Quick Facts of Chiaki Inaba
- Full NameChiaki Inaba
- NicknameChiaki
- Marital Status Married
- BirthplaceJapan
- Ethnicity South Asian
- ProfessionFormer Model and Cosplayer
- Nationality Japanese
- Eye colour Dark Brown
- Hair colour Black
- BuildSlim
- SpouseEiichiro Oda
- Children1 (Nami)
Chiaki Inaba is a former Japanese model and cosplayer. Inaba played the Nami through a cosplay during Jump Festa annual festival. However, she rose to prominence after marrying her husband, Eiichiro Oda, the creator of the popular anime, One Piece. In addition, Oda has won Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize for being the finalist for One Piece.
As per some sources, Chiaki and Eiichiro first met when she was cosplaying Nami at the Shonen Jump Festival in 2002. Are you curious to know more about Chiaki and Eiichiro’s personal life? If yes, then keep reading the article until the end.
Early Life of Chiaki Inaba
The former model and cosplayer, Chiaki Inaba was born in Japan. However, she has not revealed her exact date and place of birth until now. Inaba belongs to South Asian ethnicity and holds Japanese nationality. Besides, there is no information about her early life and family background until now.
Similarly, the information about Chiaki’s educational qualifications is still under wraps.
Career Highlights
Inaba rose to fame because of her husband, Eiichiro Oda. So, there is not much information about her professional career. The only thing that is known about her profession is that she used to be a model and a cosplayer. For now, Inaba must be involved in some kind of job or money-making activities.
On the other hand, her husband is a prominent Japanese manga artist, best known for his manga series, One Piece. The series aired in 1997 and it is still ongoing. Moreover, he has also won the Grand Prize at the 41st Japan Cartoonists Association Award. Not only that but One Piece is also the best-selling manga and the best-selling comic series of all time which makes Oda one of the best-selling fiction authors.
As of March 2019, 450 million copies are sold. Likewise, it broke the publishing record of Japan too. Oda is also a close friend and close rival of Masashi Kishimoto.
Spouse, Eiichiro Oda (m. 2004-present)
Chiaki Inaba is a married woman as of 2021. Inaba married Eiichiro Oda, the author of a popular manga series, One Piece. The two first met at Shonen Jump Festa One Piece Stage Performances where Inaba cosplayed Nami in 2002. Soon, the duo started dating. Likewise, they finally married in 2004.
However, there is no information about the wedding ceremony. It seems like their marriage was held between their close friends and family.
As of now, the husband and wife are living a happy married life along with their daughter. After 2 years of marriage, Inaba gave birth to their baby daughter, Nami. Since Eiichiro lives away from his wife and daughter, he roughly gets time to visit them once a week due to his works.
Enjoys $200 Million of Husband
Inaba was previously involved in cosplaying and model. She must have earned a decent sum of money from her profession. However, there is no information about whether she is currently involved in money-making activities or not. So, it is hard to know her actual net worth and earnings until now.
On the other hand, her husband, Eiichiro’s net worth is around $200 Million as of 2019 which is similar to that of actress Marie Gillain. He collected this hefty sum of money from his successful career as a manga artist. As a matter of fact, he accumulates a majority of his income from his all-time best-selling manga One Piece.
Moreover, Inaba earns around $25 Million as royalties related to One Piece. Probably, his yearly income is around $50 Million as of 2019.