Eiichiro Oda, author of One Piece： Comic ＂Iron Blood Model Worker＂

　　For those who like the Japanese manga One Piece, there is no one who doesn’t know the author Eiichiro Oda, a Japanese cartoonist. In addition, in the middle of this year, it was reported that The One Piece has reached 80% completion, and it is coming to an end. Eiichiro Oda’s every move has also touched the hearts of many fans.

　　However, Eiichiro Oda’s annual income is even more noticeable. According to Japanese media reports, among the top five writers in Japan in 2015, Eiichiro Oda — — He ranked first with a royalty income of 12.8 billion yen.

　　As the best-selling comic book in the world, One Piece has been serialized since 1997. As of the 81st volume released in April this year, the global circulation sales have accumulated over 350 million copies, making it a well-deserved champion of Japanese comic book singles sales. For nearly 20 years, he insisted on sleeping only three hours a day to create, and Eiichiro Oda also got the title of "iron-blooded model worker" in Japanese cartoon industry.

　　4 years old inspirational

　　Become a cartoonist

　　"The world? That’s right, to pursue freedom, the world you can choose is infinitely extending in front of you. The unfinished dream is to guide you forward, so go beyond it! Under the banner of faith! "

　　— — One Piece

　　Eiichiro Oda, 41, was born in Kumamoto Prefecture on January 1, 1975. Eiichiro Oda seems to be a child born for comics. In an interview, he revealed that he was determined to be a cartoonist in the future at the age of 4 because he didn’t want to accept a "real job".

　　Eiichiro Oda said: "At that time, I was a child, and I liked painting. At that time, a work was well received. I became extremely confident for this and announced that I would become a cartoonist … … At that time, one of my best painters was a cartoonist. "

　　In 1992, Eiichiro Oda, who was studying in the No.2 High School affiliated to Donghai University in Kyushu, submitted her own work "Hope! ",in one fell swoop, was selected for the 44 th Jiying Society Handburial Award, and has since begun to emerge in the field of comics.

　　After leaving high school, Eiichiro Oda entered the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Tokai University, Kyushu, but he chose to drop out after one year. 19-year-old Eiichiro Oda became the assistant of cartoonists such as Kaitani Shinobu, Hongzhengye and Nobuhiro Watsuki.

　　In fact, it is Eiichiro Oda’s long-cherished dream to create a pirate story. In a conversation with Takehiko Inoue, he revealed that he was always wondering why there were no cartoons with pirates as the theme. "At most, I only know that there is an animation called Hokkaido Little Hero. I thought that when a boy grows up to a certain age, he should want to go out to sea for treasure. Isn’t the thought of going out to sea exciting? In that case, how can no one draw the story of pirates? " Eiichiro Oda further explained: "I wanted to read pirates’ cartoons since I was a child. At that time, I told myself that if I had to draw, I would definitely draw pirates’ stories. No matter whether the work can be sold or not, I will choose it because I am psychologically prepared. I just want to see it myself! "

　　The fate of Takehiko Inoue.

　　"As long as the garbage is hidden in the dark, the world will naturally look like a song and dance." — — One Piece

　　In 1997, it was a watershed in Eiichiro Oda’s life. It was in this year that Eiichiro Oda created the pirate cartoon Romance Dawn》— — This short cartoon ended in one sentence is the creation prototype of One Piece, and this name was later used as the subtitle in the first sentence of One Piece. Of course, although the protagonists of the two cartoons are both called Luffy, their personalities are totally different and their plots are different.

　　It is also because of the creation of One Piece that Eiichiro Oda and Takehiko Inoue, both cartoonists, formed an indissoluble bond. In 1997, before the comic serial was officially started, a magazine made a survey of celebrities’ concern about comics. At that time, Takehiko Inoue recommended One Piece, and he commented that "this author trusted his work very much". Excited, Eiichiro Oda specially photocopied this sentence and posted it in his studio.

　　Fate certainly doesn’t stop there. There is a second-hand clothing store in the most prosperous "Shangtong" in Kumamoto Prefecture, where Eiichiro Oda once sold clothes with friends. After winning the Jump Newcomer Award, Eiichiro Oda and the clerk in the store said, "I’m going to be a cartoonist!" As a result, the clerk told him, "If you succeed, you will be the second famous cartoonist here." The clerk told Eiichiro Oda that the first one was Kazuo Cheng (Takehiko Inoue’s pen name). "He used to work here."

