One Piece manga author Eiichiro Oda and “Nankai Candles” comedian Ryota Yamasato have been friends for over a decade, and recently Oda surprised Yamasato with a special illustration celebrating not only his friend’s June 3rd marriage to actress Yū Aoi, but also Yamasato’s 500th episode of his “Wednesday JUNK – Ryota Yamasato’s Unproductive Arguments” radio show.
The illustration features Ryota Yamasato (who provides the voice of Donald Moderate in the One Piece: Stampede film) and Yū Aoi dressed as pirates drawn in Oda’s signature style.
The illustration was presented to Yamasato by Kuro-chan (of comedy group “Yasuda Dai Circu”) on the most recent episode of Yamasato’s radio program, which was broadcast on TBS Radio on Thursday, November 7, 2019, at 1:00am JST.