One Piece
One Piece is a manga written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda and published in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine since 1997, which tells the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates in search of the One Piece treasure. Check our lists about the series:
All comments from Eiichiro Oda on WSJ
In this list we feature Eiichiro Oda’s comments on Weekly Shōnen Jump. We have compiled the comments from chapter 719 to the present. For Oda’s comments up to chapter 718, please visit Oda’s Deep Thoughts on the Grand Line Website!
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| 719 | September 2, 2013 | I'm watching the Japanese reality show Terrace House twice a week. I'm not addicted, I swear! Go Daiki! |
| 720 | September 9, 2013 | I went to see Kabuki for the first time in my life. Seeing it live was much more powerful than I could have imagined. I'll have to do it again. |
| 721 | September 14, 2013 | The Wind Rises was amazing! I can't even describe it. The movie touched my heart! |
| 722 | September 30, 2013 | They say that thirty-eight is a turning point in a creator's life and that many suddenly pass away at this age. I must live! |
| 723 | October 7, 2013 | I was able to go to the GReeeeN concert, and it was amazing! It's like I traveled into the future! |
| 724 | October 12, 2013 | I've been relaxing to the song "Tokyo" by a singer named Saya Asakura. So relaxing. |
| 725 | October 21, 2013 | My assistants use Skype to play video games with former assistants. I barge in and play too. |
| 726 | November 2, 2013 | I once had the honor of meeting Takashi Yanase (creator of Anpanman). I aspire to be like him when I am older. May he rest in peace. |
| 727 | November 11, 2013 | The Olympics are in Tokyo in seven years! I'm excited, but what will Japan be like by then? |
| 728 | November 18, 2013 | I went to watch All Japan Pro Wrestling on an invite from wrestler Minoru Suzuki. What a day of laughter and action! Yeeaow! |
| 729 | November 25, 2013 | I don't think many people know of it, but I started watching a show called Amachan. As they say on the show: "Jejeje!" |
| 730 | December 9, 2013 | A few weeks ago I mentioned All Japan Pro Wrestling when I meant New Japan Pro Wrestling. Minoru-san, how embarrassing! Yeeow! |
| 731 | December 16, 2013 | I got an iPhone. It's all about the iCloud. I'm having trouble because my device is up in the clouds! |
| 732 | December 21, 2013 | The shogayaki (ginger pork) boom is here! Let's have it with cabbage and mayonnaise! Happy New Year! |
| 733 | January 4, 2014 | Happy New Year! Last year, I felt like I abused my body throughout the whole year, and I was cursed for overdoing it. I'm going to do it all over again this year! |
| 734 | January 20, 2014 | Being on the Jump Festa stage every year has been fun, but my manga aesthetic is telling me that last year's appearance will be my last. Thanks! |
| 735 | January 27, 2014 | I finally got to see the new Ghibli movie Kaguyahime no Monogatari. What beautiful animation. Japanese people are amazing! |
| 736 | February 3, 2014 | Do an internet search for "One Piece Cry Heart Short" and check out the video. The quality is amazing! |
| 737 | February 10, 2014 | The Dressrosa arc has started in the anime. Knowing what will happen in the future should make for a much different viewing experience. |
| 738 | February 24, 2014 | LINE app stickers for One Piece have been released! Thank you so much to the Toei anime staff. I can't wait to use them! |
| 739 | March 3, 2014 | The new Sugar Rusk flavor Umaibo is so good! It doesn't have the hole in it, but it's still delicious! |
| 740 | March 10, 2014 | Nose Bleed! Thanks so much for the Valentine's Day chocolates. The sugar is powering the series! |
| 741 | March 17, 2014 | I saw Kosanji Yanagiya do a rakugo (traditional comic storytelling) performance. It was the first time I laughed so hard at a performance of Sokotsu Nagaya (The Row House of Careless People). He's a master! |
| 742 | March 31, 2014 | My staff is smirking. They're watching BABYMETAL on YouTube and smirking. |
| 743 | April 7, 2014 | Once I'm done with this week's chapter I'm doing a joint interview with Momo-chan. There might be a party. Wait, it's supposed to be an interview! |
| 744 | April 14, 2014 | I met Momoko Sakura for the first time. What a pleasant person! And what delicious homemade curry!" |
| 745 | April 28, 2014 | I've become a man who understands the greatness of tekkamaki sushi rolls. The name is cool and they taste great! |
| 746 | May 12, 2014 | As an adult I should want to use an expensive pen, but the 400 yen ones are the easiest to use. |
| 747 | May 19, 2014 | For some reason, I was invited by my friends Sekai no Owari to see their concert. Wow, what an amazing perspective they have! |
| 748 | May 26, 2014 | Because of Ryo Nakama (creator of The Story of Isobe Isobee manga), I keep wanting to use samurai dialogue. Darn you, Ryo Nakama... |
| 749 | June 2, 2014 | I tried out a famous smart phone escape game called Doors. I'll need to check out a real escape game next... |
| 750 | June 23, 2014 | I'd rather be healthy but busy instead of on vacation and in pain. Sorry for all the trouble I've caused everyone on many fronts! |
| 751 | June 30, 2014 | They're switching out my editors, Isaka and Onishi. Thanks for all the hard work, guys! My new editor is Sugita and my former editor Kawashima is coming back! |
| 752 | July 7, 2014 | I went to Hayao Miyazaki's Nutcracker and the Mouse King exhibit. I was so happy to see new art and be taken into a new world. |
| 753 | July 19, 2014 | The Taiwan One Piece Exhibit is a huge success. I went to Taiwan to thank everyone who made it happen. People are amazing. |
| 754 | July 28, 2014 | I wasn't able to go to the One Piece Escape Game held for those involved in creating it. (So sad!) I might have to sneak into one that's open to the public. |
