Oda's Interviews

[shadyagent]

@sandman:

Thank you so much again for your great info, Greg!There was a sad story about a mangaka showing his face.About 20 years ago, Nobuhiro Watsuki, the author of Rurouni Kenshin (and the mentor of Oda), showed his face on the cover page of Weekly Shounen Jump.Right after that, the amount of fan letters from female audience drastically declined. He was shocked and went so far as to turn his self-portrait into a pig… (source: "Kochikame")

Sasaki mentioned on the SJ podcast a while ago that back then it was traditional that Jump authors were shown in persona on the cover of the new year issue every year. Compared to what Sasaki disclosed as a reason it is very sad what apparently the true cause was that Jump did stop doing that.[/]If I remember it correctly in one of the last Kenshin volumes Watsuki mentioned that he initially wanted to let die a certain character but got fan letters an changed his decision. In a way it seems to me that Watsuki takes it quite personally how fans react. HE should be more self aware and stay strong

[Don Quichotte De Flamingo]

Knowing Oda is so proud of the ending, just makes me feel good.How awesome is it to almost know, that your favorite manga will have a fitting ending unlike so many others^^Makes it even more worth reading!

[Snir]

@sandman:

Thank you so much again for your great info, Greg!

There was a sad story about a mangaka showing his face.

About 20 years ago, Nobuhiro Watsuki, the author of Rurouni Kenshin (and the mentor of Oda), showed his face on the cover page of Weekly Shounen Jump.
Right after that, the amount of fan letters from female audience drastically declined. He was shocked and went so far as to turn his self-portrait into a pig… (source: "Kochikame")
[hide]Nobuhiro Watsuki
http://i.imgur.com/7OJft1M.jpg

Weekly Shounen Jump issue 5-6 in 1997. FYI, the guy in the cow outfit is Tsunomaru.
http://i.imgur.com/PLDToM5.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/2PlsMZv.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/MjRFGE5.jpg [/hide]Considering Oda is getting old and fat these days, he might be worried that his audience don't have a good impression on his recent face.
Oda might want his audience to focus only on his manga now. Most pics of Oda's face were taken before 2010.

thanks sandman, interesting.
readers -> focus on the manga, not his face (y)

[Hanz]

@sandman:

Oda and editor Hattori got excited over talking about "Prison Break", especially about the scene in which

! Brad Bellick, who had been a villain in Season 1, devoted his life to saving protagonists in Season 4. Oda says, "That scene was exactly a Shounen manga-ish, right? As expected, Shounen manga might be the best medium to entertain people."

Wow, he watches American TV. I'd love to know what other TV shows he likes.

Oda rarely reads novels. Even after an editor recommends a novel to him, Oda reads only the page that the editor specified. Editor Isaka wonders why Oda has so many vocabularies in manga despite not reading novels. Other editors answers that probably Oda's vocabularies are based on films, Rakugo and music.

This one flew past me. do you mean by "so many vocabularies" sophisticated grammar? @Angelos17:

Can you kindly provide the link?

https://twitter.com/ochimusha108/status/752429033527193600

Also, follow him on twitter, he posts/retweets some pretty cool stuff.

[Kaido King of the Beasts]

I was reading some of the stuff sandman put in his first post…I must say, this manga would probably not be as high quality if Oda did everything he intended! I was also bemused by his hatred of bringing characters back from the dead, since, well, you know...

[Greg]

Wow, he watches American TV. I'd love to know what other TV shows he likes.

Last I met him a few weeks back he had seen through season 4 of GoT and I informed him that season 5 is available in Japan so I imagine he's at least caught up to season 5. His editor Sugita was planning on watching season 6 but last we talked he hadn't been able to see it.

[Hanz]

@Greg:

Last I met him a few weeks back he had seen through season 4 of GoT and I informed him that season 5 is available in Japan so I imagine he's at least caught up to season 5. His editor Sugita was planning on watching season 6 but last we talked he hadn't been able to see it.

Very nice to hear that, i only hope he likes the show as much as i do. Thanks Greg

[sandman]

@Hanz:

do you mean by "so many vocabularies" sophisticated grammar?

Nah, I just meant various kinds of words are used by Oda in ONE PIECE.
@Greg:

Last I met him a few weeks back he had seen through season 4 of GoT and I informed him that season 5 is available in Japan so I imagine he's at least caught up to season 5. His editor Sugita was planning on watching season 6 but last we talked he hadn't been able to see it.

Thank you again for the helpful info, Greg! And I really envy you to be honest…

[YonkouProductions]

• Oda and editor Hattori got excited over talking about "Prison Break", especially about the scene in which

! Brad Bellick, who had been a villain in Season 1, devoted his life to saving protagonists in Season 4. Oda says, "That scene was exactly a Shounen manga-ish, right? As expected, Shounen manga might be the best medium to entertain people."

