Monkey D. Luffy’s Leadership Character in the One Piece Anime - Vol 6 - Nomor 1 - Abstrak

Aug 26, 2026

Penelitian ini menganalisis karakteristik kepemimpinan Monkey D. Luffy dalam anime One Piece dengan menggunakan teori kepemimpinan transformasional Bernard M. Bass. Metode yang dipakai adalah penelitian kepustakaan dengan pendekatan analisis semiotika Charles Sanders Peirce melalui representamen, objek, dan interpretan. Data bersumber dari episode terpilih pada arc Wano, khususnya episode 983 dan 1071. Hasil menunjukkan Luffy merepresentasikan kepemimpinan transformasional melalui pengaruh ideal dan motivasi inspirasional, sekaligus menegaskan relevansinya sebagai media pendidikan karakter bagi generasi muda.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages13

Reading Time33 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

Anime and popular culture

Leadership values in anime

Research focus on Luffy and transformational leadership

Research background: semiotics and leadership theory

Volume 6 Nomor 1 2026 e-ISSN 2798-6675 *Corresponding Author [andibataraindra@uinpalopo.ac.id](andibataraindra@uinpalopo.ac.id)[ ](andibataraindra@uinpalopo.ac.id)Andi Batara Indra Hak Cipta Penulis ©2026 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Monkey D. Luffy’s Leadership Character in the One Piece Anime: Semiotics Charles Sanders Peirce Khalizah Rezky1, Andi Batara Indra2*, Fajrul Ilmy Darussalam3, Subekti Masri4, Norazimah Zakaria5 1, 2, 3, 4 Universitas Islam Negeri Palopo, Indonesia 5 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis karakteristik kepemimpinan Monkey D. Luffy dalam Anime One Piece berdasarkan teori kepemimpinan transformasional Bernard M. Bass. Metode yang digunakan adalah penelitian kepustakaan dengan pendekatan analisis semiotika Charles Sanders Peirce yang terdiri dari representamen, objek, dan interpretan. Data berupa beberapa episode pada arc Wano pada episode 983 dan 1071. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa Luffy merepresentasikan kepemimpinan transformasional dalam wujud pengaruh ideal dan motivasi inspirasional. Temuan ini menegaskan relevansi nilai kepemimpinan dalam budaya populer sebagai media pembelajaran karakter bagi generasi muda. Tidakhanya itu, kepemimpinan transformasional Luffy dapat menjadi salah satu contoh konsep kepemimpinan dalam kehidupan nyata. Kata Kunci: Monkey D. Luffy, One Piece, kepemimpinan transformasional, semiotika Abstract This study aims to analyze the leadership characteristics of Monkey D. Luffy in the anime One Piece based on Bernard M. Bass’s theory of transformational leadership. The method employed is library research using a semiotic analysis approach proposed by Charles Sanders Peirce, which consists of representamen, object, and interpretant. The data consist of selected episodes from the Arc Wano, specifically Episodes 983 and 1071. The results indicate that Luffy demonstrates transformational leadership through idealized influence and inspirational motivation. These findings affirm the relevance of leadership values in popular culture as a medium for character education among younger generations. Furthermore, Luffy’s transformational leadership can serve as an example of leadership concepts applicable to real-life contexts. Keywords: Monkey D. Luffy, One Piece, transformational leadership, semiotics Rezky, Indra, Darussalam, Masri, Zakaria-Monkey D. LUffy’s Leadership Character… | 9 Monkey D. Luffy’s Leadership Character in the One Piece Anime: Semiotics Charles Sanders Peirce Introduction Anime is a form of global entertainment that has had a significant impact on popular culture. One of the most influential anime series is One Piece, a work by Eiichiro Oda that was first published in 1997. Since then, One Piece has grown to become one of the most popular anime and manga series of all time. The series follows the journey of Monkey D. Luffy, a young pirate who dreams of finding the legendary treasure, One Piece (Bahari & Sari, 2024) . Anime is not merely a form of entertainment in Japan, but also serves as a cultural ambassador, introducing a variety of Japanese stories, values and visual arts to a global audience. Anime frequently features elements of Japanese culture, such as mythology, traditions and distinctive landscapes. Over time, anime production styles have continued to evolve; for example, Dragon Ball and One Piece were originally manga before being adapted into anime films (Yamane, 2020) . Not only that, but anime not only presents imaginative stories, but also offers insights into everyday life and the values held by Japanese society (Pristianti, 2024) . This also demonstrates that the study of language and literature plays a role in developing intellectual abilities as well as an appreciation of cultural values (Wahyuni & Herlinda, 2021) . Anime was first introduced to the Indonesian public via national television broadcasts. With technological advance

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Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis apa?

Penelitian bertujuan menganalisis karakteristik kepemimpinan Monkey D. Luffy dalam anime One Piece dengan teori kepemimpinan transformasional Bernard M. Bass.

Metode apa yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini?

Metode yang digunakan adalah penelitian kepustakaan dengan pendekatan analisis semiotika Charles Sanders Peirce yang mencakup representamen, objek, dan interpretan.

Data penelitian diambil dari episode mana?

Data diambil dari beberapa episode pada arc Wano, yaitu episode 983 dan 1071.

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