The Straw Hat Oda Hates

[@zackl7700]

Early pre timeskip Sanji was in general much more romantic than perverted. Like when he first meets Nami he still gets love struck however instead of having a rush of blood flow out of his nose and his heart pulsating out of his chest, he presents her a desert while using this flowery sort of language.

[@maxalaintwo3578]

People like Sanji's chivalric comedy when it's actually chivalric and not just cheap perversion

[@TheInferno0099]

I didn't mind him being infatuated with girls in the beginning it was him being chivalrous but he gradually became more of a pervert like in thriller bark he wanted the clear clear fruit to peep at women in the shower and then when he body swaps with nami he had to get his ass whooped by her because he was going to take pictures of her body

[@sead0ggert]

Kamabakka King does that to a mf

[@Dkarm26]

@@TheInferno0099 honestly, the clear clear fruit thing was funny to me, just the constant overused nose bleed gag gets annoying

[@akaony]

And THAT change is presented as the work of g a y s. The yikes is strong

[@harlizuga]

I want to see Mr. Prince back. The strategic part of Sanji, the Sanji that goes one step ahead of the enemy and surprises all of us when everything seems lost.

[@harlizuga]

@Rahul I don't say that Oda hates him, but he is making me hate him since the timeskip. He was my favorite mugiwara, but I am tired of the "haha he is a pervert" joke and I want to see him taking the situations more serious and being badass again.

[@harlizuga]

By the way, I also want to see the Zoro who suffers and gives it all in the fights, the Zoro who was the personification of perseverance, hard-working and self-sacrifice.

[@MarcoDToon]

We got that with the marriage plot-line, from him deciding to launch a counterattack on a Yonko's ship regardless of Luffy's answer, him saving Nami and the others and sacrificing himself in Capone's body, then him fucking up Big Mom's plan just by genuinelly liking Pudding and finally cooking the ultimate cake that temporarily knocked out a Yonko so that they could escape. But yeah, Wano has been exclusively a disappointment for us Sanji fans, and it's been going on for years now

[@harlizuga]

@@MarcoDToon I liked those moments that you mention, but they weren't even close to the Mr. Prince moment in Alabasta, the Archa Maxim in Skypia or the thing with the gates of justice in Ennies Lobby. Edit: Actually not, I almost like all those moments. I didn't like the cake plotline. The cake was supposed to stop Big Mom for more time, I ended the arc with the sensation that the cake plotline didn't have a payoff and that the gyojins made a lot more than Sanji.

[@Urmywonderwall07]

Mr prince was a badass

[@dantecrottogini529]

If you go back and re read Punk Hazzard Sanji is the reason Kinemon accepts the SHs help and basically sets everything in motion, it was because of Sanji's kindness that Kinemon realized that not every pirate is like Kaido

[@tarikizgua1835]

True, a lot of people has forgotten that, Sanji is one of the MVP of the wano arc without even realizing it

[@nelsonwang2753]

Dante Crottogini But Ogden was a pirate too, so course he knows that not every pirate is like Kaido

[@t4sos1234]

In addition to that, it was Sanji's decision to save the Minks after the poisonous gas and he was affected the most by Pedro's death.

[@tarikizgua1835]

@@t4sos1234 True, Sanji kindness always pay, even in Dressrosa with Viola (yes she was necessary)

[@tarikizgua1835]

@@nelsonwang2753 still they didn't approve Oden's choice, and 90% of pirates are quite evil, straw hats are an exception

[@acesopp6331]

I would argue that Robin and Chopper are the most under-utilized members, with Franky not far behind. And if not for Whole Cake, Brook would be in the same boat. Oda does the Grand Line members dirty tbh.

[@mxchump]

I mean literally every single crew member outside of Luffy has not had nearly as amount of the time devoted to them as Sanji since the time skip, You could pick literally any other character in the crew and have somewhat of a point. Even Zoro, who has gotten more attention than those you mentioned, even he hasn't gotten a serious fight in years

[@Boom_OH]

Bro for real. A cool twist would be chopper joining the animal pirates to fit in cause he feels left behind by the straw hats. Idk that would be kinda tight tho.

[@user-gk6nt5gi5n]

@@mxchump Yh because he wasnt in the story for a long amount of time

[@trulam5152]

@@mxchump this i dont get, sanji quite literally has been more utilized more than anyone else after luffy or even jinbe, he had a whole arc about him and has had consistently difficult fights that would make him grow in power. compared to robin that had the last one on one fight in skypiea, zoro hasn't even been challenged since timeskip. i dont get this comment section nor this video

[@saveshark8477]

@@trulam5152 It isn't about how much he's been utilized, it's about the way in which he's been utilized. He has yet to go against a "third strongest" character, which is what fans came to expect from the pre-time-skip era. He's also yet to execute a big plan that pays off, like he used to do. Whole Cake was great for characterization, but like you said, Zoro has yet to be challenged, despite going up against "second strongest" characters post-time-skip. This makes Sanji seem a lot weaker in strength comparatively, which isn't what we came to expect from the earlier portrayal. Whether or not he's been utilized more than the other characters isn't the point of the video; it's whether he's been portrayed as strong and competent, which he hasn't really been.

[@bajiraosingham9495]

Sanji's role on Sea train was glorious. Luffy and Zorro had their moments too. But Sanji walking into train compartments and destroying everyone one by one was epic.

[@pandaman1331]

Sanji never got as much public attention as Luffy and Zoro got. He was sleeping when Luffy and Zoro had their fight and trashed Mr.5. He also wasn't present during Little Garden for most of the time. He wasn't regarded as strong fighter by Bellamy unless Luffy and Zoro because he had not gotten a bounty at that time yet and also wasn't involved with Bellamy at all. He wasn't among the top 5 fighters left to face Enel in Skypia. And he wasnt regarded as a supernova and therefore his captains equal like Zoro. I and all other Sanjifans know this fact. But he was never disregarded by Oda like he has been since punk hazard. He was always considered the next strongest figher after Luffy and Zoro and was conisdered to be part of the monster trio by everyone, implying he was at least on a similar level. He would also often fight alongside Zoro to take the lead as the main fighters in Luffys absence, undermying his and Zoro's brotherly rivalry. He was the only one besides Zoro to be able to tank Kumas attack. He was fighting the pacifista alongside Luffy and Zoro as the main attack force. The thing is, he never actually fought as much in front of the public eye as much as Luffy and Zoro did and was therefore always disregarded by the public, including the Marines. But his position inside the strawhats was undisputed, he was always the number three. But even though he didn't get much attention in public he still had many awesome stealth missions. And that was exactly Sanji's appeal as a Character, he was the silent fighter who did the important fights and jobs outside everyone's awarness. Like the sea train fight you just mentioned. Or how he outsmarted Crocodile. That's what made him so great, he was like a spy and at times like a Ninja. Very strong, but nobody really knew that outside his Crew. Currently though, I am not sure were he stands. He still hasn't really gotten a major win. He still is kind of doing stealth missions with his raid suit. And he did face off against major fighers like Page one, X-Drake and even King. He was considered to be among the top 3 fighters by queen and was called a big shot by Black Maria. So I guess he is still considered one of the main fithers of the strawhat crew? Looking at the entire picutre, I guess he never really lost his position in the strawhat crew. Luffy always told everyone how strong Sanji is and many powerful fighers in Wano consider him a powerful figher as well. But I guess the thing that bothers us fans the most is that even after some absence of fighting like in Skypia, he always had some major wins under his belt to undermine his status. Even in Skypia he managed to beat Satori, so he at least got a win. And not long after that he had a tag team fight with Zoro against the Groggy Monsters which still depicted him as Zoro's rival and equal. In Water 7 he got the sea train scene and managed to beat jabura in Enies Lobby. But Punk Hazard marks the longest time without a major win for Sanji, which makes us Sanji Fans very impatient. I am kind of lost about were he currently stands within the group and wether he is still considered the third strongest fighter of the crew. Let's hope Oda will give him his time to finally shine again in Wano. Sorry for the long post

[@JonathanRiverafrickinnice555]

That is one of my favorite moments.

[@JSDC_]

@@pandaman1331 If you're not caught up in the manga (you probably are tho) Spoiler warning: He finally got a big win again against queen

[@pandaman1331]

@@JSDC_ Well deserved and very satisfying.

[@AllieReaper]

Ik this vid was made two years ago but Sanji is a menace atm

[@lizardskin8594]

Here's my thought about Sanji : after two years in hell during the timeskip, each arc gives him a taste of paradise. - Sabaody : witnessing the most beautiful woman in the One Piece world, Boa Hancock. - Fishmen Island : the mermaids. - Punk Hazard : sharing Nami's body. - Dressrosa : being literally in the country of love and passion. - Zou : garchu (rubbing up against women without really being a pervert). - Whole Cake Island : getting married to a pretty girl who will fall in love with him. - Wano : finally becoming invisible. Maybe I'm overthinking all this, but for Sanji it seems to be the path from a nightmare to a dream

[@JoNarDLoLz]

Woah, that's actually a great observation. I guess that's why most people just paint him as a "pervert" as most arcs is just him evolving into a weaponized pervert

[@Aditya__Mishra]

That's why people are little disappointed. Him being more and more popular with females and his dreams coming true gives him more and more chances to behave like pervert. Personally I don't like too much of that nosebleed thing and I believe that those pervert gags are occurring too often.

