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beanghostprincess · 4 months

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invading your inbox again to talk about my beloved king yamato i love him so much and he's not talked nearly enough about as a character because all people talk about is his gender and i think that's so sad my man deserves better

ESPECIALLY HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH ACE IS SO AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA THE BOYFRIENDS EVER THE SCENE WITH THE VIVRE CARD KILLED ME

LITERALLY??????????? Like, obviously his gender is a big part of his character and I completely understand why it's such a talked and popular theme, since it's never specified in the show. However, if he says he's a man and people use he/him pronouns for him... I really don't know what the issue is? Like, I actually do know why people might be confused regarding his gender with how it's explained, but people who question his pronouns and go all the way to say he's not trans is a bit uhhhh weird.

But I am also very tired of people only talking about Yamato when it comes to trans representation. Same thing with Kiku, really, because both of them have very interesting stories, personalities, and ambitions and I think we don't talk about them enough. I only see people talking about Kiku when it's about her being trans (which I absolutely LOVE and it's completely alright to talk about that because I love trans representation and you don't even know how happy her existence and Yamato's make me. But y'know what I mean) or to talk about her ship with Zoro (which I don't particularly like because I think Zoro's gay, but if I had to ship him with a woman it'd be her yadda yadda).

Yamato is a really complex character. He seeks freedom and adventure and after so long being trapped because of his dad and used only as heritage, he just wants to get out to the world and do whatever he wants. He's so hopeful and cute and friendly and extremely strong. He has so much rage inside, too, and frustration for not being able to do what he wants and fight for his home. Ace appears in his life and gives him so much hope and dreams and,,, Their whole story is just both beautiful and heartbreaking. They're precious to me. Also, his bond with Luffy??? It's just so good.

#yamato my beloved #he's such a comforting character and he deserves the whole world #still a bit mad he didn't go with the crew but i understand why he did it so #one piece #yamato #yamace

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sunshinedottv · 5 months

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The way I'm tempted to get back into One Piece just to see my beloveds; Kiku and Yamato. They're my everything 🫶

I don't think I have the strength to do it though

#yes im in love with them no i havent seen anything about wano #one piece #o kiku #yamato one piece

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basedkikuenjoyer · 1 year

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Rashomon & Riddles

Let’s try to simplify this one. Wano is framed as this Kabuki revue. Before the curtains open, we’ll have a prelude from a beloved old face to set the tone. After the curtains finally close for the end and we’ve had a little coda for our main characters, he’ll play us out as the transition to our next adventure. The midpoint between those will see him showing up in the story, organically woven in through a tie astute fans were expecting long before the Land of Samurai.

That midpoint also happens to coincide with the story doing something interesting with the other half of the local pair Marco’s tied to. Kiku & Yamato will factor into this again, but I want to keep it more general and about Marco. What I think he’s going to do with that just serving as the best clue what it’ll flow out of. Especially since we just had to add in Ryokugyu and the caste themes again didn’t we. What I care about is more that the Noh trio exist alongside this.

Let’s talk Oda the film buff again, this one’s been a long time coming. Well class, who knows this one? One of legendary samurai flick director Akira Kurosawa’s most famous works. Rashomon. A tale about investigating a murder. It’s more famous for something you’ve probably seen at some point. (My favorite is the KotH Firefighter episode) The narrative structure it’s credited with creating, though the film was based on an older novel that did the same. What makes Rashomon cool is it’s the story of three different perspectives on the same event. The point of the movie is in the contrasts, trying to grasp at who’s trustworthy. It’s not exactly obvious. The three witnesses are all liars protecting their own image.

I’ve long wondered if we were doing a Rashomon thing in this love letter to jidaigeki. Our trio are the Noh actors. Kiku, Hiyori, Yamato. It’s their perspective on Oden and Wano’s glory days. Kiku was the type of person stifled by old Wano who’s well primed for a future she was thrust into. Hiyori a product of old Wano that endured, but one young enough she didn’t have a full picture of the past. Yamato one who’s enamored by the legacy and myth.

