10 Things You Should Know About One Piece's Eiichiro Oda

Did you know in Anime?

• That the first ever TV series in Japan was Tetsuwan Atom, a.k.a. Astro Boy, based on the manga by Osamu Tezuka?
• That the AT Field in Evangelion is an actual term used in psychology, which refers to the mental barriers erected by autistic children?
• That there exist two movies by AIC (Bubblegum Crisis, Gall Force) which assemble many characters from their different series and that you can see Sylia Stingray in Super Deformed?
• That the Japanese clap prior to praying?
• That the most popular Sailor Moon character in Japan is Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury?
•  That manga forms a third of the printed material in Japan?

Naruto Fun Facts

1. Shino and Ino rhyme but of course you now know that from the first fact but did you ever notice that….Kabuto and Naruto rhyme?
2. Lots of Japanese people put their last names first like Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke, in English it's the first name first (lol,obviously), Rock Lee's last name is Rock---have you ever heard someone say his name as "Lee Rock"?
3. Everyone from the Sand Team has something on their back and it's essential for their battles.
4. GaaLee and ShikaTema are popular couples/pairings because Gaara saved Lee from Kimimaro and Temari saved Shikamaru from Tayuya, but why isn't KanKiba (KankuroxKiba) a popular couple if Kankuro saved Kiba from Sakon and Ukon?
5. In episode 1, when Sasuke and Naruto kissed Naruto didn't have his whiskers! Don't believe me? Watch it again!! It's so hilarious how everyone concentrates on that moment and puts it in their AMVs or profiles or make it their avatar but nobody ever noticed. XD
6. In the episode when Ino was talking to Chouji about girls not liking fat guys and guys not liking fat girls, Shikamaru winked at Ino when she was walking away, what was that about??X3
7. In the ending "Yellow Moon" all the girls have cell phones, yet cars and guns were invented before cell phones were invented, why aren't there any cars or guns? Or who cares, they'd ruin the anime anyways XD
8. When Sakura was in the Hidden Village of Tea and she was shopping, she saw keychains that looked exactly like Pakkun, Tonton, Gamabunta and Akamaru yet she didn't look surprised, she only commented that they were expensive.
9. In the Japanese version (original) Naruto's name is pronounced Na-ru-to, in the English version Naruto's name is pronounced Nar-u-to, isn't that a bit weird?
10. In the Japanese version (original) Konohamaru's name was pronounced KonohaMAru with the accent on the MA, in the English version (dubbed) Konohamaru's name was pronounced KonoHAmaru with the accent on the HA, isn't that a bit weird, too?
11. In the episode when Chouji almost dies and reads the words on the trees that the rest of the rescue team wrote he said "Hurry up and come" was Naruto and "We're all waiting" was Kiba, I don't think Naruto and Kiba are too different, how does he know?
12. Naruto's got the Kyuubi, Kiba has Akamaru, so shouldn't Naruto be more fox-like/dog-like? But in Shikamaru's rescue team, why was Kiba the only one that could smell blood and enemies?
13. Sasuke has purple lipstick in his second stage.XP
14. Kabuto is the name of a pokemon.
15. Does anyone notice that of all Konoha, Chouji has a pair of upside-down underwear with a metal plate on it as a headband? (No offense to Chouji fans)
16. We see Sakura and Ino do all sorts of things with their hair, in episode 3 Sakura was trying to make it look cute, in the Forest of Death Ino untied it to make it look attractive for Neji and later Sakura cut it, in the Chuunin Preliminaries Ino cut it and later put it into a bun. We never, ever see Tenten or Temari do anything with their hair.
17. Itachi means weasel or skunk.
18. Every sensei has lips (even Baki), except Kakashi, but we're not too sure of that.
19. Kisame's the name of that shark guy from the Akatsuki, right? Kisama means "damn you".
20. In episode 109, you get a quick glance of Sasuke's one-room house, it has a bed, a chair and a coffee table.
21. If the Chuunin exams were so full of excitement, wouldn't the Jounin exams be even more exciting? Too bad there was a time skip.
22. It's weird how Shino, Shikamaru, Ino, Chouji, Kiba, Naruto, Sasuke, Neji and Hinata have/had parents that are/were shinobis, Sakura's parents aren't shinobis (After the Forest of Death, her mom calls her to wake up), Tenten doesn't have parents and we don't even know if Lee has parents.
23. In the mission to the Village of Mist, Sasuke was eating such much he barfed, in the Mission to the Village of Tea he ran from the restaurant before the food was even served!!XD
24. So many guys seem to have an interest in make-up!! Kankuro puts purple make-up all over his face (For no reason and he looks ugly XD), Kiba put's make-up on his face (Which doesn't look too bad…Triangle power!!!XD), Chouji put's make-up on his face (Swirls WTF), Sakon/Ukon wears GREEN lipstick (Ew…), Sasuke at Stage Two wears purple lipstick (Orochimaru's really done it!!XD) and Gaara looks like he's wearing eyeliner.
25. Kakashi, Kabuto, Sakon, Ukon and Kimimaro all have grey hair AND K's in their names!XP
26. Asuma's chain smoker yet we never see him cough, Hayate always coughed yet we never saw him smoke.
27. In the episode where Naruto and Neji fight in the Chuunin Finals, in the flashback, we saw the Hyuuga family, nobody looked out-of-the-family which meant the Hyuugas married each other, which also means that Neji and Hinata are going to have to be forced to marry each other.
28. If Shikamaru's so lazy, why does he bother to tie up his hair in a spiky ponytail every morning?
29. On episode 21 or 22 we saw Sakura with curlers in her hair, though her hair isn't curly, what's up with that?

