How One Piece Practices Tough Love in an Era of Gentle Shonen Leads

One Piece’s Monkey D. Luffy, is better defined by his actions and basic philosophies than his words, but he still has some poignant things to say. Aside from embracing the familiar power of found families and having strong themes of personal freedoms, Luffy also practices tough love. It’s on-theme for someone like him, and it sets a good example in the overall shonen demographic, too.From the very start, Luffy has carefully balanced his sentimental side with his pragmatic side, and it has served him well ever since the East Blue saga and well into the New World, too. Luffy is a counterpoint to highly emotional shonen leads like Tanjiro Kamado and Izuku Midoriya, while also having a bigger heart than gruff, abrasive antiheroes like Levi Ackerman or Jotaro Kujo. Luffy practices tough love, and it has inspired countless One Piece characters and viewers alike.Right away, One Piece clearly established Monkey D. Luffy’s core personal traits as a freedom-loving shonen hero who dreamed of becoming Pirate King. Luffy is a fairly conventional ESTP, an outgoing, practical, and inventive person who has a hands-on approach to everything and isn’t very touchy-feely. Luffy does have strong idealism in terms of freedom, justice, and fairness, but he is not the type to cry with someone about it. Instead, Luffy lets his actions do the talking, and that’s how he expresses his love for his crew and the new friends he makes on various islands. It’s not 100% clear if author Eiichiro Oda designed Luffy as a comment on typical shonen writing of the time, but looking back, Luffy feels like a comfortable average of what shonen heroes can be, and that makes him feel timeless.RELATED: One Piece’s Darkest Theory Reveals How Likely It Is Luffy Will Die YoungRELATED: One Piece: The Brutal Origins of Luffy’s Infamous X Scar

One Piece‘s Monkey D. Luffy, is better defined by his actions and basic philosophies than his words, but he still has some poignant things to say. Aside from embracing the familiar power of found families and having strong themes of personal freedoms, Luffy also practices tough love. It’s on-theme for someone like him, and it sets a good example in the overall shonen demographic, too.

RELATED: One Piece’s Darkest Theory Reveals How Likely It Is Luffy Will Die Young

From the very start, Luffy has carefully balanced his sentimental side with his pragmatic side, and it has served him well ever since the East Blue saga and well into the New World, too. Luffy is a counterpoint to highly emotional shonen leads like Tanjiro Kamado and Izuku Midoriya, while also having a bigger heart than gruff, abrasive antiheroes like Levi Ackerman or Jotaro Kujo. Luffy practices tough love, and it has inspired countless One Piece characters and viewers alike.

RELATED: One Piece: The Brutal Origins of Luffy’s Infamous X Scar

Right away, One Piece clearly established Monkey D. Luffy’s core personal traits as a freedom-loving shonen hero who dreamed of becoming Pirate King. Luffy is a fairly conventional ESTP, an outgoing, practical, and inventive person who has a hands-on approach to everything and isn’t very touchy-feely. Luffy does have strong idealism in terms of freedom, justice, and fairness, but he is not the type to cry with someone about it. Instead, Luffy lets his actions do the talking, and that’s how he expresses his love for his crew and the new friends he makes on various islands. It’s not 100% clear if author Eiichiro Oda designed Luffy as a comment on typical shonen writing of the time, but looking back, Luffy feels like a comfortable average of what shonen heroes can be, and that makes him feel timeless.

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