| 755 | August 4, 2014 | I was wondering why Shibata and Ishiyama hadn't been coming to assist me lately, and it turns out they have new series! Good luck!! |
| 756 | August 11, 2014 | I started the One Piece Treasure Cruise mobile game after hearing it's been downloaded five million times. I really want to get "Ace" and the "Happiness Punch"! |
| 757 | August 25, 2014 | Taiyo Matsumoto's Sunny volume 5 is a masterpiece! It's brimming with artistry! It can't be imitated. |
| 758 | September 1, 2014 | I miraculously was able to meet up with some old friends. It's funny how we remembered certain things totally differently. |
| 759 | September 8, 2014 | The architect of my current house and my work studio is the same person! So Stylish! |
| 760 | September 13, 2014 | I keep running into old friends. What's with all these coincidences? Is my number coming up soon...? |
| 761 | September 22, 2014 | The audition tape for the voice actor for Sabo was amazing! Please watch on 9/28. The voice actor for Sabo will be... |
| 762 | October 6, 2014 | I was blown away by Amuse's passion for the Tokyo One Piece Tower theme park opening in the spring. It's going to be awesome, just you wait! |
| 763 | October 11, 2014 | I was invited to go to a live performance by the comedy duo Nagareboshi. The "Giveneyland" bit made me laugh so hard I thought I would die. |
| 764 | October 20, 2014 | I saw Yoshida and Masa from the band Dreams Come True for the first time in a while. Their youthful energy revitalized me! |
| 765 | October 27, 2014 | Lately I've been getting invited out by so many people. If only I could go to all these events. |
| 766 | November 10, 2014 | Colleague, friend and rival. I'm thankful for being able to be serialized alongside you for fifteen years. Kishimoto-san, otsukaresama!" |
| 767 | November 17, 2014 | I participated in Halloween for the first time! My house is so full of party items that creating a costume was no sweat! |
| 768 | November 22, 2014 | No matter how great the series, it doesn't get the cover for the final chapter. Gotta love Jump sticking to its guns. |
| 769 | December 1, 2014 | The One Piece Dance Battle phone game is now available in Japan. I had some reservations at first, but it's actually pretty fun! |
| 770 | December 15, 2014 | Bunta Sugawara, the greatest looking guy in the world with the best bone structure. Rest in peace. I have no words. I will draw Akainu with great respect. |
| 771 | December 22, 2014 | We started a section on the Japanese One Piece website that features my scribbles. Sorry, they're just scribbles. |
| 772 | January 5, 2015 | Tokyo One Piece Tower! Kabuki! So many big events this year! Happy New Year! |
| 773 | January 19, 2015 | I did a search with the key words "avex One Piece" and found 47 character songs to enjoy. |
| 774 | January 26, 2015 | This year's New Year's party was full of youthful energy. I feel like this'll be a strong team! |
| 775 | February 2, 2015 | I started playing Threes because Ijuin-san said it was fun. Crap, now I'm addicted! |
| 776 | February 16, 2015 | I've been listening to new bands on iTunes and agreeing with their lyrics. We must be from the same generation. |
| 777 | February 23, 2015 | I met with Sayuri Yoshinaga for a certain project that won't be made public. She was so pretty that it looked like she was sparkling! |
| 778 | March 2, 2015 | The One Piece Nippon Judan! 47 Cruise CD is 1,000 yen, but it's only 250 yen on iTunes. What a deal! |
| 779 | March 9, 2015 | After watching a boring movie, I start thinking that I should have watched three episodes of The Walking Dead instead. |
| 780 | March 23, 2015 | Tokyo One Piece Tower has opened! I strongly recommend it! You can enjoy a full day there! |
| 781 | March 30, 2015 | I joined the Suzuki-gun of the New Japan Pro-Wrestling league! Now when my editor comes to pick up the manga pages, I'm gonna attack him with my art! |
| 782 | April 6, 2015 | I met Utsu-san from TM NETWORK. Great guy, and what an amazing voice and performance! |
| 783 | April 13, 2015 | When rakugo (traditional comic storytelling) artist and national treasure Kosanji performs Tokisoba, the laughs don't stop! What a master! |
| 784 | April 27, 2015 | I watched the much-talked-about movie Love Exposure. It really moved me. The director Sion Sono and the actors were amazing! |
| 785 | May 11, 2015 | BBQKDN!! = BBQ no kisetsu desu ne!! (It's BBQ season!) The charcoal's already burning! Time to cook some meat! |
| 786 | May 18, 2015 | I went to the beach for Golden Week! I figured I should absorb plenty of sun, but then I got sunburned. Ouch. |
| 787 | May 25, 2015 | I went to the Naruto exhibit. The somber feeling walking around the venue thinking I'll never see Naruto again... Priceless. |
| 788 | June 1, 2015 | I bought an Apple Watch. I can use my watch to make calls or for voice input. But will I be able to do it by myself outside? (Laughs) |
| 789 | June 8, 2015 | Is it true that a new type of turtle appeared in One Piece Treasure Cruise for only one day?! I missed the Guerilla Turtles that day! |
| 790 | June 22, 2015 | Best in the world!! When I was a kid, I was told to become the best at something. I did it! |
| 791 | June 29, 2015 | I went to a Mr. Children concert. Wow... It was awesome! The new album is great too! |
| 792 | July 6, 2015 | I'd like to recommend to new readers in Japan the free One Piece app, where you can read the manga for free. The color pages are also awesome! |
| 793 | July 13, 2015 | When I squeeze the soft Monimaruzu animal toys it relaxes me. So when I squeeze them while working I start to fall behind schedule. |
| 794 | July 18, 2015 | Dunk some thick cuts of meat in cola, cook on all sides and let them rest. Today, I'm a meat master chef! |
