ODA has already revealed the actual sex of IMU and the answer was in front of the fans

This article contains spoilers from Elbaf One Piece.

Summary

IMU is confirmed as a male heavenly dragon on the basis of its name as Imu Sei, not imu guu.
IMU can switch bodies, and while he is a man, his vessel could still be feminine.
IMU can target the queen and princesses for their vessels and suggest a possible female ship.

One piece Elbaf Arc has shifted a ton of focusing on IMU, the main antagonist of the whole series, and for good reasons. As is clear in the story, IMU appeared as the main antagonist of the Elbaf arch, which was achieved by taking control of the gun body.

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As this arc continues, a lot of exciting information about Gunko and Imu and fans can finally be revealed when they see ODA bring. As far as IMU is concerned, fans especially want to know the answer to one main question and that is their gender. While many fans are still scratching their heads, ODA has already given the answer to this question long ago.

IMU is a confirmed man in one piece

IMU is called 聖 (“Sei”)
Female heavenly dragons are called 宮 (Guu)

As for the sex of IMU, the fans strongly debated what IMU is. Some believe that IMU will be male, while a significant part of the fans believe that IMU will show up as a woman. The truth is that the answer is more complicated than just a man or a woman, as ODA has already confirmed.

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At least Imu is a man in their core. This is confirmed by ODA itself. Five elderly call Imu as IMU SEI, which means it is a male heavenly dragon. If Imu were a woman, he would call him imu Guu. In Japanese, male heavenly dragons are called 聖 (-sei), while women are called 宮 (-Guu). The fact that the elders use the former for IMU confirms that IMU is truly male.

This means that it does not respond to anything in the large scheme of things and the mystery of IMU gender runs even deeper. This is because IMU is now confirmed that it can have vessels and switching bodies.

Imu's vessel complicates this problem

IMU can have a female ship

While Imu is actually male, the fact is that Imu's ship could still be female. This is clear from the fact that ODA still hides the true form of IMU and even their voice in anime is not clarified. If Imu is already called a man, ODA would have no reason to hide IMU. In addition, the fans correctly emphasized that the main body that IMU has as a woman.

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Plus in an Elbaf arc One pieceODA clearly drew Imu under control of the gunko. This means that IMU can use others as a vessel very well, and while Gunko can be seriously limited, some others are likely to host IMU better.

IMU can still be a woman

IMU could prove to be a female villain, simply based on the fact that they seem to want to target Queens and Princesses, probably for their ships. Lily of Arabasta was a queen who disappeared 800 years ago and never got back from Marijoa, which is when the line handed over her brother, Vivi's predecessor. IMU can have control over Lily's body.

Meanwhile, fans know very well that IMU wants Vivi at all costs, maybe use as their ships. In addition, Gunko seems to be a former princess. All this points out that IMU has a female ship in the final saga, even though he is actually a man.

One piece of chapter 1154 will be out in two weeks. As usual, one piece will drop on Sunday. In Japan on Monday one piece will drop at 12:00. However, the vast majority of international readers will see a chapter available on 13 July. The official release date of chapter 1154 is 13 July 2025. Fans can read a free chapter on Manga Plus.

One piece

Release date: October 20, 1999
Network: Fuji TV
Directors: Hiroaki Miyamoto, Konosuke Uda, Junji Shimizu, Satoshi Itō, Munehisa Sakai, Katsumi Tokoro, Yutaka Nakajima, Yoshihiro Ueda, Kenichi Takeshita, Yoko, Ryota, Hiroyudi, Hiroyudi, Takhiro. Imamura, Toshihiro Maeya, Yet Endô, Nosome Shishido, Hidehiko Kadota, Sumio Watanabe, Harume Kosaka, Yasuhiro Tanabe, Yukihiko Nakao, Keisuke onishi, Junichis, Hiroyuki satou
Writers: Jin Tanaka, Akiko Inoue, Junki Takegami, Shinzo Fujita, Shhouji Yonemura, Yoshiyuki Suga, Atsuhiro Tomioka, Hirohiko Uesaka, Michiru Shimada, Isao, Isao, Takuya Masuoto, Joichi, Momoka, Momoka, Momoka, Momood, Momood, Momooda, Momooda, Momooda, Momooda, Momooda.

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