One Piece: Japanese love and fanaticism for Eiichiro Oda’s manga/anime

In love with “one piece”, Shohei Sato He wanted his marriage to be fully connected to the theme of the famous Japanese manga, which for 25 years has seduced many fans like him with its many adaptations, including a new movie and TV series in the near future. Netflix.

Sato, 29, believes he spent “more than 10 million yen (about $68,000), if not 20 million”in a work based on this manga with the adventures of a pirate Luffywhich is working Japan with his straw hat and participate in meetings on the topic “one piece”.

So his friends and colleagues weren’t surprised to find a cake in the shape of a pirate ship during his wedding in July, or to see him posing with his wife. Junna in front of a huge billboard Luffy and his crew.

“I have always lived with one piece and I wanted my marriage to pay homage to him”Explain sato to AFP home in Tokyowhere stuffed animals reign choppera half-human, half-deer character, next to shelves filled with this manga that has sold over 500 million copies worldwide.

“One Piece Movie: Red”the fifteenth animated film adapted from the series, which has been in theaters since this summer, was the premiere that attracted the most viewers this year in Japan. Shohei Sato he saw it 21 times.

A true worldwide success, the feature film attracted crowds of fans dressed in New York.

The Unconditional often explain that their love for “One piece” thanks to its dialogues and lovable characters, to the point where the author Eiichiro Oda I would cry while drawing them.

There is so much work that its publisher Shueisha every year he organizes a competition about his universe, where tens of thousands of followers compete to become the “King of Knowledge”. One year, Shohei Sato he qualified tenth.

Impact on all generations

“One piece” published in weekly Shonen jumpaimed primarily at a teenage male audience, but its humor, many colorful characters and action scenes appeal to a much wider audience.

“Influence on all generations”Here it is stated Natsumi TakezawaA 34-year-old Japanese woman who loves relaxing with manga after picking up her 5-year-old daughter from kindergarten, cooking her dinner and taking a bath.

this manga “It gives me energy to do housework”comment.

Takezawa explains what he thinks about the scene where the hero Luffy She manages to survive the death of her brother thanks to friends who also helped her when she lost a close friend this year.

“What experience does it take to draw such a powerful scene?”he is surprised.

The final episode, which should end this saga, which the author said in 2019 that he wants to complete “within five years”, was published in July.

But for Shohei Satomay be extended for another “seven or eight years”.

“one piece Now this is part of my life and I want to read it to the end. I refuse to die early”summarizes.

AFP

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