One Piece‘s Wano arc has treated fans with all sorts of outlandish and goofy characters but the newest one might not be as whacky as the others.
The Wano arc’s next chapter is teasing a possible entry of the most beautiful heroine in the series to date, Komurasaki the Oiran, who amazes people with her looks as she walks by.
In the latest chapter of the series, the Straw Hats have comes across the young O-Toko, who serves as a Kamuro to the Oiran in Wano. An Oiran is a courtesan and top idol of Wano, and currently, that title ascribed to a woman named Komurasaki. She’s described as the “desire of all men” and the “admiration of all women” and it’s said that her beauty “rocks the entire nation.”
A crowd of Wano citizens gathers around the procession and they’re blinded by her beauty. She even leaves some completely “unconscious, bleeding and blind.” This seems to be a regular occurrence during processions, as those around them are prepared to care for them and take them away on stretchers.
With a series like One Piece, one should always be prepared for surprised. Eiichiro Oda has a reputation for adding peculiar or hilarious twists to his characters, so Komurasaki could be hiding something as well. Seeing those around her pass out after seeing her face, it could be the effects of a Devil Fruit.
It remains a mystery as to what Komurasaki is hiding, and why she’s such a significant addition to the Wano arc. Fans might get a face-reveal soon.
Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece first aired in 1997. It has since been collected into over 80 volumes and has been a critical and commercial success worldwide with many of the volumes breaking printing records in Japan. The series still ranked number one in manga sales in 2018.