It's Time To Talk About Sanji | One Piece

[@Cwiggle]

Sanji's best moment is when he tells Judge "I saved you because *my father* would be upset with me if I let you die"

[@livelaughlovesanji]

🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@marocat4749]

The burn! The father judge threatened non the less. Ha hit him by proving his morals wrong. With him owning a guy he theatened earlier without conditions or wants. The best kind of revenge.

[@koatam]

"You may be my Father but you ain't my Daddy"

[@waskowcreationsart9639]

Simpin for a simp, simpception

[@ChefMonke07]

I cried when I read that part

[@zaldric]

Sanji calling Robin during Black Maria fight was actually a huge turn around Point. At that point he had finally developed the self worth to rely and burden his friends with his problems which is something he had never done

[@PitchforkStudios]

Yessss. Then Robin saying Thanks for relying on me hit harrrddddd

[@zigzag8392]

This take is so good!

[@Xanderqwerty123]

He never once asked for help until Whole Cake. Robin knows how hard it is for him to ask for help, so her saying "you don't know how strong he is" to Black Maria is such a powerful moment.

[@DeclanVH]

So many people don’t understand that moment which is sad

[@Sebster85]

Yet he's still a serial sexual harraser

[@lobsterbisque333]

Brook saying to Big Mom that "Sanji is a kind man" is so underrated. It perfectly summarizes what Sanji is, and it might seem like a simple or lackluster word, but its the most fitting way to describe the complexity of Black Leg Sanji, the Cook of the Straw Hat Pirates

[@JustNotEverybody_]

Limerence is a quality very prevalent amongst those who have been abandoned or had narcissistic parents. One reason that part doesn't bother me.

[@ra0929]

@@JustNotEverybody_ I've never heard the term "limerance" before. Reading up on it, it makes so much sense in the context of what I've been seeing in attraction, and relationships out there in general.

[@svensei5643]

Remember when Sanji told the despaired Kids in Need from Punk Hazard to f*** off and stop following them? Or that Time he told Jinbei to kill himself if he is truly sorry for Arlong invading Namis home? Truly a kind hearted man.

[@kflow250]

@SvENSEI Well, he cares for Nami deeply, and he was there to see her village cower in fear of Arlong. I wouldn't exactly call that unkind because he's doing it out of love for his friend. For the punk hazard... yeah, nobody bats 1000

[@feelthefear1638]

@@svensei5643 He said that about the kids because they can't take them. What Nami did was completely foolish considering there are so many dnagerous factor to considering in the New World. Plus they can't even fit their ship so how were they planning to get them all out? Good thing Smoker and Tashigi was there to save the day. There was no way they could have saved the children if it wasn't for that convenient coincidence. What he said is very heartless but it made sense given the context they were in. Also what Sanji said to Jinbei wasn't Sanji's flaw but Jinbei's flaw. I don't know how you can blame Sanji for being rude when Jinbei let Arlong GO and Arlong terrorise, not just Nami's village for over 10 years but other villagers from different places before he got to Nami.

[@PetarBladeStrok]

In terms of character development, he's my favorite Straw Hat. Yeah he's flawed, but that's the beauty of his character. Because despite his flaws, he's genuinely the kindest Straw Hat. That's also why Luffy tells Judge that all of his insults towards Sanji are actually the best thing about him.

[@Sebster85]

He’s not the kindest Straw Hat. He told Jinbe to kill himself while Nami forgave him. He refused to help the children in Punk Hazard & the Minks while Nami did.

[@Travelling_Heart15]

@@Sebster85 Imo, his position on the Jinbe Situation and reaction is reasonable, the person responsible for 10 years of slavery and suffering of his friend was Infront of him, all he did was ask him to kill himself. Not much to ask if you ask me.

[@vojtechtesar5767]

Sanji and Jinbei are the kindest strawhats

[@wesleywyndam-pryce5305]

@@Travelling_Heart15 except no jimbe was not responsible, jimbe is wrong to blame himself and nami says as much.

[@Travelling_Heart15]

@@wesleywyndam-pryce5305 releasing someone who would eventually terrorise a region of the world is very much a fault

[@FaeroN]

I legit have no idea how people can get this scene wrong honestly. Sanji calls out for help to Robin because he fully trusts her to beat Black Maria. Robin even says "Thank you for trusting me, Sanji. I appreciate it." It leaves almost no room for interpretation in my opinion. On top of that, it is an amazing display of character development, since he learned in Whole Cake Island to trust his friends rather than trying to burden everything on himself.

[@motherplayer]

Indeed. I was so expecting him to go on like at Ennies Lobby and just be stubborn to a foolish extent, but I was really surprised to see it was more "All right, I'll call her. But remember: you were warned" vibe rather than being mainly about his code. That was a much more refreshing move on it.

[@21n0v3mber]

the power scaling fandom(A.K.A. Zoro powerscaling fans) are most of the people that refuses to acknowledge that scene

[@swike784u7]

I"m not a sanji fan i'd trade him for bon clay any day but this was a great moment for him some real growth fron enies lobby which is where I lost my respect for him.

[@randomduck8679]

​@@21n0v3mber I'm iffy on that scene because it drew too much attention to Robin. It's likely that CP0 would have caught her if not for their change in orders.

[@psykedude]

What other interpretation would there even be? That was like the whole point of the scene

[@miguelfelix6338]

Another interesting thing about sanji that I don't see mentioned very often, it's that during his childhood with his family was when he read the devil fruits book, and even before he developed his pervy side he was fascinated with the invisibility fruit, not because he wanted to spy on women, but because the one thing that he wanted the most was to dissapear from his family.

[@foxesofautumn]

When you realise he covers half his face with his hair is because if he covered the whole thing like he wants he’d be unable to see OOF. It’s his way to be invisible.

[@Pirigo13]

@@foxesofautumn The Ostrich method of invisibility; very powerful.

[@chromaticcaos]

I've always headcannoned that his mom didn't just give him his emotions, she gave him his brother's emotions as well. So sanji feels emotions 4 times as strong as everyone else.

[@livelaughlovesanji]

SAMEEE

[@november4196]

That’s so based

[@christianschmid1440]

I love Odas execution of "I am going to make you hate me", because especially with Sanji's scene I don't think either Luffy or Sanji really believe this is what is really happeneing. Luffy just doesn't accept it. For Sanji it feels like he doesn't really believe he can convince Luffy either. He tries to sever ties with Luffy and convince himselve that his time with the straw hats is over. This is basically his inner dialog externalized. I love Sanjis character so much. I suffer of alexithymia so it is hard for me to connect to my own emotions. Seeing Sanjis extreme reactions helped me understand myself a lot better and sometimes reconnect with myself.

[@SilverSlugs16]

I’m actually surprised at how many people hated sanji kicking Luffy. Right away I thought it was clear that the kick was really at himself. That just made me hurt for sanji so bad, Luffy understood it right away and the only thing about the scene that annoyed me was Nami’s reaction. She’s smart enough to know what was really going on but she understandably got really angry. I’ve always liked sanji fine, but that scene bumped him up majorly for me

[@elitmi6346]

i actually really like nami's reaction i think oda made her react that way to make luffy shine more in the scene, to show how luffy is the one that understands his nakamas the most and on a deeper level, he's just not like everyone that's just how empathethic and forgiving he is, even nami got fooled by sanji but not the hero of the story, luffy

[@nino9552]

I've never thought she didnt understand what was going on, more that she felt sanji went too far idk just my read on it.

