the blue flames around his person, in his human form (possibly by partially shifting into his hybrid form or full-phoenix form), as seen when he engulfed his arm with the said flames as he prepared to confront Akainu.
Other than the aforementioned weaknesses, Marco is also susceptible to the standard Devil Fruit weaknesses like any user.
This Devil Fruit gives Marco increased physical attributes (as is with all Zoan types) and the rare ability of flight, as well as the possibility of launching aerial attacks. During the Battle of Marineford, Marco showcased his aerial maneuverability by traversing quickly across the battlefield and supervised the assault in Whitebeard’s place. He can transform his feet into phoenix talons, with which he can slash his enemies.
Like other Zoan users, Marco is able to take a hybrid human-beast form. However, Marco’s control over his transformations seems to be the greatest of any other Zoan user shown so far, as unlike most other Zoan users (Laffitte, Chopper, and Onigumo, possibly being the only known exceptions), Marco can transform selective parts of his body into phoenix form without changing his whole appearance. In his most commonly seen human-beast form, Marco only transforms his arms into wings of fire (sometimes choosing to maintain his hands) so that he can fly and still attack with standard kicks.
The fruit’s greatest attribute, however, is that by transforming into a phoenix of blue flames at will, Marco can regenerate any wounds with the blue fire he generates, much like how a phoenix is said to rise from its own ashes. Because of this, Marco is very resilient and can take a huge amount of damage in his phoenix form with no visible consequence other than the time taken to regenerate. He was thus able to block a barrage of simultaneous lasers from Kizaru, and even intercepted, with the help of Busoshoku Haki, Akainu’s magma punch, an attack that was so damaging it burned and eventually took the life of the fire Logia-user Ace; the latter feat suggests that phoenix flames are superior to Akainu’s magma and Ace’s fire, or this could have just been due to Marco’s healing powers. These blue flames are not hot and they do not burn or spread like normal fire; instead, they are what allow him to heal, though there is a limit to the regeneration and are referred to as the “Blue Flames of Resurrection” Marco can recover from any damage he accumulates in his human form by reverting to his phoenix, or hybrid phoenix form, or just by summoning blue flames around his body. He has even been seen recovering using mere scattered flames and turning into his human form simultaneously, proving that he is quite resilient and calm when prepared for an impact. This allows him to even recover from any injuries taken while touching seastone, but only after he stops being in contact with it. This gives Marco a huge advantage that no Logia user has, since the damage done to Logia users with their powers disabled remain permanent. This is not the case with Marco, as he can heal when necessary.
Despite the fact that it cannot be used as a weapon, he can still summon the blue flames around his person, in his human form (possibly by partially shifting into his hybrid form or full-phoenix form), as seen when he engulfed his arm with the said flames as he prepared to confront Akainu.
Other than the aforementioned weaknesses, Marco is also susceptible to the standard Devil Fruit weaknesses like any user.
Who is allied with whom and who is against whom? Here is the Answer!!
Are you a little confused about the recent events in the New
World? You can no longer tell who is allied with whom and who is against
whom? Here is the solution! Two explanatory pages from the last issue
of Weekly Shonen Jump!
*Here is the Translation:
Kaido and Doflamingo had business dealings.
Law and Doflamingo are connected by fate.
Law/Luffy crushed Doflamingo.
Law/Luffy targeting Kaido.
Drake is under the umbrella (?) of Kaido. (Note the question mark).
Luffy has respect/promise towards Shanks.
Luffy and Big Mom are antagonistic towards each other.
Capone is under the umbrella of Big Mom.
Kid/Apoo/Hawkins targeting Shanks.
Kid/Apoo/Hawkins battled/at war/hostile towards Kaido.
Weevil targeting Blackbeard.
Kuzan collaborating with Blackbeard? (Note the question mark).
Kuzan and Sakazuki are antagonistic towards eachother.
Sakazuki hunting/searching for Bonney.
Blackbeard heading to Rev. HQ? (Note the question mark).
*Here is the Translation:
Kaido and Doflamingo had business dealings.
Law and Doflamingo are connected by fate.
Law/Luffy crushed Doflamingo.
