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The famous manga artist Eiichiro Oda net worth is $280 million as of December 2023.

He is one of the rich manga artists. He is known as the creator of the world-famous manga One Piece.

His blockbuster manga series ‘One Piece’ has circulated 490 million copies around the world, making him one of the best-selling fiction authors.

Following the success, his anime series aired its 1000th episode on November 2021.

The most expensive manga of all time is One Piece Volume 1 Shiny Holo Edition. The price ranges from $2,000 to $4,999.99 depending on the condition.

Eiichiro Oda | Quick Facts

Here are some of the facts about famous author Eiichiro Oda. 

Eiichiro Oda | Net Worth and Income

Known as the richest manga artist, Eiichiro Oda’s net worth is $280 million.

His series One-Piece contributes the highest to his income.

The series has been adapted into various animated movies that involve him as an executive producer.

His best-selling movie One Piece-Stampe (2019) grossed  $93 million at the box office. 

Eichiro Oda makes $71,500 per day and $26 million per year.

His main source of income is manga creation. He is also involved in costume designing, creature designing, and story writing.  

The One-Piece manga series has managed to be no. 1 on the Oricon chart since 2008.

The first volume to appear on the no. 1 list was volume 50th which was shipped on June 16, 2008.

As of July 2021, the manga crossed 490 million circulations, out of which 400 million are circulated in Japan while 90 million are circulated in at least 57 other countries. 

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Eiichiro Oda | Houses

The world-renowned manga artist has a mansion in Kumamoto city. His mansion has weird and quirky stuff, such as a crane game, a bar with a popcorn machine, and a small train on the balcony.

He even has his studio inside his mansion. The door to his office has a unique handle, and it’s shaped like the helm of a ship.

Similarly, his office is filled with books, action figures, memorabilia, trophies, and more.

The manga genius has a crazy work schedule. He works from 5 AM to 2 AM with only three hours of sleep on an average day. He doesn’t take the weekends off and works very hard.

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Eiichiro Oda | Lifestyle and Vacation

Lifestyle

In real life, Oda likes to keep his personal life private and doesn’t often appear on media. He doesn’t usually show his face on media.

As a celebrity, there are only a few pictures of him on the internet. Interestingly, Oda made his first appearance on Fuji TV, promoting One Piece Gold. 

He lives a secret life and doesn’t enjoy stardom. He likes to walk around freely, so he hides his face from the media.

Except for formal settings, he feels comfortable wearing casual, western-style clothing. 

He enjoys being a manga artist so much that he draws the majority of characters himself and prefers few assistants.

His art is always new and never copies and pastes old art, and he draws them from scratch even if they have been already illustrated.

He feels happiest when writing manga. On a weekly basis, he spends three days sketching and three days working on the final project. 

Moreover, Eiichiro Oda is a very hard-working person. Due to his intense work schedule, he has been hospitalized many times.

In 2013 Oda was diagnosed with a throat infection named peritonsillar abscess common to adults. 

Family and Relationship

Born on January 1, 1975, Oda is the youngest in his family. He has an older sister. He grew up in  Kumamoto city Japan.

His father was a salaryman who enjoyed oil painting as a hobby, and his mother was an ordinary housewife.

Unfortunately, Oda has never mentioned their name in the media. 

In 2002 Oda met Chiaki Inaba, a former actress, promotor, model, and race queen in Japan’s automobile racing sport.

They met at Jump Festastage performance where she was playing as Nami. After dating nearly for two years, they got married in 2004 and held a private wedding.

Inspiration

Eiichiro Oda had decided to become a manga artist at the age of four in order to avoid getting a real job. He read a lot of mangas, and the earliest he could remember is the one named ‘The Monster Kid.’

As he grew, his interest in weekly Shonen Jump became stronger. He started admiring Osamu Akimoto’s legendary gag series Kochikame and Yudetamago’s Kinnikuman.

But above all, he was inspired by Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball, which eventually inspired him to become a manga artist. 

His fascination for pirates was stimulated by the Japanese-Germany-Austrian animated series Vicky the Viking.

In his second year of junior high, he started creating manga seriously, generating concepts and designs that would later develop into popular manga One Piece.

He gave up sports during his freshmen year so he could fully focus on creating manga. 

Interest and Hobbies

Oda is a fan of 70’s soul music. He finds it relaxing. One of his favorites on the genre is Brook Benton. He also likes listening to western artists like Eminem, Avril Lavigne, and Bryan Adams. 

Besides music, he also likes watching movies in his spare time though he is not much a fan of watching TV.

Talking about his favorites, some of his favorite directors are Akira Kurosawa, Hayao Miyazaki, Quentin Tarantino, Tim Burton, Baz Luhrmann, and Masahiro Makino. 

Oda enjoys eating food and doesn’t particularly dislike any. Specifically speaking he enjoys eating meat. He recommends native foods of Kumamoto like horse sashimi and mustard lotus root. 

Vacation

To make up for his rigorous work schedule Oda and his family go on vacation abroad every year.

In 2019 Oda was caught enjoying a family vacation at Boracay, Philippines, by his fan. The average vacation cost at Boracay for a family of 4 is about $15,721. 

Eiichiro Oda | Charity 

Eiichiro Oda donated $8 million to Kumamoto Prefecture after it suffered a damaging earthquake in 2014.

The huge earthquake damaged the iconic Kumamoto Castle. He made the donations separately. First, he donated $5 million in Luffy’s name and $3 million in his own. 

He collaborated with the Pokemon Go team to raise funds for the Kumamoto revitalization project in 2019.

A Pikachu wearing a straw hat with a red ribbon was made available worldwide, while the straw hats statue was made in-game pokestops.

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Eiichiro Oda | Career

Eichiro Oda started his career at 17 with his work ‘Wanted.’ He won several awards, including second place in Tezuka Award. 

As a cash prize, he got $5,000 and recognition from many industry professionals. His work was published in Shueisha’s Ongoing Mezase Mangaka in early 1993.

He got a job at Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, where he started working as an assistant manga artist for Suizan Police Gang.

Then he moved to join Masaya Tokuhiro on Jungle King Tar-chan and Mizu no Tomodachi Kappaman, where he got his artistic style. 

At 19, he won Hop Step Award for new manga artist. He worked as an assistant for Nobuhiro Watsuki on Rurouni Kenshin.

His involvement reflects in the character Honjo Kamatari in Rurouni Kenshin.

He drew pirate-themed one-shot stories named ‘Romance Dawn,’ which featured Monkey D Luffy as the protagonist.

One Piece began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1997 and became best selling manga series of all time. 

Interesting Facts About Eiichiro Oda

• Eiichiro Oda is a fan of Stars Wars and has a life-size R2D2 in his office.
• The kind-hearted manga artist has dedicated a separate SBS (Shitsumon o Boshu Suru, I am Taking Questions) column in the manga for his fans.
• He reads all his fan’s letters and never discards any. He has rented out a separate place to store his fan letters.  

FAQs

How much does Eiichiro Oda make from One Piece?

Oda makes $26 million in a year through royalties, merchandising, licensing, and more.

Is Eiichiro Oda a Millionaire?

Yes, Eiichiro Oda’s net worth is $280 million, and he lives in a mansion.

How do I send a mail to Eiichiro Oda?

You can write an SBS letter in Japanese and post it to “SBS!! Usopp Gallery Pirates” Staff

SHUEISHA, Inc. JC ONE PIECE

P.O. Box 66

Kanda Post Office, Tokyo

119-0163, JAPAN

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