In a current interview, Eiichiro Oda revealed that he initially declined a proposal to adapt his one-shot MONSTERS into an anime greater than a decade in the past.

Oda recounted that greater than ten years in the past, throughout both Leap Festa or an Anime Tour, he acquired a proposal to animate MONSTERS. Nonetheless, he turned down the supply, as his major concern was that followers of One Piece won’t recognize a standalone story from his early profession.

“…approach again earlier than this adaptation occurred, greater than 10 years in the past, was it at Leap Festa or an Anime Tour? There had been a proposal to animate MONSTERS. However I declined it at the moment. I assumed it wouldn’t be enjoyable to indicate the viewers, who have been wanting ahead to ONE PIECE, one thing I created after I was youthful (LOL).“

He elaborated on his thought course of by sharing a private anecdote. He recalled attending an anime tour for Akira Toriyama, and feeling delighted to see one in every of Toriyama’s previous one-shot tales tailored into an anime.

Regardless of this, Oda shared that he couldn’t think about One Piece followers feeling the identical approach about MONSTERS again then.

The anime adaptation discussions resurfaced after the completion of the Wano Nation Arc in One Piece, which had established connections to the Thriller Bark Arc.

Based on Oda, this was excellent time to offer the inexperienced gentle for the difference, as he considered MONSTERS as a becoming One Piece substory.

“I simply gave my go-ahead, however I didn’t actually clarify the connection to ONE PIECE with them, however then on the storyboard that they despatched me, Zoro appeared on the finish, and I assumed, ‘Yeah, that’s excellent’,” he added.

The anime adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s ‘MONSTERS‘ manga, titled MONSTERS: 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation, premiered on Netflix on Jan 22, 2024.

The anime was helmed by Sunghoo Park, recognized for guiding Jujutsu Kaisen season 1 and Jujutsu Kaisen 0.

The manufacturing of the anime was dealt with by E&H Manufacturing.

MONSTERS is a one-shot manga by Eiichiro Oda, initially featured within the 1994 Shonen Leap Autumn Particular. Later, it was reprinted in 1998 as a part of “Wished!,” a compilation of Oda’s pre-One Piece works.

As part of the One Piece 100 We Are ONE celebration, a voice comedian adaptation of “MONSTERS” was produced. The difference was launched in two components on the Leap Comics Channel on September 6–7, 2021.

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