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Did ONE PIECE 1196 Have Typos? The 'Throwing Spear' Line Japanese Readers Are Arguing About

In Japan, part of the reaction to ONE PIECE 1196 wasn't about Sanji at all — it was about the Japanese on the page. Readers flagged three spots: 'nage-yari' written with the kanji for a throwing spear, a kana that looks misprinted, and a proverb used against its usual meaning. What is actually printed, what each could be, and why it matters less than it sounds.