One of the biggest twists of ONE PIECE was to discover the true nature of the Gom Gom fruit, which is a Nika Zoo Mythological Zoo type fruit. A revelation that would excite the entire community, thanks also to the manifestation of Luffy's new form: the Gear Fifth, achieved during the clash with Emperor Kaido.
The design of recent transformation of the protagonist Immediately won many readers and generated discussion and curiosity behind such a funny depiction of what is arguably one of the most incredible powers in the New World. During an interview organized to celebrate the manga's 25th anniversary, Oda explained how Gear Fifth was very important to hima real challenge.
Speaking about what prompted him to choose such a design, the master said: "I drew it like that and thought a lot about it, it would be okay if the readers didn't like it. I just wanted to have fun and be more playful in the fights". A claim to which Oda then added a desire to resume those expressions typical of the old manga that have been lost over time, such as depicting race with concentric circles instead of legs, or something like that found.
So it's about References to a cartoon style, which arise in the fight against Kaido by the ridiculous way in which Luffy repeatedly attacks the opponent. Let us know what you think of these revelations in the comments. Finally, we leave you to the spoilers of Chapter 1055 of ONE PIECE.