[@josephtan506]

@@Aditya__Mishra reduce those pervert gags and it will be better

[@zedspoint4614]

@@JoNarDLoLz he is the "Black Leg" if you get what I mean

[@tayojones9460]

I am not too bothered by the pervert moments. As long as they keep him honourable and kind I gave no problem with him.

[@Arth969]

I don´t wanna be friends with anybody who thinks Duval´s reveal wasn´t one of the most hilarious moments of the whole series.

[@1dkwhatimdoing]

The scene where brook laughs at sanji was hilarious

[@haremking7256]

Meh

[@kraiaikrai8962]

@@haremking7256 : O

[@co7769]

When Brook fucking loses it and is laughing uncontrollably pissing Sanji off more will always make me laugh.

[@madeleinedartois4689]

It's hilarious, but the Germa flashback gives more insight into Sanji's rage against Duval. A cry-baby with an iron mask begging him, Black Leg Sanji, to give him his life back, it's basically Vinsmoke Sanji who comes back to haunt him. "You are the only stain on my life, Sanji, the one thing that I am ashamed of." Just like little Sanji was to Judge, little Sanji is exactly what Black Leg Sanji tries to forget about himself.

[@pubixcube27]

Sanji is the most diverse character in the SH's in terms of the many ways Oda is able to utilize him. - He can be a powerhouse that takes on formidable opponents at the climax of an arc (Alabasta, Enies Lobby) - He can be the Ace that comes in clutch during crucial moments (Alabasta, Skypeia, Dressrosa) - He can be a strategist that concocts an ingenious plan to save the day (Enies Lobby) - He can be a nomad with a secret identity that goes on a tangent solo mission (Water 7, Lily Garden) - He can be a reliable leader to a subunit of the SH's (Zou) or even enemy marines (PH) - He can be a compassionate person that changes people or gains their trust (PH, Dressrosa, WCI) - He can be a skilled Chef that showcases his prowess (PH, WCI) - And of course, he can be a comedic relief (albeit Oda uses this wayyyy too much)

[@RonquixoteDIII]

He can be funny outside of his role as a pervert when he plays the straight man

[@kaotixal6396]

Jack of all trades, he is the third strongest which fits right in with the King Queen Jack idea.

[@shobhanmishra967]

The second 3rd n 4th points are the reason why sanji is my favourite.

[@bajiraosingham9495]

@@kaotixal6396 It might change when Jinbei finally joins the crew.

[@josephtan506]

@@bajiraosingham9495 jimbei still doesn't seems to part of the crew that much. I'm too used to the current crew without jimbei. It's bad

[@bocodamondo]

honestly, i feel like out of all the straw hats, chopper is the one that oda doesnt know what to do with beside just being cute. he never really had a major 1v1 fight ever since enies lobby (the fight against hogback was soo short, interupted by oars , and was mostly just talking), and most of the time he is just being shown being scared of whatever is currently happening, or fixing up whoever is currently hurt, the most creative thing oda had done with chopper recently is the whole relationship with o-lin, espacially since he himself is extremley guillabe and a really bad liar, and after the most recent chapter, it looks like he still is planning to do something with that and not just discard it after big mom got her memories back

[@Zinstorm]

Your forgetting that he played a key part in WCI: it was him that planned and captured Brulee... which not only gave them a safe place in enemy territory... but gave them free rein to go anywhere in said territory (and he was the one who realized how important/powerful Brulee's power was before he did it). That was very very useful until the end of the assassination plot. Additionally he was the main person who saved the minks back in Zou... yes it was a group effort but he was the main drive of the effort due to the fact that he was a doctor and this was his field of knowledge.

[@user-xg6zz8qs3q]

Dude, Zoro is the most useless strawhat post timeskip. He's a fighter who seldom fights. At the very least Chopper's medical abilities were critical. Not every character needs to fight strong ennemies. Supporting abilities are critical and everyone seems to forget that.

[@TsdsxSansTSSunStone]

imma have to disagree with you and 000 001. I'd say that robin is the least used. Her last one on one fight was on skypiea.....SKYPIEA!! Of course i'm just talking about fights. She is used decent amount for other stuff but she needs more fighs. Chopper definitely needs more screen time as for franky.

[@dreamsunfinished9512]

I feel like Chopper doesn't develop through his fights... agains Kumadori in Ennies Lobby he kept working on his confidence even though he did that in all of his fights. like, there's nothing wrong with that, he's not even near from being fully developed, but it was sending me the feeling 'did he just reset every one of his thoughts?'

[@user-xg6zz8qs3q]

@@TsdsxSansTSSunStone Dude! That's completely Oda's fault for focusing on the fighting and the exposure. There's a missed opportunity to showcase Franky and Usopp's work of smuggling ships and fixing them up. You know how Franky's dad is world famous for building the best ships!? Well Franky just casually built one hundred of the world's best ships and nobody blinked an eye. That's some major character development that's underexposed. Chopper is a similar story going to Wano and bringing his own knowledge to the people of Wano who are probably 5 centuries behind with medicine (the closed borders and war and all).

[@MrItachi121]

I disagree with the assertion that sanji's gag has been relegated to simply being a pervert with no cool moments. In post, i would argue that his 'cool' moments/wins have come with the women he's been idolizing and fawning over. In dressrosa he was able to win over Viola and in whole cake he was able to get Pudding to fall in love with him. These are minor but exrememly different than pre timeskip where his charming nature wasnt translated well to the women in the story and I would argue him winning the hearts of these women in one way or another is more satisfying for sanji's character than any big fight would have. Not to mention, these moments have big consequences over the narrative of each arc; Viola revealing her opposition to Doffy, and Pudding betraying Big Mom.

[@Tethloach1]

his character development has been great, instead of being a guy with over powered kicks and a cool suit he is a more complex guy, sure not every joke lands but he is still fairly cool. he is still great at kicks with tough opponents.

[@Kanemakii]

It's really annoying how people tend to forget certain aspects about pre timeskip and think it was flawless. Sanji's gag has always been frequent and just as much prevalent than in post. Even in Morj's examples for post having gag moments with no contrast, he simply left out the fact that they did. Before his gag with viola he had a badass/heroic portrayal and then it's flipped on it's head once he realizes she's falling for him. Same with pudding...and stealth black....and in zou...and even when he body swaps with nami. These complaints just fall under clear bias and laziness in evidence when it comes to that aspect and it's super common within the community

[@heroricspiritfreinen38]

@@Kanemakii no one says it was perfect but it was much much better

[@allhailtheking6039]

Really good write up. Never really thought of that.

[@user-gk6nt5gi5n]

His kindness

[@jojosoni6355]

So basically we all sanji fans are thirsty and the wait better be worth it.

[@scottiecurrie7927]

If you think about it, Sanji hasn't had the time for a good moment. In Punk Hazard he was switched with Nami, in Dressrosa he had to hurry away to Zou, he was gone in Zou, and in Whole Cake he was a prisoner for 90% of it. Wano is the arc where shit is going to get as real in the New World as Enies Lobby was for the Grand Line. Sanjis got his new Raid Suit and has tested the capabilities. He's ready to kick major ass and embarrass his enemy greatly

[@metal8355]

I'm always thirsty for Sanji. How can you not?!

[@jojosoni6355]

@@scottiecurrie7927 well, i hope that power up is not raid suit. It is okay if he uses for other reasons. But I want his power up to come from his feelings and it should be his own power like in enies lobby. Otherwise wci arc would be pointless. Also not that I don't understand what u said. And it's logically correct. But my heart is not satisfied with that answer. I just want a cool moment with sanji. Also I'm tire of this hyper pervert face

[@scottiecurrie7927]

@@jojosoni6355 I can get that. I too want Sanji to get amazing moments as well. I need excellent fights for Sanji, Chopper, and Robin too. I dont think Robin has had a good fight since Skypeia. Wano needs to go all out with giving every Strawhat a fight for their lives. I want to see them all fighting to the last of their energy

[@random0activity]

@@scottiecurrie7927 he had time...Oda just didn't write it

[@laurocoman]

6:00 Remember Arlong Park? That wasn't an out of nowhere scenario, but he pretty much single handedly saved the day when he took Luffy out ok that water pool.

[@numberhunter62]

But if Zoro wasn't there to scare the hell out of Arlong with his wounds the shark fishman would have caught up to Sanji and ended him.

[@numberhunter62]

@LameDoodler Well he *could* have used the swords that Luffy swung around later.

[@numberhunter62]

@LameDoodler I'm not sure we can quite rank them Yonko level as they'd clearly be low diff'd by Apoo. A more accurate assessment would be Yonko commander level.

[@AqwDragulum]

LameDoodler Exactly why they both didn’t join the Strawhats. They would find the One Piece within a year just like Akainu.

[@Inkalee007]

Damn I laughed af whit these comments

[@chokoon21]

Luffy: Oda's poster child Zoro: Oda's first child Sanji: Oda's youngest child

[@katlusamv2436]

Sanji is a great character.

