![]() ![]() This is something that did not feel right to Oda, so in an attempt to bring a change to the traditional way of storytelling, he made strong female characters who could hold up for themselves in a fight. Eiichiro Oda Talks About Why He Creates Strong Female Characters In One Piece What Oda essentially meant by this statement is how traditionally female characters have always been used for one particular role where they would always be abducted and be rescued by the main character. I depict women who know how to fight for themselves and don’t need to be saved.” ![]() That didn’t sit well with me I didn’t want to create a story about women being kidnapped and saved. “In the manga I read as a kid, there was always a point where the heroine existed just to be rescued. There may be some laughter here and there, but on a broader perspective, it makes aging for women seem abnormal, demonizing the ageing process and making it appear unnatural, or the result of some moral failure.Also Read: One Piece: Luffy’s Awakened Devil Fruit Might Cost Him One of His Most Precious Allies That Would Leave Fans Devastated What Inspired Eiichiro Oda To Create Strong Female Characters In One PieceĮxplaining what inspires him to be unique and create female characters never seen before, Eiichiro Oda spoke with the New York Times, saying Aged male characters, however, are more consistently portrayed as something nearing normal. The only elderly women who look relatively normal are Vice Admiral Tsuru and Dr. Oda also enjoys dabbling with extremes, so when beautiful women age, they wind up on the other end of the spectrum like Shinobu, and Mother Caramel. Big and curvy girls are never drawn as attractive and are the only ones subject to slapstick violence. In volume 62's SBS, Oda says he scrapped the original design for Catarina because he could not imagine a beautiful woman in a crude pirate crew, perpetuating unrealistic ideals of performative and hyper-femininity.Īnother issue with these unique characters is that they are often reduced to a joke for failing to adhere to the beauty standards of the other female characters. Big Mom or Catarina Devon) are never drawn like the heroines of the main cast. Powerful women with personalities that do not reinforce ideas of femininity (e.g. Often these characters are villains, comic relief or both, depicted as evil, vulgar, and/or blockheaded. Examples include Boa Hancock and the Amazonians, Smoothie, Captain Tashigi, Rear Admiral Hina and Vice Admiral Tsuru, all powerful women with a lacking presence.įor the other spectrum of female characters, the "Bizarre" women, Oda purposely draws them with unconventional designs that are often grotesque or caricature-esque. Villains or canonically strong females who are “pretty” are also no exception as they too are cast to the sidelines and often have no featured or well-developed fight. More recent arcs also feature beautiful princesses like Vivi, Shirahosi and Rebecca - whose skills and potential leadership abilities have been shoved aside to the point of obscurity. Oda’s evolved art skills seem to have exaggerated these features further. Beautiful female characters in One Piece are notorious for their doe-like eyes, high-rise breasts, and severe hourglass waist. ![]() And in the main series, nudity or revealing clothes is what usually helps save Nami and Robin, rather than strategy or their post-time skip powerups. Many anime suffer from 'same-face syndrome.' In One Piece’s case, it suffers from not only this, but same-body syndrome as well. In most of the movies, Nami or another female character needs saving. ![]() Nami and Robin's backstories made for excellent and heart-wrenching arcs that developed their characters, however, after their final acceptance into the crew with no more holding them back, their roles slowly shifted to supporting rather than starring. Many slim characters are depicted as heroic at heart or are essentially damsels in distress. Unfortunately, One Piece’s female characters reinforce harmful stereotypes. Oda's Designs Reinforce Harmful StereotypesĪlthough One Piece boasts a diverse range of different body types, representation in context matters. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |