Eiichiro Oda

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Eiichiro Oda (尾田栄一郎, Oda Eiichirō^?, born January 1, 1975 in Kumamoto, Kumamoto) is a Japanese manga artist, best known as the creator of the manga and anime One Piece.

1 Biography
2 Trivia
3 Attacks
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Biography

As a child, Oda was inspired by vikings and aspired to become a manga artist. As a child, he submitted a character named Pandaman for Yudetamago's classic wrestling manga Kinnikuman, who was not only used in a chapter of the manga but would later return as a recurring cameo character in Oda's own works. At the age of 17, he submitted his work "Wanted" and it won several awards. At the age of 19, he worked as an assistant to Nobuhiro Watsuki on the manga Rurouni Kenshin. During this time, he drew two pirate-themed one-shot stories, called "Romance Dawn". In 1997, One Piece appeared for the first time in the magazine Shonen Jump and promptly became one of the most popular manga in Japan. His biggest influence is Akira Toriyama, creator of Dragon Ball and Dr. Slump.

[edit] Trivia

Eiichiro Oda is married to Chiaki Inaba, who had played Nami during Jump Festa One Piece stage performances.
Strangely, in a recent Japanese Fan Poll, Eiichiro Oda is currently ranked the 48th Most Popular Character in One Piece, despite the fact that he has never included himself in any issue of the manga (excluding SBS).
He voiced the character "Odacchi" in a soccer-themed short that aired with the 3rd One Piece Movie. "Odacchi" is Oda's nickname, and he played soccer when he was younger.
Oda is a fan of rapper Eminem, filmmaker Quentin Tarantino and Tim Burton<ref name="op-blue1">Interview in One Piece BLUE: Grand Data File book.</ref>, which is reflected in his work. Eneru's design is a possible homage to Eminem, and Spandam's design is a possible homage to WWE wrestler Mankind. Also his many twists in the series as seen in Quentin Tarantino's works.
Oda's 3 favorite movies are The Seven Samurai, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Young Guns. <ref name="op-blue1" />
According to Oda in an interview for Shonen Jump, his favorite villain in One Piece is Buggy the Clown (he joked that he literally threw him together).
Oda's favorite real pirate is Blackbeard (Edward Teach). <ref name="op-blue1" />
Oda is a fan of Mexican food.
One trait that Oda is renowned for is inserting easter eggs in his One Piece manga for fans to spot such. These include the character Pandaman and the logo Doskoi Panda.

[edit] Attacks

Oda Sliding Chop! (SBS Only): Oda gives a chop to the shin.
Oda Flying Cross Chop! (SBS Only): It is unknown what this does, however, he used it once to end the SBS.