[@mlgmelon]

Yeah Only thing I don't like about him is that he's a horny simp

[@MaxPower-be6ke]

@@mlgmelon Sanji is like Jiraiya, great simp better person, 10/10

[@FarahRace]

Max Power no he’s not stop sanji’s gag is way overused and the balance post ts is disgusting

[@MaxPower-be6ke]

@@FarahRace your opinion of Zorolieber does not serve me, I am disgusted more by drunks, bye hater.

[@MaxPower-be6ke]

@K Sule still the funny part, Sanji proves his worth in the cold war, the mastermind in the conflict, the savior of the crew,If you don't believe me, look at the series again from zero and you will realize how many times he has made the crew continue with the trip, how many lives he has saved, that for me is worth much more than that of the nosebleeds.

[@bocodamondo]

as much i still love sanji now as i did back then. not gonna lie, i do miss those amazing moments he had where he was outsmarting the villains like in little garden, alabasta and water 7 arcs i feel like if oda didnt just use sanji as a plot device for the whole "fishmen cant give humans blood" in fishman island arc, he might had a moment like that in that arc as well, thats the only one where i could see him getting around doing something similar, considering how he never really had a chance to do it in punk hazard, dressrosa and whole cake island arcs.

[@bri9146]

Young Victor LMFAOO

[@orions2908]

@Young Victor ??? The longest arc is Dressrosa, WCI is not even top 5.

[@islandboy9381]

I mean Fisherman Island didn't really necessitate something strategic from Sanji as the antagonists of that arc were pushovers, notice how Sanji always does the outsmarting against the big shots or in really dire situations for everyone else. I think Wano is the perfect arc for Sanji to do something like that especially with his invisible Vinsmoke suit.

[@tonysoprano200]

Ok

[@PathIsntReal]

@@orions2908 WCI is literally the second longest arc tfym.

[@NaturalHypertrophy]

The Duval reveal was glorious. Newer fans won't understand the amount of hype that surrounded the whole thing, we were all seriously expecting him to be a serious villain from Sanji's past and awaiting chapter after chapter for him to finally take off his mask. And then this 22:50 happened

[@druser6613]

I remember reading theories, a lot of people thought Duval would be either Gin (lol) or Krieg. Hilarious in hindsight.

[@Odinsday]

Sanji seeing the Duval photo on his wanted poster still makes me laugh till it hurts.

[@croissant-kun4025]

I remember laughing till I couldn't breathe at the Duval reveal, it was that funny. The first volume of OP that I bought is vol 49 which contains the Duval reveal. It remains my favourite gag reveal to this day.

[@Mohamad-m7md]

Nisha Bhat So you’re saying you didn’t even watch it in the anime first like most people

[@vegeta9501]

I thought it was gonna be the marine he beat yp in baratie

[@juanpaez7277]

Now that's one Clickbait title.

[@yms2626]

Good. So, this way, more ppl actually get to watch good content.

[@lutherholayeahme7449]

It ain't click bait if the content is good

[@mellamanq]

he is learning

[@rhhfhfsajajaa4294]

@@lutherholayeahme7449 do you know what a clickbait is?

[@themister.s-1st]

Well his actual job is in Marketing......

[@shon2365]

I just don’t like that Oda kicked his horniness into overdrive, like I get he was chased by cross dressers for two years but come on. After Fishman Island I was hoping it would tone down a little bit.

[@mohamedab9033]

Agreed. Pre timeskip despite being a complete goofball around women, he also had the ability to be incredibly gentlemanly and cool towards them. But post timeskip he's just horny af, nothing gentlemanly about him anymore at all

[@orions2908]

That doesn't go only for Sanji, it feels like Oda took the quirky things all the Strawhats had and turned those into their personality after the time skip. Luffy: Dumb Zoro: Badass and gets lost Sanji: Horny all the time Chopper: Cute And so on.

[@halyup]

Dude sanji was always a simp Remember when that dude almost got robin killed coz of his stupid chivalry at enies lobby

[@allhailtheking6039]

@@halyup I also remember that he saved Usopp, the dude who actually saved Robin that arc, without even mentioning the fact that he closed the gates of justice and saved the Straw Hats, you have a very selective memory.

[@chelienbrown7099]

completely agreed. If i acted like sanji in real life around women i'd be arrested and for good reason. It's way too much and i honestly hope oda tones it down.

[@TheSuperkooldude]

Getting Luffy from mirror against big mom crew. Clutch.

[@MonkFalcon]

Well what everyone was hoping but he was getting his ass whooped, then his family the germa 66 saved him giving them kinda the shine and abandoned when they went to go save them in the first place. But Sanji was badass but still struggled to save Luffy

[@UniverseStrongestWarrior]

he failed miserably and needed Germa to save him

[@random0activity]

You mean Germa?

[@Lucif3r616]

RTAnon ever heard of plot?

[@TheSuperkooldude]

@@MonkFalcon loool one Vs 1000 big mom pirates of course he is going struggle. Also cooking the wedding cake etc. Tbh I've like sanji progression. I think in wano all the strawhats will have there moments

[@Teerapatkongrat]

Sanji is always my number 1 favorite characters since Baratie

[@MisterPrince01]

Same here mate

[@izel3913]

Me too

[@smittywhoo]

Sameeeee, I hate how Oda is doing him

[@shihoblade]

@@smittywhoo im in whole cake, I havent minded him so far. I honestly think the whole monster trio havent been too cool since the timeskip, not Sanji specifically. I almost hated Zoro in Punk Hazard after he let Monet run rampant after all that big talk of "we gotta get serious". Luffy has been just diving in like an idiot and putting his crew in danger and he simply doesnt care. None of them are impressive as of whole cake.

[@smittywhoo]

@@shihoblade that's our Luffy tho, just know that shit won't ever change, he's just an idiot. ssnji has some clutch moments, but it's not as big as before due to whatever the fuck happens after.

[@MrItachi121]

This 'Oda hates sanji' narrative is so dumb bro he literally is the most complete character in the crew. Having characters go through obstacles is sign of how much the author of any story appreciates said characters.

[@morgandfreeman4488]

@Paul Vizcarra the moments when zoro holds up his duty as the right hand man like reminding luffy that he can't welcome ussop back if he doesn't beg to luffy for forgiveness. Indeed these are the moments that make a character truly awesome

[@kennythelenny6819]

@Paul Vizcarra Zoro> Sanji in strength but sanji > Zoro in characterization.

[@alizaidi2152]

he is the most developed character for sure

[@leoki4804]

It’s really similar to how vegeta is treated.

[@ysnp100]

@LameDoodler I wouldn't say it's non-existent, he just doesn't have enough of those moments compared to pre. Hoping for some great character moments in the Wano War. I know he's gonna come through with the fights and shit but hopefully w get more of that.

[@NaturalHypertrophy]

People have yet to realize that Sanji is Yonko level when he uses his hands to fight with knives. Wanze was actually Admiral level when the cook defeated him

[@mfrebel7831]

Finally! Someone said it.

[@eelmimbo]

I have been theorizing this for years! I finally have enough courage to tell others thanks to you!

[@griffy6759]

HOLD ON WHEN WAS THIS? EXPLAIN.

[@ew275x]

Wanze and Apoo are YonkoLevel. Though yeah, that's my headcanon. Sanji would be stronger than Zoro at least if he used his hands to fight.

[@juanmarodriguez6010]

This dude spiting facts

[@themister.s-1st]

The person he really hates/neglects is Robin -Lack Of significant panel time -Lack Of Devil Fruit moveswt expansion -A SINGLE fight as part of the straw hat crew?!😡 Please pray for our archaeologist🙏

[@tarikizgua1835]

True, Robin is important to find the one piece and the secret of the void century, but in term of fights and strength, her devil fruit (who has a great potential since Robin use it pretty well) is wasted, if only she learned armament haki from the revolutionary army

[@waynicliz]

chill one piece ain't done oda is setting up huge stuff in wano

[@jewcecookie8595]

She will get MUCH, MUCH attention in the endgame of one piece

[@TheSuperkooldude]

Nahhh he's made it clear that one piece. The goal of the crew, isn't being found without Robbin....

[@TheSuperkooldude]

Robin clutch moment, finding a ancient weapon!

[@berserk____1878]

Sanji is my favourite but I have to admit Oda really does Sanji dirty by reducing him to his perverted side most of the time, post time skip. What made me like him is that he is kind when it really counts (how he treats Pudding/Viola etc) and how smart/strategic he is. I'd rather see that side of Sanji than him beating more enemies/perverted side. I also think it's so dumb that Sanji gets a lot of hate from the fanbase just because they want to see him win more fights and take less L's and obsess over power scaling. People who want more fights instead of storytelling smh. Sanji is first and foremost a cook, not a fighter...

