Oda Designed a Special Tattoo for This ‘One Piece’ Live-Action Cast Member 

Eiichiro Oda is known to be an elusive figure who rarely makes public appearances. Very little is known about this mysterious mangaka who has obtained a God-like status among his fans.

However, fans were delighted when they saw the new stars gushing about their interactions with Oda sensei, and it was wholesome. The mangaka has also designed a tattoo for one of the cast members. So read further to find out who we are talking about.

1. Oda Designs a New One-Piece Inspired Tattoo for Taz Skylar 

Taz, in his interview with Serieously, revealed his new tattoo, designed by none other than Oda sensei. While Oda isn’t a professional tattoo artist, he has already designed some iconic tattoos for Ace, Nami, and Law.

Skylar revealed that he always wanted a One-Piece-inspired tattoo but was confused. That’s when Taz decided to ask our dear mangaka for help, and Oda agreed to his request. 

“When we went to have dinner with Oda in Japan, I wanted to get a One Piece tattoo for a while. There’s so much to choose from that I’m like, what’s the thing? Like, what is the one thing I want to get tattooed? So, I asked him if he could draw us something specific, draw this specifically for us to get.” And they received their tattoos when they got back from Japan.

According to Taz, each figure of the tattoo corresponds to a letter, and together, it spells ‘One Piece’. Pretty cool if you think about it, huh?

2. Skylar’s Black Belt Moment 

Taz Skylar’s dedication to his role has earned him a lot of affection from his fans. The man even decided to learn martial arts for One Piece.

He was determined to earn his black belt before the release of the series. And when he did, Taz got his black belt signed by Oda exactly on the day of release.

3. The ‘Eiji Aonuma’ Confusion!

The interview that Featured Taz Skylar featured a roulette format where he had to talk about the member that the wheel landed on. When fans observed the interview closely, they realized that the channel put the picture of ‘Eiji Aonuma’ instead of Oda.

This led to a series of memes and jokes, while other fans seemed offended at this “accident.”

4. Did Oda design tattoos for other cast members?

In the interview, Taz mentioned that Oda drew tattoos for “each of us.” Now, fans are excited since the sentence implies that Oda designed tattoos for each crew member.

While Skylar got himself inked, it is still unknown if the other crew members got their tattoos done or how their designs looked. Now, fans are interested in these designs, and hopefully, we get to see them sooner.

5. About One Piece

One Piece is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine since July 22, 1997.

The man who had acquired everything in this world, the Pirate King, is Gol D. Roger. The final words he said at the execution tower were “My treasures? If you want it, I’ll let you have it. Look for it; I left all of it at that place.” These words sent many to the seas, chasing their dreams, headed toward the Grand Line, in search of One Piece. Thus began a new age!

Seeking to be the greatest pirate in the world, young Monkey D. Luffy also heads toward the Grand Line in search of One Piece. His diverse crew is joining him along the way, consisting of a swordsman, marksman, navigator, cook, doctor, archaeologist, and cyborg-shipwright, this will be one memorable adventure.