Why do you think that Oda-sensei decided to have little or no romance in the series (aside from sanji of course :rolleyes:)? Maybe he did it to keep things serious, story wise, or maybe he thought characters like Luffy were to carefree for romance…
Your guess on why theres no romance.
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i think it's better this way. one piece is about friendship, not love story.
and they are pirates, moving from an island to another, that would be unkind if they made some women fall in love with them when they know they'll leave one day or another
and still, do not forget usopp, you can be sure he'll marry kaya when he's back, as she said their dreams will become one one day.
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The story is not too serious for anything, it's just that romance would make it stupid. It'd put me to sleep, at least.
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I'm kinda glad.. the romance part would probably take up a lot of time and change the goofy aspect and the flow too much. If you want romance, there's no shortage of animes like that, especially if you want the one-loser-who-gets-all-the-chicks kind :)
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Too true! Too true!!
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Maybe Oda thinks he'd have trouble integrating romance to the plot.
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Because they're in love with adventure =P
This isn't exactly a reason, but…If he put romance in, people would be bitching like they are the Harry Potter fandom. "OH NOEZ he didn't write the romance the way I wanted it written!" or "OMG how can my favorite ship not become canon!" I'm perfectly satisfied with my dose of One Piece romance being contained to doujinshi, fan art, and fan fiction. And if Oda ever does put anything in (or nothing at all) I'll be happy with whatever he does. It's his story after all.
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well it IS a shounen series….>_> besides do u think nami/robin would actually fall for the guys
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because Nami is my girlfriend…
so odachi's confused how to make love story in One Piece...
odachi thinks : nami is kyosuke's girlfriend, if i make nami loves to other guy, kyosuke will kill me for sure...
^@#&*#@#
RUN!!!!!
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because Nami is my girlfriend…
so odachi's confused how to make love story in One Piece...
odachi thinks : nami is kyosuke's girlfriend, if i make nami loves to other guy, kyosuke will kill me for sure...
^@#&*#@#
RUN!!!!!
lol attempts to change my username into something other than NAMI(_67) jk
and besides romance doesnt really fit pirates….
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Maybe he did it to keep things serious
Dunno, serious and romance can pass together pretty well. Although, as Buc said, OP isn't really that serious in any aspect. As for me, I would love to see some romance - and I wouldn't mind if it was just cute and innocent. That kind of lone soul I'm
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Dunno, serious and romance can pass together pretty well. Although, as Buc said, OP isn't really that serious in any aspect. As for me, I would love to see some romance - and I wouldn't mind if it was just cute and innocent. That kind of lone soul I'm
well i guess comedy+romance cant equal one piece =/
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I just thought I'd point out that there are pleanty of shounen manga with romance, canon pairings, and/or romantic hints. Rurouni Kenshin, Bleach, Hellsing, Naruto, Dragonball, Trigun, Berserk, Ranma 1/2….The list goes on. It might not have it in the fluffy sense, or how people normally think of romance, but it is perfectly common for shounen series to deal with relationships beyond the friendship level. Oda just chooses not to do it.
As for romance and comedy...they can go very well together. Again, Ranma 1/2. I'm not really up on my "romantic comedy" manga, I believe they'd include things like Love Hina and Ai Yori Aoshi - I am EXTREMELY glad that One Piece's humor is not like either of those. But yeah, it is possible to make it comedic, and still have relationships or hints at relationships within it. Oda just chooses not to.
Which is perfectly fine with me.
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maybe he's just not comfortable writing romance. and it seems most of the characters are so focused on acheiving their dream, it doesn't seem right for them to get sidetracked with pursuing a romantic relationship with anyone.
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Oda might be a prude..
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Two words, my friend; Oda's married.
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He's been married for what, 9 months? And still no story romance in sight. :p
Originally Posted by Battle Franky
Bad move, bub!
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I'm just proving he's not a prude… which means he does it for story purposes. nods
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ah, newlyweds… having sex like porn stars with the blessings of the church. :P
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Originally Posted by Battle Franky
Bad move, bub!
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and besides romance doesnt really fit pirates….
Actually, that's not true. I've heard that pirates would have women on board in case they needed. Plus, the real Blackbeard had about 14 wives… well, maybe that's not romance, but he might've felt like it was at the time.
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Yeah….that's not romance. :p
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Any romance in OP would likely be tragic or short lived or both.
The story's about a crew moving from place to place. A long romance would require the other person to join the crew, at which point, you'd invite tragedy when he/she gets injured and the mate somehow feels responsible, or the relationship overshadows the crew bond
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Huh thats pretty deep bounty… In my opinion though, I would say that nami has a secret crush on Luffy or something like that. No harm in something small like that right!