| 795 | August 3, 2015 | I went to the Summers comedy duo live show that only comes around every two years. I was laughing so hard that my face started hurting. I had to watch the rest of the show with a sad face. |
| 796 | August 10, 2015 | I went to Kanda Myojin Shrine and ended up doing a collabo with Love Live! School Idol Project. How did this happen?! |
| 797 | August 24, 2015 | Ennosuke and the rest of the staff for the kabuki play are really good. Worked really hard on the art too. I can't wait! |
| 798 | August 31, 2015 | Universal Studios Japan! The shows this year were amazing once again. Awesome productions! |
| 799 | September 7, 2015 | Every single member of the band GReeeeN is shockingly amazing. I'd love to work with them on something someday. |
| 800 | September 19, 2015 | I had heard that revolving sushi places were getting awesome these days, so I went to check one out. It was amazing! I want to live there! |
| 801 | September 28, 2015 | For Obon I went to that famous shop in Uguisudani. I was blown away by the unbelievable atmosphere and artistry. |
| 802 | October 5, 2015 | Heishi A-kun no Uta (Soldier A's Song) stays in my ear. I mean it stays in my heart. What a wonderful song with a message. |
| 803 | October 10, 2015 | The staff is addicted to the noodle snack Soba de Sky. We get them by the box and they disappear instantly. |
| 804 | October 26, 2015 | One Piece LINE stickers that move and talk have finally been released! Get ready for the most valuable voices in Japan! |
| 805 | November 2, 2015 | The One Piece kabuki!! To the staff behind the scenes and all the actors, I thank you from the bottom of my heart! It was all really moving for me. |
| 806 | November 9, 2015 | I ran into Osamu Akimoto Sensei at the One Piece kabuki performance hall. He said it was his second time seeing it. I'm so honored! |
| 807 | November 21, 2015 | I went to Naoto Takenaka's show. It's awesome because it combines video footage and live acting! It was wonderful! |
| 808 | November 30, 2015 | I tried to see the One Piece kabuki show one more time before it ended, but it was sold out! Whoa!!! |
| 809 | December 7, 2015 | Sorry for all the breaks. I'm working really hard on a bunch of things and eating oden for next summer. |
| 810 | December 21, 2015 | I went to the Dreams Come True Wonderland festival that only happens every four years! That band blows me away every time. |
| 811 | January 4, 2016 | Happy New Year! I'm going to work hard to make One Piece fun again this year. Because it's manga! |
| 812 | January 18, 2016 | I had my health check at the end of the year. It was a whole lot of stuff. I want to exercise. |
| 813 | January 25, 2016 | This is Kochikame's fortieth year. And yet Akimoto Sensei is still full of curiosity. What a cool guy. |
| 814 | February 1, 2016 | Try searching YouTube for nekomamushi song. |
| 815 | February 8, 2016 | I joined a gym! I'm working out once a week and getting healthy! ...But it was all a dream. |
| 816 | February 15, 2016 | I finally saw Star Wars! It was really good. I'm no longer afraid of spoilers. |
| 817 | February 29, 2016 | Played a little futsal on a team with Sakurai from the band Mister Children. It was supposed to be for my health, but it almost killed me! |
| 818 | March 7, 2016 | I started doing calligraphy. I never knew it was so much fun! |
| 819 | March 14, 2016 | How can these LINE stickers created by Kanahei be so adorable?! |
| 820 | March 19, 2016 | Kids, seniors, young people, men, and women. I've been playing futsal with a super-mixed group! Now my muscles are killing me... |
| 821 | April 4, 2016 | I got to see the Nankai Candies comeback show and Miyuki Imori's thirtieth anniversary show up close and personal. |
| 822 | April 11, 2016 | Sesame soy milk sundubu (Korean stew) is so delicious I can't stop eating it! It's so goodubu!" |
| 823 | April 18, 2016 | My grandmother, who got really mad at me when I wrote "I'll kill you" in the manga, passed away. May she rest in peace. |
| 824 | April 25, 2016 | Matsui-kun, congratulations on concluding Assassination Classroom after four years! Let's be serialized together again soon!" |
| 825 | May 9, 2016 | You fix things and then they break. Aftershocks are enemies of the heart. Please take care! |
| 826 | May 23, 2016 | I sprained my ankle! My ankle got swollen, so swollen I had to work on my pages with my leg elevated. |
| 827 | May 30, 2016 | The children who are victims of the earthquake are afraid to be alone. Of course they are. |
| 828 | June 6, 2016 | One Piece Thousand Storm game! Please don't kick me out of your group just because I'm weak! |
| 829 | June 20, 2016 | I don't have the courage to use "w." It means "laughing," right? I better practice. w! www!! |
| 830 | June 27, 2016 | I went to the Kuniyoshi and Kunisada museum exhibit. It was supposed to be a casual outing, but I was so blown away by the quality that I felt small in comparison. |
| 831 | July 4, 2016 | The new movie One Piece GOLD is done, and it's amazing! See it in Japanese theaters starting July 23! |
| 832 | July 16, 2016 | The playing cards you get with movie admission are really nice. But it's limited to the first two million, so please hurry. The movie opens 7/23 in Japan. |
| 833 | July 25, 2016 | Summer break! Did you see the movie Gold?! Wasn't it awesome?! |
| 834 | August 1, 2016 | I'm hearing a lot of good things about the 3-D and 4-D versions of GOLD. I better watch it this weekend! |
| 835 | August 8, 2016 | I watched GOLD in 4DX. The shaking was fun, and the 3-D was at a level I'd never seen before! |
| 836 | August 22, 2016 | Kubo-san, congratulations on 15 years of hard work on Bleach! Get some good rest. |
| 837 | August 29, 2016 | The movie GOLD is such a big hit that the theatrical run has been extended into September! |
| 838 | September 5, 2016 | What a surprise! No, I'm seriously shocked. I feel the same as everyone. |