[@lwandilemsiza8027]

@@nino9552 It's definitely. About going too far. I think the lack of trust and acknowledgement for what it'd take for them to get to that point is probably the biggest frustration for Nami. So I understand the anger. It's on the line tho. I think she could've conceivably walked in his shoes for a bit longer.

[@sandenson]

​​@@lwandilemsiza8027 True. Nami learned on the flesh from Arlong Park that her crewmates will gladly put their lives on the line to help with problems that, theoretically, are none of their business, because it's all of their business when it's about their "nakama", and she has seen it happen again with Robin, in a significantly more dangerous situation. She probably felt frustrated with the fact that Sanji has also been through all of that but still wouldn't ask for help, and would instead go to any lengths necessary to keep them away.

[@lyanaara970]

I thought exactly the same. Besides, makes no sense that Nami didnt understand him because she did the same to his friends and family when she was trying to protect them from Arlong

[@pubixcube27]

Sanji has been my favorite character since I watched the 4Kids version of one piece in 2005. Lollipop and all. I’m glad that Oda poured so much love and attention into his character and developing a fully fledged individual with morals, convictions and flaws. He is very human. More than just a “gag”. He’s someone that Oda uses many times to move the story forward.

[@MysteryBounty]

The very human part is ironic considering he's a confirmed cyborg now 😂, I get what you mean though his mom did succeed in giving him humanity

[@kingambrose9919]

@@MysteryBounty idk about cyborg, he's still fully human it's just his modified genes have awakened

[@marocat4749]

@@MysteryBounty Not cyborg, modified genes, but i think its also showing that its the experiences, experiences love and the mindset that makes you human, him, and to a degree renji , eperienced the humanity, epecially sanji though zef later, i think thats a thing that judge treating thm inhuman and cocentrating them as not human that makes them not, and sanji and renji a bit thereby being not a focused on as "masterpieces". And by franky and even chopper i think we see that its expanding on odas what makes you human. IO jut wih franky and chopper would talk in th actual story with him about what makes you human!!!! Aöso i loe he lets no onestarve. An we see though gin, it has an efect on others too. And the selfdegrading and wanting to prove your worth, , thats why robin, sanji and ussop are best charcters if they arent , arrrg stupid jokes or regressing.

[@MysteryBounty]

@Maro Cat I agree with everything but he is a Cyborg...Queen broke his sword over his head, he told Zoro if he lost his emotions to kill him because he feared he would lose his emotions like his siblings, cuz they are cyborgs and his body was changing to be like theirs. They are all cyborgs.

[@kingambrose9919]

@MysteryBounty they're not cyborgs tho they have modified genes. Cyborg implies cybernetic enhancements like Franky has. Certainly not a natural human but not cyborgs

[@nevembra9850]

There's someone named MelonTeee that made absolutely great videos on Zoro and Sanji both individually and together and something she mentioned is that in the Davy Back fight when Zoro and Sanji have to fight together we see them both trying to protect one another in their own way and how it works against them until they actually understand what working together with each other means. Sanji is someone who wants to be useful and he wants to protect others cause he feels like he's not worth the protection others try to give him but ever since that arc we see Sanji and Zoro start to fight side by side and have each other's back and it's a huge progress for them both!

[@KapitanBuggy605]

yess, melontee rules

[@skreyao4898]

Yep, Melonteee Rules

[@shadownight3030]

I love those videos soooo much They are so full of quotes. One of my fave is this one :" you mix selfsacrificial with selfsacrificial and what do you get two suicidal idiots"

[@nevembra9850]

@@shadownight3030 I was rewatching her videos and that one is so funny to me 😂

[@shadownight3030]

@@nevembra9850 also all of the intro of the vids are gold and so relatable. Oh I begun watching Melontee odysse playtrough and there was a moment where she talk about how unexpected Sanji's fightstyle would be and then later Melontee add : "Not only is he dopping and poping and doing splits but he's yelling at you un French how confuse would you be XD" (It's even funnier for me since I'm french )

[@mljaymalepe9767]

The execution of Sanji is so brilliant for that he is the only Straw Hat that can balance out all of the other Straw Hats put together. He has a trait of every single Straw Hat crew member and is the only one that is seamlessly compatible with every single one of them. That is what I love about Sanji. You get all the complexity of the straw hats in Sanji

[@royalfun1031]

Ye

[@apathy2454]

Yeeeeesss!

[@Renagade01]

no one still can beat soge king

[@pablobuquet2534]

That's brook

[@zariaanyanwu5339]

I think Usopp is also compatible with all the strawhats too.

[@dandyzoran4891]

Sanji and Usopp are my favorite characters not for just the high moments but in their lows as well. It shows how human nuanced and relatable they can be. Well, at least for me.

[@frenchynoob]

Wait, did _I_ write this comment? Are you _me_ ?

[@dandyzoran4891]

@Pooner of Strawberries I didn't see your comment tbh. Looks like we might be alternate versions of our love for these characters 😆. But in all seriousness I'm glad to know there's other people that appreciate these two.

[@SunnyOddny]

Usopp is definetly my favorite character

[@Puerco-Potter]

Ussop is my all time favorite, with Sanji coming in second. They are complex and are the character that show Oda's ability to write nuance.

[@AppleJacksCereal]

Lmao sanji and usopp are my favorites as well. And usopp is my favorite for the exact same reason as you. Tbh tho I liked sanji since I was a kid cuz I liked his kicking animations but his character development made him even better for me.

[@spyfire242]

Now looking back at the whole story I feel especially early on, Sanji's willingness to give his life to protect the crew comes from a bit of a self sacrificial/dark place where he still feels worthless because of his past trauma. It also contextualizes why he was willing to give up on his dreams to repay Zeff and also why seeing Zoro/Luffy willing to die for their own dreams got such an emotional response from him.

[@Ash-kx3oc]

I hope you can do one for Usopp as well. I love Sanji for realizing what Usopp must have felt and helping him realize why he was important. It still gives me the chills to remember that scene. Usopp is about to be killed by the wolf CP9 and Sanji comes and saves him. Usopp feels terrible since he could not do anything and relied again on the crew to save him. He is about to apologize when Sanji just stops him. Sanji line where he says he will get the key because you could not but he wants Usopp to do what he cannot. He then points to the hole in the wall and the gate. That is when Usopp realizes his value and says he finally understood. Then we have a great scene where he saves Robin and Sanji encourages him in that. Usopp realizes he is an important a member of the crew (and so do we who considered him dead weight till then) It still gives me chills. He just needed Sanji's help to realize it. The funny thing is Luffy knew this and only asked Sogeking to shoot the flag since he was the only one who could do it. Usopp did not realize his value then but only later. He was as important in rescuing Robin as the rest of the crew was

[@marocat4749]

And later luffy, he realizs that luffy has it really hard is struggling and fights to protect them, So he shows up, and gives him something clear to protect and motivate there.

