How Trans Character Yamato Fractured the One Piece Fandom

It seems like several times a week now, Twitter likes to show me that “Yamato” is trending, and I’ve finally learned not to click on the link, because all I’ll see are the same arguments rehashed, over and over, never to be resolved. Every so often a particular character or event in a series will become a lightning rod of controversy among fans, but I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a situation as unusually contentious as that surrounding Yamato, a fairly new character in the pirate-themed action/adventure manga

One Piece fandom at war over Yamato's gender

Yamato, One Piece Wiki

One Piece settles the debate over Yamato's gender identity as Wano Arc comes to a close

One Piece Podcast' Co-Host Steve Yurko Blasted By Fans After Ignoring Eiichiro Oda's Words To Push Debunked Transgender Yamato Theory - Bounding Into Comics

raku 🥁 on X: @26th_Primarch @5truggIer @tr4nsluna One Piece was hella transphobic some time ago but the last arc introduced both Yamato and Okiku, a trans man and a trans girl in

Talk:Yamato, One Piece Wiki

Yamato - News - IMDb

Yamato, One Piece Wiki

Toei Animation Throws Support Behind Incorrect Belief That 'One Piece' Heroine Yamato Is A Transgender Man - Bounding Into Comics

Oden artwork I commissioned by @carlo_montie (Chapter 984 spoilers) : r/ OnePiece

Yamato, One Piece Wiki

One Piece Podcast' Co-Host Steve Yurko Blasted By Fans After Ignoring Eiichiro Oda's Words To Push Debunked Transgender Yamato Theory - Bounding Into Comics

Virgin Yamato Vs Chad Ivankov : r/MemePiece

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