Currently, chapter 1149 of the One Piece manga has surprised fans with a special and fun color art piece. Responding to a reader's request, Eiichiro Oda prepared a vibrant color spread full of creative details.
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あす5.26(月)発売！
週刊少年ジャンプ26号の
巻頭カラーは『ONE PIECE』🏴☠️
その制作過程動画をいち早くお届け💥
完成した絵はジャンプをお楽しみに！
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As with other commemorative covers, this time we see the Straw Hat Pirates running the unusual "Bottakuri Maid Café". In this illustration, Nami, Robin, Lilith , and young Bonney appear as friendly maids, serving in classic maid outfits while attending to very special customers.
Characters having fun in Eiichiro Oda's drawing
Meanwhile, Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Usopp, an elegant cat, and a goat-man appear dressed in refined attire, like customers ready to enjoy the atmosphere. However, Usopp and the cat are shocked by the absurd prices on the menu, creating an unexpectedly comical scene.
This direct and amusing reference by Eiichiro Odapays homage to the work "Izakaya Bottakuri," a manga and light novel written by Takimi Akikawa and illustrated by Shiwusada. After all, "bottakuri" means precisely "exorbitant prices"—an essential element of this visual joke that reinforces Oda's characteristic humor.
Therefore, this special cover reinforces the undeniable creativity of One Piece, which even after more than a thousand chapters, still surprises with unexpected homages and jokes.
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