Eiichiro Oda, the creator of One Piece has been frequently targeted by many fans for allegedly being sexist towards women characters. There have been many instances where people have pointed out Oda san allegedly objectifying women in some way or the other. The majority of it is because of his method of drawing women characters in his manga.
Over the years, these claims frequently surface back on the internet, and while Oda has sometimes responded to these claims, it has never yet affected the popularity of the series in any major way. Even after such controversies, One Piece has still managed to stay at the top of the anime industry.
However, there is a chance that Oda might be able to escape these alleged claims as the One Piece series has announced their latest novel which precisely focuses on the female characters of the series and is called One Piece novel Heroines. The novel’s previous volume was released in 2021 and contained four chapters.
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One Piece novel Heroines is a novel that’s been published in eight major chapters (available in One Piece Magazine volumes eight through seventeen) and two bonus chapters that are only available in tankōbon. It centers on One Piece’s female protagonists and revolves around some kind of incident or scenario involving these female characters as the main lead.
Jun Esaka is the author of the book, while Sayaka Suwa is the illustrator. The first four chapters were collected into a tankōbon volume, which was released on June 4, 2021. The stories of Vivi, Perona, Nico Robin, and Nami were told in these first four chapters. An additional chapter that is devoted to Nami is also included in the book.
On March 4, 2024, a second volume named One Piece book Heroines will be released. It will center on Hancock, Tashigi, Uta, and Vinsmoke Reiju, with an extra chapter on Nami and Robin. This novel will help Eiichiro Oda finally drop the alleged charges of sexism against him which has been growing over the years.
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Oda’s illustrations of female characters in the series have been criticized a lot of times by fans. These illustrations showcase women with unusual body standards that promote a wrong message to the audience of One Piece. And these body standards are not limited to one character. They have been a common occurrence in the story.
Another claim against Oda is that he generally doesn’t give any major role to the female characters. While they certainly have a vast variety of female characters, they have been only used for plot direction. These claims have been recurrent since the beginning of the One Piece series.
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The novel is scheduled to release on March 4, 2024. You can watch One Piece on Crunchyroll.