Did you know in anime?

• That Akemi Takada, the character designer for Orange Road, Creamy Mami, Patlabor and Urusei Yatsura, among others, used to be married to Kazunori Ito, script-writer for Patlabor, among others?
• That there is a museum for Osamu Tezuka, who is considered the father of manga?
• That on average, the Japanese take twenty minutes to read three hundred pages of manga?
• That the last names of the characters in Maison Ikkoku are those of subway stops in Tokyo?
• That Mononoke Hime became the highest grossing film of all time in Japan, above such classics like E.T.?
•  That Neon Genesis Evangelion was the first anime to win the Anime Grand Prix three times in a row?

Did you know in Anime?

• That the theme of three sisters is used very often in anime, and that in almost all cases some of their characteristics can be traced back to the Three Fates of the Greek mythology? Most notable examples include Urd, Belldandy and Skuld from Ah My Goddess, or Atropos, Lachesis and Clotho from Five Star Stories.
• That in Japan lovers write their initials under the picture of an umbrella, instead of inside a heart?
• That the story of Disney's Lion King is suspiciously similar to that of a much earlier work by Osamu Tezuka?
• That black cats are considered good luck in Japan?
•  That the Japanese believe males get nosebleeds if they are turned on?

Glossary of Anime Terms

Baka
The Japanese word for "idiot" or "fool".

Bishounen "beautiful young man" / Bishoujo "beautiful girl"
This term is very rarely used outside of anime. "bishounen" is usually only applied to very feminine, swishy male anime characters.

Chibi
"chibi" literally means "midget" and refers to anything small and cute.In anime, "chibi" refers to the super-deformed style of drawing. Characters with huge heads and itty bitty little bodies.

Cosplay
Short for "costume play". Dressing up as your favorite characters.

CG
Computer Graphics, or refering to anything in anime that is drawn digitally with 3D models.

Dojinshi
Literal meaning: same things, different people.
Fan produced itmes from similar storylines, especially fan drawn manga. Dojinshi is pretty much legal in Japan as it shows the makers of official manga how popular their work is. Fan works range from hand-made photocopies stapled together into booklets to the professionally bound works.

Ecchi
"is the Japanese pronunciation of the English letter "H", which in turn stands for "hentai". It means anything perverted, overly sexual, etc. Always in a negative context.

Fanfic
A story written by fans that involves characters from an existing anime series. Usually written in installments and published on the internet, the content ranges from continuations of the official story to improbable situations to erotica.

Fan Service
Anything used to please the audience that has nothing to do with the show. In anime, this is a "code word" for things like panty shots, close up of busts, etc. usually when the audience is predominately male.

