From Manga to Protest Banner: How the “One Piece” Flag Became an Icon of Gen Z Resistance
A One Piece flag at a protest by the Block Everything movement on September 10 in France. Source: NurPhoto / NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images
From Jakarta to Manila and Kathmandu to Paris and Bratislava: The pirate flag of the Straw Hat Gang from the manga “One Piece” appears everywhere in protest movements. What was once a fan symbol has become a global sign of resistance — carried by a generation that draws its political language from popular culture.
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