Eiichiro Oda

Japanese manga artist (born 1975)

Eiichiro Oda (尾田 栄一郎, Oda Eiichirō, born January 1, 1975) is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his artwork in One Piece.[1]

Since November 7, 2004, Eiichiro Oda has been married to Chiaki Inaba (稲葉ちあき, Inaba Chiaki), a former model and actress whom he met in 2003 during Jump Festa 2004. Oda and Inaba have had two daughters; the eldest was born in mid-2006 and the youngest in 2009.

Eiichiro Oda owns a manor alongside his workplace in Jiyugaoka (自由が丘, Jiyūgaoka), a wealthy neighborhood located in southern Meguro, in Tokyo Metropolitan area.  Oda adquised this home shortly after his marriage. His wife and daughters lives here.

Early life

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Oda was born in Kumamoto in Kumamoto Prefecture. At age 4, he wanted to be a manga artist.[1]

Career

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In 1997, One Piece was published in Weekly Shōnen Jump.[2]

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