Sanji's Awakening Is Already Here 

Sanji is a literal depiction of someone who will "set themselves on fire, to keep others warm" 🤯🤯

"But while Luffy risks his life for his dream and Zoro risks his for his principles, Sanji risks his life because he feels indebted to people." Based line

As Shounen readers, we often have an inherent value system that rewards characters for their physical accomplishments. So when Sanji is put into negative situations or is meant to look weak, we feel that Oda hates him or is “dropping the ball”. We fail to ask “Why does Oda keep putting Sanji into these unsavory scenarios?” Rarely does a writer like Oda do things without a reason. Underneath all the negativity was a compelling narrative of a character learning to love himself and come to terms with his own identity. Truly some masterclass writing.

Saves everyone from Big Mom with the cake, Makes sure Kin'emon is safe, Protects G5 Marine's from Vergo ( while being injured from Ceaser), Gets the crew away from Doffy, Gets the crew to Zou, Just all saving people who needed it in Wano, Saves Germa from Big Mom = useless after the time skip

Strong video m8! Also some people tend to say he sacrificed his dream of becoming invisible by destroying his raidsuit, but he already archived his dream of becoming invisible by his incredible speed (saving chiffon from Oven for example). I always hoped that Oda was gonna plan something big for Sanji and now here we are. Lets enjoy the upcoming Sanji greatness!

I don't think Sanji needs to "atone" for what he did when he literally had no choice in that moment. People say Zoro would be mad about it just like with Usopp, but fail to see that these situations are completely different. Usopp challenged Luffy and left the crew out of his own free will. Sanji did what he did because he actually sacrificed himself for the crew in that moment while also making sure that Zeff is safe at the same time.

Luffy definition of a hero: the one who shares his meat. Zoro definition of a hero: the one who shares his drink. Who of the Straw Hats has a main character trait to ALWAYS share food and drink with ANYONE, including enemies? In Luffy and Zoro’s eyes, even if they don’t say it, Sanji is a hero.

I don't know how people think that scene of him crying in the rain as him sad for Pudding, it's so clear to see and feel everything pouring on him, from the environment around being against him, his only hope falling, his only coping (cigarette) failing him, and even his own strength failing him, as he fails to hold on his tears.

Sanji's actually a really great character So many people hating on him cuz of the thing with Black Maria but its actually impressive, that he was able to to adhere to his principles even though he could've easily died there

Finally some sanji content!! Sanji needed some flames, bruh

Sanji doesn't owe Zoro anything. Sanji never disrespected Luffy, he just knew it was impossible to face BM and his entire gang in her territory and sacrificed himself to protect them. It was always about that and Luffy understood the whole time, if Zoro didn't understand how Nami didn't, he would hear from Luffy: "shut up, this is between me and him"

Sanji asking Robin to save him, i think that was sanji's manliest moment in all of one piece so far

NGL , the sponsorship was really cool, took me off guard 😂 . And yeah GLR style of subscribe was awesome too

Something about attitudes towards Sanji which always baffles me is that people didn't like those moments of weakness during WCI or asking Robin for help. But that stuff is amazing to me since it shows development and depth of character and it's something I want to see in other Strawhats as well, to have them have those moments of weakness and through that grow even further. Also I feel the complaints about the raid suit being destroyed are just completely missing the point and can't see that One Piece is more than just fights

“Sanji has *the* best character arc in One Piece and I will prove to you why” Don’t worry. I’m already convinced ❤️

I can't believe people still calls sanji useless?!? Just because he doesn't get a proper fight doesn't mean he's useless. I don't know how many times I've been saying this, sanji literally the reason about the samurai and pirates alliance, during dressrosa viola manage to trust him which also the reason why viola trust others. Sanji is also one of the crew who helps minks! And during wci we manage to know more about his character. I understand that he's kinda annoying after timeskip because of him being perv and that nosebleed thingy, but that doesn't make him a useless crew. I don't care how much y'all hate sanji but he's not useless as yall trying to turn it to be.

i am a massive zoro fanboy but Sanji's Kindness never ceases to remind me to be a kind for people who care about me. you don't have to hate sanji to be a harcore zoro fanboy. Sanji's Kindness is pure inspiration for someone like me in these difficult times

Sanji's lighter is called the sleeping mermaid and it's pretty expensive to get

Why do so many people perpetuate the “Sanji needs to atone” mentality? They keep comparing Sanji’s situation to Usopp when the two situations aren’t the same. Like, Usopp left because he had a disagreement with Luffy (one that would definitely put the crew in danger). Sanji “left” to not burden his crew and real family (The Baratie Chefs). Essentially acting as a sacrifice for what he thought was the greater good for both groups.

