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Is 'One Piece: Establishing A Pirate Family' Canon To The Series?

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Samuel
Samuel
From a storytelling perspective, 'Establishing a Pirate Family' feels like a non-canonical “what if” rather than part of the real One Piece canon. It uses the same characters but they are plopped into a totally soap opera-like pirate family story complete with a pirate wedding and various pirate family feuds. The tone of this story is also in extreme contrast to the adventures of the main storyline as there is little in the way of action as the focus of the story is on the various power struggles within the pirate family of the main characters of the story.

The conflicts between characters are explored well. Sanji vs. Jinbe and how other characters interact in certain situations are quite interesting. However, the lack of Devil Fruit usage and saga plotlines (i.e. Wano) makes it apparent that this is not “real” One Piece.

Another fan-made piece that does a great job telling a ‘what-if’ story of the One Piece crew is the fan-made ‘One Piece Party’ story. It is a non-canon comedy that is set to be a short story to feature the chibi One Piece characters inside the One Piece world, breaking the fourth wall in between laughter.
2025-06-14
Oliver
Oliver
'Establishing a Pirate Family' is a fan-made work. It appears to be an alternate story line where the Straw Hats are trying to establish a Pirate Family instead of searching for One Piece. The work is very entertaining and it explores the relationships between the characters in different ways. However, it is not part of the official canon, i.e. it is not based on Eiichiro Oda’s original work and it does not contain any references to it. The art is also quite similar to the original work, but the story takes a different turn after the Water 7 arc. For real canon story lines, you should read the manga or watch the ‘One Piece’ anime.
2025-06-14
Quentin
Quentin
'Establishing a Pirate Family' is a spin-off that exists outside of the normal canon. The spin-off portrays Luffy as a family-oriented leader and differs from Oda’s themes of a free-spirited adventurer. Typically the Straw Hats strive to protect their free ways above all else, whilst trying to fulfill their personal dreams. They are not the type of characters to be follow a hierarchical family-based system.

The spin-off does create some entertaining alternate scenarios (for example, marriages between crew members, or the crew going around conquering territories) but fails to create an adequate substitute for the main series’ world-building. The alternate Pirate Families universe fails to achieve the same level of complexity as the World Government in Oda’s series, and there are no appearances by key characters from the Reverie, for example.

But some moments of the alternate timelines’ character studies are better than others. In one arc Zoro and Nami are co-captains and their partnership makes for a surprisingly warm read. It’s a work of high-quality fan fiction.
2025-06-14

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