Is Otohime really the mother of Shirahoshi?


One of the interesting and weird things I saw in One Piece was the mermen and
mermaids in the Fishman Island Arc. But one of the biggest confusion I have is
the relation between Shirahoshi and Otohime. I don't know how Shirahoshi can
be a real daughter of Otohime. Otohime having such a small body and Shirahoshi
being huge even in baby stage. Anyone has any ideas?

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I found this in [SBS Vol. 10](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_10)

> D: When the Arlong guys and the other Fishmen give birth, do they lay eggs
> like fish?
>
> O: BZZZT. Fishmen are still mammals, so they give birth the way humans do.
> There are fishwomen too, of course.

From this we can confirm that **Shirahoshi was not born from egg**. Fishmen
and Fishwomen are mammals.

If Shirahoshi was not born from egg the most logical explanation behind her
birth is that she was probably born small and had a massive growth spurt.
Growing to a massive growth is not impossible because she has royal blood and
her father Neptune is of a giant size merman after all.

So the answer to your question is yes. Otohime is the mother of Shirahoshi
even with differences in their size.




I found this in [SBS Vol. 10](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_10)

> D: When the Arlong guys and the other Fishmen give birth, do they lay eggs
> like fish?
>
> O: BZZZT. Fishmen are still mammals, so they give birth the way humans do.
> There are fishwomen too, of course.

From this we can confirm that **Shirahoshi was not born from egg**. Fishmen
and Fishwomen are mammals.

If Shirahoshi was not born from egg the most logical explanation behind her
birth is that she was probably born small and had a massive growth spurt.
Growing to a massive growth is not impossible because she has royal blood and
her father Neptune is of a giant size merman after all.

So the answer to your question is yes. Otohime is the mother of Shirahoshi
even with differences in their size.

