One Piece Officially Unveils Its Darkest Romance Story Yet

Eiichiro Oda's One Piece is a traditional shonen that is filled with incredible adventures led by the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, Monkey D. Luffy, and mind-blowing world-building, the likes of which hardly any story in the world can match. These two things also form the biggest strengths of One Piece. However, as of late, Eiichiro Oda is also trying his luck with romance. When One Piece originally began, the author of the series stated quite clearly that he did not want romance to be a pillar of the story. This is specifically because One Piece is a shonen story, and young boys don't tend to care about romance much, but clearly, things have changed in the Final Saga significantly.