Eiichirou Oda

Birth: January 1, 1975

Age: 49

Gender: Male

Blood Type: A

Hometown: Kumamoto, Japan

Years Active: 1997 ~ Present

Favorite Animal: Big gentle dogs
Favorite Mangaka: Akira Toriyama
Favorite Music: '70s soul music
Favorite Real-Life Pirate: Edward Teach (Blackbeard)
Favorite Video Game: Puyo Puyo
Trivia:

• Oda is married to Chiaki Inaba, who had played Nami during Jump Festa One Piece stage performances.
• In a recent Japanese fan poll, Oda is currently ranked the 48th Most Popular Character in One Piece, despite the fact that he has never included himself in any issue of the manga (excluding SBS).
• He voiced the character "Odacchi" (オダッチ) in a soccer-themed short that aired with the 3rd One Piece Movie. "Odacchi" is Oda's nickname, and he played soccer when he was younger.
• Oda is a fan of rapper Eminem, filmmaker Quentin Tarantino and Tim Burton.
• Oda's 3 favorite movies are Seven Samurai, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Young Guns.
• According to Oda in an interview for US Shonen Jump, his favorite villain in One Piece is Buggy the Clown (he joked that he literally threw him together).