A grinning skull wearing a straw hat: Fans of the Japanese manga and anime "One Piece" instantly recognize this Jolly Roger flag as the banner of the Straw Hat Crew, an infamous group of pirates led ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Gen Z-led protests are making waves from Africa to Asia, and while the issues spurring them are different, the symbol they're using is the same: a grinning skull and ...

One Piece by Eiichiro Oda is a one-of-a-kind series that has influenced global youth activism and transcended being just a ...

A three-decade-old manga symbol may seem an unlikely rallying cry for disaffected young people in 2025, but the “One Piece” pirate flag has been at the forefront of recent protests against government ...

Nuurrianti Jalli is affiliated with Institute for Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) Yusof Ishak Institute Singapore as Non Residential Visiting Fellow for Media, Technology and Society Program. From ...

Why were Mexican “Generation Z” protesters flying an anime flag featuring a straw-hatted skull and cross-bones on Saturday? Protests erupted in multiple cities in Mexico this weekend. Reuters notes ...

Along Indonesia’s city streets and country roads, the Southeast Asian nation’s red-and-white flag isn’t the only one you may see waving from cars, homes, and hands ahead of its Independence Day on ...

A flag from the Japanese anime and manga series, One Piece, has become an unexpected symbol of protests driven by Gen-Zers who grew up watching the show, as young people across the world take to the ...

Along Indonesia’s city streets and country roads, the Southeast Asian nation’s red-and-white flag isn’t the only one you may see waving from cars, homes, and hands ahead of its Independence Day on ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Nuurrianti Jalli, Oklahoma State University (THE CONVERSATION) From Paris and Rome to ...