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ACE: Anime and Manga Differences Alabasta Arc When Ace first meets Luffy’s crew, he tosses them a piece of paper and leaves. However, in the anime, his time with the Straw Hats was extended and he journeys with them for a while. During the journey though, Ace’s bead necklace kept appearing and...

Inspiration for Sabo Sabo is based on something Oda-sensei likes : The character Artful Dodger from Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist, who is a part of a gang of child thieves and uses a trademark – a top hat was the main inspiration for making Sabo.

Crocodile printed on the paper Cora-san was reading D: I have a question for Odacchi. In “The White City”, chapter 762 of volume 76, during the scene where Law stabs Cora-san, I found Crocodile printed on the paper Cora-san was reading. So what was that article about? P.N...

Where the name Megalo came from D: Question! About Megalo-chan, his model… rather, where his name came from; is he named after a large shark called “Megalodon” that was thought to have existed way back when? I also heard that they may still exist? P.N. Miha O: Yes. Right on spot. Megalodon...

When Chopper turns down Nami’s invitation to join her in the bath D: In chapter 654, Chopper turns down Nami’s invitation to join her in the bath, saying “I wiped myself down the day before yesterday”, right? Is it because he’s a boy? Or a fruit user? Or maybe… because he’s an animal? I’m also...

If the members of the Shichibukai were genderswapped with the Horu Horu no Mi ability, what would happen? D: If the members of the Shichibukai were genderswapped with the Horu Horu no Mi ability, what would happen? P.N. YMEK O: You all really love this stuff, don’t you. It’s...

How many people can Nami’s Happiness Punch take out? D: Luffy’s Haoshoku Haki can take out 50,000 people, but how many people can Nami’s Happiness Punch take out? P.N. Captain Nobuo O: Oho–. I see. This is tough showdown, isn’t it. Well let’s see, if we were to talk about these two...

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Straw Hats Trivia D: Oda-sensei! Please tell me the order in which the members of the Straw Hat Pirates joined the crew! I’m really grateful! P.N. Yoshikawa O: New readers!! Yep, that’s right. I didn’t realize. One Piece has been going for 15 years already. P.N. Maaa-kun is 10 years old. Then...

One Piece Family D: Hello, Odacchi! I have a question; will you hear me out? …Oh, you will? Thanks! Here goes. In the song the Straw Hats sing called “Family”, they have a line that goes “We’re not acquaintances, we’re not friends, we’re family”. If the Straw Hats really were an actual family...

Luffy Leads in One Piece Character Poll(open to see the full list) Weekly Shonen Jump published the results for the yearly One Piece character poll. *click to enlarge the picture Here is the TOP TEN: Monkey D. Luffy: 9,183 votes Trafalgar Law: 8,794 votes Roronoa Zoro: 7,997 votes Sanji...

ENEL – Hair, tomoe and Eminem D: Is that thing on the Almighty God Enel-san’s head a rubber swimming cap? O: …yes. That’s it. (lazy explanation) Oh, no wait. There’s no rubber on the Sky Islands. So… it’s made of cloth. (mega-lazy explanation) Enel resembels the famous rap singer Eminem but...

One Piece Early Sketches(StrawHats, Admirals, CP9 and more)! STRAWHATS ADMIRALS CP9 BLACKBEARD IVANKOV ARLONG’S CREW JINBE SHICHIBUKAI CHOPPER

Enel’s Attacks – Origin D: Hello, Oda-sensei. I have serious suspicions, so forgive me if I pose a serious question. It’s about the names of Enel’s special attacks. It seems to me like many originate from the names of Scandinavian gods and Indian spirits. Can you please tell us what they all...

Skypea and Indonesia The pants Enel has Batik motifs. Batik is a dyeing technique that originated from Indonesia. Enel’s ear length, ear-like Buddha. It’s similar to ears of Dayak tribes. Those tribes also wear white hats. Tingang Bird or family hornbills (Bucerotidae / Hornbill)...

Why are Sanji’s eyebrows curled up? D: Why does Sanji-san’s eyebrow curl up at the end? Please give a real answer!! O: Hey!! You, sit right there!! Now listen!! Everyone lives in circles!! The sun, the moon, and the earth all spin around!! And!! If the earth suddenly stopped spinning!! It...

Ace’s Tattoo The reason behind Ace’s tattoo is the symbol of Sabo’s flag and Sabo’s letter.

Why Luffy doesn’t kill anyone As we know, Luffy hasn’t killed anyone, yet. Oda explained why all Luffy’s former enemies are still alive : D: Why doesn’t Luffy ever kill his enemies? If you look back, he didn’t kill Mohji, he didn’t kill Helmeppo or Captain Morgan, or anyone. Well, Zoro was the...

Whitebeard’s wounds Throughout the Battle of Marineford, Whitebeard received 267 sword wounds, 152 gunshot wounds and 46 wounds from cannonballs — adding up to a total of 465 injuries at the time of death. Despite this, there was not a single scar on Whitebeard’s back showing cowardice. In...

Franky – BF 36 D: Oda-sensei, I have a question. In Volume 42, Chapter 405 “Power”, when Franky uses his “seek-and-destroy cannon” it says “BF36” on his shoulders. That stands for Battle Franky 36, right?! Well?! P.N. Soge Q O: Yes…!! That’s right. As you will know from reading Franky’s...