![]() And honestly, 23 years is a really long time to maintain that kind of disinterest, especially in a world like ours where most characters always end up in love at one point or another. Even when potential romantic relationships do crop up, think Nami or Hancock, Luffy usually remains indifferent. Throughout all the years One Piece has been in our lives, Luffy has only shown a genuine passion and love for adventure and food. That is, unless Luffy doesn't feel many, if any, sexual feelings at all. Some say Luffy's indifference to Hancock's power could also be a result of his age, although it's odd to assume that a teenager like him would be anything but horny. ![]() In the story, it's later revealed that Luffy is immune because he has a "pure heart", which basically means that there's no ill intent on his part, and objectifying women falls into that. That's not to say Luffy is automatically gay or queer though. Yep, our boy is surprisingly immune to the effects of the Love-Love Fruit, which means that he doesn't feel even a hint of lust or attraction to Hancock. It also helps that her beauty and charm are off the charts, which means pretty much anyone who encounters Hancock ends up hard in the worst way possible. With this particular gift, the Pirate Empress can turn anyone into stone as long as they lust after her. Netflix teases live-action One Piece release.We are, of course, referring to the moment in Chapter 518, titled 'The Arena', where Boa Hancock uses the power of the Love-Love Fruit. And among all these endless debates, one scene in particular from the original anime has been brought up time and time again to argue that Luffy can't be straight. Still, a casual glance online will reveal that there are more message boards debating Luffy's identity online than there are pirates in his crew. A perfect world? Perhaps, but it's not realistic to describe Luffy as gay or queer for that alone. Sure, he gets a bit excited when fighting other men, but if we called every anime character who's into that gay, then there wouldn't be any straight people left. Not necessarily a full homosexual, but perhaps a four on the Kinsey Scale at the very least.Ĭasting Iñaki Godoy as the lead in Netflix's adaptation also helped fuel those twink rumours, but this doesn't mean that Luffy is canonically gay. Over the years, Luffy's youthful exuberance and lack of interest in women have led some fans to suspect that the future Pirate King might actually be gay. That's pretty rare for any lead character, especially across a story that's lasted for as long as this one has. ![]() Since Eiichiro Oda first started writing One Piece for Weekly Shōnen Jump back in July 1997, Straw Hat has been mostly indifferent when it comes to love or romance of any kind. Who has time for some action when the Four Blues give our Straw Hat faves all the action they could ever hope for?Įven so, romance does creep into the story on occasion, except when it comes to Luffy. This quest always takes centre stage, which means romantic entanglements are few and far between in both the original One Piece series and the new show. But with the arrival of Netflix's live-action version comes a whole new wave of interest in Monkey D Luffy and his desire to become King of the Pirates. With more than 1,000 episodes that stretch out over two decades, One Piece isn't just one of the longest-running anime adaptations of all time.
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