Sanji doesnt have to atone for anything in WCI, he had his reason for it and zorro isnt the captain , luffy is and they address it when sanji and luffy had the talk, thats like saying Robin needs to atone for what she did in Water 7

Gotta fight the Sanji was completely useless post TS until wci view. Can’t dispute that his pervert gag has been the most annoying but when he got a focused plot he completed his role well. In PH he saved Kin and as such was instrumental in getting the SH the connections and alliance they have. In Dressrosa he won over Viola who’s powers made sure Law and Luffy didn’t fall victim to Sugar. He also led half the crew to Zou away from Big Mom’s ship. In Zou he helped save the Minks this furthering the SH’s alliances and he got the rest of the crew away from Bege. Didn’t have impressive fights isn’t the same thing as useless 😊.

Zoro fans have a consistently great character who doesn’t have many flaws whilst Sanji fans like Sanji’s high moments more than Zoro’s high moments because they’re contrasted by his low moments. It’s so difficult to chose between the two for me but I love the direction Sanji is going

Thats what i dont understand about the fandom. I love zoro for beeing zoro, luffy for beeing luffy and sanji for beeing sanji. Sure i love how badass zoro can be. But sanji isnt a classical fighter. Zoro fights head on same as luffy while sanji is more mobile and do more then just trash things. Its like saying "ONLY PIZZA IS GOOD FOOD! SPAGETHI IS SHIT BECAUSE ITS NOT PIZZA!" We need different stuff so the combination of it gives us a richer flavor!

Sanji can't see Luffy's plot armor. Here's the thing: 1. Zeff and the other cooks are endangered. 2. LUFFY CAN'T POSSIBLY BEAT BM PIRATES. 3. Luffy is stubborn therefore, the only thing you need to do is let him hate you which, 4. Sanji bodied Luffy. Is that the same with Usopp? Nah. Usopp left out of his own free will. He challenge Luffy for his own sake. Sanji on the other hand fought Luffy TO SAVE THEM.

That Sanji called out for Robin Made me fall in love with him The courage it takes to do that

Sanji is easily the best written and most complex character in the entire show , oda finally did him some justice with the power up

I really don't think that Sanji has to atone for what he did to Luffy in WCI because I see many people comparing what he did to what Usopp did, but I see it more like what Robin did and I think Zoro and everyone else in the crew will be understanding just like in Robin's case. Also given the rivalry between Zoro and Sanji, I don't think Sanji is accountable to Zoro. I also didn't like how Ohara kept saying he disrespected Luffy, can he say the same in Robin's case, well Sanji did fight with Luffy but I think the context and intent is what matters here even if the actions are same. I was really heartbroken when Sanji kicked Luffy, but I was not heartbroken for Luffy but for Sanji. Although I too don't like Sanji's pervy side, I love his flaws and like seeing him struggle with them.

Sanji was my favorite character since he was introduced and it's because he was the most stylish (not for how he dressed) and showed everyone the man he is and wants to be. His change on Whole Cake Island was a masterpiece to me and only made me more eager to watch his growth. Can't wait to see his true power up.

The 3:48 "..on the top RECHTS" caught me totally off guard. Always fear, when a German says something about right. Just kidding, I just love the fact that my timeline is full off Sanji content.

For the longest time I was a zoro fan and misunderstood Sanji but now that I re-read the manga during this year Sanji is my favorite straw hat. I really relate to his childhood and upbringing and was considered the black sheep of my family. Caring for other more than myself, which I'm still working on. My daughter is turning 11 in December and I would die a million times so she wouldn't be harmed in any way, it's a love I or others couldn't understand until your there when your daughter is born and she relies on your love and care. And I really love to kick stuff instead of punching when I trained Muay Thai. But I really suck at cooking. Great video, really get the feels when I think about Sanjis journey and mine and how they mirror each other. One piece is such a beautiful manga.

I don't really see a reason why sanji has to atone for what he did. The situation was very different from Usopp. Plus Luffy and sanji already settled the issue, so what would be the point.

Sanji represents the archetype of the lover, it is said that our first love comes from our mother's love to us and this is shown beautifully in sanji's relationship with his mother and how he got his kind heart and passion from her, in his low point he turned into the shadow sides of the archetype ,mostly the addicted lover archetype but also the impotent lover one , but now that he is pulling through he is more balanced, a man who uses his passion and wears his heart over his sleeves , that's the lover, that's sanji.

Great analysis, as always. The only misinterpretation in my opinion is to link Sanji's perviness to sexism: being a simp (which, by the way, it's a more accurate description than being pervy) is mainly connected to low self worth as well. Linking it with sexism it's a common misconception created by the current "school of thought" (which in my opinion is also because said perviness comes up more annoying nowadays) but in psychology it has very little to do with it.

