Talk:One Piece

"He was also inspired by The Wizard of Oz, claiming not to endure stories where the reward of adventure is the adventure itself, opting for a story where travel is important, but even more important is the goal.[5]"

Source says "Akashiya also asked Oda about the goal of the main characters in the story, the titular "One Piece" treasure. Akashiya asked if the treasure was "family bonds," and Oda replied, "No, I hate that kind of thing." Oda elaborated, saying, "That's like the ending of The Wizard of Oz, which I watched when I was a kid. Adventuring that long, and having the adventure itself be the treasure, is really dissatisfying. Those kinds of stories are impossible. It feels like, 'I've gone on this long adventure, so give me the treasure!'""

I'm not sure this counts as 'being inspired by', even if we included being inspired to do the opposite out of spite---it seems more like Oda brought up the Wizard of Oz as an example because of the interviewer's question. He certainly does not clearly state that he was inspired to make the treasure at the end of the journey more important than the journey itself because of The Wizard of Oz or as a result of his childhood frustration with it. (The article right now also seems a bit misleading about the story of The Wizard of Oz, lol.)

Not sure if I think this can be edited into something relevant, informative, and correct; or if it should be completely removed from the article. Suggestions? Butter no parsnips (talk) 04:03, 16 July 2024 (UTC) [reply ]

@Butter no parsnips: I reworded and moved the sentence to the conclusion section to make it more accurate to what the source actually says. Thanks for pointing this out. Xexerss (talk) 04:23, 16 July 2024 (UTC) [reply ]

Do have the actual source where the paragraph came from? MagmaAdmiral (talk) 16:52, 26 November 2024 (UTC) [reply ]

The One Piece should honestly be categorized as a Science Fantasy franchise. EmperorAlexander99 (talk) 12:53, 28 July 2024 (UTC) [reply ]

change Merchandise, The brand made more than 1ドル billion in retail sales in Japan by 2004. to: The brand has made more than 1ドル billion in retail sales. In addition it has had many large brand collaborations with brands like Uniqlo, Seiko, and Gucci ^[1] Marcellious13 (talk) 22:42, 30 September 2024 (UTC) [reply ]

That seems like greatly outdated information, if it was back in 2004. David A (talk) 07:04, 1 October 2024 (UTC) [reply ]

Indeed. Given its age and the fact that the 'Merchandise' subsection consisted of the one sentence, I went ahead and moved the info to the 'Sales' subsection. Also, @Marcellious13:,  Not done for now:: your provided source said nothing about Seiko or Gucci. Please provide reliable sources for all information you'd like to added to the article. DrOrinScrivello (talk) 19:19, 3 October 2024 (UTC) [reply ]

Hello there. Could someone please add the first volume cover and plot to the article. Please reply! Thanks! 186.124.137.27 (talk) 02:28, 5 February 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

It is not obligatory to use the cover of the first volume for the infobox nor to place the story of this one (if this is what you mean). If you mean to include the entire plot of One Piece so far, keep in mind that it's over 1100 chapters, so it would be difficult to make a concise section of it, which is what the article requires. Xexerss (talk) 05:21, 5 February 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

The Spanish-language article has a very concise plot of the entire series. We could use that one. What do you say? Please reply! Thanks! 186.124.137.27 (talk) 02:09, 7 February 2025 (UTC) [reply ]

I wouldn't call eleven paragraphs resuming each arc of the series "concise". The idea is to summarize the plot of the series, not each story arc one by one. Xexerss (talk) 04:19, 7 February 2025 (UTC) [reply ]