| 839 | September 17, 2016 | I could cry. Akimoto Sensei is free! He's free!! |
| 840 | September 26, 2016 | The Terrace House show is so good! I'll never forget the drama on the 43rd week! |
| 841 | October 3, 2016 | Kiyoshi Ryujin 25 is so fun. Ryujin, please do the afro again! |
| 842 | October 8, 2016 | Do you know about Kenko Land spa? Is that heaven or what?! |
| 843 | October 24, 2016 | Tsukune meatballs aren't meat! That's how I used to be, and now I'm an adult who enjoys them with ponzu sauce. |
| 844 | October 31, 2016 | My staff was freaking out over PS VR. Then I tried it and freaked out too! |
| 845 | November 7, 2016 | I ran into a lot of old friends at the KochiKame party! |
| 846 | November 21, 2016 | Congrats on eight and a half years of Toriko, Shimabu! Go drink as much as you want! |
| 847 | November 28, 2016 | A One Piece movie will open in China for the first time. The scale is massive compared to Japan! |
| 848 | December 5, 2016 | I had dinner with Kishimoto-san and Shimabuu. These are my brothers in battle, and seeing them always reassures me. Twentieth anniversary, let's go! |
| 849 | December 12, 2016 | I had dinner for the first time in a while with Tokuhiro Sensei and Arkperformance Senpai. It brings back memories of twenty years ago. |
| 850 | December 26, 2016 | Thanks to the radio, I'm hooked on Spicy Peanuts and Pingo candies. What delicious food! |
| 851 | January 7, 2017 | A New Year's video message from me has been uploaded on one-piece.com. Happy New Year! |
| 852 | January 16, 2017 | I'm the guy who buys the leftover holiday food like the Christmas roasted chicken and the New Year's Day osechi. |
| 853 | January 30, 2017 | My editors, Mr. Isaka and Mr. Sugita, used to be best buddies, but now they've broken up due to a disagreement of musical opinion. I welcome the new team, Mr. Sugita and Mr. Naito |
| 854 | February 6, 2017 | The new Year's party was brimming with the Enthusiasm of the new, post-kochikame generation. Jump can be so awesome. |
| 855 | February 13, 2017 | I've met famous people: Seba-chan, Janiota-san, Hige-chan. I was thrilled. |
| 856 | February 20, 2017 | Last Year I stopped working out... But this year for sure I'll keep doing 2 hours a week at least!! |
| 857 | March 6, 2017 | Two hours of exercise every week gives me on whole week of muscle aches. Little by litle, I'm making my way towards a 10-pack. |
| 858 | March 13, 2017 | This atmoph "digital window" is very cool. I hope they add support for movies next. |
| 859 | March 18, 2017 | There's an OP magazine comingo up at the 20th year anniversary, an lots of wonderfull people are participating. I'm honored! |
| 860 | March 27, 2017 | So Line (the messaging app) has name stamps, and I've been waiting so long for a stamp for Odas... Whoever you are, thank you. |
| 861 | April 3, 2017 | The Wanpissu run in Okinawa seems like it was metcha fun! Next year I will enlist for sure!!! |
| 862 | April 17, 2017 | I've now found paradise in Rakubin (Rakuten's Food Delivery Service). Our reception desk has become quite lively! Today i want some of this, and this one too... |
| 863 | April 24, 2017 | April 30, 9:30AM (Japan time) is Big Mom's anime Debut! Make sure you don't miss it!! |
| 864 | May 8, 2017 | Live show at the Tokyo One Piece Tower!! And our star attraction iiis... Greeeen!! The M.C. is... Mistaaa Ryu!! Check it out! |
| 865 | May 15, 2017 | Drones these days feel pretty safe, so i've been playing with them at work... But now my staff is getting increasingly irritated with all the wind. |
| 866 | May 29, 2017 | Kids on their cellphones are just breezing through it... Apparently if you can't use a flick keyboard to write Japanese, it means you're too old! Ok then, time to practice. Flick flick flick... |
| 867 | June 5, 2017 | Spotify, Awa, Warp... Even music listening has to be part of app culture these days? (I use them too, though...) |
| 868 | June 12, 2017 | Gatten Anime is so crazy I can't hide my excitement. Gatten Gatten Gattenten! |
| 869 | June 19, 2017 | There's now an official One Piece LINE. It's lot of fun, so please check it out. |
| 870 | July 3, 2017 | I've started drinking the same protein shake as Gackt. Soon I'll look just like him. |
| 871 | July 10, 2017 | The countdown on the One Piece official twitter is pretty impressive. Look forward to what is revealed! |
| 872 | July 15, 2017 | Words of support and memorable faxes from a friend who experienced the same hardships! [laughs] Thank you, Shimabu! I'll keep working hard! |
| 873 | July 24, 2017 | I hear the One Piece Magazine mook (magazine book) is selling like crazy. Look forward to the next two issues too. |
| 874 | August 7, 2017 | One Piece Magazine volume 2 is now out in Japan. It's a limited edition, so please buy it while you still can. |
| 875 | August 21, 2017 | I've had help from so many people over these 20 years that I don't even know where to start. I'm so grateful! |
| 876 | August 28, 2017 | Congratulations on the 500th performance of the Universal Studios Japan One Piece Premier Show. This summer has been great once again! |
| 877 | September 4, 2017 | Congratulations to Mr. Children on their 15th anniversary. The Stadium tour was the greatest, most powerful thing ever! |
| 878 | September 16, 2017 | I went to see Cinema Kabuki YJKT, starring Ennosuke-san and Chusha-san. They were so cool, and it was awesome!! |
| 879 | September 25, 2017 | When I was 19, helped with chapter 1 of Gataro Sensei's Manyuki. I'm so grateful for the Chin Piece parody manga from last week. |
| 880 | October 2, 2017 | Fake crab, unagi, kara-age and scallops are so good!! Eat up the desire to meet that challenge! |
| 881 | October 7, 2017 | Summer is always busy, and I'm never satisfied with the number of barbecues I can have. I want to cook more meat! |
