Who the final Straw Hat would be in One Piece has always been a huge mystery. Oda, however, has hinted at the answer long ago ...

which looks suspiciously like the famous dog from the One Piece series who appeared extremely early in the series: Possible first look at ChouChou in @onepiecenetflix via Jason Cho’s Instagram ...

I read the scripts, gave notes and acted as a guard dog to ensure the material ... “I never thought One Piece would last this long: When I began, I imagined it might run for five years.