Eiichiro Oda Biography: Wife, Age, Children, Net Worth, Parents, Sister, Career, Awards

Eiichiro Oda is a Japanese manga artist best known as the creator of One Piece, which has become the best-selling manga in history. His storytelling combines high adventure, intricate world-building, vibrant characters, and long-term narrative threads.

After winning early recognition with one-shots like Wanted! and Romance Dawn, Oda launched One Piece in 1997 and steadily grew its popularity, ultimately setting world-records in manga sales and re-defining what a long-running shōnen series could be.

Profile

• Full name: Eiichiro Oda
• Date of birth: January 1, 1975
• Age: 50 years old
• Gender: Male
• Place of birth: Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
• Nationality: Japanese
• Profession: Manga artist
• Parents: Father: Seiichiro Oda; Mother: Mieko Oda
• Siblings: One elder sister
• Spouse: Chiaki Inaba
• Children: Two daughters
• Relationship status: Married
• Ethnicity: Japanese
• Net worth: $50 million

Early Life and Education

Eiichiro Oda was born on January 1, 1975, in Kumamoto, Japan. He is now 50 years old. His father, Seiichiro Oda, worked as a salaryman and enjoyed oil painting as a hobby; his mother, Mieko Oda, was a homemaker. He has one older sister.

From childhood, Oda expressed interest in drawing and storytelling. At about age four, he decided he wanted to become a manga artist instead of having what he considered a “real job.”

He was heavily influenced by Akira Toriyama, especially Dragon Ball, as well as by pirate tales and animated works such as Vicky the Viking. These early influences shaped many themes in his own work.

Personal Life

Eiichiro Oda met Chiaki Inaba in December 2002 during a Jump Festa event, where she was performing in a stage show of One Piece dressed as the character Nami. They married on November 7, 2004. They have two daughters, the first born in 2006, the second born in 2009.

Oda is known for his rigorous work ethic. He reportedly often sleeps very little during work weeks, aiming to put maximum effort into One Piece’s serialization.

Career

At age 17, Oda submitted a short work titled Wanted! which won second place in the Tezuka Award. He then worked as an assistant for several established manga artists including Shinobu Kaitani, Masaya Tokuhiro, and Nobuhiro Watsuki.

He drew early one-shots, including Romance Dawn, which featured themes and characters that would evolve into One Piece.

In 1997, One Piece began serialization in Weekly Shōnen Jump. From that point, its popularity grew steadily, both in Japan and internationally, becoming the best-selling manga series of all time. One Piece has sold over 500 million copies worldwide.

In addition to the manga, Oda has been involved in film storylines, character and costume design, supervision, and cross-media projects such as art books.

Awards

• Second place, Tezuka Award for Wanted! (1992)
• Hop Step Award for new artists
• Grand Prize at the 41st Japan Cartoonists Association Award for One Piece

Net Worth

Eiichiro Oda’s now has an estimated net worth of approximately $50 million

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Books

• One Piece Color Walk art books series