Law/Luffy targeting Kaido.
Drake is under the umbrella (?) of Kaido. (Note the question mark).
Luffy has respect/promise towards Shanks.
Luffy and Big Mom are antagonistic towards each other.
Capone is under the umbrella of Big Mom.
Kid/Apoo/Hawkins targeting Shanks.
Kid/Apoo/Hawkins battled/at war/hostile towards Kaido.
Weevil targeting Blackbeard.
Kuzan collaborating with Blackbeard? (Note the question mark).
Kuzan and Sakazuki are antagonistic towards eachother.
Sakazuki hunting/searching for Bonney.
Blackbeard heading to Rev. HQ? (Note the question mark).
10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT EIICHIRO ODA
How much do you know
about the man that created the most successful manga series ever? How
much more would you want to know about him? We’ll tell you 10 things you
should know about Eiichiro Oda!
10 – Eiichiro Oda’s Birthday Let’s begin with the basics, Eiichiro Oda was born on January 1, 1975 in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan.
09 – What Inspired Eiichiro Oda To Begin “One Piece” Undeniably, Oda was inspired by Akira Toriyama’s work (notably, Dragon Ball) and aspired to become a manga artist. He also mentioned that his interest in pirates was sparked by the popular TV animation series called “Vicky the Viking”. Oda began his manga career in 1992 at the age of 17, when his one-shot cowboy manga Wanted! won second place in the coveted Tezuka manga awards. Oda went on to work as an assistant to some of the biggest manga artists in the industry, including Nobuhiro Watsuki, before winning the Hop Step Award for new manga artists. His pirate adventure One Piece, which debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in 1997 quickly became one of the most popular manga in Japan with sales of over 65 million copies.
08 – One Piece! Favorite Villain, Devil Fruit & Who He Would Want To Be Fans have been very curious to know the authors thoughts on his own creation, who wouldn’t want to know who is his favorite character in his own creation? Several fans asked these questions and Eiichiro Oda has answered them:
-Favorite One Piece Villain: Buggy The Clown
-What Devil Fruit Would He Eat: Bara Bara No Mi / Chop-Chop Fruit
-Manga Character He Would Like To Be: Nico Robin (so that he could “sprout hands and draw manga twenty times as fast.”)
07 – Eiichiro Oda’s Family Yes, although he dedicates most of his time to One Piece he does have a family! In 2002, he met Chiaki Inaba, who played Nami during the Shonen Jump Fiesta and the two started dating. In 2004, they got married, and in 2006, he and his wife had a daughter. He went for Nami eh… sorry all you Robin fans! We can only imagine what great talent their daughter will be born with, probably the best mangaka of the next generation?
06 – Eiichiro Oda’s Lifestyle What does it take to be the best mangaka? Well, certainly it takes lot of dedication, wish to know more about how Oda lives out his everyday life? Do note, some of the information related to his lifestyle is from 2013, certain aspects of his lifestyle may have changed now!
That’s right, even being bedridden doesn’t stop him from working on One Piece, the only way to keep him away is to knock him out with really strong sleeping gas! If that isn’t dedication, then I frankly don’t know what is. And it isn’t because Eiichiro Oda needs to work, he earns approximately 2 Billion Yen (about 25 million U.S Dollars) from the royalties related to One Piece each year! He doesn’t need to work, it’s just his dedication that keeps driving him forward even at a place he ought to rest!
03 – Eiichiro Oda Has Received Death Threats If you thought mangakas were safe from death threats… think again! Yep, in 2007 Eiichiro Oda received not one or two, but roughly one hundredthreats (via e-mail) from a woman between September to December.
The woman’s husband was an assistant at Oda’s office who had been dismissed, the woman was arrested in 2009. Well what did we learn from that? Crazed wives of ex-assistants are scary… yep.
02 – Eiichiro Oda’s Future Plans We all know One Piece is going to come to an end sometime in the future, what does Oda have planned after One Piece ends? Is he going to retire and live the rest of his life comfortably? No!
Eiichiro Oda had stated that he would want to create a robot (mecha) manga after One Piece finishes, however he later stated that after One Piece finishes he would like to take the same path Toriyama did and create short-story manga. Once a mangaka, always a mangaka!
