About this episode
RIP Toriyama you will be missed. Odas message to Toriyama “It is too early. The hole is too big. Sadness washes over me when I think that I will never see him again. I have admired him so much since I was a child, so I remember the day he called me my name for the first time. On the way home from the day you used the word “friend” for me and Kishimoto (Naruto author), I remember being overjoyed with Kishimoto. I also remember the last conversation we had. I was one of those who took the baton from the days when reading manga made you a fool, and he also created an era when both adults and children could enjoy reading manga. He showed us the dream that manga can go worldwide. It was like watching a hero going forward. For not only mangakas but also creators in various industries, the excitement and emotion of the time of Dragon Ball serialization must have taken root in their childhood. His existence is like a big tree. For the manga artists of our generation who stood on the same stage, Toriyama’s works became more and more important to me as I got closer to the same stage. I even felt scared. But I am just happy to see the aloof man himself again. Because we love him on a blood level. With respect and gratitude for the creative world he has left behind. I pray for his soul to rest in peace. May heaven be the joyous world he envisioned.” This week our Journey enters Loguetown. The town of beginnings and ends. The strawhats split up and have separate journeys, such as Luffy searching for the execution platform of Gold Roger, Zoro trying to buy new swords, and Usopp getting into a duel with a famous bounty hunter named Daddy the Father. All the while we are introduced to two new marines in Smoker and Tashigi. Smoker, a man with a devil fruit who witnessed Roger's execution, and Tashigi, a female swordsman who dreams of collecting all 21 great swords. To read the cover stories go to https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePiece/comments/xwh4fm/cover_stories_compilation/ We’d like to thank 3:33 and AyoBudd for making our 4Kids parody opening. You can find them at https://open.spotify.com/artist/3zSZALQMT4bAcPa2wCzEth . Future Episode art will be done by Dillon when he’s done with school. Or by the aforementioned host's partner who’d rather remain unnamed. Please follow the podcast @ OneJourneyPod on twitter: https://twitter.com/OneJourneyPod Try to be spoiler free if you follow us there. Shoot us an email @ onejourneypod@gmail.com Be like Derek Follow host Solomon @ KingSolomander on Twitter and BlueSky: https://twitter.com/KingSolomander https://bsky.app/profile/kingsolomander.bsky.social or @ sidequestfirst on twitch for the occasional stream vod: https://www.twitch.tv/sidequestfirst Most of us are still new to podcasting so give us time to find our footing. Thank you for listening and please let us know how we’re doing or any tips you have.