He voiced the character &quot;Odacchi&quot; in the &quot;Dream Soccer King!&quot; short that aired with the third One Piece movie, &quot; Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals&quot;. &quot;Odacchi&quot; is Oda's nickname, and he played soccer when he was younger.

__Favorite Animal:__ Big gentle dogs
__Favorite Mangaka:__ [Akira Toriyama](https://anilist.co/staff/96901/Akira-Toriyama)
__Favorite Music:__ '70s soul music
__Favorite Real-Life Pirate:__ Edward Teach (Blackbeard)
__Favorite Video Game:__ Puyo Puyo
__Trivia:__
- Oda is married to Chiaki Inaba, who had played Nami during Jump Festa One Piece stage performances.
- In a recent Japanese fan poll, Oda is currently ranked the 48th Most Popular Character in [One Piece](https://anilist.co/manga/30013/One-Piece/), despite the fact that he has never included himself in any issue of the manga (excluding SBS).
- He voiced the character ["Odacchi" (オダッチ)](https://anilist.co/character/12281/Eiichirou-Oda) in a [soccer-themed short](https://anilist.co/anime/2386/ONE-PIECE-Yume-no-Soccer-Ou/) that aired with the [3rd One Piece Movie](https://anilist.co/anime/461/One-Piece-Choppers-Kingdom-on-the-Island-of-Strange-Animals/). "Odacchi" is Oda's nickname, and he played soccer when he was younger.
- Oda is a fan of rapper Eminem, filmmaker Quentin Tarantino and [Tim Burton](https://anilist.co/staff/323667/Timothy-Walter-Burton).
- Oda's 3 favorite movies are Seven Samurai, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Young Guns.
- According to Oda in an interview for US Shonen Jump, his favorite villain in One Piece is [Buggy the Clown](https://anilist.co/character/725/Buggy) (he joked that he literally threw him together).

Eiichirou Oda

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