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Oda (creator of the manga One Piece) discusses his approach to displaying sexuality with his female characters.
- Thread starter Orange Piccolo
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Thread title was interesting until the final five words, not at all surprised to read his take on how his busty characters being half-naked is empowering because he doesn't do panty shots (even though one of the main characters constantly asks for womens panties...). Shonen is not where you go for quality female representation
Dude, your female characters don't actually have any agency when you're still writing them to be sexy first and people second.
1) Fictional characters don't have any agency of their own. "Their own volition" is a common cop out because THEY ARE FICTIONAL.
2) I don't read One Piece but I've seen plenty of fanservice bullshit so I don't buy it.
3) A male artist drawing fanservice bullshit will never be a "revolution" of any kind.
2) I don't read One Piece but I've seen plenty of fanservice bullshit so I don't buy it.
3) A male artist drawing fanservice bullshit will never be a "revolution" of any kind.
It's cool that it's something he consciously thinks about, even if he's not perfect, I just wish he didn't draw all his women as telephone poles with watermelons.
it is way worse in the anime, if you can believe it, but it is pretty bad in the manga. i've been reading the comic for 20+ years now (lol) and i still roll my eyes sometimes
I'd wager he doesn't actually think about it at all outside of interviews. If he does it certainly doesn't show in the artwork.
"Don't you see, I didn't choose to draw her with her tits flopping around while she fights. She CHOOSES to around with no top on because it's EMPOWERING. It's definitely not because I just really like boobs."
The sad thing is while I think Oda still has a lot of issues with his female characters and it's easily a weak point of the series, I'd still rank him above most of his contemporaries on the issue
I don't know why it's the first thing I thought of, but that response really gives me "Almost Politically Correct Redneck" meme energy lol.
i'll refrain from commenting further, but the answer doesn't....... doesn't seem like he's answering the question that he was asked?
and i'm being generous
and i'm being generous
When he's talking about character consent, I think he means scenes where a character is being peeped on or having someone look up their skirts, as opposed to a character being outwardly sexy.
why do you even want the answer to "why dont you do more pantyshots?"
Yes and people are pointing out that what he is saying is hypocritical considering what situations he can write these characters into where exactly this happens
Hmmm
Bullshit
He's done so many ass shots lately and he 100% oversexualizes Nami
Unless I'm reading this wrong. But also, the big one:
Sanji exists
Bullshit
He's done so many ass shots lately and he 100% oversexualizes Nami
Unless I'm reading this wrong. But also, the big one:
Sanji exists
I agree with this too. It's such a low, low, low bar though.
the first reply i saw was literally Nami's ass in panties from a chapter from a few weeks ago lol
While Oda's comments don't come off as super truthful when held up against his actually work....
HOLY SHIT at that reader's question.
"Why no panty shots????" Touch grass, dude.
HOLY SHIT at that reader's question.
"Why no panty shots????" Touch grass, dude.
I know that when I saw Robin get her new attire for the current arc with no input from herself, I was like "damn, she's truly bringing the women's revolution with those bikini bottoms, and it's absolutely not because oda wanted to draw panties, because that man just ain't interested ya see"
What the fuck am I reading?
The characters he writes/draws are consentingly sexy and deliver fan service of their own volition?
Is something being lost in translation here?
The characters he writes/draws are consentingly sexy and deliver fan service of their own volition?
Is something being lost in translation here?
