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Biography

As a child, Oda was inspired by vikings and aspired to become a manga artist. He later 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 won several awards, including second place in the coveted Tezuka manga awards. At the age of 19, he worked as an assistant to Nobuhiro Watsuki on the manga Rurouni Kenshin, before winning the Hop Step Award for new artists. 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 the most popular manga in Japan. His biggest influence is Akira Toriyama, creator of Dragon Ball and Dr. Slump. They have also made a one-shot called Cross Epoch, a crossover containing characters from both Dragon Ball and One Piece. The term Viking commonly denotes the ship-borne explorers, traders, and warriors of the Norsemen (literally, men from the north) who originated in Scandinavia and raided the coasts of the British Isles, France and other parts of Europe as far east as the Volga River in Russia from the late... Manga )   is the Japanese word for comics and print cartoons. ... Look up artist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The following is a list of minor characters in the manga and anime series One Piece: // The elderly gatekeeper of Skypiea. ... Yudetamago (ゆでたまご, literally Boiled Egg) is the Japanese writing team responsible for Kinnikuman, Kinnikuman: Nisei (Ultimate Muscle), and Tatakae!! Ramenman. ... Manga )   is the Japanese word for comics and print cartoons. ... Kinnikuman (front center) on the cover of Kinnikuman volume 14 (JCS). ... An assistant mangaka is an artist who works, usually uncredited, for the mangaka of a weekly manga. ... Self Portrait Nobuhiro Watsuki (和月伸宏 Watsuki Nobuhiro; born May 26, 1970) is a manga-ka, best known for his samurai-themed series Rurouni Kenshin. ... Manga )   is the Japanese word for comics and print cartoons. ... It has been suggested that Sakabato be merged into this article or section. ... Romance Dawn refers to three separate, pirate-themed manga chapters drawn by artist Eiichiro Oda between 1996 and 1997, culminating in the first chapter of the ongoing series One Piece. ... Weekly Shonen Jump, issue 40 (Japanese version) Weekly Shonen Jump (週刊少年ジャンプ ShÅ«kan Shōnen Janpu), with a circulation of over 3 million, is one of the longest-running, weekly manga compilations in Japan. ... Akira Toriyama Akira Toriyama (鳥山 明 Toriyama Akira, born on April 5, 1955 in Kiyosu, Aichi Prefecture) is a Japanese manga artist. ... For the franchise created by Akira Toriyama, see Dragon Ball (franchise). ... Dr. Slump (Japanese: Dr. スランプ ) is one of the most popular manga (Japanese comic books) of Akira Toriyama. ... Cross Epoch ) is a Japanese manga by Akira Toriyama and Eiichiro Oda. ...

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^[1]
• Oda's 3 favorite movies are Seven Samurai, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Young Guns. ^[1]
• According to Oda in an interview for US 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). ^[1]
• One trait that Oda is renowned for is inserting easter eggs in his One Piece manga for fans to spot such. In the past, these have included the character Pandaman and the logo Doskoi Panda.

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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.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Interview in One Piece BLUE: Grand Data File book.

External links

• Eiichiro Oda's Profile at Destination Paradise, contains his profile and interview translations.
• Tell Me! Oda Sensei!! - A translation of an interview with Eiichiro Oda from One Piece Blue Grand Data File.