Character Discussion Yamato was just a ploy from Oda to stop people from dropping the manga.

[IsaziSempi]

Oda knew the manga was in decline so he made a powerful competent woman who would make Luffys crew look more competitive and competent.
Also side boob and trustworth nakama. though in the end it was too close to being the right thing that people want to see so she will probably be written out of the story.

Plus she made Zoro look like shit.

 

[115673]

I mean if you want "I am Oden" bs and debate his/her gender, make a petition to get Yamato onboard and get Zoro out of SHPs.

I will sign it.

 

[VisualKei]

Yamato is another fan service imo

 

[Mr. Reloaded]

She was literally just a marketing strategy.

And a successful one too.

 

[Least Pirates]

Yamato definitely screams "editor created character" at this point.

 

[Ace]

Oda isn’t in the writing business anymore

Yamato sells

 

[Least Pirates]

Oda isn’t in the writing business anymore

Yamato sells

It will be interesting to see what Flavor of the Week Oda creates next arc. WCI it was Carrot, Wano it was Yamato.

 

[zhenon]

Yea, introduce Yamato get fans invested and boost sales, and then not let her join the crew to....

Great logic

 

[Starbound Beast D. Draig]

It will be interesting to see what Flavor of the Week Oda creates next arc. WCI it was Carrot, Wano it was Yamato.

My money is on a warrior giantess called Brunhild who is the daughter and eldest child of the Giant King and becomes at the end of the arc the Queen of Elbaf and falls for Luffy

 

[ZenZu]

Funny she has the exact opposite effect on me and a lot of others.

 

[Finalbeta]

And it failed

 

[Mr. Reloaded]

And it failed

No it definitely did the opposite

 

[RoronoaZorro]

Yea, introduce Yamato get fans invested and boost sales, and then not let her join the crew to....

Great logic

Oda seems to didn't care about the backlash if Yamato doesn't join.

Is this the privilege of the most successful mangaka?

 

[Starbound Beast D. Draig]

Oda seems to didn't care about the backlash if Yamato doesn't join.

Is this the privilege of the most successful mangaka?

He ignores reddit and twitter as any sane person would do

 

[NikaInParis]

He ignores reddit and twitter as any sane person would do

But does he ignore Worstgen, the Mensa of the internet:zorothink:

 

[Starbound Beast D. Draig]

But does he ignore Worstgen, the Mensa of the internet:zorothink:

Everyone and there mothers ignore worstgen... and for a good reason

 

[Formerly Seth]

Funny she has the exact opposite effect on me and a lot of others.

Average donkey actually wanked to Yamato. There aren't many people who hated her.

 

[mly90]

It's going to cost Oda his readers trust going forward

 

[gz89]

Just another trash char. Pray to god we would only see her again in the final war for 1-2 pages max.

 

[CbShadow]

Oda knew the manga was in decline so he made a powerful competent woman who would make Luffys crew look more competitive and competent.
Also side boob and trustworth nakama. though in the end it was too close to being the right thing that people want to see so she will probably be written out of the story.

Plus she made Zoro look like shit.

How? She was begging for Luffy and his friends, which includes Zoro, to help them against GB who wasn't even trying against them. GB just wanted them to bring him Luffy.

She is definitely fan service.