thank you for attending our one piece jinbei n brook talkstream! it's always a pleasure to draw hot old men! i also got to draw baby 5! also a misc doodle (this was a scrapped poster idea)
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happy birthday nikaido :)
this feng shui shit is no joke man. my uncle was killed by bad feng shui. yeah. the chi got him. no stability, no protection, no hope.
i really love that zoro doesn't have a super traumatizing backstory, unlike his counterparts in other anime series whose stoic demeanor is attributed to experiencing immense hardship as a kid. zoro is just a less emotional guy, doesn't need an explanation
I love covers where the crew gets to be fashionable.
Diving into some fun details, Oda did a neat thing where all of the crew share something with some of the others but nobody has all of them. It gives the cover a cohesive feeling without it being too matchy-matchy.
Zoro and Nami share a color scheme. Zoro also shares the turquoise accessories with Usopp and Sanji, and the plain accessories with Luffy. Luffy shares the floral print with Nami and Usopp. Sanji’s turquoise shoes match Nami’s nail polish. Everyone except for Usopp has something in their hands.
Someone please get the Live Action cast to recreate this cover.
What’s with the dog motif for Garp? I guess not every captain necessarily has a ship that strictly matches their theme, but Garp’s dog thing is pretty consistent across everything he touches for these early appearances, and then completely disappears. Oh god, is it a Big Dog reference? This was exactly the era of peak Big Dog. I don’t know if Big Dog was a thing in Japan but it combines a few characteristics of things that I associate with Japanese fashion of the 90s, which is animals, character goods, and clothes with odd slogans.
I really like this moment for Franky. Not only does have the balls to threaten to shoot an elephant, but he’s able to draw on his shared experience with Robin to galvanize her into fighting back without being demeaning or patronizing. It’s not super flashy, but I feel like it really fits with that sort of rough and tumble leadership he would have used to unite Water 7′s underworld.
Plus he then gets to actually, you know, throw said elephant on Spandam, but that’s the little cherry on top
its 2023 and what a time for my fav squad to be back.
Brook just wants a little bromance!
March 9 — Franky’s birthday! Official illustration by One Piece animator Takashi Kojima!
