I know double post and all but Sandman wrote a summary of Shimabukuro manga about Oda.
- Shimabukuro (Toriko's author) considers he is level 5 mangaka and Oda is level 99 or more.
- Oda talked with Shimabukuro very politely when they first met. This was because Oda was worried that he would speak in his Kumamoto-dialect accidentally if he talked casually.
- Before his debut as a mangaka, Oda shouted in a party that he felt like playing Final Fantasy when his manga was rejected by edtors' meeting
- When Shimabukuro's manga chapter 1 ranked 1st in Jump, Oda sent him a message to celebrate via FAX. Shimabukuro still owns the message from Oda now.
- Both Oda and Shimabukuro regret that they should have used a pen-name instead of their real name.
- Shimabukuro says he receives manga energy from Oda every time they meet.
- Shimabukuro once asked Oda for his autograph and message to encourage Shimabukuro's little sister who was hospitalized in 2003.
Oda gladly drew it for him. Shimabukuro says he can't forget his sister's voice in joy when she received it.
- Oda doesn't have a chief assistant since he thinks having a chief assistant between Oda and normal assistants would complicate their relationships.
- Oda says he feels more clear headed with less than 2 hours' sleep...
- Shimabukuro says Oda has been full of confidence and has not lost any energy toward manga since they met for the first time.
- Shimabukuro's message to Oda in the last page:
"Oda-san, congratulations for the 20th anniversary of ONE PIECE!!
Be sure to keep running with Straw Hats the legendary sea route which no one has ever stepped into before!!
(Take care of your health!!) ___Shimaboo (nickname) as your friend/brother-in-arms/fan"
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