Eiichiro Oda hinted at Gear 5 over 23 years ago.

SUMMARY

In the manga world, there are few mangakas who can drop hints and foreshadow significant events like Eiichiro Oda.
One of Oda’s most significant foreshadowing scenes in One Piece is Gear 5.
A One Piece fan page just revealed that Oda alluded at the Gear 5 change in the Drum Island arc, which was released over 23 years ago.

In the manga world, there is hardly any other mangaka who is as good as Eiichiro Oda in terms of dropping hints and foreshadowing important events in the One Piece story. Oda’s foreshadowing is one of the reasons why One Piece fans are so attached to the series and try to find clues in each and every aspect of the narrative.
One Piece by Eiichiro Oda | Toei Animation
One of the biggest foreshadowing moments that Oda has included in One Piece is Gear 5. When Gear 5 was first introduced in the Wano arc of One Piece, fans were instantly able to make a connection between Luffy’s newfound powers and the Sun God Nika. Not only that, fans found out that Oda hinted at the Gear 5 transformation way back in the Skypiea arc.

However, a recent revelation by a One Piece fan page has pointed out that Oda not only hinted at Gear 5 in Skypiea, but he even foreshadowed the transformation in the Drum Island arc, which was released over 23 years ago. Fans are shocked to find out that Oda can maintain consistency for so long.

The God of Foreshadowing Strikes Again

From Elbaf to the Ancient Weapons, Oda has foreshadowed a lot of significant moments in One Piece, which fans are mostly never able to guess. However, Luffy’s Nika transformation might be the biggest hint that he has been dropping since the beginning of the series. So much so that he foreshadowed Luffy’s Gear 5 even when Sun God Nika was not introduced in the story.

According to a post shared by @OnePieceDefend on X, Oda hinted at the iconic Gear 5 pose during the Drum Island arc in One Piece manga chapter 154. In the same chapter, Dr. Kureha talked about the Will of D and revealed that even the King of Pirates, Gol D. Roger, had the initial D in his name, adding to the mystery of the Will of D.
Luffy Doing the Gear 5 Pose | Viz Media
Although it has not been officially confirmed, knowing Oda, it is highly plausible that the manga creator hid the Gear 5 transformation during the Drum Island arc. Also, the mention of the D initial and Nika transformation hint in the same chapter adds to the mysterious element of the One Piece story, which is a specialty of Oda.

One Piece Fans Are Shocked To See Eiichiro Oda’s Level of Foreshadowing

Eiichiro Oda’s inclusion of such foreshadowed moments in One Piece is one of the most important reasons why fans have been following the story for more than two decades. He has introduced so many intriguing mysteries that fans have been waiting for their answers for so long.
Sun God Nika in One Piece | Toei Animation
Thus, when the fans found out about the Gear 5 foreshadowing in the Drum Island arc, they were startled to see Oda’s genius.

While some fans talked about different foreshadowing moments, others were just surprised to see the level on which the manga creator’s brain works.

 

 

 

 

 

At this point, One Piece fans won’t be shocked if Oda already foreshadowed the One Piece treasure. There have been multiple hints and theories about the manga creator already revealing One Piece and if in the end it is revealed that Oda was hiding the treasure in plain sight, it will heighten the fame and popularity of the series and the mangaka.