In a recent interview, Eiichiro Oda, the creator of One Piece, addressed long-standing fan questions, sparking excitement. He offered insights into Luffy's Gear 5, Shanks' sacrifice, Zoro's lineage, ...

Oda is not making a mistake by omitting romance and dooming his Straw Hats to a love-free future, though it does make One Piece an outlier in the modern context.