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It's all right to have thoughts or opinions on who likes who. It's when people insist that they're canon that it's the problem.
That reminds me…I keep forgeting my signature doesn't flaunt my favorite couple anymore. (Well, at the moment.)
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@Seta:
Because they're in love with adventure =P
This isn't exactly a reason, but…If he put romance in, people would be bitching like they are the Harry Potter fandom. "OH NOEZ he didn't write the romance the way I wanted it written!" or "OMG how can my favorite ship not become canon!" I'm perfectly satisfied with my dose of One Piece romance being contained to doujinshi, fan art, and fan fiction. And if Oda ever does put anything in (or nothing at all) I'll be happy with whatever he does. It's his story after all.
Boy, are you sure right about that after the whole HBP thing. I say people complained too much about the people who hooked up so to speak…>_>
I feel like the romance ought to stay in the fandom. It wouldn't fit in canon...and it seems like it would take away from the story.
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@Ai:
Boy, are you sure right about that after the whole HBP thing. I say people complained too much about the people who hooked up so to speak…>_>
All the wank around the new Harry Potter book is somewhere between pretty hilarious to pretty scary o.o* I've seen people say everything from the author was writing her own characters OOC, to the author spiting her fans on purpose for not going with their pairing, to letter writing campaigns saying they won't buy the next book unless she changes things. It's one thing not to like it, but that's whole other side of W.T.F.
And yeah, there is enough of a following for so many different pairings in One Piece, that if Oda ever did decide to make official pairs, there are bound to be rabid idiots complaining somewhere. Ugh. I think it's best if he leaves well enough alone. It'd be nice to have pairings in an epilogue, but the wank would definitely be a headache.
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Heh, yeah, I think romance is best left in fan-fiction. The possibilties are endless that way.
Actually, that's not true. I've heard that pirates would have women on board in case they needed.
Maybe that's why Luffy let Robin join.
Don't hit me, I'm joking, joking! -
Robin Fanboys, get your pikes and pitchforks!!
:p
Seriously, even though I love the pairings Barbe Noire beautifully brings to life, I can't see them happening, unless we have an (unlikely) epilogue. -
I'm sure the two main reasons, as some people have pointed out, are that:
1. Oda would like to avoid shipping wars. Apparently he doesn't like character popularity polls, and 'ships aren't any different.
2. The theme of the manga is nakamaship, and romance doesn't fit in.
Some of the Strawhats might have romances with people outside the crew, but definitely not with each other. I don't mind this, because it means that my favourite unlikely pairing (Zoro/Sanji) has about the same plausibility as Luffy/Nami, or any male crewmate/female crewmate. Yay! -
i think as manny people have stated the theam to one piece is freindship romance in the acctual manga would seem out of place unless it was something like vivi and koza and even then i wouldnt really be interested in reading it. i think romance is best left to the fans imagination and i like it that way. because its left that way you are left wih limitless posibilities for pairings. and if you want to read about a paring go serch online and you are bound to find one you like
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Any One Piece romance would be short and just a heartache. I wouldn't mind if there was some in One Piece But i do think now if there was any it would be a little out of character. Sanji is the only character the pushes for it. But he can never win. Poor Sanji. But there is still hope.
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They'd be more like real pirates if they stole some women where-ever they went and kept them as concubines (love slaves). That'd be.. kinda cool.. but not one piece anymore
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@jackvance:
They'd be more like real pirates if they stole some women where-ever they went and kept them as concubines (love slaves). That'd be.. kinda cool.. but not one piece anymore
The straw hat pirates are too nice to do something like that.
But real pirates that is another story.
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@Seta:
All the wank around the new Harry Potter book is somewhere between pretty hilarious to pretty scary o.o* I've seen people say everything from the author was writing her own characters OOC, to the author spiting her fans on purpose for not going with their pairing, to letter writing campaigns saying they won't buy the next book unless she changes things. It's one thing not to like it, but that's whole other side of W.T.F.
I'm so glad my Harry Potter fandom ends at "just reading the books".
The thing with romance…..its an easy way out, that and its crack. It easily addicts fans into meaningless,shallow, rabid, screaming piles. (think Inu-Yasha)
Oda's characters have higher quality bonds then that.
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I'm confused. I thought Ussop was in love with the Going Merry:eek:
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I'm confused. I thought Ussop was in love with the Going Merry:eek:
Or the ship is a portrait of love… a Kaya shrine.
@SG:I've seen people say everything from the author was writing her own characters OOC, to the author spiting her fans on purpose for not going with their pairing, to letter writing campaigns saying they won't buy the next book unless she changes things.
