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http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-05-11/one-piece-creator-oda-to-oversee-production-of-10th-film

According to ANN, Oda's only overseeing the production. One of the TV show directors will be directing the movie.

While I haven't hated the One Piece movies or anything, I hope that he's a good director and the movie turns out better for his involvement.

Trailer #2's out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjX1MK646Zk&fmt=18

GIANT TAKO

i could have sworn i posted something about the images.

anywho, i haven't seen any of the movies but i think now would be the time to start. those illustration looks pretty cool. Luffy's jacket is a nice touch too.

it actually looks really good. cant wait.

^ my birthday ^_^

that means itll be the best one bet probably ^_^

Do want.

Greatest new of the day xD

Nice, nice! Just don't want that long wait...

If Oda just "oversees" the production, his title should be "監修". "製作総指揮"　means all the productions are done under the command of Oda. if you don't like the world director, we can call him an executive producer. According to his comment in WSJ, he is in charge of:
Script
Character Designs
Character Settings
Recruitment of animators
I don't think "overseeing" is the right world for his jobs.

Well, a director is ENTIRELY different from what Oda's doing. A director directs the action and makes sure everything gets done. Oda's contributing a lot, but that doesn't make him director.

EDIT: How about calling him "Project Supervisor"?

A superviser supervises what other people do but Oda is actively producing the film by himself. Alright let's make the problem straight. His official title is "製作総指揮"
製作：Production
総：General or All
指揮：Commander or Director
The confusion stems from the fact that the word "direct" can be translated in more than one way in Japanese; 監督 (director), 演出 (episode director), 指揮 (commander). I didn't call him a director in the article because there will be an "anime director" to be assigned. Oda cannot direct the technical aspects of the animations. but still I think I can say "he directs(指揮) the film".

^ I was under the impression that he was the script writer for the movie, hence his "direction" in that kind of sense.

He is credited as "製作総指揮 (General Commander if not a director)", "Script Writer" and "Character Designer". Being a script writer is not the only reason why he can be called a "director". It's common that authors of original novels or manga 監修 (oversee or supervise) movie adaptations, but this One Piece movie is different. The manga author is the head of the production team. That's why it's newsworthy. ANN completely misses the point of the news.

+ Oda is also recruiting the anime staff. That's quite impressive because personnel management is one of the most important jobs of an anime director. This supports the idea that he is the head of the production team.

That is really great news. I can't wait for this movie. Have to say that I didn't really enjoy the last 2-3 but hopefully with Oda there it will really turn things around!

That sounds exactly like an executive producer, he basically has all the power except control over voice actors and editing.

That sounds exactly like an executive producer, he basically has all the power except control over voice actors and editing.

If you want to keep constant updates on the movie, the best place to go is here. It's where I get all of my information. Just browse through the posts. The most recent ones have the most up to date information.

http://apforums.net/showthread.php?t=16796

To be honest with you, the forum this thread is in is the best source of One Piece related information there is. APforums. It's wonderful :D

This is the best news ever. X)