“The Final Saga Will Be So Amazing”: Eiichiro Oda Once Said One Piece’s Ending Would Make Marineford Look Like a “Side Trip”

Eiichiro Oda once gave One Piece fans an extraordinary look into how ambitious he considered the manga’s ending. In a 2012 interview published in the Memories – Eternal Log catalog for the One Piece 15th Anniversary Exhibition, Oda said he wanted to reach the final chapter because he imagined it being powerful enough to make the Marineford Arc look like a “side trip”. The comment has become increasingly relevant as One Piece moves deeper into its Final Saga. However, it…