IMO a lesser mentioned reason behind Luffy's overwhelming success as a protagonist is Oda's extreme overprotectiveness. Like he'd rather jump off a cliff than let Luffy be controversial.
Marineford is an easy example. An arc heavily featuring Luffy's low point, but Oda didn't make him responsible for Ace's death. In 1000+ chapters of screentime, I can't think of an instance where Luffy did something irredeemable in fandom eyes. Only controversial scene that comes to mind is picking a fight against Zoro in Whiskey peak? Maybe Oda had the luxury to let his guard down back then bc online discussions weren't a thing PFFT
It's not like Luffy doesn't make mistakes, but Oda makes sure Luffy is immediately called out by someone in the story so he stays grounded and can apologize if he has to.
And that's not all, Oda is vocally supportive of Luffy in the polls, he can't not include Luffy in magazine covers even when the editors press him to, he made the timskip 2years bc he wanted Luffy to stay a child during story's runtime, he doesn't let a single character outshine Luffy in an arc, he cushioned Luffy's past with TWO brothers and kept one alive after taking away one of them.. he's spoiling Luffy rotten and I love to see it bc that's the right kind of spoiling, that's what keeps Luffy the happy boy he needs to be, shonen authors should take some notes methinks
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Hey, not an ask, just wanted to thank you again for the awesome fanart! The design is pretty much spot-on (I love the little '3' you snuck in there!) 'This cat has a PhD' was also hysterical.
No need to answer if you don't want to, just wanted to give my direct thanks. :)
Aw gosh, I'm so glad you like it!! I'm really enjoying your fics, so it feels good to be able to support Panthera in whatever way I can as a way of giving my own thanks! Especially since I'm really happy with how her design turned out, so with any luck I'll be drawing more of this poor little kitty soon.
I've been trying to avoid saying any direct spoilers in hopes that I can convince some of my followers to read it for themselves, but honestly I think even if you know what's going to happen it's still really satisfying.
This adorable, fluffy cat is experiencing The Horrors, and I'm torn between wanting to see her go through the wringer and wanting to scoop her up and give her a warm bed and some tuna.
...And therapy, for that matter.
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