01 – Eiichiro Oda’s Apology For A 2 Week Hiatus Due To Hospitalization [2013] Probably something every One Piece fan needs to absolutely know. Eiichiro Oda was hospitalized and treated for peritonsillar abscess, One Piece was put on hiatus for 2 weeks, in #04 we showed his dedication drawing while bedridden, but his dedication to his fans just doesn’t stop there. He issued an apology for making fans wait “2 weeks” to continue reading One Piece and the adventures of Straw Hat Pirates. This is the complete extract of the apology:
“I messed up! I put up with my illness for too long, and my condition got worse. I apologize to all the readers who were looking forward to the next chapters, as well as to all the Straw Hats who were really looking forward to wreaking some havoc. But I’m currently going through some painful treatment. The story was just about to take a new turn, so I really really wanted you all to read the next chapter as soon as possible. I know how long two weeks can feel for all the shonen out there, but please wait for just a bit longer.”
10 – Eiichiro Oda’s Birthday Let’s begin with the basics, Eiichiro Oda was born on January 1, 1975 in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan.
09 – What Inspired Eiichiro Oda To Begin “One Piece” Undeniably, Oda was inspired by Akira Toriyama’s work (notably, Dragon Ball) and aspired to become a manga artist. He also mentioned that his interest in pirates was sparked by the popular TV animation series called “Vicky the Viking”. Oda began his manga career in 1992 at the age of 17, when his one-shot cowboy manga Wanted! won second place in the coveted Tezuka manga awards. Oda went on to work as an assistant to some of the biggest manga artists in the industry, including Nobuhiro Watsuki, before winning the Hop Step Award for new manga artists. His pirate adventure One Piece, which debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in 1997 quickly became one of the most popular manga in Japan with sales of over 65 million copies.
08 – One Piece! Favorite Villain, Devil Fruit & Who He Would Want To Be Fans have been very curious to know the authors thoughts on his own creation, who wouldn’t want to know who is his favorite character in his own creation? Several fans asked these questions and Eiichiro Oda has answered them:
-Favorite One Piece Villain: Buggy The Clown
-What Devil Fruit Would He Eat: Bara Bara No Mi / Chop-Chop Fruit
-Manga Character He Would Like To Be: Nico Robin (so that he could “sprout hands and draw manga twenty times as fast.”)
07 – Eiichiro Oda’s Family Yes, although he dedicates most of his time to One Piece he does have a family! In 2002, he met Chiaki Inaba, who played Nami during the Shonen Jump Fiesta and the two started dating. In 2004, they got married, and in 2006, he and his wife had a daughter. He went for Nami eh… sorry all you Robin fans! We can only imagine what great talent their daughter will be born with, probably the best mangaka of the next generation?
06 – Eiichiro Oda’s Lifestyle What does it take to be the best mangaka? Well, certainly it takes lot of dedication, wish to know more about how Oda lives out his everyday life? Do note, some of the information related to his lifestyle is from 2013, certain aspects of his lifestyle may have changed now!
- He is a smoker (in-fact, a chain smoker) and fans believe this is due to the “stress” involved in the profession
- He prefers to work with the least amount of assistants required, he prefers to draw majority of the chapters himself
- He has made it clear that he doesn’t like to copy and paste old art into new chapters, if a event or events have already been illustrated and needs to be re-used, he draws them all over again
- He wakes up at 5 am, works until 2 am (21 hours!) and sleeps from 2 am until 5 am (3 hours) on an average day
- He “lives” in his workplace, his family visits him at his workplace, and he spends an average of one day with them without having to work at the same time
- When asked “how does he blow of stress” Oda stated that he blows of stress by “writing an interesting manga.” When asked “when does he feel the happiest” he answered “while writing an interesting manga”
- He listens to “Soul” music at his workplace
- When asked what is his schedule for the week, he answered “three days of sketching and three days of working on the final piece”
- Eiichiro Oda dreams about products that can’t be made with present technology
- He highly respects mangaka Hiroyuki Takei.
- He is a huge fan of rapper Eminem.