Fansub
Fan-subtitled. The only way to find a translation of many less popular titles as well as surprising ones is through fansubbing. Generally, fansubbed items are distributed by copying freely, so poor quality copies are common. It is considered unethical and illegal to fansub a show which is being commercially translated.

Hentai
Refers to anything perverted, erotic, or sexual, always in a negative context. Words both as an adjective and a noun. Something can be described as "hentai," and you can also simply call someone a "hentai."

Hime "Princess"
This is a name suffix, added to the ends of names. (Ex: Mononokehime = Princess Mononoke). If used alone as a noun, not attached to a name, the term is usually "himesama" or "ohimesama."

Henshin
To transform.
This term generally refers to animes or manga that has characters transforming into their magical alter ego. (Ex. Sailormoon)

J-pop
Japanese popular music.

Japanimation
A term used to refer to Japanese animation.

Kawaii "cute"
Literally, "kawaii" means defenseless/pathetic, but these days refers to anything dripping of cuteness. Also used for "cute" as in "cute girl/boy.". It is common for American anime fans to overuse this word. If you are male, please realize that this makes you sound comically swishy.

Kodomo
Literally means child. In the anime world, this term refers to anime or manga that is specifically created with children under the age of 10 in mind. Some popular kodomo anime titles are Doraemon and Anpanman.

Lemon
mature content
This is not a Japanese term. It is a word invented by American anime fans to refer to anime and fan fiction with sexual content.

Lolita
A term used for hentai involving children. Lolita comes from the book Lolita in which a forty some year old man falls in love with a fourteen year old girl. Lolita hentai is popular among men in Japan.

Lime
Usually refers to fanfic that hints that a couple had sex.

Manga
Japanese comics
As of 1998, over 54% of all bound printed matter published in Japan was manga, with nearly 2.8 billion volumes printed annually. Manga is much more popular than anime in Japan. Almost all anime starts as manga, gains a following, and is then converted to anime. Note that "manga" is printed, "anime" is animated. The two terms cannot be interchanged.

Mecha
Big robots in anime.
This is not a Japanese term. It was invented originally by American anime fans to describe the big robots found in anime. Ironically, the term has caught on in Japan, and now some anime actually uses the term as well.

Megami-sama
A goddess. "megami" literally means "female god." "sama" is an honorary suffix usually attached to the end.

Manga-ka
A term used for a manga artist. Manga-ka is a difficult and much desired job in Japan unlike comic artists.

OAV
Stands for original animation video. Not part of a tv series, but not a movie.

Otaku "obsessive fan"
This is a dangerous word. It has been adopted by American anime fans to mean any sort of anime/manga fan. Some even use it with pride. Note that in Japan, "otaku" is a very very harsh insult. It is reserved only for people who never leave their houses (which is what otaku literally means), because they are too frightened of people. No hygeine, no people skills, no motivation, and usually very perverted and disgusting. Use with great care outside of America.

OST
Original SoundTrack - Soundtrack albums for the music in anime series.

OVA
A long, made for TV version of an anime series, usually 1-2 hours long. Occasionally seen on television, but usually released straight to video or DVD.

Omake
This term means "extra" in Japanese. In anime terms it usually refers to the silly stories, author notes, and alternative scenes found at the end of an anime series or manga.

Ronin
The Japanese term for a samurai without a master. Basically, they wandered around looking for work as a hired sword, and have a sort of cool, "lone gunslinger" image. Can also be used to describe students taking exams to a university. (ex. Keitaro from Love hina, Godai from Maison Ikkoku)

Regional Codes
A general DVD term, Regional Codes can be used to prevent the playback of certain discs depending on the geographical area it is played in. These codes were placed after various studios and home video companies supported these codes as a required part of current DVD standards. In doing so, they hoped to better control how DVD titles were exported to other countries. Regional codes can usually be found on the back of DVD packages inside the Regional Coding globe logo with the region number on it. In some cases, the Regional Code is spelled out.

The following is the regional breakdown.

