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One Piecefans have been very critical ofthe anime adaptation of the series by Toei, sometimes for justified reasons, while not so much at others. The most recent controversy with the newest episode centers around one of the major villain series, and many fans are disappointed.
Garling Figarland’s Official Color Scheme is Finally Revealed
Garling is Blond, Unlike Shanks
One PieceEpisode 1129 dropped officially today, and with long-anticipatedicipated flashback featuring the God Valley Incident has started. Fans have long been waiting for this, but with the recent episode, some are disappointed - not because of the animation or direction, but because of one character, Garling Figarland.
Garling Figarland is being built up in the One Piece manga as quite a major antagonist. He also happens to be Shanks’s father.
What fans are disappointed by when it comes to Garling specifically is his official color scheme.Fans have already seen Garling previously in the anime, but only as an older man. As an elder, Garling was shown to have light blond hair. Some fans assumed this color was used for him because he’s old. However, this episode revealed that he always had this blond hair, even when he was younger.
This definitely upset many fans who believe Garling should have red hair just like his sons, Shanks and Shamrock.
It Was Already Known That Garling Wouldn’t Be Blond
Oda Colored Garling’s Hair Differently Than Shanks
While many fans are upset about this and are blaming the animation studio,the different hair color for Shanks and Shamrockis not a choice made by them, but by Oda. In fact, this wasn’t even news to those who actually read the chapters carefully.
Readers could tell from the manga that Garling wasn’t a redhead. Oda’s coloring of Garling’s hair is completely different from Shanks and Shamrock. Oda leaves Garling’s hair as white in the manga, while Shanks’s is a grey shade. So, it’s quite odd that so many fans anticipated that younger Garling would have red hair when it was very clear his hair would be a different, much lighter color.
Watch closely, children! — Garling to Shanks and Shamrock on God Valley
If anything, fans should be excited that the red hairdoesn’t come from Figarland Garling, because this means this hair color is actually from Shanks and Shamrock’s mother. Who this woman is is totally unknown right now. She will definitely have some importance in the story in the future, whether she’s alive or dead. After all, Shanks’s red hair is his defining design trait, and what he has named his crew after. So, it can’t be just a simple choice from Oda with no importance. Shanks definitely knows about his mother, and carries her legacy with him, which is why the red hair is so important.
Available on Manga Plus
One Piece chapter 1149 will be delayed. One Piece is going to drop on Sunday. In Japan, One Piece drops at 12AM JST on Monday. However, the vast majority of international readers will see the chapter available on May 25. The official release date of One Piece Chapter 1149 is July 05, 2025. Fans can read the chapter for free onManga Plus.