[@oiktmot]

Best thing about this scene is Sanji saying "If you're here, then Robin can still be saved." Like, he is telling someone who thinks he is worthless and just lost badly in a fight that what HE brings to the table, and HIM ALONE, is the one thing that will save EVERYTHING. No one else could do it but him. So good.

[@redragon88]

I never considered Usopp dead weight at any point. I find it weird some people like you thought he was. Before Enies Lobby he came in clutch plenty of times despite not being as strong.

[@AshLink07]

@@redragon88 I believe a lot of people found him dead weight until Enies Lobby.

[@islandboy9381]

This just makes me more confused why Usopp had no clutch sniper shot at all on Onigashima, he even had that in Dressrosa (even though I hate the scene with him screaming at Sugar 😂).

[@siddhantchauhan1975]

I just realised that sanji has a similar backstory to zuko in terms of his parental figures. A father who viewed his kindness and compassion as weakness and due to it she doesn’t deserved to be loved, while his mother thought it was his best part and unfortunately had leave.

[@Odd_D_User]

How to make everyone like Sanji in one paragraph.

[@becca_98]

The diference between them is that Sanji's sister loves him

[@royalfun1031]

@@becca_98 As it should be

[@royalfun1031]

Her prev vid was abt him

[@marocat4749]

@@becca_98 But you got his brothrs bullying him.

[@brandonedwright]

If you look at his "fights" with Caulifla and Black Maria, you can see a pretty clear difference in his actions. With Caulifla, he just let's it happen and if Nami hadn't shown up, he probably would have died putting up no effort. With Black Maria, he pretty quickly calls for Robin's help, showing how much he had changed from Whole Cake Island in that he was able to put his trust in his crewmates to put up with his flaws

[@pablobuquet2534]

But kalifa never asked for Nami. Black Maria wanted Robin. It was a big mistake on her part. Robin is very strong

[@skadi-17]

Merphy discovering and falling in love with One Piece is such a massive blessing to the OP community.

[@rrose13]

The best core tenant moment of Sanji is him telling Usopp, “Everyone has things they can and cannot do. You do the things you can do, I’ll do what you can’t do.” It perfectly summarizes him as a character, brings everything around full circle in WCI and his moment with Robin in Wano. We need to celebrate the Swirliphim for his good qualities.

[@tronyboy6016]

The Black Maria scene is so effective, cause throughout the series hes always viewed himself as useless and expendable constantly sacrificing himself to protect others, even against kuma telling zoro he was less expendable. But now he finally accepts he has value and his crew can help him too

[@zach4463]

I love sanji because I relate to him, especially his flaws. I love how he sticks to his morals even though others call it flaws. Morals aren't meant to make your life easier it's to make you better.

[@zach4463]

I also love how time skip training was on an island where everyone on that island was trying to force sanji to be something else, but he chose no I will be me. The kamabaka queendom has one major flaw is that they try to force others to change. Iva has the same flaw. This is why Kamaba queendom was the perfect training for sanji and his literal hell. Forgot that there are only Trans people on the island. That's surface level. On this island, sanji is constantly on the run from people trying to force him to change. Everyone constantly hunted him down and attacked him to get him to change and notice how sanji ran he didn't fight or attack them back only when they declared combat. But by staying true to himself, he was able to fly.

[@livelaughlovesanji]

Love both these comments 🙌🏼

[@royalfun1031]

​@@zach4463ppl didn't take that well

[@mintman325]

I’d just like to point out that Sanji is the only character in One Piece to receive 2 flashbacks. That second one is crucial for context of his character. He’s not just a nosebleed perv. The relationship he had with his mother is so very important, emotions validated by Sora and reinforced by Zeff you honestly see how his trauma manifests as his sense of self sacrificing nature. When he called Robin to help him. It warmed my heart.

[@Rika24]

You’re forgetting Luffy. He got a second flashback too (with Ace and Sabo)

[@astrophobia6049]

@@Rika24 Kinda, his first backstory isn't told as a flashback but rather as the starting point of the series

[@haterreaction6368]

"When he called Robin to help him" - Lame, I hate when people try to sell me Sanji with his speed and observation haki and then he get caugth when that never should happend, only to argue with it that is for his character development... "He’s not just a nosebleed perv" - Questionable to say the least. "his sense of self sacrificing nature." - That brings us more problems than solutions, be a man and face the problems. The other thing that bothers me about Sanji's fans is when they say that he is chivalrous and treat women right. JESUS! Are you blind or something? He is harassing women all the time...

[@mintman325]

@@haterreaction6368 your are certainly entitled to your opinion

[@royalfun1031]

@@haterreaction6368 U live up to ur name bozo

[@SamTheGumMan117]

Sanji is my favourite straw hat and character in the series from how he only uses his feet to fight with awesome cooking style names, his really kind heart, his secret suave side and loyal code plus his pervert side which can go ridiculous and I think Oda goes crazy with it sometimes but doesn't overshadow how great he really he is to me

[@sandrarivero9445]

Me too

[@fenris5932]

One detail that I feel doesn't get talked about as much is why Sanji has the Diable Jambe. In an old SBS iirc, a reader asked why Sanji had the ability to use fire in combat the way he does. Oda answered with something along the lines of "Because Sanji's passion burns hotter than flames!" which, at the time, we all thought was just him not wanting to say "Because I thought it was cool". This little tidbit becomes legitimately brilliant though when you relate it to Sanji's parents. His father wanted him to be a cold, cruel, and emotionless killing machine while his mother poisoned herself and eventually died in order to pave the path for Sanji to be a man of warmth and empathy, someone who could feel emotions. The same passion that Sanji uses to fight was given to him by his mother's sacrifice. And when his strength doesn't seem sufficient and he wavers, looking at his Father's path, the path of the emotionless monster with the raid suit? The choice between the path his mother paved for him with her life and the power he needs to be useful to his crew? He picks the path of his mother and, in doing it, found that the strength of that path was enough. The Ifrit Jambe is the culmination of everything great about Sanji's story. Empathy, emotion, and the will to protect the innocent made into a physical force directed against those who would do harm. All because his passion burns hot. Also, with the whole perviness thing, honestly at this point it's something I just have callouses to. Not that you shouldn't complain about it. It deserves to be complained about. It's kind of just a part of the DNA of a lot of Japanese comedy, sadly. It's gotten a lot better within the last couple generations of new manga but it's still unfortunately pretty common. Definitely not as bad as it used to be though and at least I do love most of the women in One Piece for their characters and they do have their own agency and are capable in their own right. Don't even get me started on Dragon Ball, hoo boy....

[@muninntog142]

The only time I thought the Pervey-ness went to far was the Wano bathhouse scene

[@JonEPC364]

The perv part i never really liked, but I tolerated, oda should have done a lighter version at least, like Brock from s1 pokemon, he was kinda of a perv but I never realized as kid lol, but even though u can't be certain.

[@Squiddyize]

@@muninntog142 I thought the Wano bathhouse scene was one of the funniest ones. Simply because it was a mixed bath. He didn't need to go peeping, he could have just gone in anyway but he just had to go and use the invisibility powered suit.

