i wannna see the Odo interview where is it?
Where can i find the Odo interview?
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Who's Odo?
You mean Oda? If so, there's been multiple interviews…you need to be specific...would you also like fries with that?
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Who's Odo?
You mean Oda? If so, there's been multiple interviews…you need to be specific...would you also like fries with that?
Are there? I couldn't find anything on Google. But maybe he's looking for this?
! "Meet the REAL Pirate King!"
US Shonen Jump August 2007 issue
! Shonen Jump: If you gave Luffy a
present, what would it be?
Eiichiro Oda: Meat. He probably
wouldn't be happy otherwise.
SJ: And what do you think Luffy would
give you?
EO: I think he'd give a piece of that
meat back. [Laughs]
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! SJ: Pirates seem like a global
phenomenon these days on the Internet,
in Hollywood movies, in video games.
Did you sense that these seafaring
adventurers would become so popular,
back in 1997 when One Piece was
first published?
EO: I wouldn't say I saw it coming, but
I knew everyone loved pirates. I wanted
to read [manga] about them when I was a
kid, but there weren't any out there,
and I kept windering why. I drew the
kind of manga I wanted to read,
believing that everyone naturally loved
pirates, too.
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! SJ: One Piece is an incredible
story with lots of colorful characters
and unexpected plot twists. How long
had you been dreaming about this
adventure before you started following
it?
E: Hmm… I was in junior high... so
about seven years. I told myself, "If I
did a serial manga, it would have to be
a pirate manga!"
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! SJ: Have you ever been on a real pirate
ship?
EO: No, not on a pirate ship, but I've
been on a sailing ship. I know they
aren't easy to sail in real life, but I
can easily draw them as if they are in
the manga. [Laughs]
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! SJ: Do you get seasick?
EO: No, not really.
SJ: What did you think about sailing?
It takes hard work to sail a ship.
Everyone on board has to do their part,
like pull ropes and such, or else the
ship won't move. So it's not realistic
at all to have moments of relaxation
like there are in One Piece.
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! SJ: Do you like to sail?
EO: I love to sail! I wish I could just
sail off somewhere… [Laughs]
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! SJ: You're responsible for the most
successful pirate manga ever created!
Does the pressure of being so
successful ever drive you crazy?
EO: No, I don't feel the pressure. I
just draw true to what I want to draw,
rather than feel the pressure and make
compromises about what I really want to
draw, because people have accepted what
I've drawn.
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! SJ: Do you ever sing pirate songs when
you're at home alone and nobody's
watching?
EO: I don't know any pirate songs. I'd
sing them if I did.
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! SJ: If you could swap places with one
of your characters for a day, who would
it be? And why?
EO: It would be Luffy, of course. Just
once I'd like to be able to stretch
like him.
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! SJ: And who would you want for a
brother or sister?
EO: Usopp might be the most fun to hang
around with. I think we'd get along.! SJ: American fans love Chopper. How did
you getthe idea for him, and how did
you go about creating him?
EO: I wanted a kind of mascot - and I
don't mean that as something negative.
I didn't want just a cute mascot, I'd
want him to be fearless. Chopper may
look cute on the outside, but he's
tough on the inside. That's how I came
up with him.
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! SJ: Luffy seems to sleep a lot on any
given day, when he's not eating or
having fun with his crew. What does he
dream about? Could it be eating? Or
becoming King of the Pirates?
EO: He'd dream about something fun, in
any case. Maybe he dreams about food
most of the time.
SJ: Like what sort of food? Probably
meat, since he eats a lot of it.
[Laughs]
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! SJ: Do you have a message for readers,
like the ones who want to grow up to be
pirates in real life?
EO: Well, it's fine to venture out to
sea, but I wouldn't want them to be
doing pirate stuff. [Laughs]
Well, maybe treasure hunting's okay…
I'd say, please grow up to be
upstanding people who are considerate
of others!Source: AP thread (originally posted on Something Awful, OP thread).
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There was that one interview on some Japanese website during the manga's 10th Anniversary. Much more informative then the sorry excuses for interviews Viz has ever done. It was posted somewhere on this forum.
Then again Viz did say they were going to interview him again at Jump Festa '09 but they haven't published it yet. I hope it's not as dumb as that last one.
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The one he said, that One Piece is only half way. Wait so is that interview fake?
Favorite One Piece characters:
Gol D. Roger (xD, biggest Gold Roger fan is me)
Shanks, Portagas D. Ace, Monkey D. Dragon, Roronoah Zoro, Hidden Yonkou (he looks cool)
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@Monkey:
The one he said, that One Piece is only half way. Wait so is that interview fake?
No, it was real. But the author's given a bunch of interviews over the years, and you can't expect us to have every single one at our fingertips for quick reference.
EDIT: I see you found it. And made a separate thread to say so. Would you be new to the internets, by any chance?
