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When Eiichiro Oda’sOne Piecewent through the time skip, the series saw a big shift in the narrative. A lot of things changed in the series, including the characters and their appearances. One character that changed the most in terms of physical appearance was the navigator of the Straw Hat Pirates, Nami.
Her change in the physical aspect divided theOne Piecefandom into two factions where one was happy and satisfied with the change, while others claimed that Oda went overboard with Nami’s physical features. He even faced a lot of criticism because of it.
However, the manga creator once revealed that it doesn’t bother him what theOne Piecefans think about Nami or any other character for that matter. This was because he saw the characters of his series as fictional and understood that they were not real, thus fans’ perspective about the character should not hurt his feelings.
Eiichiro Oda’s Perspective About The Criticism Towards Nami
In theSBS Volume 82, theOne Piecemanga creator was asked about the increasing popularity of Nami after the time skip for the wrong reasons. The manga creator had the perfect reply for it which revealed that he doesn’t care much about what fans thought about his characters.
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Oda stated:
I feel like Nami’s popularity has been skyrocketing these days. Could it be because she makes more appearances now? I suppose you feel guilty about looking at my characters in an erotic way. I don’t mind at all and this goes for all of my characters. This is just my personal opinion regarding all of the characters I’ve ever created… but in all honestly, it doesn’t really bother me.
Oda believes that his personal opinion about the characters ofOne Piecewon’t change because people started seeing the characters differently. Although it is understandable that their mindset about the characters was bound to change after the time skip, it doesn’t affect him. This is because he knows that the base on which he created theseOne Piececharacters is still the same.
Eiichiro Oda KnowsOne PieceCharacters Are Not Real
After explaining his own opinion about theOne Piececharacters, especially Nami,Eiichiro Odapointed out that he seesOne Pieceas merchandise that fans have bought from him and once he has sold it, it doesn’t matter what they think about it. Thus, people’s perspective of Nami, be it criticism or love is their own and Oda cannot control it.
TheOne Piecemangaka stated:
One of my own great teachers told me once: everything within “the world of manga” is pretty much just merchandise. Nobody within that world is real, and it wouldn’t be very professional of a creator to get offended over whatever a customer decides to do with the goods he has bought. I feel just about the same way.
While Nami was not the only character who went through a drastic change during the time skip, she was the one who was the most criticized. This was becauseOda started portraying her physical attributesin the most implausible manner.
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Irrespective of that, Nami’s personality was still the same, and her character development with the series’ progression helped build theOne Piecenarrative in a major way.
One Pieceis available to watch on Crunchyroll.
Tarun Kohli
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Tarun Kohli is the Senior Anime Writer at FandomWire, with over 2,900 published articles. He currently specializes in critiquing One Piece and other Shonen anime. A passionate fan of the genre, his love for thoughtful analysis reflects his genuine appreciation for the art of anime. His deep understanding of anime culture has earned recognition from industry figures such as Adi Shankar and the creators of Blood of Zeus.
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