So who’s Marco then? What I’m seeing is the fourth tale, the account of the woodcutter who serves as part of the framing device. Rashomon is a story about a peasant, a woodcutter, and a priest talking about a scandalous recent occurrence as they wait out a storm. The stories were the murderer, the victim’s wife, and the dead samurai through a medium as part of the trial. But the Woodcutter after the matter is settled offered up the “real” tale. One that made everyone involved seem absolutely silly. Oh, and there was this little hidden thread about a dagger that led to revealing the Woodcutter was there, but didn’t want to testify because he stole a valuable trinket!

All that to say, this is why I’m interested in Marco. If he just opened and closed the “play” with his arrival falling in the middle, that’s cool. But Wano ended on a weird note, Egghead has kept certain core themes alive and they’re raging around an element that left off on a very strange note. All while our main story hints at a very big, sharp twist. In this kishotenketsu structure, part 3 or ten should feel jarring. A shift in tone, setting, and/or characters. Doing that for this arc this way is a great route to take wrapping up this segment of the big picture. My hope is that we play with something like Rashomon to set up the conclusion to this dramatic turn. Dig back into this key figure’s perspective to lay the foundation for a wrinkle that will make a conclusion that wouldn’t make sense now seem like the only thing that could have happened.

When you have all of that, it just makes the “Sphinx” association seem a little more compelling too. Let’s crack this riddle Birb Boi!

#one piece #chapter 1073 #marco the phoenix

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metamelonisle · 1 year

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it is worth mentioning that even though like. i do think you are meant to laugh at bon clay's queer aspects during his introduction and find them weird during his fight against sanji, once the actual conflict with crocodile is over, bon clay's queer aspects stop being played as jokes or "villain" tropes and start being played seriously to a really good character. i think one piece's queer rep has a very very rough start, but if i got to see bon clay as a kid, i genuinely would have felt happier and more confident in my queerness from it because of how cool and likeable bon clay is. he's a man AND a woman who values friendship above all else, and is 100% serious about it, being willing to bail Luffy out of some really bad jams without hesitation and being one of the Straw Hat's most beloved friends. It's kind of cool how much more he was than the other """"queer rep"""" from the 90's and 2000's we got (thank god for kiku and yamato who are unambiguously good rep). one piece isn't perfect and admittedly has skeevy spots here and there especially near the beginning, but it's such a wonderful story and it never ceases to amaze me with every new thing i learn

"One may stray from the path of a man, and one may stray from the path of a woman, but there is no straying from the path of a HUMAN!" - Bentham, also known as Mr. 2 Bon Kurei

#paint.txt #also just reminding everyone that bon kurei is a stage name and the character's actual name is bentham!#so i'm not like. deadnaming her or anything

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perfusio · 2 years

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Okay.... the last chapter of OP. For those who read it....

SPOILER AHEAD

1) Okay first, the new Admiral.... I don't know what is the translation for ya but mine was literally " the discrimination, that's peace" and its a bit too much on the n'ose for me, I just laughed at loud. Until he find himself something cooler to say, tree hugger, huuuh, he will stay in the corner.

But I like the beautifull effect of his power.

2) Kiku me beloved, where are ya ?

3) SHAAAAANKS !!!!!!!!

4) Yamato dearie, your a power house, a charismatic moron and unless you want to take a heavy burden of being the kid of an Emperor ( when you're not the son of Big Mom ), maybe plan a bit ahead. Make your declaration at the next stop and blast it on a public TV when your position on the crew is secure ? Maybe ? I don't know... I think that's why Monosuker intervene. If someone has a better explanation?

5) Shanks.... ya cute, okay but maybe at one point lift your head of your own ass and consider that Yassop maybe wants to see Usopp - his SON ( my opinion about on this relationship is completely irrelevant) ( the movie creeps me out on that subject because it will break the dynamics).

6) Finally on the treasure hunt, huh, Red ? After all those years ( I mean the love of his life/bestie and his protégé are finally competing with him. What an occasion, am I right ?

