One Piece is not just an anime, It is an emotion for every One Piece fan.
It has an infectious vibe about it, which makes you excited every time you get to spend more time with Straw Hat Pirates.
With its awesome plot, interesting arcs, great characters, and their backstories, One Piece can make you feel every possible human emotion.
So today, we have decided to make list of some of the Greatest facts about our favorite anime, One Piece.
From Author’s favorite devil fruit to what One Piece’s editor said about its ending. Here are our picks for 55 Notorious One Piece facts that every fan needs to know:
1 – 5 One Piece Facts:
1. Eiichiro Oda first wanted to name Sanji “Naruto”. Because the curly pattern of his eyebrows resembles that of Naruto. However, as the ninja manga Naruto was about to begin serialization in Shonen Jump, Oda had to change the name to prevent confusion among readers.
By the way, Naruto is a type of cured fish surimi produced in Japan.
2. Ace and Eiichiro Oda share their birthday on the same day which is on New Year’s Eve.
3. At the age of 4, Eiichiro Oda wanted to become a Mangaka so that he could avoid a real job. Damn talk about setting goals and cruising them.
4. One piece was supposed to be finished in 2002, because it originally planned to air only for 5 years. but fortunately, Oda changed his mind, because he enjoyed writing the one piece manga. and decided to continue and even today.
5. Robin and Ussop are the ones who give their crew haircuts.
6 – 10 One Piece Facts:
6. One Piece is the 3rd most selling comic of all time.
It is just behind DC’s Batman and Superman.
7. Zoro has one more hobby in addition to sleeping, training, and getting lost. That is flipping through new bounties and weapons.
8. In ONE PIECE 26th Log interview, Oda stated that Boa Hancock and Shirahoshi are the hardest characters for him to draw.
9. Robin is the only member of crew whom Luffy didn’t invite to join.
10. King round and Death are the two brands of Cigarettes that Sanji smokes.
11 – 15 One Piece Facts:
11. Oda revealed in an interview with Dragon Ball’s creator Akira Toriyama that his favorite character in One Piece is Gaimon.
12. According to Oda, Nami is the third smartest character in One Piece from east blue and just after Ben Beckman, Captain Kuro.
13. Oda revealed that he originally planned Zoro to be the bodyguard of Buggy.
14. If you pay close attention to the manga there is a character called Panda man. He appears in the background frequently.
15. In SBS volume 43, Oda confirmed that if Enel was a wanted pirate his bounty would be 500 million berries.
16 – 20 One Piece Facts:
16. In the One Piece anime, Garp stated that he has eaten 842 donuts without sleeping or taking a break because he was trying to beat a world record.
Who do you think holds the record ?
17. Nico Olivia is the archaeologist of Roger pirates. She was the one that left a message on Skypia, not Roger.
18. Throughout the battle at Marineford, White Beard received 267 sword wounds, 52 gunshots, and 46 Canon ball shots. But still, he had no scar on his back which shows that White Beard never ran from a fight in his entire life. And even after receiving 465 blows he died standing.
Truly one of the GOATS in the history of anime.
19. Ussop’s birthday is on April 1st(April fools day). It is perfect for Ussop considering his ability to fool people.
20. Big Mom has married 43 husbands and has had 46 sons and 39 daughters, although 2 of those sons (Moscato and Opera) appear to have died at her hands. She has been giving birth for 42 years straight.
No wonder she was named Big Mom by Oda sensei.
21 – 25 One Piece Facts:
21. Katakuri shares his voice actor with Joseph Joestar from the anime JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, who also possesses the ability to predict what his opponents will say; and with Sakata Gintoki from anime Gintama, who is also a glutton for sweet food.
And the legend who voiced these legends is Tomokazu Sugita.
22. Oda stated that One Piece chapter 597 is only the first half of the series.
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23. Luffy was the first anime character to appear in the Japanese fashion magazine, Non-no.