Region 1 (R1) - The United States, United States territories, and Canada
Region 2 (R2) - Europe, Japan, the Middle East, Egypt, South Africa, and Greenland
Region 3 (R3) - Taiwan, Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Hong Kong
Region 4 (R4) - Mexico, South America, Central America, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, and the Caribbean
Region 5 (R5) - Russia, Eastern Europe, India, most of Africa, North Korea, and Mongolia
Region 6 (R6) - China

Raw
n the anime world, "raw" is the common term used for unsubbed anime.

Seiyuu
The Japanese voice actors/actresses in anime. This may include singers.

Shounen-ai
Boy love.
This term refers to anime or manga that deals with relationships between two male characters. It is generally thought of as being less explicit than yaoi. Examples may include Gravitation or Yami no Matsuei.

Yaoi
Any content that has boy-boy situations. Homosexual content.

Yuri
Literal meaning: lily.
In the anime world, this term is the equivalent of yaoi but for girls. In other words, it refers to anime/manga with girl-girl situations.

Categorization:

Josei
(n.) young woman.
Demographic indicator for anime and manga aimed at young women. One of the rarest forms of anime, a large proportion of josei anime/manga appears to fall under the category of "yaoi".

Shoujo
(n.) daughter; young lady; virgin; maiden; little girl.
Demographic indicator for anime and manga aimed at girls. However, among Western fans, it is often misinterpreted to mean "an anime with the stylistic qualities usually associated with shoujo".

Shounen
(n.) boys; juveniles.
Demographic indicator for anime and manga aimed at boys. The most obvious and common example of shounen is "fighting" anime, where extremely powerful warriors duke it out amongst each other with various forms of martial arts and superpowers.

Seinen
(n.) youth; young man.
Relatively uncommon in the west due to the emphasis on the male teen market, "seinen" is a demographic indicator for anime and manga aimed at a young adult male (college-aged) audience. They are intended for a more mature audience.

8 Interesting Anime Facts

1. The anime with the most episodes is Sazae-san - 6345 in total
2. In Japan more paper is used for printing manga than for making toilet paper.
3. In Japan more than forty new anime appear on television per week.
4. The Japanese believe males get nosebleeds if they are turned on.
5. Anime is so successful in Japan, that there are almost 130 voice-acting schools in the country.
6. Hello Kitty does not have a visible mouth because she speaks from her heart.
7. Bleach was originally rejected due to similarities to Yu Yu Hakusho.
8. Animated Japanese films and television shows (i.e. Anime) account for 60% of the world’s animation.

Did you know in anime?

• That Nausicaa had been voted best female character in the Anime Grand Prix every year since 1984, the year the film was released, until Rei Ayanami from Evangelion came along?
• That Yu Watase's (Fushigi Yugi) favorite character is the series' villain Nakago?
• That Tenchi Muyo started out as a sequel of sorts for Bubblegum Crisis?
• That in the French version of Maison Ikkoku, all the characters are constantly getting drunk on sodas and fruit juice because censorship wouldn't allow the words beer and alcohol in a cartoon?
•  That the cover of Eric Clapton's album "Pilgrim" was illustrated by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, character designer for Evangelion?

Anime Expressions

Did you know in Anime?

• That in Japan more than forty new anime appear on television per week?
• That Yu Watase and Naoko Takeuchi are very close friends?
• That in the French version of Sailor Moon, Haruka is voiced by a male while Sailor Uranus remains female?
• That Megumi Hayashibara (voice of Ranma-chan, Rei Ayanami, Lina Inverse, Faye Valentine, and many more) is the most popular seiyu in Japan, having won the best seiyu category in the Anime Grand Prix a record nine times?
• That the only reason the heroines of Cat's Eye wear bodysuits is because the author thought it was easier to draw?
• That in Japan more paper is used for printing manga than for making toilet paper?
• That there exist live movies of Maison Ikkoku, Lupin III, City Hunter (with Jackie Chan in the title role, no less), Cat's Eye and Versailles no Bara, the latter in English?
• That the movie Tonari no Totoro became so famous in Japan that Studio Ghibli adopted Totoro as its mascot?
•  That the Japanese voted Osamu Tezuka as one of the people they wanted to see the most on postage stamps?