[@Nagadirchan]

Sanji is awesome character! He has a lot of epic times when he comes in clutch to save the day and I love it about him. He is kind and emotional, inteligent and strategic. He would be amazing spy. Every time he fights it's really epic. Zoro is my most favourite strawhat (just to clear it Zoro is first, Usopp second and Sanji third) but usually my favourite fights are with Sanji (Sanji vs Jabra, Sanji vs Absalom etc.). Sanji's place is cook first, womanizer second XD and fighter third, I hope Oda would never change it. I hate these character (strenght) wars, can we just appreciate all Strawhats?

[@cheshirecat5155]

I loathe his perverted side. He’s been my One Piece favorite since 2002. To see a character I have loved more than half my life reduced to that hurts. I love everything else about him and just wish Oda-sensei would lay low on that kind of humor. Or at least make it not so gross.

[@Nagadirchan]

@@cheshirecat5155 I personally don't mind it, it's just gag. But I usually find perverted characters extremely funny. Miroku, Jiraya, Master Roshi etc etc

[@gakukilegrandgenerale2354]

Strength in OP as become primordial now . It is good to be kind but now Luffy is approaching yonkou level this arc or the next arc . Jinbei is already commander level , and Zoro closing in . We need to fill that 3 spot . That is why ali whant him to be strong , the crew need to be strong to stand against ennemies . He was not supposed to be like Nami or Oussop who are not really here for strength . I would argue that she evn had a good portrayal thanks to Zeus . 3 - 4 times . Being kind to women is nothing , every simps can do it . You can't felicitate him for that .

[@az4510]

Excuse me for wanting to see a fight in a Shonen!!! Jesus some people can speak so much garbage not even funny

[@thomazprimoalves7025]

As a fan of One Piece for more than a decade that has Sanji as his favorite character since the begining, I simply don't see the point of this hate. If I would have to guess, I think it comes from the portion of the fandom that loves powerscaling and "Tiers", analyzing One Piece World as Competitive Smash Bros or Pokemon, and that is most certainly not my cup of tea. By the way, Sanji is so beloved by Oda that his signature has the curl of Sanji's Eyebrows in the O of Oda. In this sense, no one can surpass our dear Mr. Prince.

[@Wanderlusteance]

Wait is that where it's from?

[@thomazprimoalves7025]

@@Wanderlusteance Yeah, but I guess Sanji got his eyebrows from Oda's signature and not the other way around

[@zura8879]

Right? I saw this title and was thinking "wait, Oda hates Sanji? The community dislikes him post timeskip?!". He is still in my top 3 OP characters, but then I'm one of the weirdoes who actually enjoyed WCI because it did quite a lot for Sanji's character imo.

[@sebitei]

I hate power scaling and i pretty much dislike sanji's overall character, like a lot of people. He has one of the best backstories but oda made him a literal simp that would put any woman over his crewmates dreams. He is the only one like that in the crew, that's why he gets hate. I don't give a damn about his gag, it's only a tad bit annoying. The problem is his core priorities and beliefs. I think the only way to redeem sanji in my eyes is having him shove off his fake appreciation of women (fake because it's really disrespecting them because he doesn't see them as equals or capable, but that probably has to do with the japanese culture) and finally fight a woman to help his crewmates or something like that. Yeah i don't see that happening.

[@gsrockr]

Honestly it boggles my mind, especially when people say Pre-timeskip Sanji was badass.... But how??? He was hanging around with Kalifa and drinking tea when Robin was dragged to Impel down. Also, people think Sanji as a warrior and forget that he is first and foremost a chef. He never fights for the sake of fighting, he fights to protect and tries his best to avoid conflict and find some alternate solution to problems. Him being simp makes him normal, else he will be this morally righteous guy without any flaws.... Edit: I really really like Sanji

[@dantecrottogini529]

5:40 he was also the one who opened the gates of justice i think, if not for him the SHs wouldn't have been able to escape

[@Jonathan-mr8pz]

Post ts not pre

[@adrianhebreros]

people: oda hates sanji Oda giving sanji an arc and a cool looking raid suit and his first kiss: Am I a joke to you?

[@galaxyvita2045]

I think for the gags pre-time skip he was more a gentlemen and just sipping over woman, but post he became a perv.

[@ahmadazem4167]

He was always a perv,je looks at woman but doemst actually do anything that's true for post timeskip and pre timeskip.

[@Crazed3raser337]

When the pervert gag goes so far as to literally threaten his life and require a special blood transfusion to save him, one that is extremely hard to acquire due to local laws, I think it becomes absurd.

[@savagefire1401]

If anyone is Oda’s least favorite Strawhat it’s Franky tbh, little screen time, less fights, and and always ignored by the main narrative.

[@harlequin9912]

No way. The only hateful thing Oda ever did to Franky was ruin his pre-ts design.

[@hegassen7128]

I have enjoyed Sanji more post timeskip, he has had good development with his relationship with Luffy and Nami and even lead half the crew for awhile. Now he has his family history a raid suit and new developments with connections to Big Mom. Meanwhile Zoro is the character that has really disappointed me the most since Fisherman island (minus the Monet moment). I really miss pre-time skip Zoro, Mihawk made him strong but drained him of his personality. I have been hoping Wano would be Zoro's arc but so far he is not as involved as I had originally hoped and it seems his backstory links to Wano is nothing more than a minor side plot (so far). In regards to characters Oda hates then that title goes to Chopper who did hardly anything in WCI

[@altermann1991]

You know, now that I think about it, the fact that Sanji can become invisible, it means that Sanji can do these big-arrival-moments even better.

[@MrMorj]

Holy shit love that point

[@royalfun1031]

Speed now

[@flaming0294]

Chapter 988: Hold my beer

[@barbosan2642]

Chapter 997: Hold my beer

[@benamv3943]

Chapter 1015: hold my beer

[@chinesemassproduction]

Personally, I believe a lot of cool Sanji moments have happened post-skip. I personally didn't care too much for Sanji until his humanity was really pushed to its limit in Whole Cake. Showing him eating dropped food because he hated wasting food, complimenting Pudding on a part of her she was ashamed of, and caring about his family that never cared for him were cooler moments in my eyes than him simply kicking ass and looking gentlemanly.

[@royalfun1031]

Tru

[@gear4thcommentoman80]

I think you've nailed the main issue- sadly with any long running series many characters can end up being a bad parody of themselves, with one character trait fixated upon and dialed up to max. After 25 years of a series as vibrant as OP, Oda is handling so many complex characters that to give everyone the same focus would make arcs never ending, so thoroughly explored characters can end up just doing "their thing" and not a great deal else, leaving fans feeling the character is not living up to their potential. I may be wrong about this, but I think that I and the majority of Sanji fans used to love his gag before it just became a general perversion (even through FMI tbh haha). It was fun, endearing and made a character who always wanted to seem so cool all the more lovable. His goofiness was even kind of respectable: his sauve, badass persona was never just to impress the ladies and he'd abandon his image in front of the other guys in a heartbeat. I'm certainly not saying being a gentleman used to be his sole motivation, but that has definitely been sidelined in favour of being more of a pervert.

[@TwilightYonder720]

I'll never understand the meathead side of the OP fandom, reading these comments and people actually think just because a character doesn't fight often makes them bad

[@King_Ice01]

"Chopper hasn't had a fight since-" Shut the hell up Man I hate those people

[@redroman4214]

Well this is a series where most of its great moments happen in the middle of a battle so I can see where they are coming from. One Piece is still a shounen at the end of the day. Not saying it doesn't have an amazing story though, just that the fights will mostly be the highlights of a shounen anime.

[@King_Ice01]

@@redroman4214 honestly, that’s false. Yes, people love the fights and it plays a part in the manga. However, from what I’ve seen, the main highlights aren’t fights but speeches, or deaths. Things that aren’t fights

[@redroman4214]

@@King_Ice01 you're honestly telling me that in a shounen anime the fights aren't the highlights?

[@King_Ice01]

@@redroman4214 I’m not talking about shounen anime in general, but One Piece. Don’t pretend you didn’t understand what I meant

[@yomama5368]

i don't get it, i legit had no clue this was even a contention in the community. WCI was all about sanji, right? I thought he had plenty of good moments throughout that whole arc.

[@sakura5sango6]

I agree. That was an acr to pinpoint all the good things that make Sanji being Sanji... He's not just a badass and a pervert. He's a great cook and a kind person too, loyal to his people and his values. He still hasn't got a win in an fight, but he's not Zoro nor Luffy. I also miss that, but I trust Oda. I think it's pretty obvious he will get to that somtime, we must have patience for now :)

[@sakura5sango6]

@@jorgeporras9262 *Luffy was also nice to Robin. And to Nami. * His cake managed to punh her in the guts for a moment, but that's food, not a power up! LOL * He doesn't need a fight to shine, he's not Zoro nor Luffy.

[@latima123ify]

The only time his gag should have been annoying was fishman, since then he has tuned down to his normal self.

[@GioHimonPro]

Fully agree

[@devla-il5bx]

It was annoying cuz he spent 2 years with okamas on an island imaginenthe horrror

[@samthedystopianrat1945]

I think it also ran a little into Punk Hazard

[@chubbyalonso3687]

In Sanji's defense of his gags, he spent two years in okama hell so of course he will be a sexually deprived pervert.

[@Yoseqlo1]

Maybe it's his way of adapting the "okama way" in his path.

