#luffy is my protagonist

[wigglesdtuff]

My arms around his neck My fingers laced a crown I was a heavy heart to carry But he never let me down

[dykealloy]

just a silly little guy

[bayleafpaprika]

thinking about how Oda chosing Luffy, a pirate, to be the protagonist of One Piece may be one of the most brilliant story moves by any shonen mangaka ever. by virtue of its main character being an in-world criminal, OP naturally lends itself to becoming a story about the exposure of a society festering with corruption for what it really is, and the dismantling of a dystopia and its propagandist facade. you simply do not get a story like that with a shonen protagonist who conforms to or tolerates the shitty system they're born into

[wrenkos]

atsushi bday :-)

[stupidnicknamehere]

Okay, I'm feeling very emotional tonight and my ideas may not make sense, but... am I the only one who feels like Nika is stealing the spotlight from Luffy and the Straw Hats? I mean, I know it's an important part of the story and there's a prophecy and the devil fruit but... I feel like the manga has focused a lot more on Nika's believers and how much he means to a lot of people, so I feel like those who believe in Luffy, Luffy as he is, are left behind and it is strange, all this coming from a character who does not want to be a hero or a god, does not want to be praised or idolized. I can understand that Luffy is the type of character who carries the dreams of his nakama (that is, everyone he meets and he decides he likes) but I still find it dehumanizing to elevate him to an unhealthy level of carrying the hopes of the world.

I would like Zoro to have the atheist moment of him like: "I don't give a damn about your God, that's my captain!"

After all, Zoro doesn't believe in gods and Luffy being Nika, I don't see why things should change. Because Zoro was the first to believe in Luffy. And one of the most valuable points of their relationship is being equal. Zoro will fight to be stronger just to reach Luffy, to have his level in strength and spirit, because the pirate king deserves no less.

So, I can imagine Zoro continuing with his indifference to divinity, perhaps dialogues like:

"I don't believe in gods, I still don't, but I believe in him." He will always believe in Luffy.

Although of course I'm Oda, I think any direction he chooses will be interesting.

[dereigene]

canon

[mitsubachiaria]

Remembered a conversation I had with some friends a while ago and became curious, so thought I'd pose this question to the people.

[shinigami-striker]

Christopher R. Sabat | Monday, 04.22.24

Same voice actor, different anime and video game characters - featuring Christopher R. Sabat. Happy birthday! 🎂

2004

Roronoa Zoro - One Piece series (anime/movies/video games; English dub) (2004-present)

2016

All Might (Toshinori Yagi) - My Hero Academia series (anime/movies/video games; English dub) (2016-present)

2017

Vegeta - Dragon Ball Super (anime; English dub) (2017-2019)

[smartass-hoot]

all i need in life is a pocket sized luffy

[absurdly-overpowered-astronaut]

P5X KIDS!!!

[keii]

Okay so I watched these two One Piece movies over the past couple of nights and the different experiences that I have gone through with both of these movies... First of all... I had A LOT of fun watching both of them (tbh more fun than when I watched the One Piece: Red) and I want to watch it again just from recalling it. I won't go super in depth, this is just me going on a tangent about em.

One Piece Gold (left) was a lot of fun, I loved the premise where they entered this huge ass island/boat city of gold filled with entertainment and casinos (I'm like "ohhh they're on the strip! LOL). I liked the build up of the plot and backstory of the villain. Tbh I think this movie did a way better job at building up the villain in comparison to One Piece Red where it just... IMMEDIATELY went into action??? I enjoy being able to immerse myself in the specific plot and feel of a movie, and so I think this movie did better in that aspect. ALSO, THERE WERE SO MANY OUTFIT CHANGES IN THIS MOVIE!!! It's so cute that for a number of them, they're all matching??? Also... um... Zoro in the beginning of the movie where he just had the baseball cap and he's shirtless... uhhhhh he looked so good wtf... wished they had him in that for longer LOL I also thought Luffy looked SO CUTE in the all white outfit with the orange shades and cowboy hat. Really enjoyed the Sabo appearance in this, tho wished I saw him crush a guy's head!! LOOOL Anyway, really liked this movie.

One Piece movie 6: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island is what I watched last night after holding it off since FOREVER AND TBH I DON'T THINK I'LL LIKE A ONE PIECE MOVIE MORE THAN THIS ONE LOOOL. So the main reason why I wanted to watch this movie was primarily because of the ART STYLE. I LOVE HOW CUTE AND EXAGGERATED IT IS. The flat colors, lanky limbs, thin lines, angles, and expressiveness UGH EVERYTHING. I kept wondering why it felt so familiar and it's because the director of this movie is Mamoru Hosoda! And he directed movies like Mirai (my Goro projection movie), Summer Wars, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Wolf Children (I watched this movie when I was in a 3 hour life drawing class and was bawling), etc. ANYWAY-- his influence was STRONG in this movie because the thing I like about his style is the human INTERACTIONS he has between the characters and showing the closeness, with their touches, or expression, and even utilizing the awkward silences in the conversations. It was SO nice seeing the Straw Hats interact in this kind of way and I am just IN LOVE WITH HOW LUFFY LOOKED IN THIS MOVIE HE WAS SO CUTE I LOVE HIM!!! I also love how when Nami wanted Luffy's attention, she would just GRAB HIS FACE. So anyway, as I was looking more into who was involved in this movie, I saw that Masahiro Ito did the screenplay. I had to do a double take on that name. BITCH. OF COURSE HIS NAME WAS FAMILIAR BECAUSE THAT MAN IS THE ART DIRECTOR FOR TEAM SILENT? MR PYRAMID HEAD CREATOR MAN HIMSELF. WHAT IS HE DOING WRITING THE SCREENPLAY FOR THIS ONE PIECE MOVIE. The whole time I'm just thinking "Oh my god. This movie is going to get REALLY weird." And my god... for One Piece/shounen standards... yeah. There are scenes where I had to turn around to Hun while I was watching and go "... You seeing this." LOL LIKE... I KNOW THIS MOVIE WILL NOT BE EVERYONE'S CUP OF TEA BUT I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT??? It was like watching the weirdest collab One Piece fanfiction come to life. I just really appreciate the direction and vibe this movie had and seeing One Piece in this kind of style. Honestly would love if other anime directors wanted to take their own spin of One Piece and just make a movie. Yah well that's my tangent, I love One Piece LOL

[dykealloy]

the catholic rejection of it all

[diableasura]

It's neat seeing hinatas complete disregard for his own body being set up as early as season 1, I must admit when he collapsed during their last match at nationals it took me by surprise but yeah on rewatch you realize he really had never cared about his health at all as long as he was allowed to play

[shackld]

i watched the first episode of one piece for the first ever time and now im mad. but not in a bad way. in a "..... this show is charming oh no rip the rest of my life" way.

[the-sprog]

My favourite character is the one that's the current narrative focus of whatever arc I'm at in the shows I'm watching.

Hope this helps