Eiichiro Oda received a lot of criticism for One Piece, but decided to shut them all down by going against all the cultural norms of the time.
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Eiichiro Oda has created an outstanding franchise with One Piece, which is currently one of the highest grossing series. Not only is the plot extremely engrossing, but fans of all genres like it because of its diverse cast of characters.
The author himself is an icon in the manga community, with almost all younger creators looking up to him. Nevertheless, Oda has always been criticized by various groups of people and sometimes by fandoms of other major Shonen series. Thus, he created the most foolproof way to counter this.
In an interview with Kohei Horikoshi, Eiichiro Oda discussed that when One Piece debuted, the expectations of the main characters were different than today. Characters who were outspoken and said whatever they thought were seen as shameful. Luffy is obviously the complete opposite of his era, so what made Oda pursue the road less traveled?
