An Easter egg broadly refers to any "hidden" message or feature in a given work, ranging from books and films to computer programs and video games. They are (much like their namesake holiday game) primarily meant as bonuses to amuse particularly dedicated and/or lucky observers.
One Piece, particularly in the manga and anime, features a wide variety of Easter eggs, most prominently background characters such as Pandaman.
The Different Kinds of Easter Eggs[]
Oda's name and "ONEPIECE" can be found on the spines of the books.
Oda is renowned for featuring many different kinds of Easter eggs in One Piece. The most famous and frequently seen kind of easter eggs are the joke characters (also known as easter egg characters). The most notable joke character is Pandaman who appears throughout the series, in several different guises and incarnations. Other kinds of easter eggs are the fictional brands like Doskoi Panda and Criminal, but also the slight references to Oda himself seen for instance on spines of books.
Characters[]
- See also the associated category: Easter Eggs.
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(Note: The second unnamed easteregg shown above appears in the canon series as one of the long animals that live on Long Ring Long Land.)
Easter Eggs in One Piece Volumes[]
Easter eggs can be found on many of the inside covers of published One Piece Volumes.
Volumes with Alternate Inside Covers (Front)[]
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Main Cover With Alterations[]
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(Pandaman replaces Crocodile.)
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(Pandaman replaces Wyper.)
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(Shirahoshi is in Megalo.)
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(Pandaman added on Luffy's head.)
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(Pandaman replaces Bartolomeo.)
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(Pandaman is behind Chinjao.)
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(Pandaman added inside Doflamingo's jacket.)
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(Pandaman replaces Sugar's grapes.)
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(Pandaman added on Koala's goggles.)
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(Pandaman added inside Grow Up Kuro Kabuto: Bakun So.)
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(Pandawoman's face replaces Mansherry's on the alternate spine.)
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(Pandaman added inside Issho's mouth.)
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(Pandaman added in Buggy's hat and nosedrip, Hajrudin's button, Buckin's hair and next to Tsuru.)
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(Pandaman added in Blackback's mouth, Brook's jacket, and between Nami and Wanda.)
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(Pandawoman replaces Vivi.)
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(Pandaman as the floating balloons.)
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(Pandaman face on Reiju's outfit.)
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(Pandaman as Brook's Yomi Yomi no Mi soul. In addition, Tomato Gang can be seen in the lower right corner.)
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(Pandaman between Luffy and Caesar, and on Sanji's chest.)
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(Pandaman replaces Napoleon's face, and is hidden in front of Streusen.)
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(Pandaman replaces Carrot in the background.)
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(Pandaman behind Katakuri.)
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(Pandaman siting on the Empty Throne.)
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(Pandaman replaces Tama.)
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(Pandaman replaces Zoro.)
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(Pandaman behind Queen, and Zoro's swords have their faces from the previous SBS.)
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(Pandaman behind Kikunojo and inside Big Mom's and Kaidou's mouths.)
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(Pandaman replaces Shanks.)
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(Pandaman beside Shanks.)
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(Pandaman grabbed by Luffy.)
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(Sulong Pandaman with Inuarashi and Nekomamushi.)
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(Dragon tail.)
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(Pandaman inside Luffy's folded arms and dragon torso.)
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(Pandaman dragon head and Pandaman on Franky's helmet.)
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(Pandaman dressed as Zoro in front of Sanji, logo at the bottom to show Kaidou in full.)
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(Pandaman's head replaces Luffy's.)
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(Pandaman replaces part of the Flower Capital's central tree.)
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(Pandaman replaces Carrot and appears on Buggy's and Blackbeard's hats.)
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(Pandaman's face replaces Robin's, two Pandamen traveling through the clear tubes.)
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(Pandaman hugs Kuma, mirroring Bonney.)
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Easter Eggs on Volume Inside Covers (Back)[]
On Volumes 25-70 (with the exception of Volumes 63 and 64), there is a hidden easter egg series that follows the adventure of Pandaman.
The inside back covers of volumes 36-38 are blank after Pandaman gets eaten by a large fish on the inside back cover of Volume 35. However, a close-up shot of Pandaman on the inside front cover of Volume 38 (shown above) reveals that Pandaman had simply been underwater the whole time, hence proving that the easter egg series had been going on in these volumes despite no easter eggs being depicted on the inside back covers. Pandaman visibly returns on the inside back cover of Volume 39, and his story continues on nearly every volume's inside back cover until Volume 70; he has been absent on the inside back covers since, appearing on the inside front covers instead.
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