Throughout the story, Luffy often calls other characters not by their name. He tends to call them by his made-up nickname or just call them with shortened name. For some reason it’s surprising to see how Luffy calls Pekoms as Pekomamushi. Prior to arriving in Totto Land, Luffy tended to say Pekoms’ name wrong, calling […] More
D: We realized that Robin has huge breasts. We checked from the side, and Nami also has huge breasts. Why do they both have such huge breasts? And could it be Oda-san’s preference? That was a question from us two 10-year-olds. P.N. Sakucchan & Yuzu-chan Oda: “I keep saying this, but I’m just bringing the […] More
When it comes to preparing a TV program for broadcast, the most highly scrutinized are the shows intended for kids. Things like realistic violence, realistic guns, cigarettes, alcohol consumption and sexual acts will be cut out straight away. Censorship in anime is an interesting topic considering how it is censored within Japan as well as […] More
Enel’s Great Space Operations is the ninth mini-series created as a side story on the title pages of each One Piece chapter. The story can be set after the events of the Skypiea Arc. After his defeat by Luffy, Enel heads off to Fairy Vearth, which turns out to be the Moon. Here Enel encounters a group […] More
In an SBS question, a fan asked Oda what each crew member’s career of choice would be if they weren’t pirates, and he provided a response to the question made by another fan, seeing as they were suitable enough. D: If the Straw Hats weren’t pirates, what would their careers of choice end up being? […] More
Some epic battles in One Piece are off screen. Sadly we have missed some important fights that would have allowed us to see different sides of characters that we have never seen before. Aokiji vs Akainu is one of the fights that the fans want to see the most. The two battled each other for […] More
Question: I have a question, Odacchi. The women you draw almost always have a large bust. When they’re in Wano, they all wear kimonos and I’ve noticed that their busts get hidden away. I’m curious. Is it really okay even if Japanese women don’t have big busts??? P.N. Chii-chan Oda: Yes, this topic. Before, when […] More
First I was thinking why has she not been mentioned, and how did Garp even get Luffy under his care. Luffy didn’t even know he had a father and as of yet no one questioned him on his mother either Garp has not said anything either as if its someone higher up said not to. […] More
In an SBS, Eiichiro Oda, the creator of One Piece, was requested concerning the Haki users within the Straw Hat Pirates, and at that moment, there were just three. D: “This might be out of nowhere, but who in the Straw Hat Pirates can use Haki? It’s bothering me and I can’t activate my Love Hurricane.” […] More
It’s quite common for manga writers to get inspiration from other authors’ work and share some qualities. This seems to be the case of Fairy Tail which shares a LOT of similarities with One Piece. For example both Gildarts and Shanks play similar roles in their respective shows. Both men are basically non-biological fathers to the main […] More
In the SBS of volume 83, a reader asked Oda why Viola and Doflamingo called each other “Violet” and “Doffy” in Chapter 788. Oda replied that there is a deep secret behind this, but because it is a pretty adult part of the story, he could not tell the reader more. Oda: “Why do Doflamingo and […] More