Did One Piece Confirm Yamato's Gender Identity?
With the end of the Wano arc and Eichiro Oda preparing to go on break in order tobegin the last saga of One Piece, Many fans are wondering how the arc will wrap up. There are still questions regarding who will be the new yonko, what happened to Kaidou and Big Mom, and many other plot points that will decide the future direction of the story. However, fans find it difficult to focus on those points because nothing has been more polarizing a topic, causing much-heated debate and discussion, than the discussion of Yamato’s gender.
Yamato is a new character introduced in the Wano arc of One Piece and is believed by many fans to be the next pirate to join Luffy’s crew. The Oni Princess has stated their desire to do so on multiple occasions and is just waiting on approval from Luffy to join. Kaidou’s son also placed 11th in One Piece’s global popularity poll which ran before the character was even introduced in the anime. Adding to the self-proclaimed Kozuki Oden’s popularity is the fact they had a close bond with Ace, is the child of a yonko, bears a mythical zoan devil fruit, and was able to hold their own against their father for several chapters before Luffy awoke to finish the battle. It’s no surprise people love Yamato, whether it's Yamabro’s design, powers, or simply their emotional backstory fans quickly fell in love with them, which is why so many want to get their pronouns right.
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The fact Yamato has so many conflicting canonical pronouns is by far one of the most confusing things introduced in the Wano arc. They refer to themselves as a man, describing themselves as Kaidou’s son and even have the popular statement, «Oden was a man, wasn't he? So I chose to be a
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