[@kxbrewsky]

Good point, i would go further than saying he was just sexually deprived. I think Sanji's 2 years during the time skip were extremely traumatizing to him. 2 years of isolation is one thing, but being endlessly pursued by okamas for a homophobe is psychological torture. Thus through his trauma Sanji has regressed in his. Yes it's ridiculous, but for a pervert it makes sense, and that Sanji comes back with psycholgical trauma so extreme that it often manifests physically is something that Sanji is struggling with silently. We are watching someone learning to walk after losing a leg, it's painful for everyone, but hopefully one day he will be able to move forward.

[@hepster3208]

@@kxbrewsky Yeah but, don't you think that those 2 years of constant pain were paid off when he won Pudin's heart?

[@kxbrewsky]

@@hepster3208 I would have said so, but she clipped his memories, he doesn't even remember their kiss, so his win there doesn't even register for him. I don't think his arc can come to a whole without him knowing. I think he will eventually win over a woman closely tied to the All Blue, thus uniting both of his dreams.

[@verdurite]

@@kxbrewsky since when was sanji a homophobe?

[@PhantomGreyfire]

00:00:00 ⟾ Sanji - perception since time-skip 00:01:00 ⟾ Primary Appeal - expectations before 00:01:12 ⟾ PRIMARY APPEAL - Personality Traits: chivalry 00:02:00 ⟾ Strength: third strongest, fights, impact 00:03:36 ⟾ Cool Portrayal: suave badass, unique vibe, James Bond-esque, clutch rescue moments, hidden ace 00:06:54 ⟾ Post Time-skip - Strength: monster trio, grand scheme 00:08:31 ⟾ Post Time-skip - Cool Portrayal: independent missions, clutch rescue attempts, grander scheme 00:11:16 ⟾ Post Time-skip - Fights: Page One, Cycles of fighting/portrayal, Wiper, gaps between major fights 00:14:15 ⟾ Post Time-skip - big moments, Wano 00:15:57 ⟾ Post Time-skip - long gap, Whole Cake Island: character-focused, Wano climax 00:19:04 ⟾ GAG - nosebleeds, humour, obnoxious, cheap jokes 00:19:46 ⟾ Pre Time-skip: Contrast 00:22:16 ⟾ Pre Time-skip: Image, Duval 00:22:56 ⟾ Post Time-skip: Contrast, imbalance 00:24:21 ⟾ Post Time-skip: Nature of the Gag, just a weird pervert 00:27:08 ⟾ Post Time-skip: Gag Regression 00:27:54 ⟾ [Promo]

[@sadiq_op7800]

I don't expect people who give "L's" and "W's" to understand this video, who btw are the most toxic. They tend to reduce characters to just fighters by using names such as Loro, Woro, Lanji,Lwakins, etc... I honestly wish they would disappear. Almost any discussion with them is pointless. Especially, pretentious power scalers and "analysers."

[@pubixcube27]

Every time I watch a One Piece review, I pray there's no power scaling. It's getting ridiculous

[@ThatAlphamonDude17]

lmao Loro

[@sadiq_op7800]

@@pubixcube27 It is like power scaling rock, paper, scissors. Rock wins against scissors, but loses against the feeble paper, and then scissors wins against paper the one that defeated the rock, even though the rock won against the scissors. It is like when Luffy lost against Cisar, but won against Katakuri.

[@culturedvulture2015]

@@sadiq_op7800 Lanji is not as good as Woro and Wuffy.

[@CombatSportsNerd]

@@sadiq_op7800 you get used to it after a few years

[@IbbyMelbourne]

Sanji was originally my favorite character. Unlike Luffy and Zoro, who ultimately just want to become strong (I know there's more to it, but ultimately thats what it is), Sanji's dream is completely different. It's more innocent. Zoro wants to become the strongest and carry on the will of his dead childhood friend, and we see him fight lots of strong characters to achieve that goal.. Sanji on the other hand, feeds people when they are hungry, he leaves a lasting impression on the people he helps, his dream is a child's dream but thats the point. Sanji is a truly kind character. But instead of focusing on these wonderful traits, now we don't really see that from him and oda overplays the woman gag, which I already thought hurts his character. Its frustrating to see all the great potential not being utilized.

[@JV-ki5pj]

Whole Cake island was all about Sanji's kindness

[@berserk____1878]

Sanji is still my favourite but FACTS!!!

[@burppass3356]

But he did get these scenes, especially with Toko

[@dantecrottogini529]

Zoro isn't taking over Sanji's morals, if you're talking about that scene in 980 it was joke, Zoro was just looking for an excuse to fight

[@waynicliz]

fans were angry for the lack of zoro that's why we get more of him in wano. and oda does not want one piece to be too depressing so he brings in sanji

[@clydu91]

You completely ommitted how Sanji's gag post-timeskip has changed in how it affects the women he interacts with mainly in those arcs. Be it Viola or Pudding, without Sanji's gag and character trait, the victory of the SH in those arcs would be impossible. Something that never happened pre-timeskip.

[@chinuaalibatya7345]

I like this

[@apathy2454]

True

[@juckoosaurus]

people dont want to admit it coz it goes against the narrative they have

[@mattwayne9128]

The dude spent the entire video praising the character and you're getting triggered over a minor criticism and complaining that he didn't bring up a flimsy at best justification for the overexaggeration of Sanji's perversion. Oda fanboys never cease to amaze me with how much sheer *trying* they do.

[@royalfun1031]

Yea

[@noahbauer6568]

After watching your video it made me think about Sanji in Whole Cake and him coming in clutch to make the wedding cake to quell Big Moms anger. I believe this part exemplified Sanji’s true power which is cooking. One of the primary power ups during Sanji’s time on Okama island was learning their recopies to make better food to help his crew mates. Thus, I felt like that whole side quest by Sanji was pretty badass, especially since he was able to smell all the ingredients of the cake in a couple of whiffs. Sanji actually had a really badass clutch “Mr. Prince” moment when he got Cupcake to trust and join him to make the wedding cake to stop big moms rampage. Even though it wasn’t a traditional gnarly fight scene it showed how strong Sanji’s true power of cooking is.

[@papabones8753]

To me Sanji's been replaced with Usopp as my favorite character. Comparing the two Usopp has had so many moments to shine even pre time-skip with Perona or Sogeking, nuking Sugar post-timeskip and in general all of his fights are hilarious and he's grown a lot. I'm hoping we do get to Elbaf and see Usopp become an even greater warrior of the seas.

[@legendarylitening]

It’its sad ussop has been shafted in wano

[@Agonal]

@@legendarylitening Shafted?

[@legendarylitening]

@@Agonaltotally screwed over. Not a single good moment

[@GeorgePerakis]

Usopp should be the only comedic relief character in One Piece, because God Usopp is actually the funniest thing Oda ever came up with, and every other gag in the series has outstayed its welcome by over a hundred episodes by now. Yes, I'm looking at you, Brook.

[@ardi08]

But the way people overrate him by calling him a God, unbeatable one, have unlimited power, despite he's definitely the weakest Strawhats, is really annoyed me.

[@Wimplo86]

To me, his highlight moment in Post Timeskip was the fact that he had the opportunity to kill a Yonkou but instead held on to his personal morals

[@mcurran6505]

I disagree with Oda hating Sanji, he did give the cook his best moments, even on the current arc.

[@chinuaalibatya7345]

He says in the first 5 minutes he doesnt think that. It's a clickbait title

[@paullove5238]

If Mr. Morj held a class on one piece theorizing and analysis I'd be front row taking notes. Im so happy to see your channel go to new heights as we get closer and closer to the climatic conclusion of one piece. I have this nagging idea in the back of my head about starting sort of a "grand fleet" of one piece youtubers and influencers. Everyone working together on theorizing and analyzing different aspects of one piece and releasing epic discussion betweens the biggest names in one piece today maybe getting as much recognition as to communicate with Oda himself. With no one person fully in charge the opinions and views of things would vary and create an awesome viewers experience. And well if the platform is big enough(and combining the different youtubers fanbases would be massive to say the least) there would be no way we could go unnoticed. Ive had this idea for a while and at this point I just wanna see it done even if its not by my own doing.

[@mikhaelbartocci2153]

Sanji kicking Brook, Nami, and Chopper out of Bege and then going off on his own had that vibe you're talking about

[@ExyleCage]

I love how Luffy and Sanji IMMEDIATELY got into trouble upon arriving at Wano. Just goes to show that the Monster Trio will ALWAYS be the Monster Trio.

[@KatsuImagitian]

Some fans really act like Sanji's perversion or chivalry is something new that just suddenly became bad. He's been like this since day 1. To the point some acknowledged that Sanji not losing his chivalrous nature due to Pudding was a flaw for WCI when the point was it's not a flaw and that happening would only prove people like Judge were right. His perversion is strictly a gag trait, if you don't like the joke then that's subjective.

[@random0activity]

Just ran it's course. Got old. Like the recent chapter the first thing we see from Sanji was his gag. It's not even creative but that face was hilarious

[@katacutie]

It absolutely IS a flaw. Creeping after 16 year olds is not funny, nor is molesting people. It's not played as funny within the story, the victims he harasses are shown to be actually and actively scared.

