One Piece: Egghead Arc finally begins, and this new side of the story of Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates is now streaming on Netflix. The recent One Piece Episode 1090, titled A New Island! Future Island Egghead, featured the return of Jewelry Bonney after she and her crew, The Bonney Pirates, was captured by the Blackbeard Pirates. But as one scene featured Bonney shirtless on an island, it quickly caused controversy, and the new episode’s key animator, KDA, promptly addressed the stir.
The One Piece Episode 1090 scene in question saw Bonney drying her shirt after being saved from the sea with Luffy, Chopper, and Jinbei. The next scene focused on the still-shirtless Bonney, whose hair covered only her chest. Later, she was seen fixing her clothes and wearing her blouse.
This quickly caused a stir on social media for sexualizing Bonney, with some pointing out that she was only 12 years old and her devil fruit had just aged her up. Hence, they couldn’t help but complain about the people lusting for the underage pirate. X (formerly Twitter) user @OPBR_IN even called those scenes “insane,” adding he didn’t know if he would blame the manga creator, Eiichiro Oda, or its animation studio, Toei Animation, for it.
So, to address the claims, KDA shared the shirtless image of Bonney from One Piece Episode 1090 on X, hoping viewers enjoyed her scenes and addressed the “sexualizing” controversy. However, instead of apologizing for Bonney’s scenes, he apologized for drawing Jinbei shirtless.
“I’m sorry for drawing Jinbei shirtless,” he wrote.
Despite the complaints, many even admired KDA’s work, saying he did an excellent job and they liked Bonney’s scenes. “You brought Christmas early for some Bonney fans,” one fan responded. He even shared a clip of Donquixote Doflamingo laughing, saying it was his reaction when he read the comments and replies about Bonney.
What is One Piece: Egghead Arc about?
One Piece: Egghead Arc, which is also called the Future Island Arc, features the aftermath of the Level, the Raid on Onigashima, and the deletion of the Lulusia Kingdom. These events have caused major global shifts that may even lead to a global war. Amid all of these, the Straw Hat Pirates find themselves on a futuristic island called Egghead, where a mad scientist named Dr. Vegapunk lives. However, when the World Government learns about Vegapunk’s study about the Void Century, it sends off a group of CP0 to kill the genius scientist that eventually leads to a Marine siege that will change the world.
You can read the synopsis below:
The aftermaths of both the Levely and the Raid on Onigashima, as well as the erasure of the Lulusia Kingdom, cause major shifts across the world that could lead to global war. The Straw Hat Pirates, following their Log Pose, arrive at the mysterious, futuristic island Egghead where the super genius Dr. Vegapunk resides. However, after being tipped off about Vegapunk's research into the Void Century, the World Government decides to dispatch a CP0 team to assassinate Vegapunk. Betrayal and intrigue on all sides leads to a Marine siege on the island that will escalate into an incident that will shock the world.
The anime is based on Eiichiro Oda’s manga of the same name, which has been serialized since July 1997. As of November 2023, it has collected 107 tankobon volumes and has over 523.2 million copies in circulation as of December 2023, making it the best-selling manga series in history and the best-selling comic series printed in book volume. With its success, it has spawned a huge media franchise. It has been adapted into a festival film by Production I.G., an anime series by Toei Animation, which started airing in 1999, 14 animated feature films, one OVA, and 13 TV specials.
It also has a trading game and numerous video games. In addition, it was adapted into a live-action TV series by Netflix, with the first season releasing in August 2023, while a second season has already been announced.
New One Piece anime episodes drop every Sunday in Japan and can be streamed on Crunchyroll. By the looks of it, KDA seems unapologetic about Bonney’s controversial scenes in Episode 1090, and fans may see more of it in the coming episodes.