10 Anime Facts

1. The word "anime" (pronounced ahn-e-may) is synonymous with, and often used to describe the art of Japanese animation, in fact, an abbreviated pronunciation of Animation in Japan.
2. Anime is not synonymous with 'cartoon' despite the popular belief held by the uneducated masses. Anime is considered to be an art form by those who appreciate it, and is not specifically intended for children like American cartoons often are. A wide range of audiences are targeted with complicated, in-depth, and emotional story lines.
3. In Japan, there are more than 40 new animes appear on television per week
4. In Japan more paper are used to print manga than toilet paper.
5. Anime began in 1917 by Japanese artists: Shimokawa Oten, Jun’ichi Kouchi, and Seitarō Kitayama.
6. In Japanese manga means 'whimsical pictures'
7. All manga is drawn by hand, Anime can be computer animated or hand drawn. They both exist.
8. Tezuka Osamu is the most famous manga artis in Japan
9. It was in 1917, the first animation was introduced in Japan and it slowly developed and when in 1960s Osamu Tezuka’s work on the characteristic anime style came out, it became very well known outside Japan around 1980s.
10. The oldest anime that existed was first screened in 1917. It was about two minutes and was about a Samurai testing his sword on a target but fails in that.

Naruto Facts

Did you know in Anime?

• That in Versailles no Bara, it is possible to see the Eiffel Tower even though it wasn't constructed until about a century later?
• That the last names of the characters in Neon Genesis Evangelion belong to WWII warships?
• That in Japan, young boys or effeminate males are usually voiced by female seiyu? The most notable example is Megumi Ogata, the famous seiyu of Shinji Ikari, Kurama and Sailor Uranus.
• That the flight base New Edwards in Macross Plus is inspired by Edwards, a US Air Force base in California?
• That the tickets for the first movie of Evangelion sold out in less than five hours?
• That Ginga Eiyu Densetsu, also known as Legend of the Galactic Heroes, isn't actually a TV-series, but a 90 episode OAV series?
•  That when the manga of Please Save My Earth was published in Japan, three girls tried to commit suicide hoping to be reincarnated on the Moon?

Cool Japanese Inspired Pinterest Sites

Buriko is a Gravure Idol Pinterest >_<

Gomenasai is a Japanese WTF Pinterest :D

Kawaiish is a Cute and Adorable Pinterest

Kudasai is a Flash Game Site with a Lot of Anime / Crazy Games

Did you know in anime?

• That Quentin Tarantino was the first person Miramax considered for the translation of the script of Mononoke Hime?
• That the Dr.T character in the Slam Dunk manga and anime represents the author himself?
• That the aforementioned author, Takehiko Inoue, used to be Tsukasa Hojo's assistant? Now we know where he got the habit of putting himself in his own works...
• That the broadcasting aircraft, the cityscape, the opening music for ep.1 and the names Priss and the replicants in Bubblegum Crisis are taken straight out of the movie Blade Runner?
• That Yoshihiro Togashi (Yu Yu Hakusho) and Naoko Takeuchi (Sailor Moon) are married to each other?
•  That in Macross Plus ep.2, Isamu is dressed exactly like James Dean in Rebel Without A Cause?

Hentai Common Lexicon

Oh snap there are tons of common phrases in hentai, but here are some of the most common ones for your enjoyment (legend is J: japanese(kanji+romanji), then direct english translation, then common english translation!

J: やっぱりへんですよ。私たちは両方とも女の子ですし　(yappari hen desu yo. watashitachi ryouhoutomo onnanoko desu shi)
D: As I thought, it is strange since we are both of a female persuasion.
C: I never thought it would feel that good…with another woman!

J: だめ！お尻に入ちゃだめ！　(dame! oshiri ni haicha dame!)
D: No! Please do not insert it into my anus!
C: Yeah! It feels so good deep in my ass!

J: 「OO」　の中ぴくぴくだよ　([OO] no naka pikupiku da yo)
D: Your insides are pulsating around me.
C: Fuck your pussy feels good around my cock!

