Twitter user @sandman_AP has summarized an interview Oda did for “Super Kabuki 2 One Piece Grand Live,” a live-action play based on the manga. It was there Oda touched upon the franchise’s end, and you can check out the fan-translator’s comments below:
“Oda already has [had] the idea of how One Piece will end ever since the first chapter. According to another interview in 2012, Oda said the final arc will be so amazing that it will make [the] Marineford War arc look like nothing.”
In the past, Oda has admitted he’s working towards an ending for One Piece that’s been mapped out for some time. Fuji TV announcer Daijiro Enami told fans earlier this year he’s heard from Oda about the ending. The artist will not reveal any specifics about the story’s finale, but Enami did say Oda described the story’s final arc as “very cool.”
At the start of 2017, Oda told fans he was only 65% done with the series. There is still plenty of Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates to do moving forward. The manga is still in the midst of the ‘Whole Cake Island’ arc, and fans know the long-awaited ‘Wano Country’ arc will follow after. Oda has plenty of time to see Luffy become the King of the Pirates, and fans can expect One Piece’s final hurrah to be a truly epic one if it can beat out the iconic ‘Marineford’ arc.
Here is the trailer of the One Piece series most recent films, One Piece Gold! Watch it now down below!
One Piece Gold Synopsis: The glittering Gran Tesoro, a city of entertainment beyond the laws of the government, is a sanctuary for the world’s most infamous pirates, Marines, and filthy rich millionaires. Drawn by dreams of hitting the jackpot, Captain Luffy and his crew sail straight for the gold. But behind the gilded curtains lies a powerful king whose deep pockets and deeper ambitions spell disaster for the Straw Hats and the New World alike.