One Piece is behind the latest TikTok trend

The classic anime and manga One piece has passed the 1000th episode mark. And although his protagonist Luffy has not yet become King of the Pirates, he is at least the new star of TikTok. In a new viral trend in the video sharing app, music off the bumpers has become a popular audio theme for talking about the ups and downs of falling in love – including what kind of date? Yes, really

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Generally, the videos start with some kind of happy message about falling in love. this TikTok with 2.5 million views shows a person taking a selfie video while smiling with on-screen text, “deeply in love with a boy,” while playing a happy horn tune. Then, when the jingle is done, it cuts to a more atmospheric, darker tune – this is where a person is usually talking about the downside of falling in love. In this video, the person says “met him on Discord” while taking a bug-eyed selfie video of them.

Most videos start with this honeymoon phase, but then have various drawbacks. Here are two similar examples.

People have also adapted the joke to talk about their cats.

So what is it One piece

Link? The jingles used in the videos are from the Bumpers of the show used in early anime arcs, such as “East Blue” or “Alabasta”. Each member of the straw hats has their own theme based on their character. Luffy’s, for example, is a bright and happy horn that reflects his sunny, carefree personality. His is the tune used for the falling in love part of the trend.

The second part of the trend comes from Zoro, the swordsman’s jingle. In One piece

, the swordsman Zoro is a focused, grumpy character, and therefore he has a much more dramatic, serious melody that suits his character. The tone combines both Luffy’s and Zoro’s to create a sound similar to the “I’m so happy, I’m so sad” sound where people use Luffy’s jingle to convey something positive, and Zoros, to put the downside (albeit sometimes jokingly in a).

One piece isn’t exactly a love story. It’s an action anime that follows a gang of pirates as their captain Luffy tries to become the greatest pirate in the entire world. It’s an anime touchstone and is viewed by fans as one of the “big three” of popular anime; and it also gets a live version remake from Netflix.