[@mikeham7251]

I wouldn't say his perversion was only a gag since the whole point of the okama island situation is that he was being chased in the way he chases women. The women he pines after are never shown to like it. All the straw hats face consequences for their immaturities/flaws.

[@ScientologyHunter2]

@@katacutie that is only how western people view it tho...others see it for what it´s meant to be seen...a joke people gotta loosen up a lil bit when it comes to jokes...some of the funniest comedians make fun of serious issues (dark Humor) and are great at it ... if you don´t enjoy it that´s one thing but you know you really shouldn´t take everything so serious, rarely people mean any harm by dark jokes and are just trying to be funny...getting angry at that is only harmful to your own mental health

[@KatsuImagitian]

@@katacutie I'm sorry but could you provide an example as I'm drawing a blank on when Sanji molested someone? Also, when remarking a flaw I was talking about his chivalry not perversion which is his comedic gag personality which I noted as subjective.

[@3nu570]

This was a very interesting video for me. Sanji is probably my second favourite character in the series, I've always loved him and still do and I'm not bothered by the stuff you talked about in the first half of the video, but like you said it's the post-timeskip gags that really bring down his character for me. What I most love about Sanji is his kindness and I genuinely think that he's one of the kindest people in the OP world, but then have him act like an absolute ass sometimes is just...ugh. Like some stuff e.g the nosebleed was just obnoxious and annoying but then there's also stuff like immediately going to peep on the women in the bathhouse after he got the raid suit or when he got body swapped with Nami and kept touching her body even though Nami asked her not to do it. As a woman I just find that so distasteful and off-putting. I feel like this is borderline getting into the "sexism in One Piece" argument. (Btw I remember Morj mentioning in some livestream that he has thought about making a video about sexism in OP and just saying I'd totally be down for that) Anyway I still love Sanji, but god do I wish that Oda would treat him better sometimes.

[@cheshirecat5155]

I have the exact same sentiments. I had a discussion in reddit about why women felt that Sanji groping Nami was peak degenerate behavior but most people were just “it’s a joke, get over it” or “It’s fiction” or “One Piece was written for boys”. The worst was “Nami wasn’t offended! She was fine with being groped so you should be, too”. Like duh, Nami can’t even think for herself. She doesn’t have independent opinions since it’s still Oda-sensei’s thoughts that are conveyed in the manga. It’s when discussing those instances where Sanji just disappoints you with his borderline sexually degenerate behavior that I feel the most alienated as a female One Piece fan. And it’s only been post-TS that it comes up. I definitely agree that the sexism in One Piece needs to be pointed out. Fingers crossed we get a video in the future.

[@martinae8601]

Yes, I love pretty much everything about One Piece, expext crichy fanservice and the pervert trope with Sanji, Brook and Momonoske...

[@theworstcatholic7247]

Feel free to dislike it, feel free to even be uncomfortable about it. That is your right and even understandable. Sanji is a pervert, that's a fact. You either enjoy the gags, are neutral towards them or dislike them, all are completely valid opinions because it's a story, it's here to entertain us in some fashion, and not everything that one of us finds entertaining will do so to another, almost anything that makes one person feel something positive will make someone else somewhere, feel something negative. Where you lose me is when you say it's borderline "sexism in one piece", fuck that. It's not sexism. It's Sanji being a pervert. Just because you feel something is distasteful, doesn't make the work in of itself distasteful. Just because people get murdered and there's blood everywhere in a lot of scenes doesn't make the show Sadistic. Nor does it make the show dishonest, because Ussop lies. It's a character flaw, that some people enjoy for the fun of it. Because that's the point. It's funny to some people. Not sexism, Humor. Now you can call it sexist humor, but there is difference between legitimate sexism and sexist humor. Just like Dark humor in of itself does not make a person a terrible person, sexist humor does not make a person(or piece of work, like the manga one piece) sexist. Again feel free to dislike it. That's cool, it's fine, but don't go around calling the work an sexist for it. That just makes you look like you want to censor any type of humor or content you find obnoxious or distasteful. Some people find cussing distasteful, some people find perverted characters distasteful, some people find blood distasteful, some people find racism distasteful, some people find violence distasteful. However none of this means, having any of these things in works, make said works any of these things. In fact they are often the opposite, and Sanji's perversion is never shown as a positive character trait and almost always gets him into some kind of trouble or being the butt of a joke. Don't take jokes so seriously. The work isn't sexist because a character in it is.

[@harlequin9912]

I’m a girl myself and yes those perverted moments are never funny but why do I still like Sanji and why is he still the #1 SH for me? Because it is just for gags. The same reason I stopped laughing at Zoro getting lost (redundant) , the same way I stopped and never laughed at any Yohohoho jokes (I hate them). Because they are not funny, or no longer funny. So what do I do when a scene comes? I roll my eyes and ignore it. You should do the same, you’d enjoy the series much better. One Piece isn’t perfect, because Oda isn’t. Expecting Oda to change how he handles Sanji’s “pervertedness” is like asking Oda to stop sexualizing his female characters. It’s just won’t happen. The sooner you learn to ignore like I have, the better for your enjoyment.

[@harlequin9912]

Cheshire Cat Everyone knows that there is sexism in One Piece, but having a discussion about it does not really change the root of it all - the writer, Oda. We can argue about it all day long, but it’s a discussion that will lead to nothing but endless and rather becomes pointless because Oda will never change.

[@theAphelionDT]

Your more recent takes I worry reflect you being too dialed in on the OP social media reaction. The sheer thought that Oda hates Sanji is utterly ridiculous and only held by powerscaling Bros that cried when Opu got a hit in on Luffy/Zoro without taking in the greater narrative context. Sanji had a whole arc dedicated to his personal growth as a character, highlighting that indeed he is the world's greatest cook and also I need the most chivalrous man in the OP universe. So he didn't have a 'fight' in whole cake, he did allow the alliance to escape by rescuing his family, swooning Pudding and of course baking the cake. All three were needed and all three highlighted a different virtuous personalitiy trait of his. He also got a power up in stealth black, that also coincided with his gag dream of being invisible. At this point you could make more of an argument that Oda doesn't know what to do with Robin or Zoro as neither have had much screen time nor been tested as a character post time skip.

[@hepster3208]

Did you actually watch the video?

[@Kanemakii]

If you just glance at his more recent content from a couple months ago to now, you can see a clear difference. mostly caused by what you said: indulged too much in the powerscaling community that genuinely reeks of braindead takes. Honestly though, I can't blame the dude since majority of his competitors in the OP KZbin space are powerscalers

[@theAphelionDT]

@@Kanemakii exactly, it just surprised me given both his Whole Cake Island video explicitly call this fact out. Also if we have to talk about feats and shoen portrail, he had some great moments dodging a 1st commander who can see the future (haki),, kicking a massive cake into the air w/o damaging it (strength), and blitzing oven so fast/hard oven didn't even see him. For iconic rescues/panels, Sanji standing on the table and using raw emotions (his strength, the one thing that separates him from his family, his lasting legacy from his mom and why he loves women so much) melts a rival devil fruit users ability to free them. That scene is iconic and nearly the panel of WCI.

[@theAphelionDT]

By the way just to be clear, this is not a bad video this is a very very good video still with some very valid. It's just that you're so good you've raised the bar of One Piece discussion on KZbin and brought legitimacy to character analysis. I just feel like you've already addressed this in other videos and better. Either way much love man!

[@aagaa7352]

Considering we are gearing up for a major war thats supposedly supposed to rival Marineford and all the hype in general around it, I think its pretty warranted. I mean his world building video was more of his classic style too which was really good imo.

[@apathy2454]

Sanji is my favorite character because the dude has so much style the suits are so clean, his design over all is pretty slick. His fighting style is dope and he can be so smooth at times like when he defeated Jabra and said "Cooking is a gift from the gods. Spices are a gift from the devil. Looks like it was a little too spicy for you.". So bad ass. Out of all the strawhats I can relate to Sanji the most. If I was in the One Piece universe Sanji would definitely be one of my homies. I also think his gags are funny *AF* 😂😂😂 ppl just take things too damn serious. Relax.

[@Odinsday]

Unironically, Sanji's character design was 10/10 pre-timeskip. He's one of the few SH's whose design I felt wasn't ruined post-timeskip. Also, the way he fights is basically super tae kwon do with fire added and I love that.

[@apathy2454]

DustyO'Rusty i agree it took me awhile to get use to Franky post time skip design.

[@phillach5181]

for me chopper and Franky were definitely ruined post timeskip

[@NarZeth]

Zoro yonkou

[@apathy2454]

Hans Hanzo Hell yeah 🔥

[@Sketchisnotreal]

I think it makes sense that Sanji gets in less fights, like you said he is less fighting obsessed, and with the ally crew getting ever larger theres less incentive for him to need to fight. For me a lot of Sanjis strongest moments have been emotional moments not badass moments. One of my favorite Sanji moments was when he saw Puddings third eye and his classic gag of being a badass then being a doofus infront of women was played as a real emotional moment rather than a gag and it was super fulfilling and fit so perfectly. Which made it really weird that he would go back to just perving around afterwards but hey whatcha gonna do, Sanji gon Sanji I guess.

