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What is the One Piece? Eiichiro Oda has put an answer to paper and hidden it 651m under the ocean.

Posted by moocow1452
Tags: eiichiro oda, alternate reality game, videos, one piece, source.youtube, short watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9M1UMj-vwE

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Title
『ONE PIECE』全世界累計発行部数6億部突破記念企画「ONE PIECEとは？」
Authors
ONE PIECE公式YouTubeチャンネル
Duration
2:10
Published
Mar 3 2026

7 comments

  1. [6]
    Well_known_bear
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    My gut reaction is that this feels like a bit of an unnecessary stunt. Oda has long maintained that he had a concrete idea of what the One Piece was from the outset, going as far as to confirm it...

    My gut reaction is that this feels like a bit of an unnecessary stunt.

    Oda has long maintained that he had a concrete idea of what the One Piece was from the outset, going as far as to confirm it was an actual object and not just 'the friends we made along the way'. Where's the need for this kind of stage magician showmanship when it's about to be revealed in the manga anyway?

    6 votes
    1. [5]
      stu2b50
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      It's fun thing to do? Does it need more of a reason?

      It's fun thing to do? Does it need more of a reason?

      9 votes
      1. [4]
        Well_known_bear
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        Sure. My thinking was more that it feels odd to play up the 'we have the answers planned out in advance!' angle. I mean, that's what the readers have assumed all along (based on the author's own...

        Sure. My thinking was more that it feels odd to play up the 'we have the answers planned out in advance!' angle. I mean, that's what the readers have assumed all along (based on the author's own earlier comments), right?

        I guess someone could dive down there and find out early...

        2 votes
        1. [3]
          stu2b50
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          I feel like that’s overthinking it. One piece is a series about pirates trying to find treasure. For one piece fans, nothing could be as important as to how the series presumably ends, or at least...

          I feel like that’s overthinking it. One piece is a series about pirates trying to find treasure. For one piece fans, nothing could be as important as to how the series presumably ends, or at least what the central mystery of the one piece resolves to.

          It’s a cute stunt to put that in a chest literally on the sea floor. A fan will watch the video and go “how neat”. And that’s about it.

          11 votes
          1. [2]
            Well_known_bear
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            That's fair. I feel like the long serialisation and all the elaborate backstories and theories really have me overthinking everything about this series!

            That's fair. I feel like the long serialisation and all the elaborate backstories and theories really have me overthinking everything about this series!

            1 vote
            1. thereticent
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              Haha, it makes sense. I've watched quite a bit of this insanely long series, and it never occurred to me to check out a fan community or question whether the One Piece is predetermined. So for me,...

              Haha, it makes sense. I've watched quite a bit of this insanely long series, and it never occurred to me to check out a fan community or question whether the One Piece is predetermined. So for me, this teaser is the first time hearing that!

              2 votes
  2. Protected
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    I haven't paid any attention to One Piece in many years, but is this going to be like Harry Potter, where "the last chapter has been written since the beginning" and it ended up feeling crappy and...

    I haven't paid any attention to One Piece in many years, but is this going to be like Harry Potter, where "the last chapter has been written since the beginning" and it ended up feeling crappy and dated?

    1 vote