How One Piece Portrays Trauma 

April fools

Honestly, with Luffy's birthday being May 5th, I don't mind the delay if you were planning for a special occasion. Love the detailing of your videos!

LETS GO

....which year's april? (jk)

it would be so funny if you post it in my birthday

The most toxic thing about frankys masculinity is the fact that he refuses to wear trousers

He's my favourite straw hat for that reason actually, I love that he's able to show emotion while still being a cool, intelligent guy and nobody shits on him for it, except maybe being a little weirded out when he cries over trivial stuff.

literally the only ultra pervert I'd let near kids

@@Chilliconkanye oh you're very silly

@MayMoment_ that's toxic of you to say 😉 there's just toxic people.

ooooh, never thought about that!

Dammmnn this is good. You're so right.

and literally just after that kuma attacks them... his worst fears manifesting rite before his eyes

love this idea

this is such an amazing observation

No kidding!😢

there wasnt

Bro IS trauma

Kuma's video will be titled something like Kuma and Suffering

Or spoilers

@@kurumi-san5993Oh, right.

Yes please!!!

Ya that's one thing I couldn't stand about Naruto. How all the horrible things that the villains did is just waved away because they had a hard time. Hitler had a rough childhood and early adulthood too doesn't exactly excuse anything he did ok. One piece definitely tackles trauma in a good way. Trauma can shape you but it doesn't have to define you. That you can rise above it.

EXACTLY. This is why I hate it so much when fanboys/fangirls just brush aside all the terrible things their fav did on the basis "he didn't do it because it is him" no IT IS HIM. He made the choices! He still did all of those! Don't think he's free from all blames because of such and such. Your REASONS shouldn't be an EXCUSE! And people shouldn't be forced to bear with it! I cringed a lot seeing marvel fangirls defending Loki and Bucky like they're without faults. They do have their faults in their bad actions, the excuse of "they're controlled!" Should matter but it shouldn't make them entirely blameless. Like how fangirls painted Tony as completely the bad one for wanting to arrest Bucky and completely brushed aside Tony's trauma knowing Bucky killed his parents under the reason "he's not himself!" No! That's not how human relation works! Regardless of what, Bucky still did it and Tony had every right to lose his composure in rage. Rather, it's Captain America's holy fatherness in regards of his friend that disgusted me. Which was why I was firm on Team Iron Man when Civil War was first launched. In Naruto too, I couldn't fathom just how many people blamed all of MADARA'S actions on TOBIRAMA. It's as if Tobirama is the master puppet behind the scene that made Madara did all of those horrible things, and by extent even Obito's corruption and subsequent happening is all blamed on that fateful moment when Tobirama killed Izuna in A FCKING WAR. Everything is on Tobirama! Sue Tobirama for having his own traumas and distrusts to Madara Uchiha in particular because of years of war, how dare Tobirama has trauma?! He should have treated Madara with complete trust and faith just like how Hashirama did it! Only Madara is allowed to have trauma because he lost Izuna to Tobirama! It's not like Tobirama had to bury a little brother and numerous cousins that died due to Uchiha (the youngest of Senju brothers, Itama, was MURDERED by FIVE ADULT Uchihas!) screw Tobirama for being distrusting, no? Screw him for being the cautious one to Hashirama's optimistic view. I mean, I won't say Tobirama is a complete angel either, he had his own flaws, he created nearly all the jutsus in forbidden scroll, the reason why Edo Tensei was available at all. But he becomes like a trash dump to dump all the blames for all the Uchiha maniacs. Naruto made nearly EVERY of its villain was defined by traumas or act because of trauma. Obito was the most pathetic one yet people praised his character. Ew. I'm just appalled by the fangirls completely forgiving and giving him a pass for all the terrible things he did (HE KILLED KUSHINA! THE MC'S MOTHER WTF?! He didn't succeed because Kushina was a rare Uzumaki and could withstand th extraction of her bijuu, STILL he willingly did that to the woman WHO TOOK CARE OF HIM when he was a child! He's EVIL. In the same night, he also killed an innocent midwife and the wife of 3rd hokage). No! He's not forgiven and a good guy just because "he was manipulated by Madara's lies"! He willingly killed people and was about to kill a baby! All because his crush died! WTF?! Just because Naruto performed Talk no Jutsu to him and he suddenly regretted all his decisions, that didn't make him redeemable AT ALL. He KNEW better. Unless he'd never been taught kindness since he was born, he was responsible for all of those destructions! He SHOULDN'T be redeemed! Shouldn't even be in MC's side at all! Uchiha fanboys/girls are the worst existence in Naruto fandom. And don't get me start on Madara, that freak. He's a good maniac villain, certainly by choice not by circumstance. Like Doflamingo, he's villain by choice, not circumstance. I just HATE Naruto forgives people because they have traumas. That would be like Luffy forgiving Doffy for having traumas and we all know how Luffy didn't like Doffy. Heck, he was against helping Crocodile at all in Impel Down until Iva persuaded him. That's like saying Arlong's bad deed is valid because fishmen experience racism. NO!

