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"Josh" redirects here. For the One Piece Odyssey character, see Ikidaore Josh.

Joshu[2] is a cat and Edison's assistant on Egghead.[1]

Appearance[]

Joshu Color Scheme

Joshu's color scheme.

Joshu is a small cat with light-colored fur. It walks on two legs and wears a dark-colored, long-sleeved shirt and dark-colored pants.[1]

Personality[]

Joshu is an obedient assistant and enjoys helping people.[2]

Abilities and Powers[]

Despite being a cat, Joshu is capable of walking on two legs and using a pen and paper to take notes.[2]

History[]

Egghead Arc[]

Joshu followed Edison to draw up plans for a new invention, as the scientist was struck with a sudden idea after watching the Straw Hat Pirates fight S-Shark.[1]

Translation and Dub Issues[]

Joshu is derived from the Japanese word 助手 (joshu?), which means "assistant."

In the VIZ version of Chapter 1065, a line was added in which Edison called Joshu "Assis-Tabby". In the Japanese version, Edison says "猫の手も 借りたい" (neko no te mo karitai?, lit. "to want to borrow even the paw of a cat"), an idiom referring to there not being enough time in the day. To explain this, VIZ treats Assis-Tabby as a title when Joshu is named, calling him "Josh the Assis-Tabby".

Anime and Manga Differences[]

In the anime, a similar series of events - Edison coming up with an idea, saying he would even accept a cat's help, and Joshu following him to help - plays out again, implying that Joshu frequently has to insert itself into Edison's spur-of-the-moment design processes.[3]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 105 Chapter 1065 (p. 14) and Episode 1095, Joshu makes its debut.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 SBS One Piece Manga — Vol. 106, Joshu is named and his role is explained.
  3. One Piece Anime — Episode 1102.

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