Since the debut of the One Piece anime, the one allegation that has been haunting the creators of the series is that they overly sexualize their female characters. Be it Nami or Bonney, many fans believe that Toei Animation goes out of its way to flaunt One Piece’s female characters which is unjustified.
These accusations regarding the alleged objectification of women in One Piece have significantly grown after the time skip and while Eiichiro Oda has many times stated that they have never intended to do such a thing, the anime scenes and portrayals say otherwise. This has also severely affected the One Piece series.
Although there have not been many serious allegations that could rupture the reputation One Piece has built over the years, they tend to shift the focus of the story from the plotlines and characters to such issues which is never a good sign for any anime series.
1. Nami’s Burned Clothes During Whole Cake Island
During the Whole Cake Island arc, when Nami and Luffy are imprisoned in the Prisoner’s Library, Jinbe decides to burn the book in which they are captured to free Luffy and Nami. As they are freed from the prison, the scenes show the condition of Luffy and Nami after going through such a horrific event.
In that scene, Nami’s clothes get slightly burned because of which most of her upper body is revealed. Although the scene is similar to the One Piece manga, Toei animation made Nami a lot more curvaceous than she was in the manga, thus making the scene overly sexualized.
2. Viola From Dressrosa Arc
Since her niece Rebecca resigned from her role, Viola, the second daughter of the Riku family, is the reigning crown princess of Dressrosa. Viola joined the Donquixote Pirates after they conquered Dressrosa, taking on the name Violet, and served as an officer and assassin for the Trebol Army until she betrayed the group.
The physical depiction of Viola in the One Piece anime is a lot different than that of the manga. Her body curves are a lot bigger than shown in the manga, which also led to the allegation that Toei sexualizes One Piece’s female characters.
3. Wano Arc is Filled With Overly Sexualized Female Characters
Almost every female character shown in the Wano arc during the Onigashima raid was allegedly objectified by Toei Animation. The members of the Beast Pirates, the female characters who were present with Kurozumi Orochi during the celebration, and even Nami and Nico Robin were all shown in clothes that exclusively flaunted their physical features.
While this was not as much criticized by the fans, it was still a lot different from the manga and fans were quick to notice it because it had no value to the One Piece or the Wano story whatsoever.
4. The Bonney Bathing Scene
During the beginning of the Egghead Island arc, Bonney was seen with the Straw Hat Pirates and one of the episodes featured Bonney taking a bath after removing her clothes. The physical features in the scene were overly flaunted by Toei Animation as compared to the One Piece manga.
It became more offensive later on when the real age of the character was revealed in the story. Fans were outraged regarding the scene and many even tweeted against Toei Animation and Eiichiro Oda, the creator of One Piece.
5. Rebecca’s Battle Outfit in Dressrosa Arc
Rebecca is the former crown princess of Dressrosa, having given up her throne to live with her father. She is the daughter of Scarlett and Kyros. Living under the dictatorship of Donquixote Doflamingo, she endured imprisonment and was made to participate in gladiatorial combat at the Colosseum’s Corrida. She participated in a tournament to compete for the Mera Mera no Mi so she could attain freedom for herself and her kingdom.
The battle outfit that Rebecca wore during the tournament raised a lot of eyes as it was much more revealing and attention-grabbing than shown in the One Piece manga. Also, it did not help her from getting wounded in the battle which became another hint of Toei sexualizing its female characters.
6. Boa Hancock’s Character in One Piece
Before the group disintegrated, Boa Hancock, the captain of the Kuja Pirates, was the sole female Warlord of the Sea. Presently ruling over the Kuja tribe, she is the empress of Amazon Lily and is referred to as the “Snake Princess”. Hancock is regarded as the world’s most beautiful lady.
Just like other female characters Hancock has always been sexualized in One Piece anime. Whether she is expressing her love for Luffy or is fighting some of the biggest villains, Toei does not leave a chance to flaunt Hancock’s beauty and her incomprehensible body parts.
7. Nico Robin During The Fishman Island Arc
The archaeologist of the Straw Hat Pirates, Nico Robin is one of the most loved characters from One Piece. Known for her knowledge and wisdom, Robin is also one of the most important characters in the series as she is one of the two people who know how to read the language written on the poneglyph.
During the Fishman Island arc, the outfit that Robin wore was much more revealing and low cut than normal which led fans to the conclusion that Toei has once again allegedly overly sexualized the character with no reason whatsoever.
8. Yamato From Wano Arc
Although Kaido’s daughter Yamato was raised to be his heir, she instead developed a deep respect for the renowned warrior Kozuki Oden. Thus, Yamato made the decision to emulate Oden after his passing by taking on his characteristics and emulating him. She even started calling himself Oden.
However, the problem here was not Yamato calling herself Oden but the fact that her body figures were extensively increased in the One Piece anime than they were in the manga. This was another instance where fans were led to believe that Toei Animation has a habit of going out of their way of sexualizing female characters.
