Q: Who or what is Pandaman?
A: Pandaman is an hidden character who frequently appears within the One Piece manga/anime, and while it would not be true to call him one of the best kept secrets of OP, as SBS readers will notice Oda occasionally fields questions about him, you may be surprised at just how many times he appears! Pandaman was originally a wrestling character that Oda submitted to Jump as a potential Kinnikuman enemy character in a contest, years ago. He first showed up in Volume 5 onboard the Baratie, and he has appeared in the background of a myriad of crowd scenes since.
Q: How can I identify Pandaman?
A: Because Pandaman is often so far in the background that he is little more than a blob resembling a stick figure, it can be extremely tricky to spot him. He wears a panda mask, with signature small, black, circular ears on top of its head and a blank, unexpressive face, no shirt, and black pants. His favorite static pose is arms crossed with feet spread apart. Pandaman also likes to appear in scenes of panic. He can often be seen running away in the midst of a crowd of shrieking people.
Q: Why is Pandaman on the run all the time?
A: The reason why Pandaman is frequently found on the run is because he IS on the run! From who? Tomato Gang, that's who. Who is Tomato Gang? Very recently publicly revealed by Oda in Volume 27, Tomato Gang is a debt collector who is out to collect some of Pandaman's outstanding dues. He has a rotund, tomato-shaped head with a tuft of hair sticking out the top, and a twirly mustache. He holds a gun-like object which is rumored to be a seaweed roll. Tomato Gang is sometimes spotted in the same scene as Pandaman.
Pandaman locations (*Tomato Gang locations)
Volume 5 |
Chapter 044 p.178 |
Chapter 044 p.182 |
Chapter 044 p.183 |
Chapter 044 p.184 |
Chapter 044 p.185 |
Chapter 044 p.185 |
Chapter 044 p.188 |
Volume 6 |
Chapter 045 p.022 |
Chapter 046 p.037 |
Chapter 046 p.043 |
Chapter 046 p.045 |
Chapter 047 p.066 |
Chapter 051 p.126 |
Chapter 051 p.141 |
Volume 7 |
Chapter 055 p.027 |
Chapter 055 p.028 |
Chapter 057 p.069 |
Chapter 060 p.133 |
Chapter 060 p.135 |
Volume 8 |
Chapter 064 p.028 |
Chapter 064 p.033 |
Chapter 067 p.092 |
Volume 9 |
Chapter 072 p.013 |
Chapter 074 p.048 |
Chapter 075 p.076 |
Chapter 078 p.128 |
Volume 10 |
Chapter 087 p.111 |
Volume 11 |
Chapter 094 p.074 |
Chapter 095 p.100 |
Chapter 096 p.117 |
Chapter 098 p.148 |
Chapter 098 p.151 |
Chapter 099 p.171 |
Chapter 099 p.172 |
Chapter 099 p.180 |
Volume 12 |
Chapter 106 p.149 |
Chapter 107 p.164 |
Volume 13 |
Chapter 117 p.165 |
Chapter 117 p.167 |
Volume 16 |
Chapter 139 p.053 |
Chapter 141 p.089 |
Chapter 141 p.091 |
Chapter 142 p.119 |
Chapter 142 p.120 |
Chapter 142 p.123 |
Chapter 142 p.125 |
Chapter 143 p.133 |
Chapter 144 p.165 |
Chapter 145 p.169 |
Volume 17 |
Chapter 153 p.153 |
Chapter 155 p.191 |
Volume 18 |
Chapter 158 p.049 |
Chapter 158 p.051 |
Chapter 160 p.099 |
Chapter 162 p.127 |
Chapter 163 p.161 |
Chapter 165 p.194 |
Volume 19 |
Undercover |
Chapter 167 p.007 |
Chapter 168 p.040 |
Chapter 170 p.082 |
Chapter 172 p.115 |
Chapter 174 p.162 |
Volume 20 |
Chapter 178 p.041 |
Chapter 179 p.060 * |
Chapter 181 p.089 |
Chapter 182 p.120 |
Chapter 183 p.133 |
Volume 21 |
Undercover |
Chapter 189 p.060 |
Chapter 193 p.138 |
Volume 22 |
Chapter 196 p.009 |
Chapter 196 p.024 |
Chapter 197 p.036 |
Chapter 197 p.042 |
Chapter 197 p.044 |
Chapter 202 p.114 |
Volume 23 |
Chapter 210 p.101 |
Chapter 212 p.131 * |
Chapter 212 p.134 * |
Chapter 213 p.149 |
Chapter 215 p.200 * |
Chapter 216 p.214 |
Volume 24 |
Undercover |
Chapter 219 p.052 |
Chapter 220 p.069 |
Chapter 221 p.093 |
Chapter 222 p.119 * |
Chapter 223 p.141 * |
Chapter 224 p.148 |
Chapter 224 p.158 |
Chapter 225 p.176 * |
Volume 25 |
Undercover Back |
Chapter 227 p.014 |
Chapter 233 p.129 |
Chapter 233 p.138 |
Volume 26 |
Undercover Back |
Chapter 240 p.069 * |
Chapter 244 p.136 |
Volume 27 |
Undercover Back |
Chapter 249 p.062 |
Chapter 251 p.097 |
Chapter 252 p.107 |
Volume 28 |
Undercover |
Undercover Back |
Volume 29 |
Undercover Back |
Chapter 272 p.149 * |
Chapter 274 p.203 |
Volume 30 |
Undercover Back |
Chapter 276 p.024 |
Chapter 277 p.044 |
Chapter 278 p.052 |
Chapter 278 p.059 |
Chapter 279 p.068 |
Chapter 281 p.115 |
Chapter 282 p.133 |
Chapter 283 p.158 |
Volume 31 |
Undercover Back |
Chapter 286 p.009 |
Chapter 289 p.069 |
Chapter 291 p.121 |
Chapter 292 p.128 |
Chapter 292 p.134 |
Chapter 292 p.137 |
Chapter 295 p.194 |
Volume 32 |
Undercover Back |
Chapter 301 p.116 |
Chapter 301 p.119 |
Chapter 302 p.133 |
Volume 33 |
Cover |
Undercover Back |
Chapter 307 p.029 |
Chapter 308 p.065 |
Chapter 309 p.085 |
Chapter 314 p.185 |
Volume 34 |
Undercover Back |
Chapter 317 p.026 |
Chapter 318 p.041 * |
Chapter 325 p.176 |
Chapter 326 p.192 |
Chapter 327 p.222 * |
Volume 35 |
Undercover Back |
Chapter 329 p.035 |
Chapter 336 p.181 |
Volume 39 |
Chapter 371 p.075 |
Chapter 377 p.203 |
Volume 41 |
Chapter 391 p.049 |
Volume 42 |
Chapter 409 p.195 |
Chapter 409 p.196 |
Volume 43 |
Chapter 410 p.012 |
Chapter 419 p.190 |
Volume 45 |
Chapter 439 p.182 |
Volume 48 |
Chapter 469 p.017 * |