If we talk about Anime or of sleeve, we have to talk about One Piece. The work of Eiichiro Oda It is the reference number one In these genres thanks to the creation of its incomparable series. Despite the irruptions of the new and modern series of promising mangakas within the industry, its audience continues to remain faithful.
The adventures of Luffy, the next king of pirates as he himself calls himself, has marked an important era in today's society. A young, open and without complex generation which has been characterized by the unprecedented consumption of this Japanese art and that transfers borders beyond Asian countries.
Eiichiro has not only managed to create A differential and innovative work, but has continued reinventing himself With the passage of time. The author, a native of Kumamoto, the January 1, 1975 (46 years). A somewhat peculiar date too, since not everyone can boast of birth on the first day of the year.
Despite its success, Eiichiro is not a man who leaves a lot to see, as a good mangaka. He is married to a former model and actress Chiaki Inaba Since 2004, with which he has Two daughters 15 and 12 years. Since childhood, he always had a predilection for Piracy and Vikings stories. A hobby that made him boost his first creations inspired by past times.
In addition, the works of Akira Toriyama as Dragon Ball and Dr. Slump They inspired him to continue his way to The Mangakas Olympus. Another important aspect of Oda is your love for football. In fact, at school they nicknamed him Odacchi, nickname to which he gave life and voice in a special short to commemorate the 2002 World Cup in which he was the commentator of the party played between Luffy pirates and The All-Stars villains.
Between 1992 and 1997 He started his mangaka career being assistant In three of the anime published in the weekly magazine Shonen Jump. However, he already began to attract attention with his talent after achieving the second place of the Tezuka Award With the work "WANED!". Later, he created the works "God's gift for the future" (1993), "Ikki Yako" (1994) and "Monsters" (1994), which would end up mixing with his masterpiece One Piece.
At the end of 1996, while working as an assistant for his last teacher, Watsuki, he launched two One-Shots to start his adventure: "Romance Dawn" and "Romance Dawn: Dawn of an adventure", which is the first chapter of One Piece.
It would not be until 1997 When his journey would begin to definitely become one of the most influential and important artists in the manga and anime industry. But you know that story.
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