J: うわあ～いっぱい出してますね (uwaa~ ippai dashitemasu ne)
D: Hmm! You ejaculated rather a large volume, didn’t you!
C: Someone get me a towel, I think it went in my eye…

J: 今出したばかりでも、まだまだ元気ですね　(ima dashitabakari demo, madamada genki desu ne)
D: Even though you just ejaculated it looks like you’re still rearing to go again
C: Well, that’s me done for the day!

J: 一緒にいく！　(issho ni iku!)
D: Let’s come together!
C: - No suitable translation-

Japanese: だめ（ですよ）いく！！　(dame (desu yo), iku!!)
D: It is no good! I am going to ejaculate!
C: Fuck! Going to come!

J: ああ！せえきが出る！　(seeki ga deru!)
D: Aah! Sperm is coming out!
C: Fuck! Coming!

J: チンコは大きい、大きすぎ！　(chinko wa ookii, ookisugi!)
D: Your penis is large, perhaps too large.
C: Oh My GOD! You sure you’re not a horse?

J: 中出しはいいだよ　(nakadashi wa ii da yo)
D: It is okay to ejaculate inside my vagina.
C: You gonna come in my tight pussy?

Anime Guide For Sex Positions

sex guide positions*

In Kanji and Romanji ^-^ Click on it to see the bigger size, enjoy heheheh

Japanese Emoticons

^_^ or anime or manga style smiles, i love these, they are on the same base as normal smileys just read horizontally and not vertically like a normal smiley hehehe, like so:

:) smiley face normal
^_^ smiley face japanese style hehehe

Anyways here is a bunch of them for you to learn/use, enjoy

(n_n)	(._.)	(-__-)	(;_;)	(T_T)
smile	uh.. oh	sick, sleepy, tired	tears	cry, sad
(@_@)	(O_O)	(*^*)	(>_<)	(^_^)
dizzy	amazed	astonished	ouch	happy
*(^O^)*	(^o^)	(¬_¬)	(¬_¬")	(X_X)
happier	glad	mad	pissed off	dead
(=_=)	(*-*)	(!__!)	(o_O)	(*O*)
boring	i love it	sad	incredulous	incredible
(o_o)	(;O;)	(_O_)	(.O.')	(-_-;)
seriously?	crying bad	duh	confused	i messed it up
('_')	(?_?)	('O')	m(_ _)m
serious	what?	singing	sleeping on the desk, giving up
w(^o^)W		(/_\)	(=^_^=)
wow		melted, sad	cat, kittie
(u_u)	(ú_ú)	(>x<!)	(*¬*)	(ñ_ñ)
sad	blue mood	d*mn!	drooling	fake smile
(Y_Y)	($_$)	(ò_ó)	(♥_♥)	(xOx)
infinite sadness	money talks	mad	in love	noooooo
(>O<)	(-_o)	8(>_<)8	(ô_ô)	(z_z)
yuck!	wink	jealous	what r u looking	sleepy
(9_9)	(>>)	(6.6)	(~o~)	(^_^)/~~
didn't sleep	look awry	feint	you're crazy	bye
(ToT)/~~~		(;_;)/~~~		(^-^)V
sad goodbye		goodbye (crying)		victory
p(^^)q	(#_#)	\(^o\) (/o^)/		(n///n)
good luck	beaten up	dancing		shy
(o|o)	(U_U)	(.-.)	(>*-*>)	^(*-*)^
surprised	i'm sorry	shocked	hug	hands up
(^-^)b	\(*O*)/	(^^)//	((((((^_^;)	((+_+))
congratulations	fabulous, great	cheering	escaping	uhmmmm
(^o^)y	(>.<)	($v$)	(-.-)zzzzz	(~_^)
peace	arrrrgh!	greedy	asleep	wink
( )(  O . O  )( )		( L_____L ) ~zzz
Monkey, dog, animal face		Sleeping
(^w^)	(>w<)	(OwO)	(^;_;^)	(ò_ô)
Happy Neko	Crazy Happy Neko	Wow	Cry happily	what the!?!
(õ_ó)	(¬_¬)	(-O-)	([o])	([-])
uhh...	yeah right...	pretentious	crying	crying
(p_q)	\\(<.<|>.>)//
confused	Glancing around