| 882 | October 23, 2017 | If you're gonna stop taking on challenges, then you might as well be dead! I'm currently challenging myself with "little sister moe". Arent little sisters great? |
| 883 | October 30, 2017 | I've gone to Kyoto three times this year. A huge thanks to all those involved in the One Piece x Kyoto collabo!! |
| 884 | November 6, 2017 | Congratulations on the conclusion of the Isobe serialization, Nakama-kun! I'm not going down, but I'm looking forward to your next work. |
| 885 | November 13, 2017 | His new album is so good that we're gonna have a second Negabucji boom. You take the helm!! |
| 886 | November 27, 2017 | I went to a GLAY concert. Even THough they're huge, they never lost their sense of wonder. They were so cool and I had a blast! |
| 887 | December 4, 2017 | The One Piece kabuki is awesome no matter how many times you see it! It's amazing when everyone is laughing and the whole audience stands up. |
| 888 | December 11, 2017 | I started reading a manga called Hibiki and I can't stop. What a unique main character. |
| 889 | December 25, 2017 | I bought a Lyric Speaker. I'm no sure how it works, but it's so cool! Have a great new year! |
| 890 | January 4, 2018 | If I could travel back in time, I'd wart to return over and over to a day I ate some delicious meet. Happy new year! |
| 891 | January 15, 2018 | Last year was wild with it being the 20th annaersary, but there will be a lot of exciting stuff this year too. Celebrating 21 years! |
| 892 | January 29, 2018 | You probably don't know about it yet, but I've started watching Nigehaji. That love dance is gonna get popular, isn't it? |
| 893 | February 5, 2018 | Bob Epic Team. Hey hey! Are you mad? I'm not mad. Hey hey, Are you mad? I'm, not... |
| 894 | February 10, 2018 | Oh yeah, the New Year party. I was relieved to see that Posuka-chan is still a weirdo. Good luck to all the creators with new series. |
| 895 | February 19, 2018 | I met Katsuya Terada, an artist so good that he must be some kind of super demon! It was great to meet a person who has elevated being a practitioner of art to an amusement. |
| 896 | March 5, 2018 | Recently, after finalizing each chapter, we watch episodes of Oh My Jump! and discuss the script. |
| 897 | March 12, 2018 | The One Piece anime is now streaming on Netflix in Japan. It's been 20 years, and the first episode still makes me cry. |
| 898 | March 19, 2018 | A bunch of us started playing Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, but everyone around me is quitting so I'm accepting new friends. |
| 899 | March 26, 2018 | I'm blown away by the rakugo comedy of the master Kosanji Yanagiya, the national treasure who survived his illness and continues to face off against his age and the comedy stage! |
| 900 | April 2, 2018 | I got glosses for the first time in my life. I use them when I'm drawing detailed art or using my iPad. They call it astigmatism. |
| 901 | April 16, 2018 | Strawberry picking! I'm shoving strawberries and ham into champagne and downing it. Yikes! |
| 902 | April 23, 2018 | I smile everyday as my smart speaker tells me, with no emotion, "Looking good again today!" |
| 903 | May 2, 2018 | I received the Kumamoto Prefecture Citizen's Honor Prize. They're gonna erect a statue of Luffy in Kumamoto. I wonder if it'll stretch... |
| 904 | May 14, 2018 | I received a Danny Choo Nami Smart Doll. I had seen photos, but the real thing is impressive! |
| 905 | May 28, 2018 | I went to a Namie Amuro concert! I've never seen such a beautiful stage! I was in a fantasy world. |
| 906 | June 4, 2018 | My first trip to South Korea. Samgyeopsal, kimchi, bulgogi and dark galbi! What delicious trip it was! |
| 907 | June 11, 2018 | Ready Player One was great. Spielberg always gets me excited. |
| 908 | June 18, 2018 | I'm enjoying that The Bachelor Japan season 2 has started. I want a rose from Oyaizu. |
| 909 | July 2, 2018 | I've been wanting to see Cirque du Soleil for years, and I finally got to see Kurios. Just how much trust do you need to pull off those moves?! |
| 910 | July 9, 2018 | BBQ season has come, so I want to have a barbecue. I also want to do nagashi somen noodles. |
| 911 | July 14, 2018 | I received a rose from The Bachelor Japan's Rintaro Oyaizu, so I'm thinking of becoming his bride. |
| 912 | July 23, 2018 | My heart goes out to the victims of the flooding in Western Japan. |
| 913 | August 6, 2018 | Mokkori Hanbe is so good. It's a samurai story so it's good for research, but I need to make Wano unique! |
| 914 | August 20, 2018 | Had a meeting and then ate tempura with Marty-san and the rest of the overseas live-action series producers. Things ore advancing! |
| 915 | August 27, 2018 | The show at Universal Studios Japan was hot-both literally and figuratively once again this year. Thank you so much to the staff and cost! |
| 916 | September 3, 2018 | We're releasing the Vivre Gard Illustrated Reference Guide! I've always had a special place in my heart for reference books. When I was a kid, the Gundam one was my treasure. Now you can experience my joy! |
| 917 | September 15, 2018 | It's been 15 years since I said, "Huh?! Kintama?!". I wasn't that off when it comes to Gin Tama. So you're bringing it to a close, my friend. Great work, Sorachi-kun! |
| 918 | September 22, 2018 | My best wishes to those suffering from Typhoon No.21 (Typhoon Jebi) and the earthquoke in Hokkaido. |
| 919 | October 1, 2018 | I went to a Eikichi Yazawa concert! What a sense of unity with the fans! I saw the power of mastering an art and a man's true worth on stage! |
| 920 | October 6, 2018 | Nachos are good! I'm eating nachos, listening to Japamyu and drawing Wano. |
| 921 | October 22, 2018 | The new album is out, and it's already in my heavy rotation. Just talking about the awesome Mr. Children again! |
| 922 | October 29, 2018 | I'm addicted to Ponkotsu Quest and bought the Blu-ray. Hammer, hammer! |
