One Piece Creator Reveals Wano's New Transgender Character

The offspring of Kaido is set to arrive in the anime adaptation of One Piece as the War for Wano [...]

By Megan Peters

The offspring of Kaido is set to arrive in the anime adaptation of One Piece as the War for Wano continues, but another swashbuckler is seemingly receiving some interest as their gender identity has been revealed. One Piece itself hasn't been shy about adding transgender characters to its roster over the decades and it would seem that the character known as Morley is one of them.

The idea was made public when One Piece surfaced online with new Vivre Cards. The publication shared a lot of new info about our heroes including Yamato, and the cards even seem to say Kaido's child actually identifies as a female rather than male. But in Morley's case, the character does refer to themselves as trans in the Vivre Card.

According to translations from newworldartur, the Vivre Card specifically labels Morley as newkama, and this phrase has been used to describe other transgender characters in One Piece before. The term is understood in Japanese to identify a person who is transgender or even non-binary if gender fluid isn't appropriate for the case. In Morley's case, their Vivre Card goes on to further define their gender, and it says "she has the heart of a maiden" despite "having the appearance and voices of a middle aged man." This phrase has been used to describe others like Kiku who have firmly established their trans identity.

The Vivre Card goes on to label Morley as trans by he pronouns and flavor text. The pirate uses the female pronoun "atashi" when talking about themselves, and Morley also talks about men as if they were in a separate group from herself. All of this evidence points of Morley identifying as trans, and the are far from the only One Piece character to address their gender identity. As mention, Kiku did so awhile back, and others like Ivan and Bon Clay preceded the pair years ago.

What do you think of this new detail? Do you think One Piece has done a good job diversifying its characters? Share your thoughts with us in the comments section below or hit me up on Twitter @MeganPetersCB.

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