While doing some research on my favorite fishman, Fisher Tiger, I found out he’s modelled after a seabream (a red seabream to be exact), and when looking at a seabream the first thing you might notice is their bum ass appearance. So why would Oda make the legendary Fisher Tiger such a dumb looking fish? well as it turns out, seabream have quite a cultural importance in Japan, being associated with good fortune as well as their scales being said to ward off evil spirits. Red seabream are sometimes called "The King of a Hundred Fish" (百魚の王). This of course fitting perfectly with Fisher’s status amongst the other fishmen.
I felt like I had to share this as Oda’s attention to detail often goes unnoticed, and Fisher Tiger’s race perfectly fitting in with his role in the story is just that ´Cherry On Top´
I felt like I had to share this as Oda’s attention to detail often goes unnoticed, and Fisher Tiger’s race perfectly fitting in with his role in the story is just that ´Cherry On Top´
