Isn't "ONE PIECE" fiction?The world of "real pirates" spoken by historian

The 100 memorable volume of the popular manga "ONE PIECE" by Eiichiro Oda was released the other day.The story is finally approaching the core, and many fans are looking forward to the release of Weekly Shonen Jump as well as books.

"ONE PIECE", which is a representative work of boy manga, is often thought to be a fiction work, but in fact there are many characters that have been named from real pirates in the past, and settings that incorporate the history and culture of pirates.There are many episodes.

This time, the world of such a deep "ONE PIECE" is an expert in pirate history and Seizumi Women's University.

Interview with Associate Professor Jiro Momoi, Department of Cultural History.We will deliver it over the front and rear.

Jiro Momoi

Associate Professor of Cultural History, Faculty of Letters, Faculty of Letters, Seisen Women's University

Specialties: Western history, Magreb region research, peace

Books: "Pirate World History" (Chuko Shinsho), "The End of" Barbarrier Pirate "" (Chubu University / Wakazusha), "Deep Deep on the Algerian Incident" (new review)

■ The pirates were sleeping at 20:00 and were healthy

-This this time, I would like to ask you about the 17-18-century Caribbean pirates, which are the main models of ONE PIECE.First of all, the main character Luffy of "ONE PIECE" came to the sea, but how old were the actual pirates?

I think most people are teenagers who were first put on a ship.

If you are a pirate as a whole, the average is about 20s, and the captain is in their 30s or 40s.

-On real pirates were out in the sea when they were like Luffy.......!

The life of the sea around the 17th and 18th century was very risky, so I can't live much.

Therefore, both the Navy and the merchant ships seemed to be the sailors, such as poor people, recruited people, kids, and former slaves.

At that time, pirates were better than Navy and merchant ships.So, sometimes the sailor of a ship that was laid by a pirate advanced and participated in the pirates.

-It was more popular with pirates than "ordinary ships" like the Navy or merchant ship.

At that time, it was a status system, so ordinary ships were very strict.

In comparison, the pirates were equal and there were rules that said, "The captain's treasure is up to twice the frew of sailors."

しかも一攫千金まで狙えますから、「どうせ海の生活をするなら海賊の方がいい!」と思っていた船員は多かったでしょうね。

ー ー As far as you ask, it seems that pirates are better.

Moreover, at the time of the 17th and 18th century, it was a breakthrough, but we decided to talk about who the captain would be and decided by voting equally.

That's why a charismatic captain came out, and a person in his 30s who was experienced and judged (among the average 20s sailors) was the captain.

ーーみんなに選んでもらえないと船長になれないんですね! どうしても船長になりたい場合はどうすればよかったのでしょうか？

In that case, if you prepare your own ship, you can become a captain.It is a type that takes a friend after preparing a ship.

In fact, there is such a captain, and a pirate called Captain Kid has gathered friends on his own boat and become the captain.

-What are the main jobs of the captain at that time?

The main task is to decide on which route and what kind of ship to take.

However, when I actually fight, the captain was fighting like a normal soldier.

-It is a real world like a boy manga......!

However, I think that there were few things that seemed to be dangerous and helped friends, such as "ONE PIECE".

Pirates have a strong sense of fellow, but on the other hand, "leaving the captain in the port and all the sailors will run away with the treasure", and it is doubtful that there was a strong bond that could be said to be a single heart.

-During the work, "pulling out the gang" and "quitting the pirates" are said to be a huge that cannot be done without the captain's permission, but was the actual pirate quite easy to get out?

I agree.I think there was a time when I got a different ship when I got to the harbor after I got it before the division.

Isn't it close to imagine a freelance gathering in modern times?

-In the work, the "captain order" is absolute, but how was it actually?

It is strong on the sea.If you can't control it on the sea, you'll be involved in life and death.

The pirate's "rule on the ship", a pirate called Bertholo Roberts, is a record, but as far as it looks, it is decided that "sleep at 20:00 at night", so life on the sea.The rules seemed quite strict.

-The pirates were pretty healthy.

If everyone gathered and made a fuss until the night, I think that it was banned because it happened.

After that, it was decided that "I do not do gambling at sea" and "do dueled on land".In addition, he seemed to have executed sailors who secretly monopolized their loot and left them on the island.

■ "musician" was an important thing for pirates

-I've asked about the captain of the pirate ship so far, but I would also like to ask about the sailors."Straw Hat Pirates" are currently 10 (a friend who intends to board and travel), but how many people were the actual pirates?

It depends on the route and time, but in the era of "ONE PIECE" model, it was a relatively small passenger and relatively small groups.

-The Thousand Sunny, which has the current "Straw Hat Pirates", is the same through boat.

If it is a merchant ship, it is better to reduce the number of sailors to carry cargo, but in the case of pirate ships, it is more advantageous when the number of people attacks.So, depending on the size of the ship, I think it was about 50-150 people.

ー ー Even a loop boat that is not so big, you need a certain number of people.

I agree.Depending on the route, I think more than a dozen people are needed.

ー ー If there are 10 people, it seems to be difficult if everyone does not work quite a bit.......!作中では、航海士のナミが天候などを予測していますが、実際もこういった航海士は乗り込んでいたのでしょうか？

I agree.A navigator is a technical job, the role of reading the wind and weather and surveying stars.

Still, the share before the division is not so much, and one of the ordinary sailors is one..It's about 5 times.

-The Nami in the work seems to take as much as that much.In addition, archaeologists Nico Robin are also gangs.

I think archaeologists rarely rode a pirate ship, but pirates had a valuable record.

Captain Woods Rogers, who had been piracy against French ships in the 18th century, returned to the UK and left a record of various places in the voyage journal.

ーーウッズ・ロジャースは『ONE PIECE』に登場するゴール・D・ロジャーの名前の由来にもなっている海賊ですね!船大工のフランキーも乗り込んでいますが、船大工が実際に船に乗るということはあったのでしょうか？

It is not necessarily, but I think the carpenter who can repair it when the ship was damaged was valuable.So, if there was a ship carpenter on the spelling ship, wouldn't he just brought it to a sailor?

This was the same for the ship physician, and he came from other ships or hired specially.It seems that there was a contract saying, "The ship doctor could hide without fighting even in the battle."

The same is true for musicians, and it seems that pirates were quite important.

-An "ONE PIECE", Luffy has been saying "I want to be a musician" and "Pirates sing" from the beginning, but that was based on historical facts.......？!

I agree.Although it is not absolute, it seems that the musicians were also cherished quite a bit, just like ship carpenters and ships.

Among the pirates' rules, there was a arrangement for "musicians", and there were times when I did not have to participate in the battle or a special contract.

Since the sea is a monotonous life, it would have been indispensable.

ーー船上のささやかな楽しみとして、音楽が欠かせなかったということですね。『ONE PIECE』が想像以上に歴史に忠実な作品だったことに驚きます!