Eiichiro Oda donated 50 million to disaster relief in his hometown of Kumamoto to build a "Luffy bronze statue" to express his gratitude

According to Taiwan media reports, the Japanese manga "ONE PIECE" has become a global hit with its passionate stories, and the author Eiichiro Oda has become one of the most popular cartoonists, and his income has soared. He was born in Kumamoto City. Two years ago, his hometown was hit by a 7.3 magnitude earthquake. At that time, he donated 800 million yen (about 50 million yuan) in the name of Luffy to respond to the disaster relief, which made a sensation across the country. Now his hometown has built a "Luffy bronze statue", and the degree of restoration has made everyone's eyes light up!

The Kumamoto Prefectural Office held an unveiling ceremony for the "Luffy Statue" on the 30th, and it was placed in the park outside the prefectural office with a right fist raised high. Luffy's clothes were all unbuttoned, revealing his ice-box muscles, and he wore his signature hat and cape, slippers on his feet, and a handprint. In addition, the statue is 174 cm tall, perfectly restoring the height of Luffy. The production cost of the statue was 13 million yen (about 800,000 yuan). In addition to thanking Eiichiro Oda for his contribution to the revitalization of Kumamoto, the statue is also expected to become a new local attraction and attract more tourists.

It is reported that in addition to the bronze statue of Luffy, the eight Straw Hat companions in "One Piece" will also be made into bronze statues and will be set up in other areas of Kumamoto in the future, which anime fans are looking forward to.

After the Kumamoto earthquake, Eiichiro Oda not only donated 800 million, but also launched the "One Piece Kumamoto Reconstruction Plan", combining anime peripherals with local tourism activities, and all the proceeds of the plan were used as the Kumamoto Reconstruction Fund, which moved the people of the country. He also won the County Honor Award in April.