Eiichiro Oda
| Eiichirō Oda | |
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| Born | Oda Eiichirō 尾田 栄一郎 January 1, 1975 Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Other names | Odacchi |
| Education | College Dropout |
| Occupation | Manga artist, |
| Employer | Shueisha |
| Known for | One Piece |
| Influenced by | Akira Toriyama, Vicky the Viking |
| Spouse | Chiaki Inaba (m. 2005-present) |
| Children | 2 |
Eiichiro Oda (尾田 栄一郎 Orefda Eiichirō, born January 1, 1975 in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist, best known as the creator of One Piece.
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[edit] Early life
As a child, Oda was inspired by Akira Toriyama's works and aspired to become a manga artist.[1] He recalls that his interest in pirates was probably sparked by the popular TV animation series titled Vicky the Viking. He submitted a character named Pandaman for Yudetamago's classic wrestling manga Kinnikuman. Pandaman was not only used in a chapter of the manga but would later return as a recurring cameo character in Oda's own works.
[edit] Works
- One Piece (since 1997)
- Wanted! (1998, Collection of the short stories below)
- Wanted! (1992)
- God's Present for the Future (1993)
- Ikki Yakou (1993)
- Monsters (1994)
- Romance Dawn (Version 2, 1996)
- Dragon Ball x One Piece: Cross Epoch (2007)
- One Piece x Toriko (2011)
[edit] Popularity
In a 2008 poll, conducted by marketing research firm Oricon, Oda was elected fifth most favorite manga artists of Japan. He shared the place with Yoshihiro Togashi, creator of YuYu Hakusho and Hunter × Hunter.[2]
[edit] References
[edit] 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.
- Eiichiro Oda at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
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