Since its debut in Shonen Jump magazine in the late 90s, One Piece has not stopped attracting fans who have fallen madly in love with the work starring Monkey D. Luffy. However, few know the face of its author, Eiichiro Odalargely due to the few times we’ve seen him outside of his studio.
Although in recent years its appearance has been rare, during the first decade of the millennium we were able to see it more active. Thanks to the account specialized in One Piece, Sandmanwe have obtained an unpublished image of Oda disguised as himself along with the voice actors and actresses of the Toei anime.
Some might wonder, how can Oda disguise himself as himself? As many already know, Japanese manga artists represent themselves with a particular character: Akira Toriyama has a robot with a mask, and Gege Akutami, for example, has a cat with only one eye.
The icon that represents Eiichiro Oda is a fish with a human body. Thus, together with the cast of One Piecethey all dressed up in 2007 to attend an anime convention, creating a memorable image and one of the few times Oda didn’t hesitate to greet the camera.
Fuente: Sandman
Each voice actor and actress became the iconic Straw Hat Pirates for a few hours alongside their creator, who wore a fish as a hat representing his personal icon within the manga. One Piece.
Unfortunately, the likelihood of this image being repeated is low. Although all of them remain as active as ever, the Japanese author has increasingly increased his restrictions due to health problems he has experienced over the years, a result of his enormous sacrifice to complete a work that has left its mark on the industry. .
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