<p>I would like to share this after some research:</p>

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  <p>As a child, Oda gained interest in pirates through a famous television series titled "Vicky The Viking". He was inspired by Akira Toriyama, creator of Dr. Slump and Dragon Ball and aspired to become a Manga Artist. He worked as an assistant to different manga artists for a few years before finally starting out with One Piece in 1997.</p>
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<p>references: <br/>
<a href="http://orojackson.com/threads/odas-inspiration-for-various-one-piece-elements.1425/" rel="nofollow">http://orojackson.com/threads/odas-inspiration-for-various-one-piece-elements.1425/</a>
<a href="http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Eiichiro_Oda" rel="nofollow">http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Eiichiro_Oda</a></p>

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<p>What might be the real life inspiration of Oda behind writing One Piece? Does anyone has an idea about Oda's inspiration of writing One Piece?</p>

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What might be the real life inspiration of Oda behind writing One Piece?
# What might be the real life inspiration of Oda behind writing One Piece?
Posted by: username_0 on 2015-11-12
What might be the real life inspiration of Oda behind writing One Piece? Does anyone has an idea about Oda's inspiration of writing One Piece?
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### Answer by username_0 on 2015-11-12. Score: 4 | Accepted answer
I would like to share this after some research:

> As a child, Oda gained interest in pirates through a famous television series titled "Vicky The Viking". He was inspired by Akira Toriyama, creator of Dr. Slump and Dragon Ball and aspired to become a Manga Artist. He worked as an assistant to different manga artists for a few years before finally starting out with One Piece in 1997.

references:   
<http://orojackson.com/threads/odas-inspiration-for-various-one-piece-elements.1425/>
<http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Eiichiro_Oda>
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