>Oda mentions he felt old Jump manga didn't feature enough female characters or strong female characters, so he always tried to include female characters in his stories. He likes to draw strong and capable women, citing Nami as an example.
Is Oda right? Is Nami a good example of strong and capable woman?
Oda mentions he felt old Jump manga didn't feature enough female characters or strong female characters...
Easton Gomez
Xavier Moore
She's not powerlevel strong, but sure; she's pretty capable at her task.
Isaac Cruz
>Nami
>woman
Levi Jenkins
Oda is wrong on both accounts.
Tyler Allen
If by good and strong you mean "has suckable titties" then yes
Adam Myers
Kek
Ian Rivera
His design of her was different when he planned the story. Most likely is the work of editors that sex appeal became more of an object after the time skip. Editors forced him to change Black Maria's design to make her more sexy, to cite a recent example.
Gabriel Fisher
Both Nami and Robin fit that type of character
Wyatt Sullivan
>Her slaps hurt Luffy like Garps who is canonically as strong as Roger
>Is the ship's navigator, accountant and prodigy at surfing in Sky islands
>Beat a CP9 agent
>Law thought she was the only reliable person on the Starwhat crew
>She stole Big Meme's soul cloud
>She strings Sanji's crush along and is not the MC's baited love interested who will be cucked by the recurring secondary female
Connor Turner
user, Oda is one of the most horny mangaka ever...
Sex appeal becoming more present after the TS probably is 99% on him, kek.
Nolan Miller
Axe hand Nami
Jason Howard
I wanted it to be canon
Chase Ross
One Piece only has 2 strong female characters that can actually compete with the men.
Boa Handcock and a fat disgusting cannibal.
Jackson Carter
>Handcock
Kek and don't forget about Yamato too.
Austin Roberts
Mashima did a much better job.
Blake Powell
It's honestly funny seeing Lucy overcome Nami in terms of character and strength through the years when she was always called a bootleg Nami.
Chase Morales
Nami might not be physically-imposing, but she's one of the best female characters in manga history. She's incredibly human. When the boys tried to peep on her in Alabasta, she didn't go "KYAAAA RUFFY-KUN HENTAI" or whatever, instead, she demanded them to cough up for the show. That doesn't mean she can't get embarrassed, she just acts like an adult. And like Usopp and Chopper, she acknowledges her physical weakness and acts on her strengths instead. Her relationship with Luffy is also fascinating, she's shown to be his biggest cheerleader despite also critiquing him more than other strawhats.
A character like Nami is a rare sight, especially in battle shonen, where female characters exist for the show and maybe a romantic subplot. The same can be said about Robin.
Christopher Moore
Maybe Pre-TS. Then he turned her and Robin into harlots.
Wyatt Parker
>"KYAAAA RUFFY-KUN HENTAI"
Doesn't Nami have this same exact reaction in Wano when they tried to peep on her
Matthew Walker
Yes, and every other time as well. That Alabasta gag is wildly OOC. Wonder if that was an editor's influence.
Jayden White
>Wonder if that was an editor's influence
Doubt it
Asher Edwards
Would the industry be better if Editors were gassed en mass?
Carson White
No. She had a wardrobe malfunction in the bathhouse, but that's about it.
And again, it's not like Nami doesn't get embarrassed. You can recall how Absalom was molesting her in Thriller Bark. For Nami, it's about being in control of her body. She doesn't mind using her sexuality, but she wouldn't allow her sexuality to be used.
Aiden Turner
>wardrobe malfunction
Huh I thought Hawkins removed her clothes there
Weird
Ryder Butler
It was an accident.
Xavier Turner
Might just be my bad memory then
Mason Robinson
user, reread the series starting from TB. She's a huge sperg about that kind of thing. Brook's panty gag was basically made to cement her as the pervert basher.
No, you were right. Hawkins' sword knocked it off.
Jeremiah Gray
>No, you were right. Hawkins' sword knocked it off.
Thx user, I was wondering if that was really an accident or not
Nicholas Martinez
>Brook's panty gag was basically made to cement her as the pervert basher.
Everyone bashes Brook for his perverted comments, that's part of the gag. The point is, Nami and Robin, don't act like children in the presence of others. Of course they're going to react negatively to literal sexual harassment, but as long as they're in control of the situation, it's fine.
>Hawkins' sword knocked it off.
He didn't strip her on purpose, her towel just slipped off.
Jacob Wilson
I'm getting mixed signals here kek
Was the towel slip accidental or not
I think there's a pretty big difference if it was an accident
Gabriel Cruz
Mate, you're basing your entire analysis of her character off of an ancient gag that even Luffy and Chopper were in on. She really is part of the anti-pervert archetype. And his sword did knock it off, but it was an accident. You can even check the panel or the anime scene to see it.