Eiichiro Oda shared a beautiful cover for One Piece volume 109, and fans are happy with the major changes he made.
The manga is currently featuring it’sEgghead Arcof the Final Saga. While it’s still a few months before Elbaf Arc begins, the crew is closer to escaping the island than ever before. Gorosei are still strong but the crew will soon be reaching their new destination.
My favourite part is the moment where Oda realised that Kuma should be smiling.https://t.co/tVkWlTw8KJpic.twitter.com/egWVlVesGx
Popular One Piece accounts have shared an intriguing time-lapse video of Eiichiro Oda drawing the cover. The first design was supposed to have a giant Saturn image while Kuma runs away from him. Oda was also going to add Kuma’s sad face, but he changed the design.
Fans love seeing Kuma smile on the updated cover. Oneshared, “The frown was one of the first things he drew; the smile came out immediately after Bonnie was added.”
“He deserves it. We’ve seen too much Kuma sorrow, let’s see him smile for a change,” sharesanother.
A thirdadded, “I love how you can tell that the original cover was meant to show Kuma’s suffering and resilience, but Oda changed it to show Kuma’s happiness and positive influence instead.”
And a fourthchimed in, “I’m happy with this one. I think it makes more sense to do a full Gorosei cover for the next volume.”
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Tulisha Srivastava is an Anime Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. She is an expert on Shonen series, particularly One Piece and Jujutsu Kaisen. In the past, she has worked for Comic Book Resources. You can contact her at tulisha.srivastava@dexerto.com
