Being black in One Piece

@iheanaju

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SoundTikTok sound · Onepiece - Overtaken - Main Theme

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NenSoulnensoul.com

Why it worked

The video uses a high-engagement 'niche parody' format that appeals to anime fans while layering in relatable cultural humor, making the product placement feel like a natural part of the creator's identity rather than an intrusive ad.

Summary

The creator performs a comedic skit imagining what it would be like if Black people were characters in the anime One Piece, using various cultural stereotypes as pirate names and powers. Throughout the video, he wears different hoodies from his own brand, NenSoul, which are credited in the on-screen text.

Structure

1Introduction of the premise
2Comedic dialogue using cultural stereotypes
3Transition to a new scene with a different hoodie
4Continued humorous banter about One Piece tropes

Original caption

@NenSoul for the hoodies #onepiece #luffy

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Product placement

The creator wears different branded hoodies from 'NenSoul' throughout the video, with the brand name and website displayed as on-screen text.

On-screen text

Being black In One Piece Hoodies by @nensoul.. Nensoul.com IG @nensoul.co ROMEKNOWS @IHEANAJU ISN'T THIS A SUNDOWN TOWN? WE MEET AT LAST. BREAK D. LAW, CAPTAIN OF THE CORNBREAD PIRATES. YOU'RE NOT EVEN TRYING TO SAY MY NAME. I CAN TELL BY YOUR HARLEM SKINNED HAKI, YOU COME FROM A LONG LINE OF MELON MUNCHER PIRATES. HE'S GOT COTTON PICKING COMPOSURE. THE WHAT? HAKI MAKES HIM LOOK LIKE MR. GAME AND WATCH. HELLO? ALL RIGHT, IT'S TIME FOR GEAR 5! NO, IT'S GEAR 5TH CHILD BY 4TH BABY MAMA! WAIT, I THOUGHT IT WAS 3 STRIKES AND THEY GO TO JAIL. UGH, IF ONLY. NO, NO, NO, GUYS, GUYS! GEAR 5 IS MY NEW POWER. ONLY YOU GUYS GEARED UP TO GET A JOB THE WAY YOU DO FOR THOSE JORDAN FRUITS. WHAT? HEY, IT'S NICOS B. ROBIN. I NEED A NEW SHIP. WE'RE FRESH OUT OF THE HELLCAT AND CHARGER SHIPS. TRY A CADILLAC. I I DIDN'T ASK FOR ONE. YOUR FATHER NEVER ASKED FOR YOU, THAT'S WHY HE SAILS THE SEAS SEARCHING FOR THE ONE MILK. I HOPE Y'ALL DROWN. FEBRUARY PIRATES! JUNETEENTH PIRATES! I HATE THEM ALL. EXCUSE ME.

Transcript

Being black in One Piece. Isn't this a sundown town? We meet at last, Break D. Law, captain of the Cornbread Pirates. You're not even trying to say my name. I can tell by your Harlem-skinned Haki, you come from a long line of Melon Muncher Pirates. He's got cotton-picking composure. The what? Haki makes him look like Mr. Game and Watch. Hello? All right, it's time for Gear 5. No, it's Gear 5th child by 4th baby mama. Wait, I thought it was three strikes and they go to jail. Ugh, if only. No, no, no, guys, guys, Gear 5 is my new power. Only you guys geared up to get a job the way you do for those Jordan fruits. What? Hey, it's Nicos B. Robin. I need a new ship. We're fresh out of the Hellcat and Charger ships. Try a Cadillac. I didn't ask for one. Your father never asked for you, that's why he sails the seas searching for the One Milk. I hope y'all drown. February Pirates! Juneteenth Pirates! I hate them all. Excuse me.