24. The Pirate king Gold D. Roger’s mustache is actually his long nose hair.
25. Universal Studio Japan has actually built a replica of the tombs of Ace and Whitebeard as a tribute to the series.
26 – 30 One Piece Facts:
26. Roger’s controversial execution was similar to Olivier Levasseur. Olivier is a famous pirate known for allegedly hiding a treasure and leaving behind a cryptogram regarding its whereabouts during his public execution.
27. Rosinante’s (Doflamingo’s Brother) act of burning down a hospital where doctors refused to treat Law was similar to a scene from The Dark Knight where Joker burned down a hospital.
28. If you combine the real names of Edward Newgate and Marshal D. Teach you will get Edward Teach the real name of the real Black Beard.
29. If Straw Hats were are real family Dad: Franky (Thug), Mom: Robin, First Son: Zoro, Second Son: Sanji (Punk), Daughter: Nami, Third Son: Usopp, Fourth Son: Luffy, Youngest: Chopper.
Source: SBS volume 43
30. Shimizu, the editor of One Piece stated in the interview, Oda once told him, “So many audience[s] were moved at the story of Ace[‘s death?], but I’m pretty sure the ending of One Piece will be much more touching.”
31 – 35 One Piece Facts:
31. The 3 pre-time skip admirals are modeled after famous Japanese actors. Kizaru, Aokiji, Akainu are modeled after Kunie Tanaka, Yasuko Matsuda and Bunta Sugawara.
32. In this interview, Oda stated that “If Akainu became the protagonist, he is so strong that ONE PIECE would come to an end within a year.”
33. Ussop nose is slightly longer than Kaku’s.
34. Monet is based on the mythological creature Harpie.
35. As of 2020, One Piece has sold over 420 million copies.
36 – 40 One Piece Facts:
36. The world government was ready to pay 5 billion barries for Ope Ope no mi.
37. The net worth of the One Piece franchise is over 20.9 billion USD.
38. The name of Shanks sword is Gryphon.
39. Every devil fruit has a swirly pattern on it. The reason for this is to distinguish them from other fruits.
40. Bell-mère name means stepmother in French.
41 – 45 One Piece Facts:
41. Edward Teach is Oda’s favorite Historical pirate.
42. Although they both look the same, Mozu and Kiwi are not twins, they have birthday’s on different days.
43. The longest break that Oda took from One Piece is 4 weeks.
If you ask me, Every One Piece fan(including me) should be grateful for Oda for keeping his life on line for our joy.
44. The Guinness Book of World Records recognized Oda for “most copies published for the same comic book series by a single author” in 2014. At that time One Piece sold over 320 million copies.
45. One Piece has been the best selling manga in Japan for 11 years continuously from 2007 to 2018.
46 – 50 One Piece Facts:
46. One Piece has been the best selling manga in Japan for 11 years continuously from 2007 to 2018.
47. There is a crossover featuring Dragon Ball and One Piece characters called Cross Epoch. It is a collaborative work between Akira Toyirama and Eiichiro Oda.
48. In Japan, there a theme park based on One Piece called Tokyo One Piece Tower.
49. When asked about which Devil Fruit power does Oda want in real life. Oda preferred he would have Robin’s power so that he could draw quicker.
50. Zoro’s sword style is Japanese and Brook’s sword style is English.
51 – 55 One Piece Facts:
51. If you’re not able to get enough of One Piece then this is for you. Eiichiro Oda also writes Data books which give us a deeper look at several aspects of One Piece. This data books has information that isn’t mentioned in Manga or Anime.
52. Chopper was originally supposed to be a Zebra Reindeer smoking cigars.
Thank God ! Oda-san evolved.
53. Despite Luffy being the main main protagonist, Nami is the first main character to appear onscreen in the anime.
54. With a staggering amount of $94,684,223 One Piece: Stampede is the 15th most highest-grossing anime movie of all time.
55. In a Comicon interview, Oda confirmed that in the final arc of One Piece there will an character with an eye patch.
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