Eiichiro Oda, the creator of One Piece, is giving fans something new to look forward to! He announced on social media that a prequel to the manga series is in the works.

It's called Zoro Josho Sasakaze, this prequel will explore the backstory of Roronoa Zoro, the tough former Pirate Hunter.

It will explore his early adventures before he became part of the Straw Hat pirates. Fans are excited to learn more about Zoro's past.

One Piece is a super famous manga series by Shueisha, with more than 1000 chapters. Now, why focus the entire novel on Zoro.

Well, maybe it's because he's crazy famous! Fans just adore him. He is equal to the main character, Luffy, in terms of audience love. So it made sense to give Zoro his own moment in the spotlight.

The untold story of Roronoa Zoro in the New Light Novel

Jun Esaka, a famous writer specializing in writing short novels with engaging plots, will create the light novel Zoro. Nakamaru will provide illustrations for the book.

Esaka has written stories for Naruto before, such as Naruto Shinden and Naruto Retsuden. He also wrote a One Piece novel called Heroine, which focuses on female characters.

He is working on turning One Piece into a Nintendo Switch game called One Piece Odyssey. Nakamaru will also be in charge of illustrating the Zoro light novel.

In ONE PIECE Vol. 18, there is a special section dedicated to Zoro and Sanji called Wings. It includes a poster, detailed information about the characters and stickers.

Sanji, the charming chef of the Straw Hat Pirates, stars in his own spin-off manga titled One Piece: Shokugeki no Sanji. You can read it in English thanks to Viz Media.

This manga delves into Sanji's backstory, from his time at the Baratie restaurant to his adventures as a pirate, including his experiences during the Arabasta Arc.

Before the light novel Zoro, One Piece delved into Zoro's backstory through the anime adaptation Monsters. Monsters is a short manga series created by Oda, the mastermind behind One Piece.

It is set in the One Piece universe many years before Luffy's quest to become Pirate King. The story revolves around legendary samurai Shimotsuki Ryuma and his epic battle against a fearsome dragon.

In the modern timeline of One Piece, Ryuma, who was turned into a zombie by Gecko Moria, appears.

Zoro eventually faced and defeated Ryuma, gaining a powerful sword named Shusui, known as the Black Blade.

Oda then revealed that Zoro is actually a descendant of Ryuma and is from the Shimotsuki clan in Wano Country.

This connection between the two characters is expanded upon in the Netflix animated series, narrated by Kazuya Nakai, who also voices Zoro in the Japanese anime version.

Inside the journey of Zoro, the legendary One Piece swordsman

Zoro is a skilled warrior in the Straw Hat pirates. He is one of two sword warriors and also the top officer of the Straw Hat Fleet.

Everyone knows him as Captain Monkey D. Luffy's right hand man. Previously he was a bounty hunter. He was the second person to join Luffy's crew and he did so during the Romance Dawn Arc.

Zoro was born in East Blue. His parents are Tera and Roronoa Arashi. His grandparents are Shimotsuki Furiko and Roronoa Pinzoro.

He is also the nephew of Shimotsuki Ushimaru. This makes him related to both the Shimotsuki Clan from the Country of Wano and the famous samurai, Shimotsuki Ryuma.

Zoro is very good at using three swords at the same time. He came up with this style as a child while training in Shimotsuki Village. In the Straw Hat Pirates, he is one of the three best warriors, along with Luffy and Sanji.

They call them the Monster Trio. Zoro's biggest dream is to become the best swordsman ever. He promised his childhood friend and cousin, Kuina, who had passed away, that he would achieve this dream.

In addition to being famous as a member of the Straw Hat Pirates and a bounty hunter in the past, Zoro also gained more attention when he accompanied Luffy to the Sabaody Archipelago.

The large prize money helped them become one of the 11 Super Rookies. These were the pirates who came to the Red Line with a bounty of over 100,000,000 Beli, just before the Summit War.

Zoro, along with the other 10 Super Rookies and Marshall D. Teach, were later considered the Worst Generation.

Zoro is a large, strong guy with slightly tanned skin. He always carries three swords with him and one of them is called Wado Ichimonji.

He wears a green belt on his right hip so he can easily access his sword. His swords have changed over time as they have broken and been replaced with better swords.

Zoro can quickly draw his sword with his right hand even while sitting. He wears three gold earrings in his left ear and a black bandana around his left arm as he gets ready for serious combat.

He often places his right hand on them. Zoro has many scars on his body after every battle.

One of the largest scars runs from the left shoulder to the right hip. He got this scar when he lost a battle with Dracule Mihawk, who was known as the best swordsman in the world, at Baratie.

Zoro has more scars that you can see, like the one on his ankle. He got these scars when he tried to free himself from Mr. Tokudai Candle Service. 3 by cutting off his legs in Little Garden.

After the timeskip, he has another scar above his left eye, but no one knows how he got it. Another striking thing about Zoro is his short green hair. Sanji likes to tease him by calling him marimo because his hair looks like one of those green moss balls.