#one piece

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just-a-regular-fan · 3 years

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#I finished my one piece reread yesterday and this is one thing I wanted to make #also trans girl kiku my beloved #it's one piece so I still hope that both her and Kin'emon are alive #and ye #I love Yamato #the moment he got so excited when he saw luffy #it was so pure #or when luffy asked him to protect momo and he was like #CAN I?????#YES YOU CAN MY PRECIOUS BOI I LOVE YOU #one piece #kaido #yamato #one piece yamato #one piece kaido

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chromatic-lamina · 3 years

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just the things i like, 1030 spoilers (kid, law, marco, other stuff)

Drake and Apoo not out of the game is fun

And, genius, Oda. I did not think of this. Kinemon’s detached lower half

lets us know that this dude is still alive too:

As does Apoo also being alive, but more importantly:

O-Kiku, my beloved. BUT what I really like are our two sexy geriatric dudes (though mere whippersnappers on the OP timeline) here:

Marco, looking fine there, man. And Izou’s doing alright (blasting away). Guess Marco got his strength back a few chapters ago. And well, if Kawamatsu’s your thing.

Of course Kanjuro (his character is fascinating. Like the emptiest of vessels is the evilest of conductors?) decides to just send everything to a burning hell in a hand basket (at Orochi’s behest).

BUT

I really love Marco above (oh, and Yamato runs through the castle like a pretty fox wolf), but come on KidLaw Nation!

Now, y’all know that I’m MarcoLaw, first and foremost, and I’m also strongly ZoLaw, but right now Oda is playing into KidLaw lando, and I’m not adverse to it.

Also, it was Law’s sloppy workmanship that saved Kin’emon. Ah, so our perfectionist head canons (one I don’t really share, but I can see where it comes from), aren’t always backed up by the official release (surprise). Guess he might have been a bit tired after the events of Punk Hazard. (Edit in: it has been pointed out that Kin is either shifting the blame here from himself or the Strawhats :-))

And let’s not forget these scary dudes on the move:

Although Brook and Robin have their own brand of fear too. Wonder why the colour of the arrow changes to grey. Anyway. That’s my arrow over CP0′s heads. Not part of the scans.

BUT BUT BUT Marco is absolutely fine. And Killer copped a beating last chapter only for this to happen:

BUT never fear, because Law and Kid

had a secret flashback tête-à-tête (and as if I know where all the accents go. Thank you, dictionary).

FIRST, they test their abilities out or have conversations about them on the by and by (or in the midst of battle). [Maybe this exchange went on while Momo ripped up the castle floors).

SECOND, Law is willing to DIE for his man. (Now, I don’t recommend this. And ZoLaw is my bigger ship, BUT, Oda’s toying with you, guys...).

I mean, KidLaw is the original ship with this dude. Let’s keep going. I’m just going to put the coloured pages in, and I’ll put the link in the comments, cos you know how tumblr gets about links.

Kid’s is the same. SO, both of these guys are at death’s door right now, which doesn’t bode well. BUT, they’re not exactly doing it for each other (well, I might argue that Law’s doing it for Kid), but they’re definitely working as a team. And I want to know about these Awakening conversations the supernova have.

Like, what if people confused it for a fundamental religious gathering and there’s all these guys (and one gal) sitting in a room showing their party tricks and trying to get to the next level. It could be like a poetry slam, and about as interesting. The next one to take the mic! No Luffy! Put the mic back. You’re not literally meant to take it.

Anyway, not only do we get insight into their power and their awakened power, looks like Big Mom is in trouble.

The translator’s note says that the kana says ‘wille’ where it says ‘wave’ above. German for ‘will’. I’m guessing that Brad there is a mistranslation of ‘Brat’, although it could be the way that Big Mom is speaking. (It has been pointed out, probably effects of the anaesthesia or the attack in general).

And:

LOVE. “Don’t tell me what to do.” Law’s taking care of his man, and his man’s relying on him to do so. Only he’s not doing it fast enough. BUT, maybe they did hit their limit. I’ve got a feeling that a mythical Japanese Wolf might cushion their fall.

