I'm Japanese, but no one thinks Yamato is a man. She is a woman who longs for oden and wants to be oden. It is unclear why there is such a debate overseas.
@nickelbaggins
I'll always acknowledge any translation mistakes, but there's no mistranslation about the fact that characters in-canon have all called Yamato a man. Other translators, including the official translator, have chimed in of the same opinion. The lack of clarity lies on Oda here
I can't believe Oda is outing himself like this, to think we were gonna get representation but no Oda wants to be transphobic. I am dropping One Piece this is ridiculous this is why the sales have been declining since 2013. Wano is quite possibly the worst arc ever conceived
It's the same thing for Yamato, who I've already said many times has next to no evidence to indicate he wants to be treated as a woman. But a lot of this stuff gets lost in translation, and people treat it like it's still ambiguous. Hopefully Yamato's vivre card will help too
@newworldartur
@nickelbaggins
Then how come Japanese youtubers always referred to Yamato as she?? i.e. Koyakky-san, Yude Ron, Another Blue, Mii Cafe etc. If you were actually Japanese you would know from the beginning Yamato was a female. But you are just a self-proclaimed "expert" when you are just a fraud.
I'm not covering the full Vivre Cards yet until I'm healed, but I'm addressing this particular point since I got so many requests for it.
An extensive explanation on Yamato's confirmed gender from their Vivre Card: