In anime, it’s not uncommon to believe that youth is forever from Pokémon‘s infamous never-aging protagonist, Ash Ketchum, to Case Closed’s, Conan, and Ah! My Goddess’s, Keiichi Morisato, who will never seem to graduate college. But for old franchises, having a protagonist grow alongside you only deepens the connection with that character as relatable pains and struggles are depicted as much more common than viewers think. Eiichiro Oda, One Piece’s creator, has embodied this sentiment in an SBS depicting what the Straw Hat Pirates would look like at 40 and 60 years old.
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