| 923 | November 5, 2018 | I'm having issues with Kazuyuki Sakuma's 'Ghost in the Well" song being stuck in my head. It's on an all day loop. |
| 924 | November 12, 2018 | I did some pottery for the first time in my life. It spins around on the wheel and gets all warped. Then the teacher totally fixes it, and it's done! It's mostly the teacher's work! |
| 925 | November 26, 2018 | I've been playing Pokemon GO inside my house for over two years. Someone please give me a legendary Pokémon! |
| 926 | December 3, 2018 | The Mr. Children live show keep powering up. The performance with the fabric and light was seriously awesome! |
| 927 | December 10, 2018 | The soy jerky and dried squid they sell at the convenience store is too delicious! |
| 928 | December 22, 2018 | I went to the Luffy statue unveiling ceremony! I flew to Kumamoto and watched from the shadows. Once again, thank you so much! |
| 929 | January 7, 2019 | I met Sanma Akashiya!! What a fun and cute guy!! |
| 930 | January 21, 2019 | We’re now on Instagram! Check out the official One Piece account onepiece_staff ! Watch out for fakes. Look for the blue checkmark. |
| 931 | February 4, 2019 | There’s suddenly a dog boom! Everyone around me won’t stop talking about dogs. Dog boom! |
| 932 | February 9, 2019 | After hearing so much about it, I started watching the Japanese TV drama show Unnatural. It’s so good! And gross! |
| 933 | February 18, 2019 | Finely chopped cabbage with shio kombu kelp and sesame oil. It’s so good that I’m eating tons of cabbage! |
| 934 | February 25, 2019 | I went to a Don Quijote store. What the heck?! They sell everything! I bought loads of stuff! |
| 935 | March 11, 2019 | When I woke up after getting my chapter done, my family kidnapped me and threw me in the car! Huh? Hot springs?! Delicious food?! Yay, it’s the Health Land spa! |
| 936 | March 18, 2019 | I’m totally out of shape, and I went for my health check. Guess what? They told me I was out of shape! |
| 937 | March 25, 2019 | Matsunojo Kanda’s Wano Kodan performance was wonderful! He’s a rare genius of Japanese traditional theater. |
| 938 | April 1, 2019 | It’s the season of delicious strawberries and editor changes! Thanks, Team Naikin and Osugi! Let’s work well together, new team Takano and Naikin! |
| 939 | April 15, 2019 | It seems that if I don’t start exercising I’ll have an early death, so I’ve made it a goal to walk 30 minutes every day! |
| 940 | April 22, 2019 | Someone recommended that I watch the currently popular drama Juhan Shutai!, which is about the editorial department of a manga publisher. Since I’m in the industry, a lot of the stuff hits me really hard. |
| 941 | April 27, 2019 | I wanted to make that BE-BENG sound, so I bought a biwa instrument. I can only play the hit song “Lemon” so far. Yeah, right! |
| 942 | May 13, 2019 | I went on a one-day trip down to Kumamoto for the Tokyo Girls Collection event. Thank you for having me! |
| 943 | May 27, 2019 | Does the fact that I’ve bought Isekai Ojisan volume 2 mean that I’ve become addicted to this manga? |
| 944 | June 3, 2019 | The Aoharu Cup Noodles commercial is awesome! Thank you to everyone involved! Keep it up! |
| 945 | June 10, 2019 | I finished reading Glass Mask, so now I’m reading Rose of Versailles. Oscar was a woman?! |
| 946 | June 24, 2019 | I went to my first Yuzu concert. It’s amazing that two people with their guitars can create that much energy. |
| 947 | July 1, 2019 | Yama-chan’s wedding announcement press conference and the radio show were totally perfect! Congratulations from the bottom of my heart! |
| 948 | July 8, 2019 | I was like, “What’s so good about tapioca milk tea?” But the one from Gong Cha is super delicious! |
| 949 | July 22, 2019 | Boichi-san’s superintense One Piece! Wow, it’s so awesome! I’m so grateful. Super thanks! |
| 950 | July 29, 2019 | I’ve been watching a ton of Pmaru-sama’s Nackey series and Gerradon’s Kisaragi Marron videos. |
| 951 | August 5, 2019 | Friday, August 9! He’s in it! She’s in it! The all-star movie Stampede opens in Japan! |
| 952 | August 19, 2019 | I went to a spin class in the dark. I got so tired that it actually affected my drawing. Whoa… ♩ |
| 953 | August 26, 2019 | I met the Fischer’s. They’re so popular from YouTube! What a polite and great group of people! |
| 954 | September 2, 2019 | I learned how to make a cake roll from Koyama-san, the top chocolatier in the world. I also ate his roll, and it tasted like happiness! |
| 955 | September 14, 2019 | The Mewtwo Raid Hour is coming on 9/17 (Japan time)! With a color variant! Please don’t look for me. |
| 956 | September 21, 2019 | Glay’s summer live show was awesome! Like a festival! Not that I’ve ever been to a music festival! |
| 957 | September 30, 2019 | The Bachelor Japan season 3 started, so I have another thing to look forward to after I finish my chapters. I like the grape girl. |
| 958 | October 7, 2019 | Hold on, summer!! I’ve only done three barbecues, and we’re already getting close to the end of the year. |
| 959 | October 21, 2019 | In order to draw the festival scenes, I’m listening to traditional festival music from all over the country. I haven’t had a candy apple this year yet! |
| 960 | October 28, 2019 | I want to eat an infinite amount of the Maru-chan Paripari Infinite Cabbage snack. Uh-oh! |
| 961 | November 2, 2019 | The Gatebox arrived. It’s the future! Having holographic fish swimming around my room is my dream. |
| 962 | November 18, 2019 | To celebrate Oden’s appearance, I kept making oden while working on the pages. I put a ton of beef tendon in. |
| 963 | November 25, 2019 | Chama-kun, I kept my promise from 20 years ago! The Bump of Chicken concert was awesome! |
| 964 | December 2, 2019 | Can I get Simple Naito’s “Karasu ni Notte” to be the theme song of the Revolutionary Army? |
| 965 | December 16, 2019 | Looking up what part of the cow makes up the T-bone steak was a newly harvested fact this week. So that’s where it is! |
