In "One Piece", the red hair wearing a straw hat on the young Luffy can be said to be one of the most classic shots in the work, which not only opens Luffy's path to one piece, but also indicates that Luffy will inherit Roger's will. For this scene, I believe many "One Piece" fans have fantasized that they are Luffy and then put on a straw hat by Shanks.
Recently, on a variety show in Japan, a "One Piece" fan from India fulfilled this dream. In the show, the fan, witnessed by Luffy voice actor Makoto Tanaka, took over the straw hat personally given by Shanks voice actor Shuichi Ikeda, and the two also recreated the classic scene of Shanks giving Luffy the straw hat in the plot.
Moreover, the "One Piece" fan's benefits are not only these, he also received a handwritten letter from "One Piece" author Eiichiro Oda, and a straw hat signed by Oda, and watched the original paintings related to Shanks. In addition, Hiroshi Kitaya, the original singer of the classic OP "WE ARE" of "One Piece", sang this song for the fan at the scene, and the card face was full.
It is understood that the fan's name is Surika, 29 years old, he once wrote to Oda about his experience, and also said that his dream is to join the world's number one IT company. Oda also talked about this in his reply letter to him, saying that Mr. Surika's dream is very great, and promised that if in a few years, Mr. Surika's company will send a joint commission, it will accept it.
Of course, this kind of thing is just a joke of Oda, because the copyright of the "One Piece" anime is not in his personal hands, if you want to link with "One Piece" first, you must also agree to the copyright owner. Here Oda should encourage this fan in this way, hoping that he will complete his dream as soon as possible.
I have to say that this Indian sea fan really completed several dreams of all sea fans at once, and the scene in the plot restored with Shanks voice actors alone is enviable, not to mention the collection value of Oda's signed straw hat. If I had this hat, I would have passed it on like an heirloom.
It is worth mentioning that this Japanese variety show is the show of Oda's friends, and it is believed that it is precisely because of his relationship that this Indian fan can realize so many amazing dreams in the show. It seems that networking is still very important, if it is not the program of Oda Friends, I believe that the benefits should not be so much, it is too enviable.
Finally, if you had a chance to realize a dream related to One Piece, what would you most like to achieve? Feel free to share it in the comments section below.