I wanted to share something odd I've been seeing recently...
Some shippers from social media are assuming Boa Hancock is based on Oda's wife. Not sure, where that idea comes from? Maybe they hang onto nonsensical comparisons with anime-only filler. Maybe it comes from a random theory I've never heard about
I'm not fond of theories, it's better to work with the story as it is right now instead of relying on speculations
It surprised me because, we already know Oda's wife, Chiaki Inaba, does have a connection with a character in the story, but not in the way shippers would like to believe
People say Hancock is based on Inaba forgot she was a Nami cosplayer. In fact, Oda met Inaba when she played Nami at a Jump Festa; they got married in 2004
Still, we cannot say Nami is based on Oda's wife either. In fact, according to a 2019 interview at Oda's house, it's the other way around, he quotes that a "mangaka often marries to a person who's similar with the heroine" of his manga. It's not that Nami is based on his wife, it's more like his wife is a Nami-ish woman. As some people would say, he married his own "waifu"
I know it may not look relevant, but since some shippers claim Hancock is Inaba, this post seems fitting for this place