@@rachelciel3330I mean I'll fight you on the Cap/Tony/Bucky situation. Bucky was actually mind controlled and couldn't choose otherwise. When Tony asks him if he even remembers his parents, Bucky says "I remember all of them" and Sebastian Sean really plays up the fact that Bucky doesn't blame Tony at all for wanting him dead, even if it wasn't explicitly his fault. Tony earned an emotional reaction, but killing Bucky wouldn't accomplish anything good and Cap stepped in for it. I would say Wanda in WandaVision would be the better one to talk about for this kinda thing. "She lost her boyfriend so it's understandable that she would kidnap an entire town and use it to enact her fantasies all the while the citizens are completely cognizant of themselves being puppeted by this psychotic eldritch woman" and then the story framing that as if she's making a noble decision to STOP doing that, literally saying "They'll never know what you gave up for them" as she is talking to the woman who brainjacked hundreds of people for months. I'm always down for helping fellow Naruto survivors vent though. You forgot how Naruto also forgives Kurama for killing his parents directly and by choice, no Obito hypnosis on him for when he skewered Kushina and Minato. Also Orochimaru as a whole in Boruto. Just let crazy uncle Ninja Mengele hang out in the corner there STILL DOING ILLICIT IMMORTALITY SCIENCE AND CLONING CHILDREN TO SEND TO OUR CHILD SOLDIER SCHOOL, WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG? As for Tobirama, the most fucked up thing Kishimoto put in that fucking story is the actual defensible position of "No yeah Tobirama was right, all the Uchiha ACTUALLY have to go because of their GENETICALLY EVIL BRAINS". Fucking hell that series is the gift that keeps on giving in terms of ranting about terrible storytelling.

I agree. Naruto turned me off at first because I was hearing so much about "Talk no Jutsu with sad backstory cry so hard villain." I like One Piece better because it shows that, while trauma is indeed valid, it's not an excuse to hurt innocent people.

@@FayeLawnKrack3d I had this debate the other day regarding Kaido and Big Mom, both of whom had a life of trauma, but from their pasts became monsters. You can sympathize with a character's plight, but at some point they become irredeemable from their actions. Compare that with Shigaraki from MHA, another villain with a tragic past turned homicidal maniac bent on total destruction, yet somehow Deku still thinks he can save him.

SAAAME

the panties joke is not funny like 90% of the time but

I can expand on that and make it kinda sad: he cracks those jokes a lot to ease tension. In others and himself concerning his condition. In many instances he's been seen acting a fool as soon as someone around shows unease or fear or curiosity. He doesn't want to scare people, so his kneejerk reaction is to make sure people see there's nothing to fear by acting like a clown. He was horrified at his own reflection and that hasn't changed much, it just shows less often on the surface now. There's one episode where he attempted self deprecation and ended up hilariously enough hurting his own feelings. XD; Dudes damaged and he uses comedy is a bandage.