Who said Kid wasn’t a team player? Maybe it’s only when Luffy and Apoo (and Hawkins) are the choices.

Also, the castle is on fire. Kanjuro added fuel to the fire. And there’s a bunch of explosives in the cellar, or basement or wherever. And it’s bound to crash into the flower capital in a matter of minutes?

Got a kinda meta out there on the possibilities of meanings for kroom (if it’s kept in the official translation). Will link later.

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oharascholar · 3 years

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Why Sanji meeting Yamato has LGBTQ+ readers on edge - Scholar’s Summaries #1

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As the Wano arc in One Piece progresses steadily, the cast of the series expands ever more. Amongst the unique cast of new characters, we meet Kaido’s Son - Yamato, a young man who wishes to be just like the beloved ex-hero of the country, a man named Oden.

Yamato is an exciting character to see for many LGBTQ+ people like myself. He is a man who was assigned female at birth, who has plump lips, long eyelashes, and breasts. This, to many LGBTQ+ readers, and definitely to myself, brings up the idea of masculine people being allowed to exhibit traditionally ‘female’ body parts, and a comforting reminder that you can be a man without paying for gender-affirming surgery or binding your chest. This speaks to me as a transmasc nonbinary person - I, too, was assigned female at birth, refer to myself as a man, and have a traditionally female body in the same way. I do not once think of myself as a woman.

(One Piece Chapter 984, page 17 of 17. First published in Weekly Shonen Jump 2020, issue 31)

My opinion of Yamato thus far, as a transmasc nonbinary person, has been entirely positive - I enjoy seeing a man who is openly referred to as a man in universe (for example, ‘Kaido’s Son’), who has features which are traditionally seen as non-masculine. It is how I feel about my own body - I rarely give a second thought to the fact that I have breasts. They don’t make me any less masculine, and I tend not to dwell on them at all. It makes me feel happy to see a character who I can truly relate to on such a personal level.

Yamato is a positively portrayed character in the series, and is a supporting character to our main protagonist, Luffy. He plays an important role in fighting against the main villain of this arc. He was even shown to be good friends with Portgaz D. Ace, one of the most beloved supporting characters in the series - even giving Ace the much important ‘vivre card’ which played a vital role in the Marineford Arc. Yamato is given plot importance within the story as a whole with this, linking him throughout the story.

(One Piece Chapter 1000, page 9 of 19 first published in Weekly Shonen Jump 2021, issue 5-6)

It is also easy, as a transmasc person, to read heavily into Yamato’s situation with his father. Initially, it seems positive - Kaido refers to Yamato as his son openly. To an outsider, Kaido accepts Yamato’s identity... Then enter the ‘Oden’ issue.

Yamato wishes to be just like Kozuki Oden on all fronts, changing his appearance to try and look just like him. This part of Yamato’s identity has caused contemption in Kaido, with Yamato even recounting that Kaido would beat him over it. Ever since Yamato first wanted to be like Oden, from the age of eight, Kaido has kept him shackled up inside of his residence.

Yamato states that he can’t truly be Oden until he is free of his shackles given to him by his father. To many, this strikes as a direct parallel towards living in a transphobic household.

When Luffy, a character who has represented liberation throughout the series, first tries to remove these shackles, Yamato is instinctively afraid. He explains that the shackles will explode, and that they’ve been on him for twenty years. He also ponders if he is being kept in by a lie - wondering if his father would really let his son be blown up for merely leaving the island.

(One Piece Chapter 985, page 9 of 19. First published in Weekly Shonen Jump 2020, issue 33-34)

No matter how you put it, Yamato is transgender. Though it has not been officially stated as such, it seems to be heavily implied that he is a transgender man, without issue.

Yamato instinctively wants to keep the status quo, one which technically keeps him safe, at the expense of his identity and freedom. The danger, of course, is purely created by his father. This something which many transgender people can resonate with, the idea of staying ‘in the closet’ so as to not cause contemption within your family.

