Thriller Bark

Lycanthropy in in the One Piece world may be a thing? What would happen to a person who's half-Mink or possesses latent Mink genes under the light of a full moon, I wonder? Some diluted version of Sulong that leads to werewolf-like transformations mayhaps?

Chances are Lady Toki would at some point be addressed as O-Toki per Japanese/Wano custom...and wouldn't you know it, Otoki just happens to be a traditional Buddhist vegetarian meal served during funerary and memorial events. Any coincidence then she was introduced being chased by Karma and running around on a island full of Rafflesia ( aka Corpse Flowers )? Look to Oden's intro too no less...big theme of Death

Oda loves hiding truths in plain sight, often disguised as simple gags, e.g. Usopps's lies. Ino and Neko's geographical knowledge may be woefully outdated, but who's to say it wasn't true at some point, ie they're going off extremely old records from a bygone age that predates the Mink's isolation...back when there were in fact only 5 islands ( continents really ), freshly broken off a whole ( Pangea )

Izo: a man who dresses like a woman; Crocodile: a man who many suspect started out life as a literal woman; connected through their relationship with Whitebeard; and both sporting very similar, distinct long locks of hair. Very likely they would've crossed paths at some point during Crocodile's early confrontation with Whitebeard. Could be nothing, but an interesting dichotomy nonetheless

They exist may means of "conquering" a foe that don't necessarily require violence. Take Tama's "taming" of beasts. Or the tempestuous power of love. But then, one might argue the morality of more extreme examples such as it relates to matters of free will, brainwashing...for that reason and others, I think we'll see this topic broached further on the romantic side with the intro of...love potions.

(A) During their chat about Merfolk ancestry, Tom's bro once commented on Franky possibly having a robot for an ancestor. Played for laughs, but again, truths hidden in plain sight...Franky does likely owes his name to Frankenstein, given his patchwork "mods." Consider too that Oda's an open fan of classic wrestling gag manga Kinnikuman...