I was browsing the web when I came across this interview on another forum. The context here is a discussion between three of Oda's former personal editors.
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Translation:
Kawashima: During the W7 arc, after they parted with Merry, I was assigned to One Piece from the chapter where Garp shows up. That chapter happened to be ranked number 1 in the weekly poll with a massive margin over other manga, and that's when I realized how awesome this series was.
Onishi: I started from the chapter where Kid, Law, and other Supernova Rookies showed up. But they weren't originally planned.
Watanabe: What!? Really!?
Onishi: It was already decided that the crew will be separated at Shabondy Arpilago, but we figured that may not be enough to spice things up. That's when Mr. Oda asked "Would it be more interesting if a bunch of new characters showed up?" Then less than 3 hours after that, he not only finished the designs of all of them, but had the fixed name ("name" is manga term for rough draft of the chapter) with all of them already drawn in.
Oda is a f*cking amazing; inventing some of the most interesting characters in the series on whim in less than 3 hours!!! Now thats dedication to a series and a job!! [ People, Law and Kid wouldn't have existed!!!! ]
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