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You are being too bold when asserting that this makes no sense.
Ryus are chimeras usually described as having carp scales, catfish whiskers and lobster eyes. They aren't reptiles per se.
Many crustaceans are associated to the Eastern dragon, and we find this connection in popular designs of monsters and even animal names (the lobster is called "dragon shrimp" in Chinese, mantis shrimp is called "blue dragon shrimp" in Japanese, etc.).
The tale of the koi that became a dragon by climbing the waterfall not only is one of the most popular over there, but carps and dragons also share other symbolic properties, such as their common relationship with the sea and immortality.
Wamyo Ruijusho, the oldest Japanese thesaurus and a very important dictionary in the country's history, associates dragons and aquatic animals and calls the latter category "Ryougo" (which includes "ryu", in case it wasn't clear). Their section is commonly translated as "Dragon and Fish".
Jean Chevalier, one of the most renowned academics on symbols, when discussing dragons states how "the aquatic symbolism is obviously primary, and while dragons live in water and make springs flow (...), dragons are mainly related to producing rain and thunder, manifestation of celestial activity". Directly connecting two of Kaido's power main traits, the sky and the ocean.
And I could go on. There's plenty of material about the aquatic nature of dragons and their deep relationship with water animals (fishes and crustaceans, mainly) and it isn't that farfetched that Oda decided to give Kaido the Uo Uo fruit (which we don't know if only includes fishes or all kind of animals that live underwater), especially knowing that he has been consistently connecting this creature to the sea (as I mentioned before: Luffy confuses Momonosuke with an eel, not a lizard nor a snake; Neptune lives in the Ryougo kingdom and his palace has a big dragon statue; the baths in Arabasta have dragon-shaped fountains).
"Ryu" is used in words for dinosaurs, pterosaurs or lizards, but that doesn't make dragons necessarily reptiles or, at least, more related to them than to fishes; this is factually not the case as soon as we check mythology, symbolism and other cultural clues. As I've discussed in other posts, odds are Oda just took the common denominator in the etymologies of some reptiles in order to create the Ryu Ryu family without actually wanting to create a direct reference to the dragon itself.
Ryus are chimeras usually described as having carp scales, catfish whiskers and lobster eyes. They aren't reptiles per se.
Many crustaceans are associated to the Eastern dragon, and we find this connection in popular designs of monsters and even animal names (the lobster is called "dragon shrimp" in Chinese, mantis shrimp is called "blue dragon shrimp" in Japanese, etc.).
The tale of the koi that became a dragon by climbing the waterfall not only is one of the most popular over there, but carps and dragons also share other symbolic properties, such as their common relationship with the sea and immortality.
Wamyo Ruijusho, the oldest Japanese thesaurus and a very important dictionary in the country's history, associates dragons and aquatic animals and calls the latter category "Ryougo" (which includes "ryu", in case it wasn't clear). Their section is commonly translated as "Dragon and Fish".
Jean Chevalier, one of the most renowned academics on symbols, when discussing dragons states how "the aquatic symbolism is obviously primary, and while dragons live in water and make springs flow (...), dragons are mainly related to producing rain and thunder, manifestation of celestial activity". Directly connecting two of Kaido's power main traits, the sky and the ocean.
And I could go on. There's plenty of material about the aquatic nature of dragons and their deep relationship with water animals (fishes and crustaceans, mainly) and it isn't that farfetched that Oda decided to give Kaido the Uo Uo fruit (which we don't know if only includes fishes or all kind of animals that live underwater), especially knowing that he has been consistently connecting this creature to the sea (as I mentioned before: Luffy confuses Momonosuke with an eel, not a lizard nor a snake; Neptune lives in the Ryougo kingdom and his palace has a big dragon statue; the baths in Arabasta have dragon-shaped fountains).
"Ryu" is used in words for dinosaurs, pterosaurs or lizards, but that doesn't make dragons necessarily reptiles or, at least, more related to them than to fishes; this is factually not the case as soon as we check mythology, symbolism and other cultural clues. As I've discussed in other posts, odds are Oda just took the common denominator in the etymologies of some reptiles in order to create the Ryu Ryu family without actually wanting to create a direct reference to the dragon itself.
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Black Clover garbage , I wouldnt even use that trash manga to wipe my ass
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