Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
For a woman who was hunted from the age of eight and told she had no right to exist, asking to live is the hardest thing she can say. The line is Robin finally choosing a place among friends, and it is the emotional peak of the Straw Hats' rescue. Fans use it as shorthand for the moment a lone character stops running and says what they want.
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In context
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The climax of the Enies Lobby arc, in chapter 398 of the manga and anime episode 278, "Say You Want to Live! We Are Your Friends!!" Robin has surrendered to the World Government to save the Straw Hats, after a childhood of running from it since the destruction of Ohara. Luffy and the crew reach the Judicial Island, Usopp as Sogeking burns the Government's flag, and the crew declare war on the world. Luffy tells Robin to say that she wants to live, and she cries out that she does and begs to be taken to sea with them.
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- One Piece Wiki: Episode 278Episode box and short summaryReference checked
- One Piece Wiki: Nico Robin/HistoryEnies Lobby Arc quote boxReference checked
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