[@muninntog142]

@@Squiddyize that’s true

[@srgdawgface1518]

I feel like no one talks about that pudding was 16 and sanji is 21, sanji be down bad af

[@crisisanagram3916]

As my favorite straw hat, Brook, says in Whole Cake Island: "Sanji-san is a kind man." That alone is the core of why I love sanji's character. He is the man who taught me my love for cooking and the value of food. He taught me of kindness when others failed to teach me that. And above all, he is a character that remained kind, even after everything that went on in his life. He is not my favorite strawhat, but he holds a special place in my heart.

[@joshuapyram7250]

This was an amaaaazing psycho-breakdown of Sanji and all the motivations behind his actions. It was scary good. I never realized why Sanji meant so much to me, until just now. Everything you said about Sanji and his extreme over correcting is spot on coming from someone who shares Sanjis background in many ways, and as someone learning how to stop over correcting. Seriously. This was amazing, it almost felt like therapy. Appreciate you sis 🙏🏾

[@mmem4264]

I've loved the strawhats for over a decade now and while my feelings for each can change on their screentime, my love for Sanji just grows stronger no matter how much Oda tries to overdue his pervertedness. It's a strange feeling to love a character so much while also really hating a part of them lol, but somehow, I just can't stop loving Sanji flaws and all. He's also the strawhat that feels the most real to me. Like I loved cool pre-time skip Sanji, but more emotionally flawed post-time skip Sanji just feels more relatable to me. I'm a bit hesitant to watch your video, but I trust you not to just trash on him. Really, I trust you. Now off to watch the video!

[@luffysanji9840]

You are absolutely pointing out the strange feeling to love a character so much and it keeps continuing to grow. I love all the characters for different reasons, particularly Luffy and Sanji but for Sanji, it still continues to grow boundless. Loving your comments pointing out part of my thoughts.

[@nowaz]

Also I love the inclusion of booktubers into the One Piece community, you guys provide such an unique insight that I hadn't considered and I've been following the series for 15 years....

[@willbrashear]

The context of Sanji upbringing with only two women cared about him enough to throw themselves away for him. This was his mom and his sister. What better way to honor them by not hurting women? Sanji fought Luffy to protect the only Father he ever had as they had Zeff. Luffy liberated Sanji twice.

[@Puerco-Potter]

Yeah, for him women are angels, because the only two people he knew that were nice to him when he was a child were both women. All men in his life to a point were really horrible to him. But women actually treated him like he had value.

[@willbrashear]

@@Puerco-Potter I agree. he may go overboard due to that imbalance but in the end, Zed did teach him pretty well.

[@saldor672]

​@@willbrashearThat's where discernment comes in. Not all women are your mother or your sister and if you let them use that to hurt you, you only end up humiliated, like Sanji. Even so, I think he is a great character with everything and his flaws

[@saldor672]

​@@Puerco-PotterBut that Black Maria's treatment was not similar to that of her brothers and father? What does gender have to do with it? He is simply a simp who does not know how to discern situations, however I do not doubt it, he is a great character and I like him, but I will not justify his flaws

[@austinsinger7565]

Sanji will always be my favorite character. I love his fighting style, I think it's so unique compared to most other shows and even in One Piece.

[@AppleJacksCereal]

Same

[@Bloo_VII]

My favorite aspect of sanji that's replicated for all other strawhats is how his themes carry into each of his fights. The same way zoro must overcome an unsurmountable power in each of his fights, in every major fight sanji has, sanji must find a way to win while sticking to his morals. This is why Sanji calling for help during the black maria fight is not only a huge point for his character, being able to burden his friends without a second thought, unlike a similar situation with Jabra. But it's also huge leading into his fight with queen, where the limitation he must overcome is himself, the idea that he could be going against his own moral codes, etc. He's written to be a true white knight and it's both funny and amazingly charming how true he remains to this character.

[@GioHimonPro]

Sanji is my second favourite strawhat and close to being my number one and your discussion really hit home. When Sanji has his moments they are brilliant and when he has his "bad" moments you really have to question his moral code. I love him so much because he is a flawed individual, like we all are. Often times i see my self in Sanji alot and having similar upringing I can connect to him. He is no perfect character and i can understand people not enjoying him as much as I or some other fans do. But seeing his face after witnessing Puddings betrayal. I cant help but forgive him and accept him for who he is. That panel alone always makes me cry.

[@christian9411]

Sanji’s reliance on Robin, asking her to fight for him to cover for his weakness is a great example of his develop he no longer burdening himself to protect the others. Robin even thanks him because she happy that the crew is also reliant on her even in a difficult situation, Robin is not only fighting for her dream but the dreams of the crew

[@Serothil_and_stuff]

Whole Cake as "WEDDING CAKEEEEE" as it was, holds a soft spot in my heart. I relate to Sanji so much I probably cried more during his scenes than during the whole series, which sais a lot because I ugly cried when Merry said its last goodbye...

[@livelaughlovesanji]

Honestly same😭 WCI was something I think not a lot of us were emotionally prepared for…I didn’t expect to be as gutted as I was during merry’s funeral. 😭 all Sanji’s scenes and the scene where pudding takes his memory made me cry like I went through a breakup. Some people think I’m crazy for saying those scenes impacted me just as much as Merry or Ace, so I’m glad to know I’m not alone ❤️

[@nowaz]

Oda does childhood trauma so so well and his emotional intelligence is on another level. Sanji shows traits of borderline personality disorder (explains his emotional extremes) and it was so so refreshing seeing someone (Luffy) be able to finally break down all the walls someone suffering from severe childhood trauma puts up. It was REALLY rewarding seeing Sanji put himself first and ask to be rescued instead of always doing the rescuing and hearing him say he wants to go back to the Sunny was music to my ears (he does it again in Wano but asks a LADY to help him in a fight instead of a man, that is huge progress).

[@lunarity711]

the idea that Sanji could have bpd as the cause for his emotional extremes never crossed my mind and definitely puts some moments into perspective, especially with the whole black and white thinking.

[@hallowakers3d2y]

Emotional intelligence is not real but the rest is great

[@lunarity711]

@@hallowakers3d2y booooo🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅👎👎🍅🍅

[@islandboy9381]

Yeah if you look at how Nami also sort of goes on an emotional extreme on being a strict mom figure to the crew cause of her trauma with Bellemere Sanji's emotional extremity with women adds too.