@@xx_somescenecath0lic_xx888 Unfortunately seems to be more a product of the anime, I don't see him do it THAT often in the manga. =\

I mean...none of us get out alive. We're torn apart and tattered until we simply cannot live anymore. Some people get longer than others, which is why stories like these are much more valuable, relatable and interesting than flowery fun stories about ideal lives where every ending is a good one. The goal isn't "happily ever after" that's impossible in an entropic system, the goal is the least painful exit possible.

@@kilderok yes

@@kilderokway i see it, the fear of the future and fear of the past are the same thing. you’ve gone 13 billion years not existing, a return to form isn’t so terrifying. entropy isn’t chaos to be feared, it’s just everything settling down back into a nice calm order before the next boom. this time around, we’re only given this short stretch, but there’s nothing sad about that. it’s wonderful! the universe makes an exception to the way it’s treated us for billions of years, if only for a moment, so that we can soak in all the highs and lows and beauty of everything. to me, there’s nothing to fear in returning to what we once were, only this brief opportunity to fully experience what we currently are. perhaps that’s overly romantic and optimistic, but hey, it’s something to think about.

Love you for that, you gotta appreciate when you get to enjoy and analyse a character for yourself little by little, bit by bit, understand and really connect to them overtime rather than have such character get defined on the get go. Never got to see anything much like that before starting OP, everyone was so well developed and has their stories so well put

@@ckk2087 i absolutely agree with you, having an actual diverse set of characters, with their respective upbringing, goal, characteristics, and the whole shebang makes it feel as though every characters associated with the straw hats could pass off as their own protagonist

I agree with you so much. Even though I'm relatively new to the One Piece Fandom, I felt so deeply connected to Luffy when we explored his loneliness and his need to be around people that I started considering how it has affected me in my own life, just to be shocked when I noticed how lonely I've always felt. Sorry, didn't want to write an essay 😅

@@kora-vevi by all means write an essay cause I'd read all of it and doesn't matter if you're a new or old member of the fandom you are part of the journey just like the rest of us and the more the merrier!

You both guys made my today with such emotional and kindful content regarding Luffy and Ace it's just pure❤

@@nirvan8472 Happy to know I've helped put a smile on someone's face. Whoever you are and wherever in the world you are it doesn't change that you're alive just like the rest of us~

@@nevembra9850 thank you for your words bless you have a wonderful day

Franky really is extremely attractive daddy material. He and Jimbei are the true good dad makers of the straw hats. I feel like Usopp could get there someday but it'll be a little while.

Mini-Merry was the moment I knew I'd love Franky. I was genuinely really, really sad that the Merry sank and didn't want to accept the Sunny as its replacement. Then Franky reveals the Mini-Merry. It's not only a moment where Oda is giving us closure by not ignoring what the Merry meant to both the audience and the Straw Hats, but it shows Franky's heart. He cried like a bitch during the Merry's funeral and he only knew it existed for not even a few days. He respected the little ship so much he not only based his own dream boat on it, but made a little miniature boat because it clearly meant a lot to the crew. It seems stupid to obsess over a boat like this but it shows Oda's real genius. You could really tell he was emotionally invested in the Merry too with that scene

フランキーは慈悲深くて、周りの皆を思いやれる素敵なキャラクターだと私も思います🐕💐✨ セニョールピンクとの闘いのシーンでは、よりフランキーの内面の素晴らしい部分がクローズアップされ、またセニョールに対する気遣いも素敵でした🕊️✨ 個人的には、ケンタウロスになるフランキーが面白くて大好きです🐕✨(笑)

Ah yes, a laugh tale ❤

Thats why I think Luffy's Peak being a god of laughter is so amazing. He is finally the natural conclusion to the story's message. He is freedom and laughter given a stretchy rubber form.

