Netflix’sOne Piecestayed fairly faithful to Zoro’s backstory, including the tragic death of Kuina.

In the anime and manga, Kuina is a compatriot and fellow swordsman alongside an 11-year-old Roronoa Zoro.

However, the pair’s friendship is cut just as it is starting to bloom as Kuina tragically dies.

Zoro One PIece Kuina Death

One of the biggest fan theories amongst theOne Piececommunity is that Kuina is not actually dead.

This theory stems from an uncanny resemblance Kuina shares with anotherOne Piececharacter Tashigi.

There’s no backstory like Tashigi [turning] out to be Kuina."

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Netflix’sOne Pieceseries can be streamed now.

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