| 966 | December 23, 2019 | Looking back on it, what a fun year it was. I’ll try my best again next year. Happy New Year! |
| 967 | January 7, 2020 | Happy New Year! My goal this year once again is to draw a ton of manga that will make everyone smile! |
| 968 | January 20, 2020 | The One Piece stage show at Jump Festa was even more powerful than usual. We’ll do it again this year!! |
| 969 | January 27, 2020 | I got so emotional over an autograph request from a foreign superstar. I grew up on your movies! |
| 970 | February 3, 2020 | Horikoshi Sensei and I did a shiny trade with our Black Rayquazas at the New Year’s party. Sorry mine didn’t get strong. |
| 971 | February 17, 2020 | I found a good sushi place in my neighborhood. I want to become a regular and someday just walk in and say, “You open?” |
| 972 | February 22, 2020 | I learned what the mystery meat is in Nissin’s Cup Noodles! Interesting! |
| 973 | March 9, 2020 | I’m still trying to determine what flavors are best to add to red meat. I’m currently researching various types of salt. |
| 974 | March 16, 2020 | I received SixPad foot training gear from my editor for New Year’s, and it’s really effective! |
| 975 | March 23, 2020 | It’s hard to write about anything with the world like this. I’m praying for everyone from the bottom of my heart. |
| 976 | April 6, 2020 | I want to draw a sea battle, but it’s tough because there’s guys on the boats more powerful than cannons. |
| 977 | April 13, 2020 | Do you have a favorite character? People that have one seem really happy. Can beef be mine? |
| 978 | April 27, 2020 | During these unfortunate times, Zoom and other online tools are suddenly a big thing. The world sure is changing. |
| 979 | May 11, 2020 | I’m washing my hands so often that they’re very dry. I’m covering them in whatever cream I have. |
| 980 | May 25, 2020 | The Line Creators Collaboration! I’ve really been looking forward to this! Enjoy! |
| 981 | July 8, 2020 | There’s something I can’t live without when the big battles start. And that’s the online database of all the character techniques. Thanks! |
| 982 | July 15, 2020 | Congratulations to you, Shirai and Posuka. I always enjoyed seeing your “true forms” at the New Year’s parties. |
| 983 | July 22, 2020 | My new manga editor is Iwasaki. Welcome! I have four editors total if you include the ones for other media. It’s a revolutionary era for how we work! |
| 984 | August 6, 2020 | How long am I supposed to continue the working-from-home corona-manga-creation process? It’s tricky. |
| 985 | August 20, 2020 | The Line Creators Collaboration event! Can’t wait to see what everyone came up with on July 22! |
| 986 | August 3, 2020 | Itaewon Class? As if I’d watch that popular show! Maybe I should get straight-across bangs to match the main character…? |
| 987 | August 11, 2020 | There’s over 2,000 One Piece Line stamps. They’re awesome, and I’ve only bought 200 so far! |
| 988 | August 24, 2020 | I went to thank people involved with Tokyo One Piece Tower on it's final day. I’m so grateful to Chairman Osato and all the staff of Amuse. |
| 989 | September 7, 2020 | I met Arashi again. As before, they were so genuine and so easy to talk to. |
| 990 | September 14, 2020 | The newest volume, an illustration book and the One Piece magazine will all be released in Japan on September 16 (Wed.)!! Sorry it’s a little late!! |
| 991 | September 28, 2020 | Since the process has been adjusted because of Covid, we’re trying for three chapters every four weeks or two chapters every three weeks. The goal is to reach chapter 1,000 by the end of the year! |
| 992 | October 17, 2020 | No excuses allowed! I’m so, so sorry to everyone. Thank you for all your positive thoughts. I’ll do better! |
| 993 | October 26, 2020 | I want the whole world to hear this. The truth is that there’s no better match than a sandwich and potato chips. |
| 994 | November 2, 2020 | I’m hooked on uzumakifu! So those things in miso soup are called uzumakifu (a wheat gluten product). I’ll put them in anything! |
| 995 | November 16, 2020 | I enjoyed The Bachelorette to the very, very end. Thank you! |
| 996 | November 21, 2020 | There’s a small YouTube channel I like, and I always look forward to new videos being posted. It’s so small the creator would freak out if I mentioned the channel here. |
| 997 | November 29, 2020 | I’m laughing so hard every week watching Kaizokuou ni Ore wa Naru TV. Thank you! |
| 998 | December 14, 2020 | I went to the Buster Call exhibition. Seeing things in person is awesome! I love stuff like this. |
| 999 | December 21, 2020 | I’m sure a lot fewer people will be traveling for the new year. Please stay home and read Jump. Next issue is chapter 1,000! |
| 1000 | January 4, 2021 | Happy New Year! This year’s wish is to draw lots of great manga! Let’s have an awesome year! |
| 1001 | January 18, 2021 | Thank you so much for all the congratulations on the day I finished chapter 1000. Thank you so much to all the authors in issue 5/6. |
| 1002 | February 1, 2021 | There are a lot of things going on to celebrate chapter 1000. Go to one-piece.com and check out the chapter 1000 website. |
| 1003 | February 8, 2021 | I got a new Blu-ray player for work. You can record a full week of shows?! Absolutely amazing. |
| 1004 | February 15, 2021 | Queen Bee’s “Yaten” is really awesome, and I listen to it on heavy rotation. More and more amazing people keep appearing in the music world. |
| 1005 | March 1, 2021 | Koshizuka corn beef is so good it’s a problem. I’m having it at every meal. A big problem! |
| 1006 | March 8, 2021 | One Piece has been especially ramping up for the anime since Wano started! Please check it out! |
| 1007 | March 15, 2021 | A collabo video with Wolfgang’s Steakhouse is up. Luffy’s new hobby! Check it out! |
