The Whitebeard Pirates were formerly one of the strongest pirate crews in the world, as their late captain, Whitebeard, was the only pirate to have ever been a match for the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, in a fight. Whitebeard’s crew was segmented into Divisions, instead of all under their Captain’s direct command. Division Commander […] More
The Straw Hat Grand Fleet is a fleet formed by seven pirate crews who vowed to serve under Monkey D. Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates. Formed from various powerful crews who managed to succeed in the New World, and the representatives and some other members have been prime contestants of the Corrida Colosseum, the crew is very powerful indeed. In sheer […] More
In Chapter 1041 we got a little Kaido flashback to when he first joined the Rocks Pirates at the age of 15 and reminisces back to the time he met Big Mom for the first time. Kaido is currently 59 years old so his flash back was 44 years ago. Big Mom, who is 68 years old […] More
1-Question: Odacchi, hello! I am a big fan of both Odacchi and Luffy. I have a question today for Odacchi! When he was a kid, Monkey D. Garp’s eyes were the same as Luffy’s, big and round. However, when he became an adult, they became narrow. So what about Luffy’s eyes? Once he turns 20, […] More
In Chapter 1055 we see Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and Jinbe just smiling and chilling… while they await for an Admiral to approach them. Over a decade ago the entire Straw Hats were at the mercy of one Admiral in several occasions. Luffy was then broken in spirit once he realized how big the gap was […] More
Pirates sanctioned by the Government? Sounds like something manga invented. But the One Piece fact is, most of the real pirates you know were actually privateers–pirates sanctioned by the Government. Henry Morgan (the guy on the rum bottle) was one, Blackbeard began his career as one, and the famous Sir Francis Drake were all, basically, Shichibukai. Privateers […] More
Zoro and Sanji being Luffy’s wings is very fitting because they represent different sides of him. I think that’s also why their dreams both parallel Luffy’s in particular ways. Zoro’s is a dream of ambition. Sanji’s is a dream of passion while Luffy’s is both. The two only Straw Hats who have had their dreams […] More
I was researching all the One Piece references used in other manga/anime/cartoon series. Needless to say that there was tons of them. Here is what I found: Gintama Assassination Classroom JoJolion More
John Irons: “What is Luffy’s mother like? Was she beautiful? What happened to her? Did she die when Luffy was a baby?” Oda: “I think she’s alive. I’m still thinking hard about this. [Laughs] But if she does appear in the story, then she’ll be a very tough-looking woman. And strict. There’s no way that she’s […] More
R: Hi Mr Oda, here’s my first question. I read about pirate history every now and then, so what are the origins of the Supernova Rookies’ names? Is this about right? Oda: Wow that’s superb! I’m very thankful. You explained it very nicely. I just have one correction. Capone Bege’s name is taken from the […] More