[@livelaughlovesanji]

so I’m gonna be honest and say that first I never batted an eye when it came to Sanji, I rarely ever simp for anyone, but over time he came to be one of the FEW characters I have ever really loved because of how WELL Oda wrote him 🥹❤️ it takes a lot for me to really like a character that way. Apart from him being cute and a good chef lol it was his writing and personality that blew me away. I never paid much attention to him for the first 600 episodes-I did think he was cool, but just saw him as the resident simp whose gentleman-like perviness was just there for the gags, but who also happens to be suave, smart and fights cool and is sorta like James Bond, but nothing more. 😅 It wasn’t until Zou and Whole Cake Island where I saw him in a different light 🥹 After seeing his kindness, empathy, flaws and self-sacrificial nature due to little self worth from being ab*sed and finally seeing his second backstory and character development over time-I absolutely fell in LOVE with how he was written. 😩❤️ Seeing Oda have a meaningful purpose for every single one of his flaws and shortcomings really made his character shine for me. ⭐️ I don’t think I’ve seen a character as beautifully thought out as Sanji. He transcends the typical traumatized character, imo. 🙌🏼 these characters tend to be written either as stoic/coldhearted people that warm up over time, or on the other hand-overly nice people-pleasing Gary Stues 😭 which isn’t necessarily bad-it’s just what makes Sanji a breath of fresh air. He is a brilliantly multifaceted yet balanced character, and he isn’t even the MC 😱 Sanji isn’t afraid to wear his heart on his sleeve, which comes with a whirlwind of emotions. He can be equally composed, badass, thoughtful, and considerate, just as much as he can be goofy, dorky, expressive, passionate, crude, hotheaded and reckless (like he’ll have insane battle IQ one moment, but once he sees a woman, all his logic goes out the window 😂)…and he is so sweet, empathetic, and kindhearted most of all. He is loyal and selfless, someone who will NEVER compromise his morals no matter what, with no concern over how pathetic it might make him look or how it affects his reputation, even with the ladies 🥹 he didn’t let the world harden his heart after the hell he went through-but instead chose kindness every single time…including saving the people who put him through this hell. Ans he’s especially kind when interacting with children. 🥹 you see how he doesn’t want them to be treated the way he was a child. 🥺🫠 Also the fact that he’s very kind towards pets/animals-need I say more 😭 Sanji is also the perfect example of being truly kind over just being nice-like yeah on the surface he’ll still be hotheaded, shout obscenities, flip people off LOL, call Zeff "geezer", go "Nami-swan, Rrrrobin-chwan your breakfast is ready, my darlings!" Then turn to the rest and say "oi bakayaro your food’s ready"…😂 and endlessly provoke Zoro lmao, but deep down in his heart he LOVES and CARES for them, and at the end of the day has shown time and time again that he is willing to lay down his life for them and put their safety and dreams ahead of his. He will defend their honor, and even encourage and acknowledge them in the times they need it most. My fave is when he tells Usopp in Enies Lobby the line that everyone has things they can and can’t do.❤️🥹🙏🏼 and when he understands chopper’s concern for Usopp and goes with him to the merry to warn him of Agua Laguna In terms of his simping and perviness I do agree, it’s funny for the most part but sometimes I wanna give him a big ol’ SLAP during some moments 🤪 and while I see it partly as a gag, i also see it as him actually craving affection-but just not knowing how to properly ask for it. He has this deep appreciation for women (since like you said, the only 2 blood relatives that were nice to him were women, his mom and sister) but it just gets expressed poorly, and he doesn’t know how to regulate his emotions toward women, so it comes out all weird and manifests extremely. I think once he settles down with someone at the end of the series, he’d be loyal af, and his obsession over women in general will translate into him readily gushing over/showing off his one girl/wife at any chance he gets 🥹 (I also think the way he fawns over women in general is genetic, all his brothers had the same exact heart eyes when they saw Nami, but idk how literally that was meant to be taken 😅) But enough of my Ted talk lol! I LOVE your analysis on him, you absolutely did him justice and touched on both his good and bad side!! You nailed it, thank you for this ❤️❤️

[@IceAokiji303]

If you have not seen it, I recommend looking up Melon Tree's Sanji video. She seems to be pretty well on the same page with you :>

[@billyyyyy809]

@@IceAokiji303 i just wanted to say that!

[@Melissa-tw2gp]

I think part of the reason Sanji tries so desperately to protect his chosen family from his bio family is that he still sees them from the eyes of a child. Super common in abuse survivors. In reality, his family are no match for the Strawhats, but abusers always seem more powerful than they are until you process your trauma.

[@justynhill4814]

They did had a Yonko backing them up plus remember how back Zou Zoro talked about how they can’t deal with two Yonkos which is most likely how Sanji thought too.

[@tehreemfaisal9212]

Sanji is my ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE straw hat and there’s no questioning about it……..also sanji asking for robin’s help in Black Maria fight is such a beautiful scene…..it further enhances how sanji wouldn’t hurt Black Maria as wicked as she is, not because he can’t but because he won’t….but at the same time it’s such an important moment for Robin as she rarely gets importance during fights…..it was soo cute when he asked for robin’s help as a little brother, honestly he was absolutely cute in that scene and I remember rewatching that moment again and again…..Robin’s remarks for sanji were so heartwarming……and yet I never thought that some IMMATURE TOXIC Zoro fans would take it soooo negatively and speak such shit of it…..honestly even Oda being the mature writer he is, would’ve felt sooo cute and wholesome while writing and drawing that scene……but these zoro fans just keep breaking your heart again and again and make you agonise…..at some point they start acting like all the other toxic anime fandoms and don’t even act like true one piece fans …..atleast I expect ONE PIECE fans to be a little more mature and appreciative ……………At some point some of these fans even said that ZORO is Stronger than LUFFY😂

[@MovieMan1710]

Sanji is the Rice of the Straw Hat Crew. He goes well with everything and he's incredibly versatile as a dish. It doesn't matter if he's simping for Nami and Robin or Butting heads with Zoro or goofing off with Luffy and Usopp, he brings out the best in his crew and I think that makes him a wonderful character and one that I love reading and watching.

[@julianprince8813]

I really really love this analysis for my favorite cook. I genuinely appreciate how you really dove into Sanji’s personality and showed how the trauma from his biological and found family (in the Vinsmoke and Straw Hats) have what I think is a major impact on his entire character in addition to you breaking down his many moments throughout the series. This video really helped me look at Sanji in a deeper level and more so in a positive light. Hope to see more videos like this for more Straw Hats maybe ✌️✌️

[@clashonyt24]

We want more character review like that Merphy

[@GhERM2SOIED72]

Last week I cried while listening to someone talk about Brook(again). Now I’m crying about Sanji (again). Top two characters.

[@zehahaha2005]

I feel Oda knows EXACTLY how the fandom felt about sanji before WCI which is why the theme of WCI was "the importance of being yourself" and "relying upon ur family when you CAN'T fix ur flaws". Even the story admits sanji's extreme levels of kindness and gentleness with women is stupid in enies lobby, BUT that's the point that oda wants to convey through sanji's character. "Everyone has flaws, we can just rely upon our friends/family to move forward despite those flaws". In my opinion, sanji is the BEST written character in the series.

[@AppleJacksCereal]

Agreed

[@keyshawnfriday9385]

My hottest take is that I loved fishman island Sanji so much because Oda decided to make the bleeding gag into a serious medical emergency, pushing the joke to is logical conclusion. It’s a textbook example of how to stick to the bit.

[@becca_98]

I love Sanji because of how much he surprises me, and even makes me change the way I think about stuff. Like when he chooses to save his family in WCI... Before I would never be able to think on helping my abusers like that, but Sanji made me wonder If I should...

