Fan asks if O-Kiku bathes separately since she&
#39;s the only female among the Nine Male Red Scabbards, but Oda says that in spite of that Kiku bathes with everyone, being a social person since childhood. The way it&
#39;s addressed makes it sound like Oda considers her as female
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Reminder that in Japan it&
#39;s not uncommon to bathe with others, but while males and females bathe separately today, in old Japan baths were usually mixed. That&
#39;s likely why this question is brought up, asking if in spite of how she identifies, Kiku still bathes with the others