Shanks — March 30, 2018
Was Shanks really that calm… or was something else going on?
Shanks says it’s nothing to get angry over.
Fans immediately say: no way.
So why does this single line still split readers years later?
- “Anyone Would Get Mad” vs “That’s the Point”
- Pride, Consequences, and Contrast
- Haki, Threats, and Overkill
- Bellamy Comparisons
- How Strong Are Mountain Bandits Anyway?
- Shanks’ Status at the Time
- Mihawk Tangent
- Luffy’s Words
- Criticism of Shanks’ Role
- Arm Loss Debate
- Picking Fights or Not
- 👉 Why Japanese Fans Read This Scene So Seriously
- 👉 The Line That Still Won’t Settle
“Anyone Would Get Mad” vs “That’s the Point”
1: Anonymous Pirate
Nah, you’d definitely get mad.
2: Anonymous Pirate
He was making a statement.
5: Anonymous Pirate
It’s just clothes, you can wash them…
6: Anonymous Pirate
>>1
Man, that’s small-minded.
Pride, Consequences, and Contrast
11: Anonymous Pirate
Someone who throws away his final captain’s order and the comrades who came to save him just because he got insulted,
ends up dead himself and gets his younger brother critically wounded too.
Haki, Threats, and Overkill
20: Anonymous Pirate
Post–timeskip Luffy would just shut loudmouths up instantly with Conqueror’s Haki.
24: Anonymous Pirate
Meanwhile Shanks casually knocks out a bunch of unrelated Whitebeard Pirates with his Haki.
34: Anonymous Pirate
>>24
He was on an enemy ship, just did a little intimidation, that’s all.
Bellamy Comparisons
26: Anonymous Pirate
Luffy didn’t take Bellamy’s bait either.
Well, he did later, but still.
How Strong Are Mountain Bandits Anyway?
63: Anonymous Pirate
How strong are mountain bandits supposed to be anyway?
Are there any as strong as the Seven Warlords?
70: Anonymous Pirate
>>63
In a world built around the sea, mountain bandits are basically shut-ins.
110: Anonymous Pirate
>>63
The Pirate King arc is just the prologue.
After that, the Mountain Bandit King arc begins.
Shanks’ Status at the Time
99: Anonymous Pirate
Was Shanks already one of the Yonko at this point?
105: Anonymous Pirate
>>99
At the very least, he was strong enough to fight Mihawk evenly.
112: Anonymous Pirate
>>105
Then that shark that took his arm must be insanely strong, right?
154: Anonymous Pirate
>>112
It’s the Lord of the Coast, after all.
Strongest in East Blue.
Mihawk Tangent
113: Anonymous Pirate
>>105
Mihawk is on another level even among the Warlords, right?
Isn’t he the strongest guy in the Marines?
Luffy’s Words
141: Anonymous Pirate
Luffy:
“Dying isn’t how you repay a debt!!!”
“That’s not why you saved me!!!”
“Being kept alive just to die—”
“That’s what weak people do!!!”
This hits hard, seriously.
166: Anonymous Pirate
>>141
Old-school Luffy really had a terrifying kind of presence.
Power Scaling Spiral
151: Anonymous Pirate
A fish eats the arm of Shanks, who’s equal to Mihawk.
Luffy one-shots that fish on the day he sets sail.
Criticism of Shanks’ Role
155: Anonymous Pirate
Honestly, making Shanks one of the four major powers was a mistake.
He should’ve just been the benefactor who inspired Luffy to become a pirate.
Then his death could’ve triggered a brutal war arc.
That would’ve been better.
Yeah.
Like Kite in Hunter x Hunter.
160: Anonymous Pirate
>>155
He should’ve been like Iruka in Naruto.
At most, an East Blue boss-level guy.
Arm Loss Debate
175: Anonymous Pirate
Losing an arm to the Sea King doesn’t automatically mean he’s weaker than it.
He was probably only thinking about saving Luffy and let his guard down.
181: Anonymous Pirate
>>175
Even if you let your guard down, would you really lose an arm?
That’s just physically too weak.
192: Anonymous Pirate
>>181
If he didn’t use Haki, he’s just a normal non–Devil Fruit guy.
194: Anonymous Pirate
>>175
Just use Armament Haki, lol.
Picking Fights or Not
176: Anonymous Pirate
No point beating up cocky small fries over and over.
145: Anonymous Pirate
Basically, you don’t pick fights with kids or people way below you, right?
👉 Why Japanese Fans Read This Scene So Seriously
For Japanese readers, this moment isn’t about toughness.
It’s about judgment.
Shanks choosing not to react is read as a value system —
knowing when strength is meaningless.
👉 The Line That Still Won’t Settle
The Line That Still Won’t Settle
What unsettles fans isn’t the spilled sake.
It’s what Shanks’ role became later.
The more powerful he’s framed, the harder that calm moment is to reconcile —
and that tension is exactly why people keep arguing.
Monkey D. Luffy figure
Shanks figure
Monkey D. Luffy & Shanks figure
ONE PIECE Vol. 1 (Kindle) 📖 Start from the beginning
ONE PIECE Vol. 110 (Kindle) 🔥 Latest volume
Comments