As someone who got around to watching all of Prison Break this year its kind of nice to read these remarks, in fact it'd be great to hear Oda's thoughts on popular TV series. I wonder if Oda is playing Pokemon Go in the downtime. It'd be quite interesting haha

[Kaptayn]

@sandman:

Thank you again for the helpful info, Greg! And I really envy you to be honest…

Ha ha, you're not the only one. Thanks for the info, Sandman and Greg.

[MrPecans]

Used to watch Prison Break with a friend to make fun of it. Disappointing. At least, Game of Thrones is pretty good!

[f1g4zz]

I remember the first season rocking. After that tho, it just started going down the hill, like alot other tv series.

[Mastello]

I was always a huge Prison Break fan and I was really excited back when the Impel Down arc began because I felt that arc had some parallels to the show.

[Riddler]

Prison Break was awesome in its first season and pretty good to alright afterwards. I wouldn't call it bad, it has some nice performances and really knows how to create tension and excitement.

[gilgaladviola91]

The second issue of the "Dai One Piece Shimbun" promotional publication printed an interview with One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda on Wednesday. In the interview, Oda states that he has finished around 65% of the manga. He adds that he cannot do any more long stories besides One Piece. Oda previously mentioned in a previous issue of the One Piece Shimbun in 2012 that he had finished around 60% of the story.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2016-07-20/one-piece-manga-creator-eiichiro-oda-story-is-about-65-percent-finished/.104500

[Chrior]

@gilgaladviola91:

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2016-07-20/one-piece-manga-creator-eiichiro-oda-story-is-about-65-percent-finished/.104500

If 60 % was complete in 2012 and in 2016 it's only increased to 65 % … That's some bad bad estimating. At this pace, One Piece has almost 30 years left

[EvoWarrior5]

I thought that that editor who said a few years ago that OP was at 70% must have been wrong, but I also did not expect this. Although, when I run the calculations, if 830 is 65% then it would end up with about 1275 chapters, which seems just about right.

[sandman]

Here is my summary of ONE PIECE Great Newspaper Vol.2 which is released today.

• Oda used to say that all he needed was coffee and cola 4 years ago. But now Oda pays attention to his health.
  He makes it a rule to drink water 2 liters a day. He thinks he can stay healthy if only he drinks much water. He sometimes exercise on fitness equipments in his studio.

• Oda usually sleeps for 3 hours a day. Oda doesn't want to spend much time on sleep since he is busy.
  He can sleep as much as he wants only after the day he finishes drawing every week. But he can't sleep much recently due to aging.

• The interviewer asks Oda if he has some health issues now that he is in his 40s.
  Oda answers that his health is not good, but he can come up with an interesting manga thanks to his short sleep and final push in his works.
  Oda thinks it would be great if he can draw a good manga with 8-hours-sleep.

• Shueisha allows him to take more breaks these days. Oda wonders if this is because they are worried that ONE PIECE might come to an end due to his health problem.
  Oda got hospitalized after he works in Film Z. He thought the staffs finally noticed that if he worked too hard he would be down, but after all he got involved in ONE PIECE Film again…

• There are too many things Oda wants to draw, so he merges the themes of islands. For example, Punk Hazard is originally consisted of fire island and ice island.
  Dressrosa is originally consisted of dwarves island and passion island. But as opposed to his expectations, it took him twice the time than usual to draw these arcs.

• According to Oda, ONE PIECE is about 65% done. Oda says it is a fight between his lifetime and the ending of ONE PIECE. He says he needs to have the courage to reduce his ideas.

• After finishing ONE PIECE, Oda wants to go on trips like Buratamori.
  (Buratamori is a popular TV show in Japan. In the show, an old man named Tamori, who was too busy to go on a trip for 30 years, visits various kinds of regions in Japan and introduces interesting information about it.)

• Interviewer asks Oda if he intends to draw manga again once a month after finishing ONE PIECE, but Oda instantly denies.

• Oda "I am happiest if kids enjoy reading my manga. But since my audience are getting older, it would be great if they read ONE PIECE with their kids."

• Oda "ONE PIECE is focusing on Sanji now. Be sure to look forward to the future story!"

• Oda "When Kaidou appeared for the first time, I said that Luffy can't defeat such a strong character yet. And I'm yet to know how Luffy would defeat Kaidou.
  Probably my audience will not be satisfied if the reason for defeating Kaidou is just because Luffy's punch is so strong. Luffy and I have to find a solution somehow."

• Oda "ONE PIECE will be much more interesting in the future since I'm carefully selecting ideas these days.
  Some people are seriously worried about my health, but don't be worried too much since I am quite tough."

