One Piece creator addresses a 25-year-old plot hole

Eiichiro Oda, creator of the manga One Piece, has finally addressed a plot hole that originated in early 2001 and has puzzled fans for 25 years. A statement made by a character in the manga turned out to be something Oda regretted for the following quarter century. The creator has now publicly acknowledged and explained the long-standing inconsistency.