Despite being a fun pirate adventure on the surface, One Piece has never shied away from exploring darker, more mature themes through its characters and backstories. Having said that, the series has mostly stuck to issues of slavery and political autonomy thus far and as poignant as these may be, the latest chapter attempts to explore a much more contemporary and hard-hitting issue through the story of Ginny.

Chapter #1098 of One Piece reveals the entirety of Ginny’s tragic backstory and subtly introduces a previously unexplored theme of 𝑠e𝑥ual abuse. The chapter reveals Ginny was abducted by a Celestial Dragon and forced to be his wife. Bonney is also implied to be the child of the said Celestial Dragon

Ginny’s Story Shows A Crime Of Unprecedented Scope For One Piece

Though not stated explicitly, and there is still the possibility that Bonney was fathered by one of Ginny’s fellow slaves, the chapter greatly implies that Ginny endured two whole years of 𝑠e𝑥ual violence at the hands of the Celestial Dragon before she became ill and was discarded for becoming unsightly as a result of her peculiar illness. The whole incident certainly paints the World Nobles as a whole in a much more monstrous light, as certain Nobles like Saint Charloss have been previously stated to possess up to thirteen wives, a majority if not all were likely non-consenting, just like Ginny.