A Day in a Cartoon

Writing Prompt: If you could spend a day living the adventures of any cartoon character, which one would you choose?

If I could spend the day as a cartoon character, I’d pick Monkey D. Luffy or Roronoa Zoro from the Japanese manga, One Piece. They’re pirates sailing the sea and living a life of adventure. They’re free to live as good people, chase their dreams without giving up and most importantly: having a loyal crew at their side.

Luffy and Zoro have friends that accept them for who they are. Their disagreements and drama are short lived because what’s most important is that they’re together. They can count on each other to have their backs and help out. They achieve the impossible and they have fun doing it.

I’d be Luffy to have fun with his rubber powers, rocketing around the ship and buildings and having troubles bounce right off you. I’d pick Zoro because of his skill, loyalty, and duty of looking after the crew. Outsiders look at Zoro and are intimidated, but his friends know who he really is.

There’s over 1,000 episodes of One Piece. It’s full of battles and adventures of exploration and saving kingdoms, but I’d probably pick a day where the whole crew is on the ship just hanging out. Fishing or training or experimenting. It’d be a day where everyone only needed to worry about being who they are. Then, at the end of the day, everyone comes together for a meal. It’s a joyful time where everyone is together and you have to be extra vigilant to keep what you have on your plate.

Those are the cartoon characters I’d be for a day if I could. What about you?