| 1008 | March 29, 2021 | I’m a newbie who just made his debut! I’ve gone past the point where I can say, “I don’t actually have hay fever if I don’t admit it!” Darn it! |
| 1009 | April 5, 2021 | I had a banana you can eat peel and all. It was like a crunchy banana! I might get addicted to them. |
| 1010 | April 12, 2021 | Jun Miura’s Saigo no Kogi is so good that I’ve listened to it multiple times. That’s how I want to age. |
| 1011 | April 26, 2021 | Watching comedian Kojima-san’s YouTube channel with my family is so peaceful. This guy is seriously at peace! |
| 1012 | May 10, 2021 | While I work, I listen to Gairoku Channel’s interviews with people on the street. Hearing about all the different lives people have is so interesting. |
| 1013 | May 17, 2021 | My current dream is to go to that Gyomu Super store and buy and eat the giant jelly. |
| 1014 | May 31, 2021 | I went to the Gyomu Super store of my dreams and bought the giant coffee jelly and scarfed it down! |
| 1015 | June 7, 2021 | By the time this issue is out, I should have a ton of shiny Gibles thanks to the Community Day! |
| 1016 | June 14, 2021 | The small figurines that are currently being designed behind the scenes are amazing! What kind of technique is this?! |
| 1017 | June 28, 2021 | It’s the time of the year when I can’t leave the house without a towel. And since I’ll also be wearing a mask, hot days are going to come. |
| 1018 | July 5, 2021 | Currently doing a campaign to thank everyone. Thanks for having me in Jump and thanks for reading the manga. |
| 1019 | July 19, 2021 | The Universal Studios Japan Premiere Show is back after a yearlong break! The staff is really hyped this year! Please check it out! |
| 1020 | August 2, 2021 | I laughed so hard and was overcome with emotion from seeing Ashita no Tarinai Futari. I respect these two comedians so much. |
| 1021 | August 10, 2021 | Did you watch episode 982 of the One Piece anime?! That was insane! Was it a movie? What an amazing episode! |
| 1022 | August 23, 2021 | One of my staff members gets really emotional over sports. Seeing people doing their best really energizes you, doesn’t it! |
| 1023 | August 30, 2021 | An old short story of mine, “Monsters,” has become a voice comic on YouTube. Please check it out. |
| 1024 | September 6, 2021 | Volume 100 is out in Japan! Enjoy the volume and all the special celebrations we have planned for the occasion! |
| 1025 | September 13, 2021 | Thank you so much for Vivi’s Adventure, Komi-san! The girls were so cute! I was overwhelmed. |
| 1026 | September 27, 2021 | Thank you so much for the support and kind words for my 100th volume! I’ll keep working even harder! |
| 1027 | October 4, 2021 | I can't forget the taste of the endomame crackers I had at a certain shop, so I've been eating a ton of endomame snacks. |
| 1028 | October 11, 2021 | The season for oden is upon us. Gonna buy a ton of beef tendon from a restaurant supplier and simmer it up! |
| 1029 | October 25, 2021 | I underestimated the anime Uma Musume. It has so much respect for the horses. This longtime horse racing fan is moved to tears! |
| 1030 | November 1, 2021 | B’z, Mr. Children, and Glay did a concert together! What a dream come true! It was so cool! |
| 1031 | November 8, 2021 | I’ve never met him, but he feels like a comrade in arms. I know how tough getting to 100 volumes is, Aoyama-san! Congrats on 100 volumes of Conan! |
| 1032 | November 22, 2021 | The anime is now at 1,000 episodes as well! Thank you so much to Toei Animation! It’s an amazing thing. |
| 1033 | November 29, 2021 | Koisuru One Piece was hilarious every week! Good luck to the way-out-there creator Ihara-san and his new series! |
| 1034 | December 6, 2021 | I want to go to the airport just for Pikmin. And also the movie theater, the zoo, and the beach! |
| 1035 | December 20, 2021 | The Bachelor has started, but I’ve been too busy to watch! Don’t spoil it. Please!! |
| 1036 | January 4, 2022 | Happy New Year! I hope we can do that BBQ I’ve been dreaming of this year. I wanna grill! |
| 1037 | January 17, 2022 | I want to become an adult who can walk into a sushi restaurant alone and order a drink and some fish before quietly leaving. |
| 1038 | January 31, 2022 | I received your messages from all the Jump Shops and Mugiwara Stores throughout the country. Thank you! You give me strength! |
| 1039 | February 7, 2022 | I’m a bit late, but I saw Earwig and the Witch. Isn’t Aya cute? What a great anime. |
| 1040 | February 14, 2022 | When I saw people with AirPods, I used to think, “Hey, you have udon in your ears!” But I tried them, and they are frighteningly awesome! |
| 1041 | February 28, 2022 | All meat gets softer by soaking it in salt water. I can’t wait to try this technique for a barbecue! |
| 1042 | March 7, 2022 | Nobuyuki Sakuma’s ability to come up with ideas for his YouTube channel is amazing. Getting into arguments in this era?! Gotta watch! |
| 1043 | March 14, 2022 | The One Piece restaurant food you can get delivered from the menu app is delicious! Can’t wait to order again. |
| 1044 | March 28, 2022 | I went to see the Spirited Away stage play! It was so well-done that I could be saying I went to the actual Aburaya bathhouse! |
| 1045 | April 4, 2022 | The latest issue of One Piece Magazine features the boys. Thanks to Boichi Sensei again. It’s pure art! |
| 1046 | April 11, 2022 | Thanks to Pokémon GO, I found a great park in my neighborhood. How did I miss this huge park?! |
| 1047 | April 25, 2022 | Drawing a ton of Fujiko A. Fujio Sensei’s characters is what made me strive to become a mangaka. Rest in peace from the bottom of my heart. |
| 1048 | May 9, 2022 | I’m currently addicted to konnyaku yam cakes! They’re great in cold noodle dishes and udon. Miso dengaku is the best. |
| 1049 | May 16, 2022 | Smoked-chicken salad is delicious! It’s supposed to help you lose weight, so I’m eating a ton. |