[Some Trivias]

• Oda recently likes Ikumi Hisamatsu (久松郁実).[hide][/hide]- Oda sometimes plays turntables for DJing in his studio.

• Oda collects model figures made by Ashley Wood.

• Oda has 100 inch TV. It was too large to fit through the entrance, so some construction work was needed on the door.

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Here is Oda's studio revealed in ONE PIECE Great Newspaper Vol.1 scanned by TalkOP. And thanks to Starrk for the information!
https://new.vk.com/vk_one_piece?w=wall-334424_1165362

[Kaptayn]

Thanks a lot Sandman, as always, I really appreciate the effort. @sandman:

Oda says it is a fight between his lifetime and the ending of ONE PIECE. He says he needs to have the courage to reduce his ideas.

This is so sad… I wouldn't mind if he changed into a monthly publication.

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@sandman:

• Oda has 100 inch TV. It was too large to fit through the entrance, so some construction work was needed on the door.

I guess we could do the same for Jinbei.

[T]

Thank you Sandman. Thank you Oda.

[Kaptayn]

"- Oda "When Kaidou appeared for the first time, I said that Luffy can't defeat such a strong character yet. And I'm yet to know how Luffy would defeat Kaidou. Probably my audience will not be satisfied if the reason for defeating Kaidou is just because Luffy's punch is so strong. Luffy and I have to find a solution somehow." Wow. That just hyped the Emperor more than he was already. The author himself doesn't know how to defeat him lol.

[gilgaladviola91]

Thank you very much, sandman, really interesting! @sandman:

• Oda "When Kaidou appeared for the first time, I said that Luffy can't defeat such a strong character yet. And I'm yet to know how Luffy would defeat Kaidou. Probably my audience will not be satisfied if the reason for defeating Kaidou is just because Luffy's punch is so strong. Luffy and I have to find a solution somehow."

This reminds me of a Kishimoto's interview with a similar consideration about Madara…

[Tarek]

WOW, thank you sandman. I hope Film Gold is the last movie Oda worked on.

[Rivaille]

Thank you a lot sandman.I hope Oda will see the end of his masterpiece.

[Takto]

Great, thanks Sandman and of course thanks Oda.

[Snir]

thanks sand!
you the man!!!!

[LightningAce]

@Kaptayn:

"- Oda "When Kaidou appeared for the first time, I said that Luffy can't defeat such a strong character yet. And I'm yet to know how Luffy would defeat Kaidou. Probably my audience will not be satisfied if the reason for defeating Kaidou is just because Luffy's punch is so strong. Luffy and I have to find a solution somehow." Wow. That just hyped the Emperor more than he was already. The author himself doesn't know how to defeat him lol.

Yeah this is what i cannot figure out either. How the fuk Luffy is going to beat him because his fighting style doesn't seem suited to a guy that literally is invulnerable to all physical damage. He's like that Kelly Funk guy by a million times stronger…But he has been beaten 7 times so.....i expect on more than 1 occasion Whitebeard probably handed him a defeat....

As for the interview, onl 65%? wow. I agree with him saying he needs to be brave oin not using all his ideas, his ideas are awesome but it seems if he uses all of them it'll add even more years to story. Once all is said and done, i think he can finally enjoy a nice long rest with his family. Though i dread the day one piece finally comes to an end....i also hope i live to see that day

[Kingdomkey]

@Sang:

WOW, thank you sandman. I hope Film Gold is the last movie Oda worked on.

I agree I hope he stays away from all future movies (for his health not quality reasons obviously). Oda making the manga in the best health possible is for the best for everyone.

[Mihawk88]

great news thanks sandman

[The Tenth Strawhat]

Another great summary from sandman, thanks dude! So it's literally a race between Oda and his health to finish One Piece. Kinda reminds me of Luffy in how he's slowly deteriorating his health by using his gears, but Luffy's gonna need the extra strength if he wants to reach the end of the Grand Line to be Pirate King. Let's just hope Oda and Luffy both stay alive to reach the end of the story.

[apologized]

thanks sandman for the summary hope to see oda get well and healthy

[KageKageKing]

@sandman:

• Oda "When Kaidou appeared for the first time, I said that Luffy can't defeat such a strong character yet. And I'm yet to know how Luffy would defeat Kaidou. Probably my audience will not be satisfied if the reason for defeating Kaidou is just because Luffy's punch is so strong. Luffy and I have to find a solution somehow."

Huh? Didn't Kishi said something similar about Madara?

[Mr. Reloaded]

@KageKageKing:

Huh? Didn't Kishi said something similar about Madara?

Somewhat. Really tells you what kind of a monster Kaido actually is.

[Don Quichotte De Flamingo]

Really interesting interview. Thank you sandman!

[G1Ravage]

65%? Wow. I may actually get to share the continuing story of One Piece with my future kids someday!

