One Piece Magazine Vol.11

One Piece Magazine Vol.11 is the eleventh in the series of volumes of the One Piece Magazine.

Cover and Inside cover
The cover shows the Straw Hat Pirates' Jolly Roger in red and black, with a shiny golden background.

Contents

 * Franky's 94,000,000 bounty poster.
 * Eiichiro Oda's letter celebrating 1000 chapters, alongside Chapter 1000's cover.

The Drawing of Your Dreams!
A drawing made by Oda of Boa Hancock if she had eaten the Goro Goro no Mi. In the drawing, she attacks Luffy with an attack named X Million Volts: Beautiful Power. It includes the concept and sketches of the illustration.

The image is also accompanied by a short message from Oda, in which he explains that Hancock and Luffy's meeting would have happened the same even if she had the Goro Goro no Mi, as he is also immune to lightning.

13 Questions on Eiichiro Oda's "Words"
A collection of 13 Q&A questions Oda has been asked, focused on wordplay and the use of specific words in One Piece. The questions come from:
 * SBS Volume 28
 * SBS Volume 39
 * SBS Volume 52
 * SBS Volume 54
 * SBS Volume 57
 * SBS Volume 65
 * SBS Volume 67
 * SBS Volume 86
 * SBS Volume 91
 * SBS Volume 95
 * Eiichiro Oda's 8000 Word Long Interview, part 2

The Words of One Piece, Read By Them
A collection of word-based analyses of various scenes in One Piece. The analyses are done by different prominent authors, with each writing about a few scenes. The included authors are:
 * Yoru Sumino
 * Yuki Yamada
 * Nobuyuki Hanawa
 * Junichi Tosaka
 * Mariko Ogata
 * Itsuki Natsui

Let's Talk About the Chapter Titles
An analysis of various chapter titles, explaining inspirations and explaining symbolism used. The chapters included are:
 * Chapter 39, which is compared to For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway.
 * Chapter 215, which is compared to The Last Waltz by The Band, with similarities drawn between it and Bentham's sacrifice.
 * Chapter 292, a reference to Kakinomoto no Hitomaro's poems.
 * Chapter 537, which is compared to the Japanese idiom "It's like meeting Buddha in Hell." In One Piece, Emporio Ivankov playing the role of Buddha.
 * Chapter 572, which is compared to The Times They Are a-Changin' by Bob Dylan.
 * Chapter 612, which is compared to the story of Urashima Tarō, though with a shark instead of a turtle.
 * Chapter 814, named after Let's Go See Master Nekomamushi, a song created by Oda after hearing Chō singing.
 * Chapter 873, which is a reference to the Japanese expression happō fusagari (八方塞). In chapter 873, this was changed to happō fusa-gashi (八方塞菓子), as gashi (塞菓子) translates to "sweets".
 * Chapter 939, which is a reference to the Japanese idiom "An old horse never forgets its way." In the chapter title, the horse is replaced with a leopard, symbolizing Hyogoro, who's name begins with Hyo (ヒョウ).
 * Chapter 950, a reference to Matsuo Bashō's haiku summer grass / the only remains of warriors' / dreams (夏草や / 兵どもが / 夢の跡).
 * Chapter 953, which may be a reference to the rakugo story Shichido Kitsune (七度狐).
 * Chapter 980, which draws parallels between the chapter title and Eustass Kid's Sex Pistols-themed attack names. It also draws a connection between the number 865 on Kid's scrap metal and Chapter 568 (865 backwards), which shares a Japanese name with the album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols; though it points out that it may simply be a coincidence.

It also provides a list of Skypiea Arc chapter titles named after musical concepts, included below.


 * Chapter 251
 * Chapter 254
 * Chapter 267
 * Chapter 268
 * Chapter 269
 * Chapter 270
 * Chapter 272
 * Chapter 273
 * Chapter 274
 * Chapter 275
 * Chapter 276
 * Chapter 285
 * Chapter 293
 * Chapter 297
 * Chapter 298
 * Chapter 299
 * Chapter 300
 * Chapter 302

Interview with the Lyricist Shoko Fujibayashi
An interview with Shoko Fujibayashi, a Japanese lyricist who has worked on various One Piece songs in the past

Exam on the Words of One Piece - The Questions
A four question exam on quotes from the One Piece manga, administered by Nakatsugawa Usopp. The first part includes 8 fill-in-the-blank and 5 short answer questions; the second includes 7 short answer questions about references in the series; the third includes a short reading comprehension from One Piece novel A Volume 2; and the fourth includes a second reading comprehension from Volume 96.

Eiichiro Oda's Creator's Note
A collection of concept art of various elements of One Piece. Includes post-timeskip concept art of the Straw Hat Pirates and the Fake Straw Hat Crew and their recruits, as well as Portgas D. Ace's original concept art.

Exam on the Words of One Piece - The Answers
The answers to the questions in the, again presented by Nakatsugawa Usopp.

One Piece Variety
An interview with the hosts of One Piece Variety: I Will be the Pirate King TV.

Pirates of Gravian
The next issue in the Pirates of Gravian cosplay spotlight, continuing from One Piece Magazine Vol.7. This issue focuses on Fuka Koshiba cosplaying as Nefertari Vivi, and includes an interview with Koshiba.

Mugiwara Kitchen
Sanji explains how to make pork shoulder stewed in cola and potato tendrils. The section is themed around food that Franky enjoys.

Bustercall = One Piece Exhibition
A spotlight on the Bustercall Project, specifically the 2020 Asobuild exhibition. The spotlight includes pictures of some of the rooms in the exhibition and exhibition-exclusive apparel.

One Piece novel HEROINES
The fourth chapter of One Piece novel HEROINES, focusing on Perona.

Monster Illustrations
File 10: Bananawani

Devil Fruit Encyclopedia
Information about the Bomu Bomu no Mi and the Kiro Kiro no Mi is explained, and their Fruit forms are revealed.

SSBS Color Room
A section collecting and displaying cosplay images from readers, including readers' thoughts on the series in 100 words or less.

One Piece: Teacher Support Project
A spotlight on the One Piece-focused learning tools given to Japanese teachers, released during One Piece Day 2020.

Transforming One Piece into a Gourmet Menu
A collaboration between Huis Ten Bosch and One Piece Magazine, in which Kappei Yamaguchi designs a Wano Country inspired meal for the park.

LINE x One Piece
A spotlight on the LINE stamps based on One Piece, drawn by manga artists Masanori Morita and Masashi Kishimoto and LINE stamp artists Nakata Bench and Em.

News Coo News
Information about new One Piece releases and merchandise is given. This issue promotes One Piece 1000 Logs, One Piece Everyday, Volume 98, One Piece School Volume 2, One Piece Eternal Log "EAST BLUE", and various new merchandise.

One Piece Column
Three short columns written by Yu Takahashi, Hiroki Miura, and Naoki Inada (Einstein).

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