For fans of the One Piece anime and manga, you must be familiar and even know the meaning of the term Nakama which is often spoken by One Piece fans. But for those who are new to One Piece, of course, they are still confused about the meaning of the term. For those of you who want to know the meaning, you can check the full discussion below.
One Piece is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. The comic was released in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine since July 22, 1997. Meanwhile, the anime adaptation first aired on October 20, 1999.
The Meaning of the term Nakama
So for those of you who don’t know, in Japanese Nakama means friend in arms. But in the world of One Piece, this Nakama can be interpreted as crew or ship crew.
The main character, Monkey D. Luffy had mentioned that he wanted to have 10 Nakama or 10 crew members who always accompanied him across the ocean and became part of the Straw Hat group.
But so far, Luffy has only gotten 9 Nakama, and they are Zoro, Ussop, Sanji, Nami, Robin, Franky, Chooper, Brook and Jinbe. It is likely that later Luffy will recruit 1 more person to be part of his group.
So the term Nakama, which is often spoken by One Piece fans, refers to people who like One Piece and both follow the series to the end. Like Luffy and his friends who are on the same ship to find the One Piece treasure.
One Piece itself tells the story of Monkey D. Luffy who accidentally eats a mysterious fruit and gets a power that makes his body flexible like rubber. Luffy aspires to find the One Piece cartoon treasure and become the next Pirate king.
In the One Piece anime episode 1071 which was released yesterday, Luffy showed his latest form, Gear 5 to face Kaido. With this power, Luffy gains the power of God and can hurt Kaido easily.
This is the meaning of the term Nakama which is often spoken by One Piece fans. After reading this article, are you happy when called Nakama by fellow fans? Don’t forget to keep visiting Dafunda.
