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One Piece

This anime is about a guy named Luffy and his crew. Luffy is a pirate who is in search of the coveted "One Piece." The One Piece is a treasure left by the last "King of the Pirates" (a title given to the one with the One Piece), Gol D. Roger.¹

Immodesty

This show has a lot of immodesty and inappropriate clothing. A lot of women's breasts are exposed, thighs are seen, and bikinis are worn.

"Women are shown naked, but sensitive parts are covered"

"In the 'Island of Women' season lots of women in bikinis, some outfits show a decent amount of cleavage."

"There are 3 cases in the series where a woman's bikini is pulled off"

"Nami wears a swim suit as casual outfits"²

This is not okay! The Bible is clear that immodesty is wrong. Paul, in his first Epistle to Timothy, says the following:

"In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;" (1 Timothy 2:9)

Christians know that the inappropriate content found in this show is wrong. The only reason they would continue to watch—despite knowing it's wicked—is if they would rather please the flesh than please the Lord Almighty.

Language

Profanity is found in this show.² God teaches that such language is not right.

"Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners." (1 Corinthians 15:33)

If you want to have good manners, then you should not surround yourself with "evil communications".

Alcohol

"Alcohol (especially beer and rum) is the typical thing with pirates, so expect to see a lot of it."²

Why would a Christian want to see a lot of alcohol? The Scriptures are clear that alcohol is not good. It causes so many issues, it causes drunkenness, it is called unholy (Leviticus 10:9-10), and many other things. Let us, who are of the day, not place this wicked thing before our eyes.

Devil Fruit

Luffy eats a fruit known as a "devil fruit". One of these devil fruits "allows the user to become an incarnation of Nika, an ever-playful Sun God".³ Other devil fruits give witchcraft-esque powers as well.

This is not of God. The Lord it very clear that devilish things and witchcraft are sinful. Paul says:

"Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils." (1 Corinthians 10:21)

Devil fruits are ungodly. They are not Christian, nor should a Christian participate in anime eating it.

Conclusion

It should be obvious that this anime is not within the realm of Christian-acceptable media. As such, we ought to heed the words of Psalm 101:3 and "set no wicked thing before [our] eyes".


Sources:
1. "One Piece." MyAnimeList, myanimelist.net/anime/21/One_Piece. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
2. "One Piece Parents guide." IMDb, imdb.com/title/tt0388629/parentalguide. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
3. "Monkey D. Luffy/Abilities and Powers." One Piece Wiki, onepiece.fandom.com/wiki/Monkey_D._Luffy/Abilities_and_Powers. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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