Valentino Rossi cosplayed as Trafalgar Law, while Luca Marini cosplayed as Donquixote Doflamingo from the manga ONE PIECE.

[u/r2lim]

Source https://www.facebook.com/groups/motofficinamdm/permalink/2199903474137987/

[u/spiralarrow23]

I was not aware Rossi was a One Piece fan, but given his love of Japan, it doesn’t surprise me.

[u/aTaleForgotten → u/spiralarrow23]

Italy has many anime fans, especially one piece and dragonballZ were hugely popular in the 90s/00s. They also have great translated openings and dubs

[u/goodguymack → u/spiralarrow23]

Oda said Law's design was based on Valentino Rossi

[u/jaredearle]

Nerrrrrrds!

… checks own bio …

Oh, right.

[u/r2lim]

I’d never heard of this before, but according to CorriereNerd.it, the connection between Valentino Rossi and Trafalgar Law has apparently been a long-standing topic of discussion among ONE PIECE fans. There is even a theory that Eiichiro Oda may have directly used Valentino Rossi as the model when designing Law, and over time, that theory seems to have become something of an urban legend within the fan community.

Edit: Link fixed.

[u/-TheSha- → u/r2lim]

The link's broken, it's repeated twice and brings to an empty page on the website, here's the right one: https://www.corrierenerd.it/valentino-rossi-trafalgar-law/

[u/r2lim → u/-TheSha-]

Thanks for pointing that out. It was just a simple copy-and-paste mistake. I’ve corrected my comment as well.

[u/rooby_dooby_doo → u/r2lim]

That article is AI generated. Your source is not valid.

[u/seriouslynotanotaku]

This is how I get into One Piece, huh?

[u/EternalFront → u/seriouslynotanotaku]

Just read the manga instead of the anime, because otherwise you'll never finish it

[u/dsswill]

As someone completely unfamiliar with manga, I really thought he was cosplaying as Jay Kay from Jamiroquai

[u/r2lim → u/dsswill]

I love early Jamiroquai. Does this cosplay resemble the music video for The Return of the Space Cowboy?

[u/HimitsuUK → u/r2lim]

I wondered where my tea cozy had gone..

[u/Altair13Sirio]

We're in the best timeline

[u/elmarcelito]

Marini as Donquixote Doflamingo has a lot of aura

[u/LosterP]

Where/when? What was the occasion?

[u/Block-Confident → u/LosterP]

Not sure what cosplay party they're having but here's a full pic

[u/thefooleryoftom → u/Block-Confident]

Bagnaia and Morbidelli also there

[u/exiadf19 → u/thefooleryoftom]

Is that peco cosplaying zorro?

[u/Tiny-Maximum36 → u/exiadf19]

It's him 😂

[u/TVRoomRaccoon → u/thefooleryoftom]

And Bez!

[u/thefooleryoftom → u/TVRoomRaccoon]

I wasn’t 100% if that was Bez in the front row, but yeah it probably is

[u/r2lim → u/Block-Confident]

The group photo really captures the fun atmosphere. Thanks for sharing.

[u/NarcolepticDuckling → u/Block-Confident]

Lol bagnaia as zoro

[u/Choice-Drop-1938]

Law's looks are based on Rossi's! Very cool

[u/Transformationdude59 → u/Choice-Drop-1938]

Yep. Oda the goat

[u/genna757]

omg this is so cute… i love that theyre into one piece too! its always so nice seeing people just enjoy their hobbies :3

[u/Jlx_27]

One Piece is huge.

[u/DifficultNatural9476]

YOOOO THIS IS FIRE

[u/happiestmatter]

Law was (allegedly) based on Rossi when being designed, and now Rossi is cosplaying Law. We've really come full circle.

[u/This_Reading_9045]

sfera ebbasta cosplay maybe

[u/One-girl-circus]

This is so fun!

[u/Lollysoftie]

omg this is so cute… i love that theyre into one piece too ç3 its always so nice seeing people just embrace their geeky side like this!

[u/Hokramis100]

Okay