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Eiichiro Oda Was Inspired by His Bar Nights to Create Bon Clay and Kamabakka

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If you've ever wondered where One Piece's most fabulous character came from, the answer involves drinks, a punk voice actor and a question Eiichiro Oda released in the middle of the night: "Is it a man or a woman?"The story, told by Kazuki Yao himself—Franky's voice—in a 2018 interview, is a trip to Japan's most alternative bars and an example of how a crazy night can end up in the creation of an entire kingdom.Yao's plan: a bar night, but not j…
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If you've ever wondered where One Piece's most fabulous character came from, the answer involves drinks, a punk voice actor and a question Eiichiro Oda released in the middle of the night: "Is it a man or a woman?"The story, told by Kazuki Yao himself—Franky's voice—in a 2018 interview, is a trip to Japan's most alternative bars and an example of how a crazy night can end up in the creation of an entire kingdom.Yao's plan: a bar night, but not j…

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Qué! broke the news on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
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