What Is The Lera Abova 'Nico Robin' Casting Controversy? The One Piece Live Action Backlash Explained

What Is The Lera Abova 'Nico Robin' Casting Controversy? The One Piece Live Action Backlash Explained

Why is Lera Abova's nationally being the target of xenophobic comments and even sparked a boycott campaign to fire her from the One Piece Live Action series? Here's what we know!

Lera Abova Admits She Didn't Know About One Piece a Lot Before Her Casting as Nico Robin

Lera Abova’s casting as Nico Robin in Netflix’s One Piece live-action has sparked massive buzz within the fandom. The buzz has been further emphasized recently as Lera Abova has revealed that before being cast as Nico Robin, she didn’t know much about One Piece. Lera Abova in Anna | Credit: Summit Entertainment Through a post on her own social media, Abova has acknowledged the existence of such a passionate fanbase and the impact the role has h…