Tite Kubo, the creator of Bleach and Burn the Witch, once declared he "hated" One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda on a Japanese public radio show.sandman (@sandman_AP) shared the information on Twitter. In 2021, Oda talked about Kubo announcing "I hate Oda" on the radio. The One Piece creator didn't take it as a personal diss and instead complemented Kubo for his artistic talents. As the tweet mentions, Kubo drew an illustration of Monkey D. Luffy for the 10th-anniversary book, One Piece 10th Treasures, released in 2007.
Kubo's Declaration Was Made in Jest
Twitter user Craftsdwarf Fantasia (@Craftsdwarf) provided more context to Kubo's "controversial" statement. When Kubo's editor told him to make his manga more like One Piece, he responded with an exaggerated declaration of hate towards his fellow mangaka. The radio program hosts laughed after Kubo made his comical response, making it clear Kubo was joking around. Just like Kubo, Oda has also publicly expressed his frustration with editors. Oda revealed that early in his career, an editor told him his girls weren't "cute."
While Oda is preparing for the final story arc of One Piece, Kubo concluded the story of Bleach on Aug. 22, 2016. However, the anime series produced by Studio Pierrot ended its original run in 2012 without adapting the last storyline in the series. Ten years later, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War is now its own animated series, giving anime fans the proper conclusion to Bleach that they've been waiting a decade for.
Despite the hype for Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, an animator working on the One Piece anime believes the pirate-themed series will deliver bigger thrills than any other anime released this year. Engaging in the same friendly banter that Kubo once did to Oda. In addition to Kubo, Oda also had a friendly rivalry with Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto while working on their respective weekly series for Weekly ShÅnen Jump.
One Piece is available on multiple streaming services such as Crunchyroll, Netflix and Tubi.
Source: Twitter