And freedom for Franky to not have to wear pants

can't compare naruto n one piece. One piece is wayyy better at writing characters. I kind of feel Kishimoto created this beautiful world but then decided he doesn't want to do anything with it and made it all about sauske and naruto.

"I connect with so many character: Sanji, Ace, Luffy, Robin, Usopp, Law, Big Mom" One of those things is not like the others, one of those things does not fit in

Oh also yes! I too relate to Brook a whollllle lot. Spent most of my adult life alone. 20 years of isolation braaaaaain damaaaaage! I can't and do not ever want to know what 50 years of it is like. It's crazy how you just start losing the ability to converse, even if you're linguistically gifted. You talk to yourself a lot, it starts out in your head only, but soon you notice you're talking to yourself out loud. You being living in your head more than in the real world. It erodes your hunger to be around people considerably too after a while. Sudden exposure to people becomes exhausting where it wasn't before. You become "socially out of shape" I suppose. I no longer ever feel like I'm part of a gathering, just observing them from the outside. It sucks. Other Brook things I can relate to: Also a musician, also been helpless to save loved ones from death. Would befriend whale if I had the chance. Yo ho ho ho!

​@@kilderok😂😂😂😂

Hilariously enough, one of my childhood traumas made me a good listener to others troubles by hearing my mothers troubles starting at the ripe old age of five. Imagine, being fresh out of toddlerhood and suddenly, you're your mothers therapist hearing all her horror stories over coffee. Wacky! One of those blessing and a curse things I suppose.

@@kilderok I love the Sanji vs. Queen episode for us because it kinda reinforced the idea of using the good from the trauma and leaving behind the pain while not losing our understanding of it.

He gave birth to luffy

I'm definitely sure that Crocodile is a transman transitioned by Ivankov's Akuma no Mi power, more because of the respect he thought he'd get on piracy as a man rather than how he sees when he looks at a mirror. He even appeared as a woman in the live-action series, during Roger's execution flashback.

​@@RodrickMarsMoonthe live action wasn't a woman. We see the back of a head.

I think Crocodile was one of the slaves that escaped with Ivankov and Kuma. Why else would he want to make a utopia with the military might to take down the world government?

It's why I always offer an ear to people, I know how freeing it can be to just be able to talk. And I know how much it sucks to not have anyone to hear you. I'm not a licensed therapist, but you don't need a degree to just hear someone.

this!

This is literally what i think too!

SAME

for reaaaaal. this is the one piece community. if the video has to be four hours, then so be it! it's just breakfast for us!

​@@kyrrasaoy4599we are fans of a manga that has over 1100 chapters and we want more, having a longer video is what we want 😂

Smoker's pants struck again?

@@PikaPenny17 lol what 😂

@@Violet-qi4yb In the character Smoker's introduction, a little girl bumps into him and drops her ice cream on his pants. His response is to claim that his pants ate her ice cream and buy her more ice cream than she started with.

Those two are irredeemable though

​@@autisticbraindamagedmoron Pretty sure it's a joke.

I know this isn't the point, but capitalizing the 't' in Transman made it feel like some cool elite secret spy group in my brain like "Kingsman". Which sure, it might as well be. I'm Nonbinary and thought I couldn't transition or have any kind of surgery growing up. I got top surgery at 30, and it was the best. When you're trans you're a self made man, which means you get to be any kind of man you want!

I’m so sorry that happened I hope you’re doing ok

@@Violet-qi4yb I appreciate the concern. It’s been a few days since I learned the news but I’m getting better slowly. I have friends that support me. I even sent one this video

Melon makes one piece so much better.

Thank you so much for the generous tip, I appreciate it so much and I couldn't be happier that these videos have helped give you a new perspective 😭🫶

Same. Oda really drives home how big mom was not bad natured, she just didn’t have the guidance of someone who truly cared for her. When she loses her memories in wano and you realize her default state is basically a good person it made me so sad for her

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