[@IK_n]

I think you shouldn't. You have the right to walk away from your abusers, especially if you're still traumatized or what they did to you is totally unforgivable. & Just like Vinsmoke Judge, your abusers might not appreciate or think of you better even after they've received your help. They might even belittle you even more & think lightly of their past abuse towards you - as in their minds it might seem like they didn't treat you so bad after all if you're still willing to help them. & I'm speaking this from experience.. So yeah, please don't follow Sanji's footsteps. I love that boy so much, but he is a fictional character with plot armor. He has loyal comrades who protect as well as heal him from more physical & emotional damage. Without them, he might suffer from worse case of self-worth issues & might even die at the hands of his abusers or get sacrificed for the abusers' benefits. IRL, you're lucky if you can have even just 1 person like Luffy who wants to protect/support you at all costs.. But of course, the choice of whether you should or shouldn't help your abusers is yours, as it's your own life. I just want you to think it over because I care. If you choose to help them anyway, then I pray for things to turn out good for you..

[@mbbarrett5378]

The crew are all unique and complex in their own ways, with Oda highlighting the best and worst they all have to offer with Sanji having the most of this on display throughout the series. This is what makes him great as a character as well as an exact opposite to zoro in most ways, which makes them the best duo in the series.

[@TyandOnGoing]

Yep they are so similar but so different at the same time. Both having this fix on a self sacrificing nature but handle it in different ways. Sanji believes he easily replaceable because he has self esteem issues born from most of his family rejecting him specifically his father. While zoro believes if he can't even overcome the simplest of barriers he believes he wasn't worth anything at all to begin with which could be rooted from his promise with kuina and luffy.

[@TheBackFlasher]

I personally never saw the Sanji VS Luffy fight as a stereotypical "I hurt you so you hate me therefore I can protect you trope" but rather Sanji keeping the Vinsmokes in the belief that he was loyal to them or rather their conditions. Because he knew if he would just hop on to the sunny and flee the wedding, the Vinsmokes would die and the Strawhats would be hunted and assassinated, so he wanted to protect both because he believed Big Mom that no one would die as long as he plays along. Luffy on the other hand understood that Sanji had a plan that he couldn't discuss with him right now at this point so therefore he trusted Sanji, let him go and told him that he would wait here for him so they can talk whenever Sanji would be ready. And after Sanji eavesdrop on the conversation between Pudding and Reiju, he knew that his plan wouldn't work, so he had to talk to his sister who he trusted and who he felt like needed to tell what happened to her because Pudding of course had censored her memories. But his sister's indifference to all of this didn't leave him satisfied but rather confused and he knew he had to do something, so he knew he had to go to the only man he could turn to right now, who would still be waiting for him at the place he promised him to wait.

[@alejandrosolis5637]

I really like that Sanji is human with the Oda spin to the extreme, he is a kind person with a difficult trauma that has questionable flaws. To me Sanji show how sometimes a person is good even if they have flaws. No one is 100%perfect and I think Oda trys to show it

[@collecter343]

I saw the calling for help thing as showing that Sanji was growing, that before he would take on everything upon himself with little care for his own but now he's valuing his own happiness enough to ask for help.

[@Drahcar]

I admit that sometimes I forget how complex Sanji is. I am glad that he is a member of the crew and I am glad he has gotten his backstory brought to the forefront of the series. Thank you for making this video, well done!

[@leonardomontanez3482]

I am so happy Sanji is getting the understanding he deserves by us, he's always been my favorite, and I am tired of people reducing him to simply "no stronger than Zoro." So this does him so much justice!

[@username-ql8ox]

A video about my favorite character? Thank you!! I was never enamored by the coolness of Zoro or Ace and i never related to other people who hd them as their fave. Sanji always stood out to me and whenever i talk about him eyebrows get raised (heh) for liking a perv apparently. But he's so much more than that! He is passion personified!! Oh man oh man, I'm so excited to watch this video

[@mrstrangeworld5977]

yh I think most people love sanji

[@pedromellogomes]

honestly i've watched just 1 min of the video and I'm shocked! never saw such a deep view and perspective on a one piece charater we have to many mans doing videos and reviews, and not that they don't mention that, but now sounds superficial to me it's definitively the looking of a smart woman to go beyond the first layer, we need more of her to level up our discussion and embrace this art as a whole

[@zeldris2552]

Sanji is my favorite character in the series, and one of the reasons is that he has flaws, him have flaws makes him more relatable, not in the pervert way but in a general sence, I think that ever person has some kind of flaws in them no one is perfect,

[@johnlawyer4954]

Sanji's crushing the raid suit is my favorite scene. He realizes that if he continues to use the raid suit he'd be more useful to Luffy but decides to make one of the most selfish decisions ever to stay himself

[@ayecole1]

regarding the scene with sanji, black maria and robin - i personally think that it was actually very obvious what sanji asking specifically robin for help was supposed to represent and i also think that oda has done a beautiful job in doing that. sanji is a character who up until that point has NEVER asked for any help when it comes to anything in his life because that's just not how he is. sanji grew up with a lot of self hatred, was made to believe that he is a burden to everyone around him, so this particular trait of him comes from his own self loathing because he thinks he is not worthy enough to ask anyone for help. this mindset, though, is completely shattered by luffy during the wholecake island arc with just one statement. "well, that's how you are. you got us. lets crash the wedding together" luffy showed him that, no, he is not alone, that it is okay to ask for help when feeling hopeless, that they always got his back no matter what. when asking robin for help during the fight with black maria, sanji is overcoming exactly THAT mindset and i think it was beautifully done, especially because he asked robin out of everyone. one thing sanji and robin have in common is that both don't want to be a burden towards those they care about so this scene perfectly showcased sanji overcoming that toxic mindset and also letting robin know that hey, i trust you and your strength, hence why robin was so delighted. it was a wonderful scene beautifully executed but that's just my personal opinion

[@caffeinatedshotgun6548]

I really want to watch this video but I’m only 85 chapters in and I don’t want to be spoiled. Sanji is still a very new character for me but I absolutely love him! He’s in my top two favorite characters. This vid will be in my watch later for the next ten years while I catch up on the series 😂

[@jukaa1012]

Sanji never mentioned his trauma beeing triggered by the suit so... he also found some common ground with his brothers at the end of Whole Cake, its subtle but its there. So yeah it was not as abrubt as you remember it to be. Imo the execution of him using the suit was really well done, from our perspective it was unexpected that he would use it so soon, from sanjis perspective it showed character development

[@Kimikachu22]

Yup Plus it was less trauma and more stubbornness in regards to that My personal gripe, no offense to Merphy of course, with interpreting it as a Trauma response is Merphy also found Sanji as asking for help from Robin is a flaw cause logically he should've defended himself. But here, when Sanji learned to suck in his pride and do something he doesn't want to do for the sake of his friends it's adrupt. It felt contradictory. And again, NO OFFENSE TO MERPHY, but part of me feels her interpretation was born out of now having to switch from Binge Reading One Piece to Weekly. Which is hard as somebody who had caught up in Punk Hazard, the arc you catch up on tends to be the one thay is hardest to get through. It was only through rewatch did I actually grew to appreciate Punk Hazard.

[@jukaa1012]

@@Kimikachu22 yeah, even tho I see people who have been reading weekly for waay longer, like Mr. Morj for example, who still strugle with weekly reading when it comes to longer arcs like Wano.