Luffy removes the shackles and throws them away, causing them to explode - this event causes Yamato to become enraged and upset, stating that he no longer thinks of Kaido as his father. This is a powerful moment, the act of breaking the ties with an abusive parent who does not accept his identity.

It is important to be aware of why Elizabeth or Tibany was so offensive, whilst Yamato feels progressive. Transgender women in media are often presented as predatory, as if they were men in dresses who only want to prey on young men, and Elizabeth is a prime example of the worst of this transmysogynistic stereotype. Had this character been on their lonesome, along a multitude of other transgender women with different body types, and had Elizabeth not been predatory, this would be a fine character. Transgender women and transfem people as a whole should not feel guilty to exhibit as much body hair as they like, and to have as deep of a voice as they like, without worry of being mocked or ridicule.

… Or, without issue, so far.

Sanji appears to be on a direct collision course for one Young Master Yamato, which puts a lot of anxiety into LGBTQ+ readers. Rightfully so, as in the past, Sanji has been used as a vehicle for horrific transphobia in the series, as touched on by the One Piece Podcast in text and in audio. This alone brings up multiple concerns - the most worrying of all is the possibility that Yamato has been a long setup for a particularly horrific transphobic punchline. The author, Eiichiro Oda, has been more than capable of writing transphobia into his series before, such as with the character Elizabeth (or Tibany, as this character is known in the manga), a transgender woman coded character who is a walking offensive stereotype - even acting in a predatory way towards young men. There is definitely a certain validity behind such worries.

But, when the only representation in this part of One Piece is predatory people with deep voices and stubble all over, you can see why this is completely different to Yamato exhibiting breasts and such.

(Chapter 543, page 1 of 20. First published in Weekly Shonen Jump 2009, issue 26 / Chapter 994, page 17 or 17, first published in Weekly Shonen Jump 2020, issue 48)

Another concerning path is that Sanji will see Yamato and fawn all over him - only for him to act horrified and disgusted upon hearing Yamato affirm that he is a man. During the infamous Fishman Island arc, Sanji had a life-saving blood transfusion given to him by two transgender-coded women - this alone was enough for him to start screaming and flipping himself around the bed in horror - a truly upsetting act of transmisogyny that many agree should never have been put in the series at all.

However, our combined worries may be for nothing. Oda has also written nonbinary and transgender characters who have been delightful to witness, and have been much accepted and adored by the LGBTQ+ community as a whole - Characters such as Bentham, a character who can shapeshift and monologues about their gender, or Kiku, a transgender woman in the current arc, who has been portrayed respectfully thus far, being in the series for almost 100 chapters. There is still hope that Oda has changed his ways from his dark Fishman Island Days.

In the most hopeful outcome, this meeting will serve as a character growth point - Sanji has matured as a character, and is ready to treat transgender people as human beings. This outcome seems tantalisingly possible to me, especially since characters will openly reffer to Yamato as male without issue.

(One Piece Chapter 979, page 14 of 17. First Published in Weekly Shonen Jump 2020, issue 23.)

Another hopeful outcome is that Sanji will simply not address it - but it certainly seems intentional that Oda has sent Sanji specifically towards Yamato, and I am certain that there is a reason. But, notably, Sanji had a meeting with Kiku in a similar vein, and nothing of note happened in that interaction.

I myself dearly hope that the day will not come where I look at this article and think, ‘This has aged horribly.’. I have a lot of faith in Eiichiro Oda to do the right thing - especially since almost 10 years has passed since his last major act of transphobia and transmisogyny. Surely, in today’s climate, and with the progressive nature of One Piece as a whole, he has learnt and is ready to write the LGBTQ+ characters that are respectful and progressive as a whole, without falling back on poor-taste punchlines.

As for now, only time will tell the true nature of Eiichiro Oda in 2021. Or, as many of us like to put it … "Who knows with this guy?!"

The Ohara Scholar / Róisí “Puppy” Law, 17th April 2021

#One Piece #Not Archival #Scholar's Summaries #ScholarSpeaks

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