　　Perhaps because it was so surprising and felt that it was meant to be, Eiichiro Oda specially asked the editor to recommend himself as Takehiko Inoue’s assistant. Unfortunately, he was rejected by the phrase "There is no shortage of people now".

　　To draw a manuscript

　　Sleep at 2 o’clock and start at 5 o’clock.

　　"If I retreat, all the vows and agreements I once valued will disappear, and then I will never come back to this place."

　　— — One Piece

　　Eiichiro Oda, as a cartoonist, has always been extremely serious and earnest. What he is most praised for is that he has insisted on hand painting for nearly 20 years and almost never asked his assistant to help him draw cartoons. Perhaps it is because of this serious reason that fans will follow as always.

　　In an interview, Eiichiro Oda revealed: "I sleep for 3 hours every day from 2 am to 5 am. Just one day after painting the manuscript, you can rest and sleep all day. " And this schedule is exactly the same as a few years ago. "Sleep for three hours every day, and then make up one day’s sleep every week, so I have persisted for more than ten years."

　　This is exactly the case. In order to complete this set of cartoons with a huge number of fans, in the past 20 years, Eiichiro Oda has lived a life of arranging role dialogues from Monday to Wednesday, drawing from Thursday to Saturday, coloring on Sunday and completing other things every week.

　　Whenever he encounters a creative bottleneck, Eiichiro Oda is even more ruthless in "taking a radical approach without leaving himself a backward path". So hard work and persistence, it is no wonder that we got the title of "iron-blooded model worker".

　　Of course, Eiichiro Oda was hospitalized for tonsillar abscess in 2013 because he was full of comics and didn’t care about his health. He also specially left a message saying: "It’s a mistake, because I have been patient, so the situation has deteriorated. Now I need treatment. It’s rare to have a new development next time. I hope everyone can see it soon."

　　In the past two years, Eiichiro Oda’s physical condition is even worse than before. He once complained to cartoonist Taiy? Matsumoto that it is a little hard to draw 19 pages a week now, and it seems difficult to continue according to the previous work intensity.

　　Ota Studio is full of "Pirate Sense"

　　"One day, I will gather a group of friends who are not lost to these people and find the world’s first treasure. I want to be one piece!" — — One Piece

　　Although Eiichiro Oda is also full of popularity because of One Piece, on reflection, it is obvious that the understanding of this famous author is still quite limited — — After all, a lot of information is rarely made public.

　　However, last year, a Japanese media unveiled the legendary ODA studio by video, and the most impressive thing was the bathroom here.

　　As can be seen from the video, the most eye-catching of this studio, which bears countless fans’ expectations, is obviously all kinds of hand-made models and game machines, and there is also a huge steering wheel with marine attributes on the wall. The most impressive bathroom is simply decorated in a pure ocean style, and there is a great white shark directly above the toilet, which is full of "pirate feeling".

　　On November 7th, 2004, Eiichiro Oda married model Inaba Qianqiu, who once played the young Nami in the Japanese animation carnival Jump Festa, and they had two children after marriage. According to Eiichiro Oda, he actually likes painting animals and eating Mexican food, and his favorite person is the real pirate Blackbeard, who is also a fan and likes rapper eminem.

　　Of course, fans must be most concerned about One Piece — — Especially when this long-distance running work will be finished. Since 2016, there have been more and more news about the coming to an end of One Piece. After all, this comic book, which has been serialized since 1997, is about to turn 20. In June 2015, One Piece was also recognized by Guinness World Records as "a series of comics with the largest circulation by a single author" and is currently the highest circulation Japanese comic in the world.

　　Eiichiro Oda once said that the final chapter would be very interesting, and he was not worried that the story would be boring at all. In fact, his only concern was whether his physical strength would last until the end after years of high-intensity work.

　　Beijing Morning Post reporter He An ‘an

　　Eiichiro Oda

　　Japanese cartoonist, the author of the famous cartoon One Piece. Since 1997, the comic book One Piece has been serialized. Up to now, One Piece is the only serial cartoon he created. In addition to One Piece, he also wrote Hope! Eiichiro Oda’s Short Stories, Romantic Dawn, Across Times, Gourmet! The Taste of Devil’s Fruit and other works.