[@sudeeptoshoron4755]

I was just re-reading One Piece, and I thought of something, Zoro and Luffy are similar because they both have insane final goals, Usopp and Luffy are similar because they both want to meet the Red Hair crew, Sanji and Luffy had a dynamic like that too. They were dreamers, they both wanted to find something that others couldn't, the One Piece and the All Blue, but as time went along, that dreamer part of Sanji was lost and it was replaced by his pervertness to where he even said his dream has been completed after going to Fishman island.

[@matthewcleary4685]

Bruh I'm liking post timeskip Sanji more than pre timeskip

[@sirprahlegod3940]

I reread One Piece over the lockdown. Today I read the Duval reveal and yes you are right it's the best gag in the series :D I also love your frequent uploads, in my opinion you have one of the best understandings of this story ^^

[@tobiashmm2322]

Well you spoiled yourself very mutch. but its likely that you forget all of the spoilers

[@gmcmc517]

Remeber when Sanji was like the strawhats undercover agent and he had his cool vibe

[@L9velantes]

Bro ch 988 came out immediately thought of this vid. James bond is back

[@RMA23710]

17:27 , yeah I don't think Sanji vs Monet would have worked hahahah

[@Lessulie1]

pretty sure oda hates robin the most lol she has literally zero important roles/fights ever since like enies lobby

[@bellamy2041]

She's the most important member isn't she? Shes one of the only person that can read the cube thing.

[@Francis-ht5td]

Seriously she hasent had a fight since skypiea and other then read the poneglyph she hasent done much

[@Azitem]

@@bellamy2041 that makes her more like a plot device than a character tbh

[@waynicliz]

@@Francis-ht5td in one piece fights aren't the thing that makes you important look at shanks everyone loves him but he barely has any fights so as robin. what do you want her to do fight a tobi roppo she is not mainly there to fight

[@carso1500]

There are currently 10 strawhats and some expect that theres gping to be an 11 one, someone has to get the short stick

[@repulsivepain5991]

I think the gag has been increased like that due to living in his literal worst nightmare during his time skip training

[@frenchdrums]

0:53 you were right bro! Queen fight gave Sanji and his backstory so much love

[@ah_plawie]

Morj: The Strawhat Oda hates. Me: You mean, Robin?

[@thomazprimoalves7025]

Hey Morj, you could also make a follow up vídeo on the future of Sanji's character, maybe focusing on romance. I know Oda said that he wouldn't put romance in his mangá, but that was a long time ago and in my opinion with the whole Sanji and Pudding relationship he already broke that rule, in a sense. Since the timeskip, we also had that brief exchange with Viola, and Nami's reaction to Sanji's behavior in WCI, that was, to me, heartbroking. We've also had the first flashed out couple in One Piece in Oden and Toki's relation, so there is a precedent. I also know shipping is the no go zone of content in the fandom, but I truly believe that if we're gonna have an epilogue, the only couple that I certainly see being formed is the "Nami-san and Sanji-kun" duo. They have a special relationship between them and it could be a nice nod to a fan base that grew up, got married and had children while reading One Piece.

[@TheMr.PrinceKnight]

Sanji and Nami is the only ship i made in all one piece, i hope becames true by the very end of the series.

[@redx589]

Thats never gonna happen. Any Sanji x Nami nonsense is only in your head. It's not an actual thing.

[@thomazprimoalves7025]

@@redx589 Just because you've never paid attencion to it, that does not mean it is not a thing. Of course it will never gonna be the focus of either character, but if I have to think of two examples from the top of my mind, Sanji had Nami in a Wedding Dress in his arms on Thriler Bark and then again, this time himself dressed as a Groom, in WCI. Oda is the master of foreshadowing, don't you forget.

[@benabaxter]

Here's a guess: Sanji saves the day when the raid fails---he'll be the only major character to not get caught or the most important one to help out the escape.

[@Xanderqwerty123]

We had a whole arc about his back story... he'll just be a bad ass side character until the fire festival fails and he'll get a bad ass mission durring the climax of wano's act 4. Just have patience sanji fans

[@kingcomingsoon1966]

I hate the back story. I prefer the original story with zeff.

[@youngsanta6911]

*patiently waiting for Mah Boy Sanji to shine 😔*

[@masterio5234]

@@kingcomingsoon1966 lol stfu and try to re-read

[@adamm6290]

3:50 let’s be clear: Zoro is the fight-obsessed meathead. Luffy is the meat-obsessed fighthead.

[@jartism]

I always felt like sanji got more screen time than other strawhat members that needed it in many later arcs

[@Shinimusha]

My biggest problem with Sanji is the same problem I have with Usopp (who WAS my favorite Strawhat). He ignored their biggest moment to keep their "stereotype" or "old gags" even tho the story progressed in a way, that they should have grown out of it. For Usopp it was a step-by-step progression of becoming the Warrior of the Seas he always imagined himself to be. This was - in my interpretation - achieved when he first became Sogeking and "faked it until he made it" and then, when he defeated Perona. In his winning moment, "Sogeking" (The Man he wanted to be) and Usopp the Liar became one and the same person, concluding his arc. But no, Oda had to keep him a coward after the time skip because of haha funny. And the same goes for Sanji. It was not as slow as for Usopp, but the Pudding-Love-Marriage-Arc was to be his big character-growth moment for me. They were written as a will-they-won't-they until the end and instead of going steady (He could have promissed her to come back for her when they defeat Big Mom and/or they go to Raftel) and everyone (especially Nami and Robin) noticing his change. But no, he had to get his memory wiped so he can stil be a like the old Sanji. Both occasions are the worst part of character-writing Oda has done so far (He does good overall with nearly every character), because his old jokes are more important than meaningful change/progression.

[@alchemyc8309]

I fundamentally disagree with you about ussop ussop's character arc was and always has been overcoming anxiety's which he pretty much did at dressrossa being brave isn't simply not being afraid being brave means to BE AFRAID BUT ACT ANYWAY! which we can clearly see with ussop's character he's been brilliantly well written

[@Shinimusha]

@@alchemyc8309 I agree with you, that's not what I meant. I might have phrased that part poorly. I think he regressed back to a far more cowardly state of his character again. Oda stil wants to make the over-the-top facial expressions and jokes which depict him as far more freightend as he was before at this point. And before that, I thought he had the most relatable and grounded character arc and the symbolism of Sogeking just made it even better. And Usopp ran away against Sugar like he wouldn't do it against Perona. He retreated, but he never intended to not fight on or leave someone behind. But he did with the Tontata at first.

[@falliryu1116]

I totally agree with what you say. Oda misses the opportunities to grow her characters mainly to keep her grotesque gags and which personally do not make me laugh anymore... He is very good at developing the characters but to make them evolve especially the members of the crew, it is a disaster, some even regress ... We can make the same remark that you made for Usopp and Sanji, for Chopper and Luffy; Chopper was supposed to become a "monster" for the Mugiwaras but he became a cute mascot to sell figurines since the ellipse ... And Luffy ... He spent a whole fight to master his calm against Katakuri, to be more aware of his environment. We wait for this to manifest itself out of combat, and when it arrives on the Isle of Wano; he always rushes into the pile like a fool from the start of the arc. And it's the same for Onigashima with Law's plan, he always behaves like an idiot and Law, then indirectly Oda must adapt to this character. Besides, NEVER, Oda will not punish him for this behavior (O Tama survived for example). I find this very sad... Oda stated himself in ITW that he will always treat Luffy as a Kid which is very weird since he will become King of Pirates and he needs to have the behavior in order to fit this position.

[@chelienbrown7099]

i couldn't agree more, especially about usopp. It's really obvious that Oda is making his characters regress in order to make gag scenes work when you reread the earlier parts of the manga and compare them to post timeskip. For instance, did you know that the first strawhat to attack arlong was usopp? not luffy, not sanji, not zoro but friggin usopp?! (check the chapters if you don't believe me) . He attacks arlong to save nami's sister who he didn't even know at the time. And i'm supposed to believe that the same usopp who found the courage to attack arlong all the way back in east blue would tuck his tail and run away while the tontotta screamed for his help? of course he came back in the end but my point stands, usopp should have been braver than that and yet he wasn't because oda didn't want him to be.

[@ahmadazem4167]

@@chelienbrown7099 the same ussop that ran away from chu. By the way people keep forgetting this but ussop has forgotten Robin and all his charecter development related to her due to sugar turning her into a toy.

[@thedoctor3528]

Oda doesn't hate any strawhat, its just that he gives most of the shine to Luffy/Zoro/Nami because he thinks of only them as the main characters(In SBS) and he also called them the 3 triggera of one piece since they are the only 3 in his one shots.

[@boogie1434]

Do you know which SBS that was?

