Author's Notes

Eiichiro Oda's Volume Introductions (no official title) are short introductions that Oda adds to each of his manga volume paper book covers. They usually have nothing to do with the series itself except for on a few occasions and are written as if Oda were writing his everyday thoughts into a diary. Volume introductions are located on the front inner face of the volume covers only, and they are detachable from the book along with the cover itself. Each volume introduction comes with a unique drawing by Oda (with a more realistic style) or a photograph on top of the text and Oda's full name that is somehow related to the topic. One Piece Databooks also include introductions by the Straw Hats in the same location.