- He is a fan of singers Avril Lavigne, Bryan Adams, Izumi Katou and Brook Benton.
- His favorite music is ’70s Soul Music
- He is a fan of the following directors, actors & actress: Quentin Tarantino, Tim Burton, Akira Kurosawa, Hayao Miyazaki and Baz Luhrmann.
- He likes Hayao Miyazaki’s animated works.
- He is a fan of the Dragon Quest game series.
- His top three favorite movies are: Seven Samurai, Young Guns and Nightmare Before Christmas.
- His favorite real pirate is Blackbeard (Edward Teach).
- He is a fan of Mexican Food.
- He wishes to visit Mongolia, Maldives and India at least once.
- His favorite animals are big, gentle dogs.
- He is not a fan of television programs, but likes comedy shows.
- He is a fan of Westerns movie genre.
That’s right, even being bedridden doesn’t stop him from working on One Piece, the only way to keep him away is to knock him out with really strong sleeping gas! If that isn’t dedication, then I frankly don’t know what is. And it isn’t because Eiichiro Oda needs to work, he earns approximately 2 Billion Yen (about 25 million U.S Dollars) from the royalties related to One Piece each year! He doesn’t need to work, it’s just his dedication that keeps driving him forward even at a place he ought to rest!
03 – Eiichiro Oda Has Received Death Threats If you thought mangakas were safe from death threats… think again! Yep, in 2007 Eiichiro Oda received not one or two, but roughly one hundredthreats (via e-mail) from a woman between September to December.
The woman’s husband was an assistant at Oda’s office who had been dismissed, the woman was arrested in 2009. Well what did we learn from that? Crazed wives of ex-assistants are scary… yep.
02 – Eiichiro Oda’s Future Plans We all know One Piece is going to come to an end sometime in the future, what does Oda have planned after One Piece ends? Is he going to retire and live the rest of his life comfortably? No!
Eiichiro Oda had stated that he would want to create a robot (mecha) manga after One Piece finishes, however he later stated that after One Piece finishes he would like to take the same path Toriyama did and create short-story manga. Once a mangaka, always a mangaka!
01 – Eiichiro Oda’s Apology For A 2 Week Hiatus Due To Hospitalization [2013] Probably something every One Piece fan needs to absolutely know. Eiichiro Oda was hospitalized and treated for peritonsillar abscess, One Piece was put on hiatus for 2 weeks, in #04 we showed his dedication drawing while bedridden, but his dedication to his fans just doesn’t stop there. He issued an apology for making fans wait “2 weeks” to continue reading One Piece and the adventures of Straw Hat Pirates. This is the complete extract of the apology:
“I messed up! I put up with my illness for too long, and my condition got worse. I apologize to all the readers who were looking forward to the next chapters, as well as to all the Straw Hats who were really looking forward to wreaking some havoc. But I’m currently going through some painful treatment. The story was just about to take a new turn, so I really really wanted you all to read the next chapter as soon as possible. I know how long two weeks can feel for all the shonen out there, but please wait for just a bit longer.”
Anybody ever wondered what Straw Hats smell like?
In an SBS question, a fan asked Oda that since Chopper had such an
amazing blue nose that allows him to identify his fellow crewmates,
what do they all smell like. When this question was first asked, the
Straw Hats only had 6 members. At a later SBS, Oda provided the other
smells for the remaining crew members. All but Chopper’s smell were
identified as Chopper cannot tell what he himself smells like.
-MONKEY D. LUFFY Smells like Meat
-RORONOA ZORO Smells like Steel
-NAMI Smells like Mikan and Money
-USOPP Smells like Gunpowder
-SANJ Smells like Cigarettes and Seafood
-NICO ROBIN Smells like Flowers
-FRANKY Smells like Cola
-BROOK Smells like Tea
-MONKEY D. LUFFY Smells like Meat
-RORONOA ZORO Smells like Steel
-NAMI Smells like Mikan and Money
-USOPP Smells like Gunpowder
-SANJ Smells like Cigarettes and Seafood
-NICO ROBIN Smells like Flowers
-FRANKY Smells like Cola
-BROOK Smells like Tea
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