Raylene B. - “The One Piece Dr”
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Raylene B. - “The One Piece Dr”
@theonepiecedr.bsky.social

The One Piece is Real!!!
Anime Academic and Manga Scholar

Example of my research and my academic voice - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Nd2luFCOfWaNdrnYWmnkYBSoPZBM086Wx9Cx_G2sN8c/edit?usp=drivesdk

Contact: [email protected]
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While I might not be able to publicly share my current research just yet, I have put together an exemplary document that I believe represents me as an academic, an independent researcher and a One Piece Mega Fan!

Here’s it is for everyone to enjoy!

docs.google.com/document/d/1...
The Cultural Impact that the Vessel of One Piece Carries Within
The Cultural Impact that the Vessel of One Piece Carries Within Raylene Bentlin - “The One Piece Dr” Abstract: This article presents an examination of One Piece, the manga series by Eiichiro Oda, as ...
docs.google.com
So excited to be part of this wonderful milestone for such an amazing pillar of the One Piece Fandom Community!!!

I will be talking about many recent research publications and academic projects on One Piece from around multiple countries!

Join for the stream!
ANNOUNCEMENT 🏴‍☠️

Our 900th episode will premiere LIVE on YouTube on January 4th, 2026 from 4PM until 11PM ET! We'll have special guests, special segments and more! to raise money for the PCRF and @nilc.org! Hope you can join us!

youtube.com/live/hZuZd4W...
December 24, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Reposted by Raylene B. - “The One Piece Dr”
ANNOUNCEMENT 🏴‍☠️

Our 900th episode will premiere LIVE on YouTube on January 4th, 2026 from 4PM until 11PM ET! We'll have special guests, special segments and more! to raise money for the PCRF and @nilc.org! Hope you can join us!

youtube.com/live/hZuZd4W...
December 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Winter Break at the University for most people = relaxing and recharging time.

Winter Break for me = More free time for full on Academic Research Days - today’s topic - Early Records of Japanese Piracy!

#onepiece #animestudies #animeresearch
December 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Crazy to think how just a couple of years ago I was still a grad student writing about One Piece, and now I am grading my students’ papers and they are about One Piece!

It’s like I made all around the Grand Line at this point in life!

#onepiece #animestudies
December 6, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I can’t believe how many amazing events I have been to this year!!!!! On the left all the badges from Anime/Manga/Comic Book Conventions that I attended/presented at to share my research and on the right all the academic conferences I went to, to represent my academic departments!!!
November 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This week I am in Columbus, Ohio for the SACNAS Academic Conference, and as usual being in a environment full of scientists, researchers and brilliant minds is always so refreshing and inspiring!

Also the food has been amazing so far!

#NDiSTEM #NationalDiversityinSciences
October 31, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Pirate - Raylene The Pink Rose “Wanted Dead or Alive”

Bounty: 12000000 Berry

Crimes: Loving One Piece too much, wearing excessive but fashionable amounts of pink, and performing full on musical numbers in the shower and while driving…
October 30, 2025 at 12:29 PM
While I might not be able to publicly share my current research just yet, I have put together an exemplary document that I believe represents me as an academic, an independent researcher and a One Piece Mega Fan!

Here’s it is for everyone to enjoy!

docs.google.com/document/d/1...
The Cultural Impact that the Vessel of One Piece Carries Within
The Cultural Impact that the Vessel of One Piece Carries Within Raylene Bentlin - “The One Piece Dr” Abstract: This article presents an examination of One Piece, the manga series by Eiichiro Oda, as ...
docs.google.com
October 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Boat Cruise on the historical Natchez Steamboat - I wonder if this is similar to what traveling the Grand Line with the Straw Hats would be like…

#theonepiecedr
October 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I couldn’t call myself a One Piece Academic if I didn’t love learning about pirates and history too!

So while in New Orleans I had to stop by Lafitte’s Trading Company for a “Pirate King Coffee”

Of course for research purposes only….

#theonepiecedr #onepiece #nola
October 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This week I am in New Orleans for the sWE25 Academic/Research Conference, and let’s just say being surrounded by all these wonderful fellow women researchers, academics and scientists is so inspiring and invigorating!

Let’s keep supporting women in Academia, in Science and in Research!
October 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Such a wonderful opportunity to come in and share my insights from an academic perspective about this global phenomenon with amazing people who share my love for One Piece!

Just sharing the love for One Piece all around!
October 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Reposted by Raylene B. - “The One Piece Dr”
The Straw Hat jolly roger has become a symbol of protest movements across the world.

This week we take a deep dive into the use of #OnePiece across the world with @theonepiecedr.bsky.social and GolferGare, please give it a listen if you can! 🏴‍☠️

www.onepiecepodcast.com/podcast/onep...
Episode 889, “Raise The Flag” (with GolferGareBear & Dr. Raylene Bentlin) — The One Piece Podcast
Today we’re breaking down the Straw Hat flag’s presence at international protests with GolferGareBear and Dr. Raylene Bentlin!
www.onepiecepodcast.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
People ask - How much do you love One Piece?

Me - Well… enough to make it the center of my academic research, that I have spent years developing and that has lead me to awesome presentations all over the country…

Oh also New York Comic Con was a blast hehe
October 11, 2025 at 8:44 AM
This week I had the amazing opportunity of being a keynote speaker for the Annual Fundraising Luncheon provided by the non-profit organization “The Immigration Project” and needless to say it was a fantastic opportunity to share my experiences and how they have shaped me as an educator!
October 11, 2025 at 1:37 AM
New Semester means new Research Prompt!

“Religious Representation and Theological Systems in Shōnen manga - One Piece as a Case Study”

So eager to start writing and researching!

#animestudies #mangastudies #theonepiecedr
September 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
From Anime Expo in LA to Anime NY in NYC, this has been a wonderful summer of One Piece Research, Presentations and just overall spreading the love for Anime & Manga Studies! #OnePiece #theonepiecedr
August 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
This weekend I had the amazing opportunity of presenting at a panel of manga and anime scholars and researchers at the convention Anime NY in NYC! I feel so grateful to share the arena with so many incredible people. Being The One Piece Dr. freaking rocks!!!! #animenyc #theonepiecedr
August 23, 2025 at 8:49 PM