The fame of ONE PIECE It is not only characterized by an exciting story and charismatic characters, but also by the talent of Eiichiro Oda, who combined folklore with literary tradition in his great masterpiece. Speaking of which, a detail in Chapter 999 is going to break your heart.
In a way that piracy is a top priority, the sensei couldn’t help but blend in with ONE PIECE some tributes to the greatest pirates in historyJust think of Blackbeard’s true greatness. In other cases, however, the sensei has borrowed Japanese literature to add nuance to the small details, even the seemingly insignificant, of his greatest masterpiece.
In particular, in chapter 999 of ONE PIECE, Oda put a hidden message in the title of the episode. The title in question “The liquor that I kept waiting for you“is inspired by one of the excerpts from the Manyoushu, one of the oldest collections of waka poems with a history of over 1200 years. In this case, the title is therefore linked to an excerpt from the work that reads: “I wonder if I’ll ever have to drink this sake on my own, even though I managed to drink with you.” Indeed, everything is geared towards it great friendship between Ace and Yamatoas the latter will never be able to drink sake with her friend again due to the death of the former.
And what do you think of this moving quote from Chapter 999? Let us know with a comment below.
Chapter 999 title “The Sake I Brewed To Drink With You” is based on Japanese literature called Manyoushu, which was written 1200 years ago. It says, “I wonder if I have to drink this sake alone even though I brewed to drink it with you.” Yamato will never drink sake with ace again pic.twitter.com/ethiCH9dxO
– Sandman (@sandman_AP) December 21, 2020
