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One Piece has set a benchmark in the world of anime with its success. From holding a Guinness record to bagging International accolades, the franchise is soaring high. Eiichiro Oda’s backbreaking efforts behind the series’ success paid off. However, his perfectionism extends beyond the manga, especially with the conception of this villain in the film.
Luffy in a still from the film | Credit: Toei Animation During the conception of characters in the film One Piece Film: Strong World, Oda felt the need to take matters into his own hands. This holds especially true for Shiki The Golden Lion’s character in the film, as he later revealed in an interview.
Shiki’s initial creation as the villain in the One Piece movie had a rough start.
It is a known fact that Eiichiro Oda strives for perfection. Be it characters or the storyline, he is known for pushing his limits. His zeal for perfection extends to his film One Piece: Strong Worlds, where he conceptualized Shiki’s character. As opposed to the first nine films of the franchise, the mangaka involved himself immensely in this project.
Shiki the Golden Lion in a still from the film | Credit: Toei Animation One hurdle that Oda faced while working on the film was Shiki’s character. The concept and development of this character were unplanned. Shiki is one of the former members of Rocks Pirates and also the first Pirate to escape Impel Down. He’s one of the strongest characters who is only mentioned but not featured in the anime.
In an interview with OnePiecePia, Oda revealed his initial problems during Shiki’s creation in the film. He quoted:
When I thought about Shiki being featured in a movie, that was just one of the things I had to handle myself, I worried that there would be some issues if a character in a position of such power appearing for the first time was handled by any other writer. However, I was pretty confident I could use him if I would be handling it and since it was a special occasion anyway, in order to make a really cool film I thought the movie deserved a villain with a hefty reputation as well.
However, the mangaka’s involvement in the film had more to do with the crew and less to do with Shiki’s character. Furthermore, his involvement in the film turned out to be fruitful for the franchise.
Eiichiro Oda’s supervision flourished the movie’s success.
Strong World is one of the best films of the One Piece franchise. Apart from being one of the best films of the franchise, it is the only film project that involves the mangaka. This film project differs from others in the franchise because of Oda’s involvement. As opposed to the previous films, Oda supervised and wrote the scripts for this one.
Nami in a still from the film | Credit: Toei Animation His insights and perspectives turned out to be fruitful for the film. Apart from garnering $61M, the movie won the Japan Academy Prize for its excellent animation. This, however, came at the cost of Oda’s stubbornness and his rift with the animators at Toei. The film did exceptionally well worldwide.
While Oda’s involvement and stubbornness don’t sit well with most fans, he is a visionary. This holds especially true regarding the film’s success. His extreme and painstaking efforts behind his manga’s success are truly commendable. His supervision and involvement in the film project proved to be fruitful in its success.
One Piece Film: Strong World is available for streaming on Netflix. The anime is available for streaming on Crunchyroll. The manga is available for reading on Viz Media.
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