[@mugiwarafan2687]

probably an old sbs i guess ? dont remember reading that, but i think that is not true anymore ...like sanji had a whole arc based on his past and elbaf will be an arc focus on usopp, robin is very important for the main stroy, idk if chopper,franky and brook will have another arc focus on them(apart from where we met them), but they had and will have shine moments. So idk only the 3?mmm and he sometimes focus more on other characers than the strawhats ...and nami didnt appear in dressrosa and zoro didnt appear in whole cake so... The only main character is luffy , simple my opinion

[@diy_addict4014]

Hey ! I know that the video came out 4 months ago but I just discovered your chanel (which I already felt in love with) and I really wanted to share my thoughs about Sanji since he was (and even with this hard time, still is) my favorite Straw hat ! I am personally a big fan of Sanji since he's introduction at the Baratie arc, therefore I totally agree with you about the differences we see between pre and post timeskip. Moreover, I also agree about the deception I felt when seeing him as a total pervert in fishman island and the new world in general (even if I really liked how he taked responsiblity of the crew between Dressrosa and Zo and the moment when he ask luffy permission to confront the Big Mom's pirate is one my fav). When I read Whole Cake Island I was completly fan of what it showed us about Sanji character : what it highlighted, he's childhood and even he's relation with pudding (the panel of his reaction about the truth about pudding under the rain is one of my fav pannel of all One piece and btw I'm a supporter of the theory that they have completed their wedding vows when Pudding kissed him) ! I really loved the arc and I really saw it as the come back of Sanji. What really disapointed me in Wano is that I was waiting to see the consequence of WCI, an evolution of Sanji in a less perverted, less "petticoat" way after the whole pudding story arc. But then we all saw the bath scene... (sorry if I made a mistake or if my paragraph is rough and messy, English is not my native language :/ )

[@fast.food.ninjalarry954]

As Dragon said : "So finally Oda you made someone say it".

[@Rmuda]

I think Sanji isn't even the most disregarded straw hat, that's Chopper. Chopper is the only straw hat who feels like his character development reversed over the timeskip, and he's had precious few moments to shine, and his interesting power ended up being sanded down by removing all of the downsides and giving him an all-purpose form that just makes him mediocre at everything rather than specialising like he did pre-timeskip. His current state is just sad honestly, and he went from my 4th favourite SH pre-timeskip to dead last after it.

[@eVill420]

Chopper was always dead last for me pre-timeskip too. ever since he was introduced I didn't really care for him. he peaked at enies lobby when he transformed but after that even that transformation became lame.

[@w0wsum1actually10]

Did these people not see Whole Cake Island, like it’s literally considered “the year of Sanji”

[@kidistight]

Totto Land no he only mended ties with his family. Got married, and became closer to his captain. However he wasn’t the focal point at all.

[@w0wsum1actually10]

Jermaine J his bounties also higher than Zoros now and he got stronger now that he has the raid suit

[@nateledwith2667]

Sanji is the personification of one of the most unique traits of One Piece itself: the transition of silliness to seriousness. One Piece does this better than any story ever written, at least that I’ve run into, in any medium. And the same things that make Sanji funny (his chivalry, old fashioned morals, skirt-chasing, and his image as the self-styled smoking playboy) are the same things that shine through when he’s being an entire badass all by himself. It’s that personification of what One Piece is, that made me fall in love with him as a character in the first place. And those traits have carried entire chunks of chapters when One Piece needed him to. Right now the story is carrying itself. But don’t worry, when the crew and Oda need Sanji, he’ll be right there, just as uniquely qualified as he’s always been.

[@TheDalteam]

Watching this after chapter 986, I think you're making a good point and linking this to your Pre timeskip VS Post timeskip video, I believe oda is building up to Sanji's badass moment that we are craving right now, with him suddently disappearing. It really seems like he is going to come back with something big relatively soon and that's great! Hope that made sense

[@Thonycv]

Even if Sanji is a joke I don't know why but he is my favorite strawhat, he truly shines when he does something else than being a gag. I used to like Chopper more (like 13 years ago). Back then I fell in love with his back story, it was the first time a manga made me cry. Now he is no better than a pikachu.

[@colonelcannonball]

I’m going to be honest, I kind of thought this video was about Franky, As much as he had a big role in dressrosa, genuinely didn’t feel like enough for a guy who is unstoppably super! but I do agree with most of these points in the video

[@sakatagintoki5562]

I just want Robin to have her time to shine.

[@beanburrito4405]

Thanks for always providing quality content for us! :)

[@antimics]

A year later and the latest chapter has Sanji coming in to help Chopper with his fight with Queen looking like pre-timeskip Sanji like how he saved Ussop from Jabura in Enies Lobby. Hopefully, he beats Queen

[@frozenfire72]

Watching this after chapter 1020, seems like Sanji has been redeemed. "One of the wings of the pirate king!"

[@pizzweak580]

What about Franky?

[@sameermanandhar2394]

Don't worry Franky destroyed someone on the manga

[@k.5591]

Franky ran over big mom face in chapter 988

[@Takee007]

He really hates Zoro your literally in the land of samurai and Zoro gotten close to no development, after a whole year was more focused on another Strawhats.

[@icy4294]

He literally got new super special sword that has scared the word strongest beast and his relationship with kurisaki is already shown to be important

[@halyup]

LOL zoro have the second most panels in Wano nxt only to Luffy

[@shyboss15x35]

@@halyup he talking about Characterization or Character Development

[@ThatAlphamonDude17]

Oh, he had. It's just that people don't fucking care about that side of his character besides the stronk and badass part. I just need to say Yasu'ie.

[@Takee007]

Icy lmao cause him getting a new sword tells you something about his character

[@espantapajaros33]

Sanji is my favorite Strawhat, and I appreciate the videos you've made about it. I really miss the mr Price like moments, I feel like we haven't had anything like it for a while and now might be a perfect moment. I do think Oda likes him a lot (WCI and his mr prince moments are proof enough for me) but he also seems to like to make the poor guy suffer. And yeah, your description of the stupid pervy gag was on point, I remember at the start it didn't bother me much because more than a pervert, he was infatuated with women and was mostly respectful toward them. The Absalom joke bothered me back then, as a woman I felt kinda uncomfortable. And then on Fishman Island, they turned it literally into a plot point and I didn't love that. Like the boy might be a cook but he thirsty all the time now, I'll just cross my fingers and hope that we get a cool moment soon. I do think some of his best moments when interacting with women have been post timeskip: Viola, Pudding, Nami, Cosette (I think that was her name? cook girl), and even his more parent/older brother type relationship with Toko or Carrot. Like, a lot of these are great whenever Oda focuses a bit more on their actual relationships beyond the initial gag. I sadly think a lot of people dismiss Sanji or dislike him because of the gag, and as a result they overlook the great things about him so I do hope Oda tones it down a bit here and there...

[@sebastianvakarian9773]

And brainlets still demand even more crew members, when Oda can't even keep up with the current ones. So dumb.

[@rafaykarimuddin4678]

i just noticed theres music in the back ground

[@Capothekid]

He had his moment. You called it.

[@JJr-jf3my]

Pre-Time Skip sanji was the best Sanji. He was more serious.. now he just sensitive.

[@racchankd3433]

Thank you for explaining what I really feel as Sanji fan (for 15 years) PRECISELY :)

[@RonquixoteDIII]

Sanji post time skip: 0 satisfying victories and ONE DOZEN NOSEBLEEDS

[@Darkrengi]

Cmon man cut sanji a break he got traumatized lmao

[@WaakikiTheGoat]

Nah Sanji has arguably had the second most shine behind Luffy post time skip. Which kinda just shows how little the other straw hats have done

[@kingcomingsoon1966]

But zoro is the most respected person in the strawhats

[@mclainboyd5514]

Sanji got a while arc focused on him. My main Super man Franky is the one who really needs the love!

[@voorlees9368]

You said it right with luffy, he's a hurricane just getting closer. Zoro is like a megaladon you KNOW is in the water at all times if you hear luffy. Sanji the Kraken you don't ever know about lmfao. He's my favorite.

[@BZgA]

Sanji is a fighter at first. If u want to find the All Blue and protect it, you got to be at least Yonko Level.

[@wisdommanari6701]

No he's not he literally tells us that he's a chef first and foremost

[@Kid_Blue]

Video title: The Strawhat Oda hates 10 seconds into the video: "I don't think Oda hates Sanji." Love your videos man but is the clickbait really necessary?

[@yankeesfan8561]

Well to be fair, if I had a KZbin channel, I would do anything to give my channel more traction. Clickbait sucks, but I don't think Mr Morj used it obnoxiously.

[@dadi5458]

How is this a clickbait? Isn't Sanji a strawhat?🙄

[@Tethloach1]

Well it is kind of related to the video, so I enjoyed this. The worst kind is when it is something that is not at all related. Kind of like bait and switch not related. If a women gets people to the video a women must be in the video, if a character gets the video the character must be in the video. " The straw hat Oda hates" my first guess was chopper or brook given development has to diminish otherwise OP would be 1000+ chapters long. But when I saw Sanji the thought of Chopper or BROOK vanished. "The straw hat ODA hates" it is a response to concerns within the one piece community which is a fair title to say the least.

[@jonathandelgado3755]

Let’s be honest, the fans who need to watch this video are the ones who would see this title and think “Yeah this is legit.” So I can get the reasoning behind the clickbait.