For real? Man, that's something. I hope it's not infectious. The cure: "to have a life".
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Yeah, I'm perfectly content with no romance in OP, I think a lot of shows tend to get bogged down by it, especially in the filler eps. Plus, it really does just seem out of place in the show, there's more than enough going on as things are. And I do love that no one relationship is more important than another on the ship, that's so rare to see and it's really refreshing. ^_^
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Generally I don't mind romance in a series. If done properly I feel it can help develop a character and frankly a small part of me would be interesting in seeing if it could help develop the various One Piece characters. Besides, at some point in life everyone will want to find that special someone to be with. However generally I feel itâ€
s questionable if it could really work.The story's about a crew moving from place to place. A long romance would require the other person to join the crew, at which point, you'd invite tragedy when he/she gets injured and the mate somehow feels responsible, or the relationship overshadows the crew bond
My thoughts exactly. In super hero comics, one of the reasons heroes have secret identities is to try and reduce the risk of their loved ones being attacked by their enemy. Like Norman said in Spider-Man 1:
"A warrior attacks not the head nor the body but the heart" (or something like that. Itâ€s been a while). The crew are often fighting enemies and they get injured because of the fights. Like Bounty said, how would insert name here feel if insert another name here, their lover/partner/person they have a crush on/whatever you want to call it is badly hurt in one of these fights? Lets say itâ€s Luffy. How could he lead the team and continue his goal to be the Pirate King if his lover is in a critical state or dead?@Seta:
And yeah, there is enough of a following for so many different pairings in One Piece, that if Oda ever did decide to make official pairs, there are bound to be rabid idiots complaining somewhere. Ugh. I think it's best if he leaves well enough alone. It'd be nice to have pairings in an epilogue, but the wank would definitely be a headache.
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'Cause Sanji stole everybody else's hormones.
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Its true…..aside from Nami....everyone else seems almost entirely purged of sex drive or romantic conquest.
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@jackvance:
I think this would be essentially the same as his current strong feelings for his nakama.
You'd expect there's still a world of difference. It also erupts into terrifying new possibilities.
What if one of the characters were to become pregnant? What if by the end of the series, you have a three year old freak rushing around the ship with three steak knives and stealing coins out of everyone's pockets? (Nami x Zoro :D )
The characters are all very young. They have time to settle down. In a way, at least for Luffy, become a pirate is very much a rite of passage to seperate himself from the inept anchor-boy of his past.
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Maybe after spending alot of time being affectionate and romantic with his wife, Oda-sensei doesn't have any romance in reserve for OP, and when it recharges, he'd rather save it for his wife. Seems like a plausible answer. The REAL reason?
drumroll please.
He doesn't want to. Simple as that. If he wanted to, he would have done so by now. But he didn't, so he hasn't and he doesn't so he won't. Capice?
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Romance would just be silly baggage in a series like this. It would remove a lot of the fun and cause too much…. retardation. I can't think of a better word.
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Here the love for ya'
-Zolo is in love with Koina, or at least he used to be.
-Ussop is a total chicken and is too busy peeing his pants for love. Or there's Chopper.
-Sanji is always being dragged away or turned down to have a love life.
-Nami is in love with…um....um....Luffy?? I was gonna say money, but it's gotta be that instead.
-Luffy is always thinking with his stomach, sleeping his ass off, and goofing off to even know what a love life is. He's way to dense...
-Chopper is an animal. I fear who he's in love with...
-Robin is totally in love with Zolo, except Zolo doesn't trust her.<3
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Romance tends to easily sidetrack things, the series already has so much amazing story and deep plot, romance and love stuff would just get in the way.
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I think that Oda doesn't deal with Romance in One Piece because maybe, just maybe, he wants to try something different than what everyone else is doing. Sure, he already is doing that with the general idea of One Piece, but alot of series have these little romantic parings along with the onslaught of fan pairings. He can't do anything against the fan parings but he could walk the path less taken (or something like that) and make the series about friendship and dreams instead of worrying about hooking characters up.
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Hmmm, a couple of things.
1. Ussop has strong feelings for Kaya. Remember?
2. ZORO saw Kunia as more of a rival than a crush.
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I don't want to offend Zoro/Kuina fans or anything, but I'm really bothered by the way people easily accept it as a pairing. Why? Because if Kuina was a boy, their relationship wouldn't be seen as anything more than friendship/rivalry. It's like because Kuina is a girl, it's easy to assume that he had romantic feelings for her. :rolleyes:
Like I said, I don't really mind the Zoro/Kuina pairing, but basing it on the fact that she's Zoro's friend who happens to be female is just stupid.
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