[@marocat4749]

I think more his sister , but maybe he saw his brothers aected by judge too. And his revenge agaoinst judge, was shoing him kindness, to spite him by showing he refuses judges worldview an he is there because he does it. . Really the best revenge, not hanging out of grudges on a guy whop expect and thinks thats th world is run.

[@Zomo58]

Sanjis Mr.Prince arc where he (imo) was the star of alabasta, was what sold me to him. He is always dependable and does solo missions so they can archive their goal.

[@zombeaver69]

I never thought Sanji feeding Gin was a bad thing. Never being afraid to show kindness, especially towards your "enemies" shows others that the world can be kind. It's a mercy not often extended in this world. Kinda like when Otohime saved the celestial.

[@saldor672]

I can understand the emotional complexity behind the character, but I will never understand how fans can romanticize the fact that he allows himself to be physically and psychologically abused by women, I don't care about the context.

[@SlimeKingK]

Sanji asking for help from Robin shows that he places his trust in his nakama over his own desire to protect them. Strange as that feels to say, he now values his own life enough because he sees that they value him as well. Rather than sacrifice himself to save Robin, he trusts that she can handle Black Maria and calls out to her. Maria sees it as him giving her up. But Robin’s smile tells the whole story. This is not only a parallel to Robin finally asking for Luffy and co. to save her in Enies Lobby, but also to Long Ring Long Land when Zoro and Sanji put their feelings aside to work together. Zoro had to be the one to ask because Sanji was too stuck on his stubborn protective act and without working together they could not win. It came full circle with Sanji finally breaking his moral code to put his trust in Robin rather than holding back because 1) Kaido wants Robin for the Poneglyphs, and 2) Allowing a woman to be in any sort of danger because of him. I feel like I did a few laps right there but I think my points were made.

[@MidLifeChanger]

I love your brain. I just watched a video of yours on Brook and than this one and in both you have completely changed my perception of both of their characters flaws making them into something enjoyable instead of annoying, thus making one piece even better. Thank you for that!

[@manichighway5986]

I just want to say, as a shameless foaming at the mouth sanji fanboy, I thank you for making this video. It was as top tier as you always do. Much Appreciated!

[@JayDLegend]

I agree with ALMOST everything in this video 🙏🏿. Fire video Merph 👏🏿👏🏿

[@jackwalters3928]

Sanji treats his status as a cook, the way doctors should use their status as doctors. He has his own cooking version of the "Hypocratic oath".

[@livelaughlovesanji]

Exactlyyy. 🙌🏼 Some people hate on Sanji for that but don’t realize something like Chopper wanting to give medical treatment to everybody, regardless of whether they’re friend or foe, is the same thing. ❤️ it’s very honorable 🙌🏼

[@schizoidnabokov2567]

The messed up thing about the perviness flaw is that it doesn't feel like Sanji's flaw, it feels more like Oda's flaw that he projects onto the world of One Piece

[@giannieg]

Sanji is the Straw Hat crew's member that is perhaps closest to the perfect balance between his serious and goofy side. You have overtly serious ones like Zoro with Robin and Jinbe, and those leaning more to their funny selves like the rest. But not Sanji. He knows just when he has to be serious, and just when he's allowed to have fun. Not pretentiousness, not silliness, just genuine spontaneous emotion, one way or the other.

[@Rikoyasha15]

I love Sanji, he's like the most well-rounded in the crew in strength & intelligence. He was kinda stealthy, pre time skip like with Crocodiles gang and in Ennies Lobby with the gate

[@VegVariety]

I think Oda put a lot of trust in the readers with the Black Maria scene There’s even a moment where Black Maria asks Robin to explain but she refuses We’re supposed to be on the Strawhats side, we’re supposed to get it but a lot of people end up on the Black Maria side thinking Sanji was weak for doing that…etc

[@evelynarhondi6375]

Thank you for this video, Merphy!! It was wonderful! ❤️ Personally, I don't have a favourite StrawHat; I love them all the same. But Sanji is the one who made me want to adopt them all. I love everything about the StrawHats and about Sanji too: their strengths and their weaknesses. Cowardice, perviness, greed, directionlessness, every little flaw of them looks cute to me. Perhaps it's because I am an emotional old person but I want to hold their hands, smile and pat their heads and tell them: "It's not good to overdo it, but I love you anyway". PS: The thermos with Henry looks great ❤️

[@sedativeman]

Sanji calling the Sunny his home feels so wholesome coming from someone who's real "home" was filled with so much awfulness.

[@fernandoramosserna8869]

I would also add the scene where he saves his family on whole cake island, I say that's his start on the journey to accept the past on walk free from it, showcasing his core beliefs that Zeff gave him as well as his mom.

[@jazxyboi9360]

wci is a perfect example of why sanji’s mother made that sacrifice. love sanji sm what a great character

[@TrafalgarLaw2011]

Man you really tell this very well. Almost got more emotional now than when reading the actual scene. Very well put together, hope you do more of these!

[@ladyorlean3550]

"Say Luffy, who do you need at your side? The guy who's useless whenever the enemy is a woman or the heartless soldier of sience who can take out anyone if you only give him the order?" He has quite a lot of underrated moments by far, especially post-timeskip. Everyone Talks about Black Maria in Wano but totally forgot he successfully freed Momonosuke only a few chapters ago. Or in Punk Hazard where he actually was the only one concerned about Kinnemon. Not Luffy or Zoro. Pre Timeskip he threw out Luffy from the avalanche on Drum Island, noone asked why he was unconcious after. At Water 7 he and Chopper warned Usopp of the Aqua Laguna and he also caught him wanting to come back and telling the crew. Who knows how it would have escalated if he didn't..... As for his pervy side..... Gag or not, it is his character and won't vanish, but I do have the feeling it will change when he'll meet Pudding again. A very VERY strong feeling.

[@TyandOnGoing]

Yea pudding might be the one to ground him which we actually see in WCI as now pudding is having the gag over sanji. They can also bond and grow from each other due to having a similar trauma experience..

[@BigMoneyBryant]

Merphy 500k coming. You deserve it so much and I can't wait to experience that with you. Keep it up. You go girl!

[@merphynapier42]

thank you

[@nlc2566]

For us viewers it easy to brush away sanjis refusal to hit woman as a character flaw but how I see it it’s not meant to be a flaw. Ussop for example is a coward he sees it as a flaw and wants to change it. Sanji doesn’t he is fully aware of what he’s doing and it’s not something he want to change about himself. Too him it’s a strength he takes pride in it and as seen in wano he truly trusts his friends to do what he can’t

[@illithidlore]

Hope we get videos like this for the rest of the crew. Can't wait to hear your take on Brook since you started out so against him and now love him.

[@summasummarum13]

Sanji is by far my favorite SH after Luffy. He's so cool. He has his faults and he is written to be a creep sometimes but to me that doesn't take away from his character.

