The Importance of Nakama
Spoiler Warnings for One Piece, up to the Wano arc. One Piece is important to me. It has elements I question or wince at, but overall, I like it quite a lot. It’s not just that it’s a very good story (it is) or that it’s about pirates, or that it feels like the kind of thing a Game Master would write if lacking players to explore their homebrew world. What makes One Piece particularly important to me is the specific kind of bond the Strawhat Crew shares. Let’s do a quick run down of who all the Strawhats are and their goals in life. Luffy, the captain. He’s going to be King of the Pirates . Zoro, the swordsman. He aims to be the greatest swordsman in the entire world. Nami, the navigator. She plans to chart a map of all the oceans. Usopp, the sniper. He aspires to become a brave warrior of the sea. Sanji, the cook. He dreams of finding the All Blue, a place where all the fish of the oceans intermingle. Chopper, the doctor. He intends to make a medicine that will cure all diseases...