Oda reveals that he had no grand plans for one of the most beloved straw hats

This article contains spoilers for the One Piece series.

a piece is the world's best-selling manga, and has held that position for a long time. Oda's magnum opus has been running for more than 28 years, with no signs of slowing down anytime soon, although the final saga has already begun. At center stage in this series, of course, are the Straw Hat Pirates. without them, a piece It won't be like it is now.

Despite all of that, Oda revealed how he had no plans for a major Straw Hat, and that member is Nefertari Vivi, Princess of Arabia. Oda didn't have any big plans for her at first and made a lot of decisions about her on the spot, which has intrigued many fans..

Oda was not going to make Vivi the princess of Arabia

Vivi was made into a princess with her hair down

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a piece Fans may think that Oda always wanted Vivi to be a princess, but that couldn't be further from the truth. Nefertari Vivi, while not currently sailing with the Straw Hat Pirates, is in every sense of the word their crew. Both Oda and fans consider her part of the team, and many believe she will eventually take her rightful place during the final saga.

all over that, Vivi was almost never going to be a relevant characterWhich is very shocking. Vivi was only supposed to be an agent of Baroque WorksProbably forgotten later. But as Oda pulls her hair down, he begins to paint a different vision for her. He said it made her look like a princess. This is how many Arab-like arcs were created.

Vivi was introduced as an agent of Baroque Works, but I had no idea of ​​her setup beyond that. When I put her hair down, she looked like a princess. What if she was the princess of Alabasta? That's how I started thinking about the Alabasta Arch. – Ichiro Oda

The choices Oda made at that time had a huge impact on the story, especially the final saga. Where Vivi and Nefertari's family is incredibly important to the plotEspecially when it comes to emu and world government.

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With Oda many elements of a piece are pre-planned, some are made up on the spot

Along with Vivi, Supernova was also decided on the spot

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Many One Piece fans admire Oda for his skill in foreshadowing And set up future events in the series. While the accolades are certainly due, Oda has also shown how good he is at improving on the spot.

A great example of this is the character of Vivi, but it doesn't stop there. Supernova, which became so important for the one-piece post time-skip, was a last-minute creation by Oda, and a brilliant one at that. hopefully, Oda also continues to make exciting last-minute additions to the story.

One Piece Chapter 1158 will be out next week. As usual, a piece is dropping on Sunday. In Japan, a piece falls on Monday at 12am JST. However, most international readers will see the chapter available on August 31st. The official release date of One Piece Chapter 1158 is August 31, 2025. Fans can read the chapter for free on Manga Plus.

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Release date

October 20, 1999

network

Fuji TV

directors

Hiroaki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Ito, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko Ikeda, Ryota Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kakudou, Takahiro Noimauji, Tokahiro, Enoji Maudo Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke Onishi, Junichi Fujise, Hiroyuki Satou

The authors

Jin Tanaka, Akiko Inoue, Junki Takegami, Shinzo Fujita, Shouji Yonemura, Yoshiyuki Suga, Atsuhiro Tomioka, Hirohiko Usaka, Michiru Shimada, Isao Murayama, Takuya Masumoto, Yoichi Takahashi, Momoka Toyoda

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    Mayumi Tanaka

    Monkey d. Luffy (voice)

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    Kazuya Nakai

    Roronoa Zoro (voice)


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