[@Ludee27]

Got directed to this video from my own comment section and I completely agree with everything you said and I love the presentation of your video

[@raitorino7520]

Sanji is ready to do anything for his crew pre-WCI but it's not just because he values his crew, it's because he really think he's worthless that he can sacrifice his life because everyone else's is more important. When Luffy tells him 'that's just how you are' and accepts him does he feel that he is his own person, that he has worth. Which is why when he calls Robin in Wano, it's because he finally gives up his self-sacrificing nature

[@OrochiMarcio]

You explained my love for my favourite character better than I could EVER expect to do myself! Thank you! ^________^

[@taimoordanish3802]

Finallyyyy sanji time

[@DLegato]

Glitch in the matrix? This comment says "23 hours ago" while the video said "8 minutes ago*

[@rizalfadhlurrahman6622]

@@DLegato mb youtube member, he can watch the video earlier with early access or something

[@taimoordanish3802]

@ghoster Early access to videos patreon. Merphy's patreon is really cool. We do loads of stuff. I would highly recommend.

[@oncerpotter3272]

I started watching One Piece with my sister just last year and Sanji has become one of my favourites… as a writer I love his character development… his need to be loved and be appreciated… He is a love sick fool but a self sacrificing fool as well. From what I’ve seen is how so far I can also see the similarities he has with Sabo. How the both of them are from wealthy and powerful families and yet we’re never loved… soon both had become to know Luffy sooner or later… Also, I love the moment when Sanji cries for the first time since he was a child when he was leaving Zeff and the others to join Luffy. How Zeff told him to take care of himself. Something Judge probably never told him… and I just can’t help but love how he is always is dreaming of the impossible, to hold on to it. It’s a shared dream he and Zeff has. I’m sorry for the rambling but I love to over analyse characters and I just go on but anyway I’d rather have a flawed Sanji than an emotionless one…

[@pedropages6111]

Sanji is a character who looking back now, I feel so much more for and weirdly relate to. He's the kind of man that I would wish to be (except for the obvious gross perverse nature). The kind of man who's slick, cool, charming, a rascal and a roguish punk. I enjoy cooking so much and the kitchen is just one of my favourite places, as well as dream to just cook for my friends. Also his fighting style I love, of just the bad-ass kicks and more. Just the whole martial combat from Luffy, Jimbe and Sanji are my all time faves. But his flaws of feeling worthless, the trauma from family, the intensity of emotion he goes through and just sheer stubborn nature to not back away. We would rather hear people say they hate us, to give us a reason to validate our own feeling of inadequacy. But he's someone who will truly be himself, who would not apologise for how he feels and would stand at the defence to those around him. But the growth to see him ask for help, to have him rely on others and be able to finally understand he is not worthless. As this great cook is personally one of my favourites of the Straw Hats and a worthwhile character.

[@samsonhaokip9943]

As a literature major, this was a treat! Really reminiscent of my college tutorials and group discussion...

[@zaldric]

MelonTee made a Sanji video breakdown a while back that touches on his lack of self worth and ability to put the life of others way above his own. I’d recommend her stuff, she’s mad Good at her breakdowns as well

[@soleiman89]

I think that Sanji using the raid suit and asking Robin for help have the same reason behind them, which is that Sanji fundementally changend in whole cake arc and started little by little to let go of his past trauma and also started again to feel worthy of love and care by his loved ones (which are the straw hats), so that he accepted relying on them when needed, and also like I said get rid of his past and seperate the raid suit from it and see it as a tool and only a tool nothing more.

[@maxhocks2006]

Sanji is my favorite character in one piece. I love ever time he does food things. His fights are cool. He’s the most strategic of the strong straw hats, and has saved the whole crew multiple times cuz he thought ahead. I love him and zoro’s brother like relationship. Whenever they agree you know stuff is serious. And how he will give his all to save his crew. His simping is a character flaw. And I understand anyone who doesn’t like It. But for me sanji is my favorite .

[@Artimao]

If I had to describe Sanji in one word it would be "passion". He puts passion in everything he does and that's why sometimes he is over the top. But I love how many things he can actually do, cooking, fightintg, spying, and even leading. He is my favorite character in the series, but also the one who annoys the most. Maybe his lows are responsible for the excitement when he reaches his highs

[@astyutechick7980]

Having positives and negatives, as Merphy said, do make Sanji's character more complex but also it makes him feel REAL. Having character flaws just makes them so much more relatable and the story so much more immersive. I like that Luffy isn't some paragon of virtue and neither is anyone in the series - it kinda makes you connect with them a lot more. . . . Except Boa she can do no wrong - and it's the cat's fault for stepping in her way anyway!

[@user-yd3um9ud8e]

I feel like the such divide in the fans about sanji actually perfectly summarize the two views of his parents you have the people who are like his father liking only his power his cool moments his modified side and hate his chivalrous and comedy while there are people like his mother who like him for exact reason people hate him and then there are people like zeff and Luffy who like both his side equally (my side btw) it's kind of amazing

[@user-yd3um9ud8e]

Also his two roles in the crew point to it on one hand his a top fighter and a cool headed strategist on the other hand his an elegant cook

[@plotholedetective4166]

I love that Sanji does stupid stuff that doesn't make a ton of sense, dude live in the moment. He reminds me of myself he is rash, impulsive, thoughtful, calculated, crude, sweet, 100% open and honest about what's in his head and 100% dedicated to his beliefs.

[@xtremo1killlercombat]

As a Sanji stan this whole video was amazing even your critique on his flaws 10/10 I'm excited to show my girlfriend your channel for her OP journey

[@mmem4264]

I appreciate your take on Sanji. Especially the idea that Sanji is a man of extremes. Because yeah, he's pretty extreme. It's one of his biggest charms and flaws. The pervy gags can go too far. I know they're used as gags but it can be frustrating. I think the lack of balance you mentioned could be a big reason why. I've also never liked the Sanji simps because of his mom and sis idea. Like he doesn't lust after his sis or his mom, if part of him simping is a result of his feelings of love etc towards his mom and sis you'd think he'd be more respectful of women rather than being so creepy at times but mostly out of character just so Oda could include the gag. All in all, while I know Oda doesn't agree, I've always thought of Sanji as the mom of the crew. He's just so good at taking care of others.

[@Drenn23]

Sanji is my favorite strawhat since day one, when he said that he doesn't care to hurt his legs but not his hands for cooking and only uses his legs to fight was what hooked me even more

[@demonprincemeliodias6590]

Perv character is staple for Japanese shonen master roshi, jiraiya, brok from Pokemon and minata from mha and it's one of those things I accepted and don't bother me.

[@Nedoiko]

Sanji is a character whose highs feel all the higher just because his lows can be so low, he is easily the most flawed character amongst the strawhats. it's maybe because his bad traits can be so bad that he is so often in my mind, threading between being actually so good, and so bad its good There's that phrase said during Enies Lobby and specifically directed at Sanji, of "Do what only YOU can do", he took it to heart, but only by calling for help from robin is when he actually put it in practice

[@zigzag8392]

It’s really easy to overcompensate for trauma. Sanji takes his code very seriously: too seriously, and it sometimes causes him problems. His simping and spying are poor ways to cope. I get it that some people won’t accept sanji when he routinely acts pervy, but I think they’re missing out on the nuance of the character. Well developed characters should have flaws. As readers we should try to understand their flaws just as we understand their strengths.