Warning: Content revealed for One Piece chapter #1084A piece Chapter #1084 has just been released, and unfortunately, it revives the controversy over Yamato’s gender. Since Yamato first appeared in the Wano arc, a major point of discussion has been their gender identity, as while Yamato is designated female at birth, they are introduced as sons of Kaido and not prefers to be called male, specifically Kozuki Oden. Yamato’s characters created a lot of confusion about their gender identities when they were first properly revealed, but it seems to have finally resolved near the end of One Piece’s Wano when Yamato showers with male characters, thus asserting their gender identity as male. .
Although the issue of Yamato’s gender seems to have been resolved, One Piece chapter #1084 revived the issue in full. Chapter #1084 opens with a coloring page featuring many of the prominent female characters in the series, including Yamato, which again raises questions about their gender identity. This is just the latest in a long line of controversial issues, but with Yamato no longer the story for the foreseeable future, it could easily become the biggest and most controversial.
One Piece includes Yamato in the lineup of female characters
Even before One Piece #1084, it was clear that the series was always at odds with Yamato’s gender. Despite being referred to as males in their intro and in the rest of the Wano, the text box accompanying Yamato in their intro specifically calls them Kaido’s daughters, so the problem was appeared from the very beginning. To make matters worse, the way Yamato’s entry in the One Piece Picture Dictionary designates Yamato as female and refers to them with feminine pronouns, which is in stark contrast to explicitly transgender characters like Kiku and Morley had their entry how to clarify them. sex.
Another issue is how often One Piece mocks Yamato’s gender. Yamato’s insistence on being Oden is at the heart of their gender discussion, but it’s often used as a joke, leading some to consider it unimportant to their gender. Yamato’s curvaceous body despite being called a male is also used as a joke, and while Yamato showers with male characters, it could simply be a joke about a naked woman around men. Yamato’s gender identity has never been fully resolved and chapter #1084 offers only the latest contradiction regarding it.
Will One Piece ever resolve Yamato’s gender controversy?
Chapter #1084 of One Piece only exacerbates the controversy over Yamato’s gender, so it raises the question of whether this issue will ever receive a definitive resolution. The Wano arc ends with Yamato staying in Wano to help defend the country from external threats, so there’s no way of knowing if they’ll reappear as significant, especially especially since there’s no reason for Yamato to be involved in the final story at this point. With that in mind, there won’t be a chance for the story to refer to Yamato’s gender again, so the series could easily end up with the issue unresolved.
Another issue is that the controversy surrounding Yamato’s gender may have been resolved in Japan. As discussed previously, Yamato’s entry in the One Piece Image Dictionary is worded in such a way as to designate One Piece’s Yamato as female and without any language used for explicitly transgender characters. like Kiku and Morley, so at least in Japan the problem can be seen as solved. None of this invalidates any alternative interpretations of Yamato’s gender, but it can still be asserted that some countries may not consider Yamato’s gender the same as others, and unfortunately, that only adds to the controversy over their gender in A piece.