Eiichiro Oda X Yujin Kitagawa Interview (05/28/2019)
>Before I married my wife I promised her to wrap up One Piece in 10 years and then travel all around the world with her. It's been 15 years... Yikes.
>The story isn't always smooth sailing, but I promise the end won't be in vain.
>After the CP9 arc I thought it was impossible to write a better One Piece-esque story than that. One that will impress the readers more. But I am trying to far surpass that on an emotional level with all the dedication I got.
>Basically we are near the end, so the atmosphere is getting more and more serious. I want to draw the most interesting story ever.
>I do not wish to talk about anything about the ending before it has been released. Hey, maybe I myself don't know what will happen and that's why? Wait, will One Piece ever end??? Hello??
>My biggest wish is to find a hot beach where I just lay down and sleep. I don't want to sleep on my table anymore...
>I sometimes wonder what I'd be doing if the manga thing didn't work out. It's because after becoming a mangaka and seeing everyone at the company work hard while I was just drawing and playing around it made me think that that's not really right, is it?