16 Years Later, One Piece Creator Has Long Debunked One of His Most Popular Claims
The main focus of the story, “One Piece,” is primarily on Luffy and his team, consistently keeping them at the heart of the narrative. Although it’s an action-oriented shonen series, many prolonged series tend to incorporate romantic moments among key characters, especially those that emphasize worldbuilding or combat. However, the creator of “One Piece,” Oda, has established a firm rule regarding the crew: the series showcases a strong emphasis on the “found family” trope, which may be why Oda insists on the crew members sharing unique and significant bonds instead of romantic entanglements. Despite clarifying this, Oda also emphasized that there’s no romance depicted in the series, but it actually contains more than one might expect.