One Piece Zoro novel labeled \u201cfanfiction\u201d by disappointed fans Eiichiro Oda\/Toei AnimationThe upcoming Zoro novel has already disappointed One Piece fans as Eiichiro Oda is revealed to not supervise the spin-off novel, with many dubbing it as \u201cfanfiction\u201d. The One Piece fandom was excited when a prequel spin-off novel was announced in April 2024. The novel is to follow Roronoa Zoro after he leaves Shimotsuki Village to pursue his dream of becoming the strongest swordsman in the world and then ending up as a pirate hunter after getting lost on his way home. Zoro is one of the most beloved characters in the series. Fans were eager to see his journey before he met Luffy, especially since One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda was rumored to supervise the project. However, it has now come to the light that Oda will not be connected to the Zoro novel. The spin-off, titled \u2018Zoro \u2013 Josho Sasakaze\u2019, will be written by Jun Esaka and illustrated by Nakamura. While Esaka is not new to the world of the One Piece, having previously worked on \u2018One Piece novel HEROINES\u2019 and \u2018One Piece novel Odyssey\u2019, fans are not happy with Oda not being a part of it. Many are deeming it unnecessary and non-canon since the storyline won\u2019t be approved by the original author. Expressing their disinterest in the upcoming Zoro novel, one user on X commented, \u201cWhat\u2019s the point of it then? Then they should keep that for themselves.\u201d Another joined in, saying, \u201cZoro is getting a licensed fanfic, no way.\u201d A third called the novel \u201cglorified fanfiction\u201d. Some One Piece readers are also saying that Zoro\u2019s backstory is unnecessary for the plot, given that Oda chose not to include it in the original storyline. One such fan said, \u201cYou want a proper Zoro backstory? Well, keep reading the manga. If Oda doesn\u2019t include it? Then it wasn\u2019t important. Zoro doesn\u2019t have to be a deep character. It is what it is!\u201d The new Zoro spin-off novel will be serialized in the upcoming special One Piece magazine, and it\u2019ll be released on June 4, 2024. Zoro and Sanji feature on the cover, and there\u2019ll be special stickers of the two characters included in the magazine. As for the One Piece manga, the story is currently at the peak of the Egghead Arc. After revealing the first pirate in history, the manga is all set to give readers a better understanding of the Void Century and Joyboy\u2019s history in One Piece Chapter 1115. Want to know the world of One Piece better? Find out who has the highest bounty and who is the strongest character in One Piece. You can also check out our take on One Piece\u2019s latest twist and our guide on every definitive death in One Piece.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
One Piece Zoro novel labeled \u201cfanfiction\u201d by disappointed fans Eiichiro Oda\/Toei AnimationThe upcoming Zoro novel has already disappointed One Piece fans as Eiichiro Oda is revealed to not supervise the spin-off novel, with many dubbing it as \u201cfanfiction\u201d. The One Piece fandom was excited when a prequel spin-off novel was announced in April 2024. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13372"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13372\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}