There’s nothing quite like seeing one of your favorite characters finally get a float in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
It’s a true rite of passage for every iconic character that enters the zeitgeist. You know a character has made it to the top of pop culture when they’re floating through the middle of New York City. It’s a huge moment for fans of that character, too.
That’s why it was so cool to see One Piece’s Monkey D. Luffy getting a float this year as one of the seven new additions to the parade.
All of my anime nerds out there know, man. It’s been a long time coming. One Piece has been running since 1999. We’re over 1,000 episodes in, folks. One Piece isn’t just a show — it’s a way of life. It takes commitment.
Luffy is an absolute icon. He deserves this. That’s why fans were so devastated to see my boy out there with his iconic straw hat deflating and turning into a bucket hat. And by fans I mean me.
LOOK AT MY SON.
BREAKING: Monkey D. Luffy’s hat is deflating pic.twitter.com/LSb3QXSBGD
— IGN (@IGN) November 23, 2023
LOOK.
THE LUFFY BALLOON’S HAT POPPED AND HALTED THE PARADE IM SCREAMING pic.twitter.com/kZi8RFHG8I
— HedgehogColors🌈 @LiSAっ子 (@SpaceKitaaRiSE) November 23, 2023
They’ve really got my Mugiwara Boy out here looking like Gear 3 just deactivated. I hate to see it. It’s all going wrong, man. And it’s all because of this stupid tree.
WARNING: There is some NSFW language included in this video
One Piece Fans! Luffy’s straw hat wasn’t able to bounce back after a tree tore a hole in it at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 😱 pic.twitter.com/Ooy0QSRtZI
— ANN Events (@ann_events) November 23, 2023
Nah, man. Mother Nature and the One Piece fandom are going to have to settle this. Because this isn’t right. How dare that tree ruin Luffy’s big debut.
Fans were so upset by this.
Not Gear 3 already deactivating. 🥴 https://t.co/vqth78AFUC
— Kali Rhe (@RHEmarkable) November 23, 2023
R.I.P. Luffy
Our boy didn't make it smh https://t.co/MQg2miNW6g pic.twitter.com/uB8u5VbNEv
— Archie King (@The_Archie_King) November 23, 2023
How could they let this happen to my goat https://t.co/DrEwZ20CQp pic.twitter.com/jYFdUeT53j
— adam (@acscosplay) November 23, 2023
The side effects of gear 3 are kicking in https://t.co/RD1BGTaUQd pic.twitter.com/TSJPeI7fHf
— mal (@sm64blj) November 23, 2023
literly shakin rn… https://t.co/MZ9jsofFYw pic.twitter.com/aI9udXBxtX
— 🏳️🌈 Mokey D. Luufy 🏳️🌈 (@MokeyDLuufy) November 23, 2023
https://t.co/fpWtK5RlyM pic.twitter.com/TAzWk7L4Ht
— MadCocoGaming 🎮 (@MadCocoGaming) November 23, 2023
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO https://t.co/lbtfHykbr7
— rubentomas (@rubentomas) November 23, 2023
A OP hater sabotaged him 😂 https://t.co/8HUuCWBXmH
— ☁️KloudKelz☁️ (@Akatsuki_Kels) November 23, 2023
finally the main villain of one piece is revealed…Hat D. Flated.. https://t.co/qb6VciW19i
— Tony (@Shintonty) November 23, 2023
Thanksgiving is ruined https://t.co/vXbFp8ErYK pic.twitter.com/sDJjkTV4IJ
— SMT Network (@SMTNetwork) November 23, 2023
Life imitates art https://t.co/oRkFIOHFnL pic.twitter.com/HiRfQhF9il
— Great Value J. Cole (@vinnyjr96) November 23, 2023
3RD GEAR SIDE EFFECT https://t.co/dbmaY6VtKH pic.twitter.com/QCp3oMTv8b
— A𝙲̷SERO (@asero_tomie) November 23, 2023
