everyone in one piece is aromantic

a sideblog for posting one piece screencaps as i watch. they are probably not high quality but they're silly

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hello!! welcome to my blog i post my one piece screencaps with very occasional commentary/analysis. i basically just talk at a brick wall about this series because i really really like it. this isn't a liveblog type of thing and these aren't even close to all my thoughts, so please feel free to ask me about anything one piece related!

i've finished up to chapter 1123 (end of egghead) (decided to read this one first LOL) and i'm a first time watcher who plans to fully reread the manga once i'm caught up! i've also seen the netflix live-action adaptation

i'll be spoiler tagging anything about the egghead and elbaf arcs!

i'm an adult and you can refer to me with any pronouns idc

my favorite strawhats are luffy, robin, nami, and usopp :] and my favorite arcs so far are water seven/enies lobby, wano, jaya/skypiea, and arlong park

tags i use:

not a screencap (stuff that isn't a regular screencap post, includes blog updates and random analysis and silly little headcanons/observations)

personal faves (for my personal favorite screencaps)

liveblog (for my occasional live thoughts about whatever arc i'm currently on)

all arcs and most characters are tagged! usually with just their first name

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i'm not embarrassed to admit that like half the reason i got into one piece is because i'm aroace and i'd heard that luffy is (arguably, sort of, word of god) aroace, and i love the hc but i'm also happy that it has so much basis in canon & stuff oda has said. it feels like an intrinsic part of him and it's always depicted as a positive trait! something that makes luffy himself and it's a good thing

like, protagonists never get to be aro or ace unless the story revolves around them discovering their identity. it's really nice to have a character so full of life who knows so clearly who he is, who also knows that dating/romance/etc is not part of it at all. one piece has its misogyny issues but i get to watch it knowing that luffy is never gonna "get the girl" as a prize for anything and that his relationships with like robin and nami especially will stay platonic and important without having to become something "more"

his lack of interest isn't a tragedy because he doesn't give a shit what other people think of him, and even when it is part of a gag (like in amazon lily) the humor isn't coming from making fun of luffy for not experiencing attraction. he's not broken he's immune and i think that's so fucking based and funny. and the whole story is about friendship and found family because that's what's important to him! the aroace hc feels so correct to me and i'm so happy that one of the most popular manga characters ever is such blatant arguable rep

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i'm so enamored with this manga panel. happy Stag Beetle Sunday everyone

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i'm so enamored with this manga panel. happy Stag Beetle Sunday everyone

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BTW I JUST WANTED TO SAY I WILL BE COMING BACK i've just had a busy busy summer

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i'm so enamored with this manga panel. happy Stag Beetle Sunday everyone

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i'm so enamored with this manga panel. happy Stag Beetle Sunday everyone

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i'm so enamored with this manga panel. happy Stag Beetle Sunday everyone

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i'm so enamored with this manga panel. happy Stag Beetle Sunday everyone

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moments that make me say "OKAY???? I GUESS????"

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robin <3

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franky.....

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unrestrained summer fun

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some general thoughts after finishing egghead!

i love love love that the main consequence of the ancient weapons' use is worldwide isolation. the ocean rises and buries nearly everything and great continents become islands where people are "content to live and die" exactly where they are. and how the ability to hide an entire century of history is possible because of that isolation... easier for the world gov to control its nations, and wipe problematic places off the map

and oh my god the recontextualization of roger's last words, and the one piece itself, is one of my favorite things about this story period. "i left everything the world has to offer" how you assume at the beginning that it's just a bunch of gold doubloons because you don't know!!! just like almost everyone in the story's world, you have no idea what it could possibly be!!! you don't know that in-universe propaganda assumed roger sought wealth, fame, and power. it's only when you set out on this journey and learn along with the main characters why the world is the way it is that the pieces fall into place. it's so compelling. "everything the world has to offer" is much more literal than it seemed

and now this great treasure, information that would shake the corrupt foundation of this world, is what will change everything. and the idea that pirates are the ones closest to the truth of the world, because above being uniformly Good or Bad they are just Free.....