![]() ![]() With the addition of the Pirate King and the titular treasure in question, little changed from Oda’s original concept. One Piece burst onto the scene just one year later. So with a little fine tuning, the kid from Kyushu unleashed his masterpiece idea to unanimous critical acclaim, and changed the face of manga forever. Luffy, was originally envisaged during Oda’s High School days. “Romance Dawn”, a swashbuckling pirate adventure, featuring a certain Monkey D. In late 1996, and encouraged by the great creators he was working with, he submitted his first One-Shot to Shueisha. By working as an assistant to big names, including Shinobu Kaitani, Masaya Tokuhiro and Nobuhiro Watsuki, it was only a matter time until the training wheels came off, and a much anticipated debut exploded onto the pages of Jump. The fast paced adventure about a bounty hunter on the trail of his prey, not only earned him an abundance of awards, it also secured his first paying job with Weekly Shonen Jump. ![]() Pandaman kicked off Oda’s need to create manga, and at the age of 17, he submitted his first work, Wanted!. Thus, Pandaman was born, a character that both wowed creative duo Yudetamago, and became a recurring character in Oda’s future work. With his roots firmly planted in humour, Oda jumped at the chance of answering Shueisha’s call to design a character for their star-billed wrestling comedy, Kinnikuman. ![]() The show was an entertaining riot of comedy, clever slapstick and jam packed with clever solutions to absurd problems, proving to be a vital seed for this future superstar of manga. A mainstay in the Oda home was Vicky the Viking, a Japanese/German production centered around a wily and quick witted Viking boy and his band of inept pirate comrades. Hailing from Kumamoto, the land known for its love of innovation, Eiichiro Oda grew up on a diet of Dragon Ball and TV animation. Speciality: Swashbuckling Adventure with a Twist! Place of Birth: Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan Name: Eiichiro Oda ( 尾田 栄一郎 Oda Eiichirō) From these humble, fanboy beginnings to becoming the undisputed king of manga, just what is Oda sensei’s secret? This week, I hoist the flag and set sail into the surreal mind of manga’s biggest star. The Kumamoto native kicked off his career in comedic style with a brief appearance in Yudetamago’s madcap comedy, Kinnikuman. So, it’s a well-deserved rest as we still have a few more chapters before then, as Wano’s curtains come to a close.Eiichiro Oda was born into “Wasamon”. It also turns out that Oda hasn’t had a break like this since the initial time skip, which was all the way back in 2010. The manga about to enter its final stages is also something that’s hard to believe considering how long it’s been going. One Piece is about to hit another renaissance with a new game on the horizon, the latest film RED and a live-action adaptation. It seems his original trip was ruined due to COVID and he is finally using the chance. Still, it’s great that he’s taking a break, especially as he also plans to travel to South Africa and visit the set of the live-action One Piece series. Now, while he does say he wants to finish it as soon as possible, it doesn’t mean the next arc may take as long as Wano did, if not longer. He jokingly shared a message in regards to his upcoming hiatus, where he highlights that he is trying to reorganize himself before tackling the final arc for the manga. ![]()
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