[RomanceDawn]

Great summary Sandman thanks!

After Oda saying it, it's easy to see him doubling up on islands/cultures/ ideas in a single arc. Even now having the Germa Kingdom and Togland stuck together gives us 2 sets of cultures, islands and settings in one fell swoop. I don't mind at all.

[joesephes]

Thanks a bunch once again, sandman! However, there are some things from that summary that worries me a bit.@sandman:

Oda usually sleeps for 3 hours a day. Oda doesn't want to spend much time on sleep since he is busy.He can sleep as much as he wants only after the day he finishes drawing every week. But he can't sleep much recently due to aging.

The interviewer asks Oda if he has some health issues now that he is in his 40s.Oda answers that his health is not good, but he can come up with an interesting manga thanks to his short sleep and final push in his works.Oda thinks it would be great if he can draw a good manga with 8-hours-sleep.

Shueisha allows him to take more breaks these days. Oda wonders if this is because they are worried that ONE PIECE might come to an end due to his health problem.Oda got hospitalized after he works in Film Z. He thought the staffs finally noticed that if he worked too hard he would be down, but after all he got involved in ONE PIECE Film again…Oda

I swear, Oda is seriously gonna recklessly kill himself one of these days if he keeps pushing himself like this.

[The Tenth Strawhat]

@joesephes:

I swear, Oda is seriously gonna recklessly kill himself one of these days if he keeps pushing himself like this.

Just imagine a world without One Piece. I can't because my brain hurts when I try.

[matamune]

Excelent, Sandman! Thank you very much! =))@sandman:

********************************Here is Oda's studio revealed in ONE PIECE Great Newspaper Vol.1 scanned by TalkOP. And thanks to Starrk for the information

Too bad it's in chinese =///

[imperioonepiece]

I don't know what to think about this.I don't really like Oda to discard some of his ideas, but I understand that if not, One Piece will never end. And Oda's health issues…Well, I hope Oda shows us in the future some of his discarded ideas.

[MugiwaraPirate]

Really interesting stuff. I'm glad Oda is paying attention to his health now. About kaido, yeah its tough to see how he will get defeated, but im sure Oda will figure it out.

[Laffitte Doflamingo]

Merging two themed islands into one. Yeah, otherwise, I bet there would have been twice as much islands to be shown in the New World as those in the first half of the Grand Line.

[Psycrow]

One interesting paradox is that Kaido has already been beaten, seven times, and captured 18 times. Moria was also said to fight on equal footing with him at one point. Even within that same statement– not even looking at the paradox created by how Luffy will have trouble beating him-- is the fact that no method of killing him seemed to work (and he was sentenced to death 40 times). How can he be beaten but not killed? Wouldn't you just keep doing whatever you did to defeat him until he dies? So all the past defeats just cause all kinds of confusion and paradoxes now.

[The Laughing Man]

People thought Oda's health wasn't bad… Yeah... I think it was pretty obvious, unfortunately. I'm sure it's not severe, but, him smoking, not sleeping much, having apparent sugar issues obviously is going to make him somewhat sickly.

[Kaido King of the Beasts]

@Psycrow:

One interesting paradox is that Kaido has already been beaten, seven times, and captured 18 times. Moria was also said to fight on equal footing with him at one point. Even within that same statement– not even looking at the paradox created by how Luffy will have trouble beating him-- is the fact that no method of killing him seemed to work (and he was sentenced to death 40 times). How can he be beaten but not killed? Wouldn't you just keep doing whatever you did to defeat him until he dies? So all the past defeats just cause all kinds of confusion and paradoxes now.

Well it's not like we've seen any of Kaido's defeats but I could see him getting too exhausted to fight, even if he can't be killed in the end.

[Kishido]

I hope I will stay alive until the end

[SomeRandomGuy]

@sandman:

• Oda usually sleeps for 3 hours a day. Oda doesn't want to spend much time on sleep since he is busy. He can sleep as much as he wants only after the day he finishes drawing every week. But he can't sleep much recently due to aging.

Holy shit, that is not good.

Scientists have found out that if you don't get at least 6 hours a sleep a day then your genes start shutting down.

[imperioonepiece]

@SomeRandomGuy:

Holy shit, that is not good. Scientists have found out that if you don't get at least 6 hours a sleep a day then your genes start shutting down.

What does that mean?

[Chrior]

@SomeRandomGuy:

Holy shit, that is not good. Scientists have found out that if you don't get at least 6 hours a sleep a day then your genes start shutting down.

That sounds like "SomeRandomBullshit" :I

[Laffitte Doflamingo]

"Urgent News" https://twitter.com/OP_FILMGOLD/status/756170841545506816 Oda will appear on Fuji TV tonight (JP time)。And film Z as well. (Why is line break disabled here? There is something wrong with the forum right now.)