>Sanji was useless in the time skip >Sanji literally saving his crew mates and other innocents by being the only strong fighter in the series that doesn't have a literal mental handicap to show up when needed >Implying somehow Zoro has any kind of say on the encounter between Luffy and Sanji in WCI Ohara, your Zoro fanboy keeps showing, even when you try and be positive about Sanji

As you said, his growth is going to hit harder and better due to the mess Sanji's been post-timeskip. But even that mess is sort of justified by his "traumatic" experience in Momoiro Island (which pisses me off on a different level, but that's a queer conversation for another time) so no part of his character arc would be in vain. I love Sanji, he's a beautifully written character, flaws and all. Can't wait to see how his story develops ♥

I thought his pervyness increase was a sign of his Vinsmoke gens awakening. Cause his brothers all have nosebleeds and hearts-for-eyes when they see women.

3:48 "top rechts" caught me totally off gurad. I had to rewatch that snippet just to make sure my brain wasn't going insane. really sneaky move Ohara

Sanji was NOT useless post TS why do people have this viewpoint, not having a major fight win is NOT equivalent to being useless

19:00 wtf Ohara why do sanji has to atone for that when luffy already forgave him. Is zoro captain or luffy? You said ur fav character is zoro but u don’t even understand his character well enough to say this. Zoro follows the way of bushido and has a very high level of emotional intelligence plz don’t make him sound like he’s just a brute fighter. Even if zoro was in wci he would hv watched them fight without interfering and when luffy forgave sanji zoro wouldn’t hv asked for the same as he did in water 7 of ussop to apologise. Don’t tell me u think that if luffy could see through sanji’s dilemma zoro couldn’t don’t disrespect Zoro’s character like that. When he asked for crew to wait for ussop’s apology in water 7 it was absolutely necessary becuz that would make this story more fulfilled for us as readers. In wci after the fight with sanji when luffy was waiting for sanji to bring him food didn’t sanji cry and broke down in helplessness in front of luffy.And now u want him, to atone for and especially to zoro. Plz don’t try to meddle in the business of respectful men who r wings of pirate king.

I love both Sanji and Zoro. It’s just that Sanji is my favourite character. (In my subjective opinion) He is just more interesting and really cool. He’s a sharp dresser, looks out for his Nakama and I love his chivalry. Also am I the only one who found Sanji’s over the top pervyness pre whole cake island hilarious instead of annoying?

Zoro/Sanji fans: *Power war* Chad Ussop fans: We have 80 million followers

sanji's most important and characteristic trait is his kindness, but that extreme kindness is what also makes him flawed, its really a very poetic and impressive character design

Sexism is far too harsh a word to describe Sanji's attitude towards women. In his mind, the debt he owes to his mom and Reiju is extrapolated onto virtually all women, he doesn't think they're incapable or need protecting from men. Him relying on Robin was difficult because of his self imposed duty and not a reflection on some type of inferior view he had about her. Robin wouldn't have said it had to do with his kindness otherwise.

Sanji got the power up he deserved, the kindest gentleman in one piece

There is one more extension to the whole asking Robin to fight Black Maria. Not only does Sanji prove that he has learned his lesson about trusting a crewmate to cover for his weakness (and Robin, a woman, who will be put in danger in this fight, to boot) but he also implicitly shows that he doesn’t care what will happen to the female adversary, Black Maria, anymore, who just threatened to turn him into a “man-toy” for her “amusement”. And he definitely knows Robin is going to turn Black Maria’s bones into dust in the ensuing fight. And he doesn’t care. I can’t stress this enough. That’s a lot of character growth in itself I think.

atone for what? why does zoro's opinion matter in a conflict between luffy and sanji? are you insinuating that luffy's word is not final? "sanji is useless post time skip", holy shit zoro fanboys are insufferable

Sanji all time fav character 😍😍

Sanji's arc is long and it ultimately resolves with him being the man Vinsmoke Judge should have been--restoring peace to family, bringing honor to his name, and caring for those for whom he has a duty.

To think an ark that was supposed to be Zoro related became Sanji related in a snap.

"Sanji needs to atone for what he did in WCI" Luffy is far more intelligent than you lol

i agree with everything except for the atone in front of Zoro bit. Sanji and Luffy already had it sorted out themselves and Zoro don’t need to know about it. Plus, its really irks me when people bashing Sanji for disrespecting Luffy and act like Zoro is the best crew because he’ll never do such thing while clearly forgetting the whole scene in Whiskey Peak, yea, they fought with each other very seriously because of a dumb misunderstanding and if Nami didn’t intervene, both could get seriously injured.

You inspired me to start my my hero academia character analysis... I've only made 1 so far, (all might) but my goal is to really challenge my thoughts on every character to come up with a different conclusion than before.. and I'm definitely going to make it a weekly thing!

15:40 *puts spoiler alert for 1017 spoilers* 3:15 , casually puts a coloured panel from the latest chapter showing sanji destroying the suit

What does he need to atone for? Luffy understood the moment he met Sanji at WCI that he wasn't do anything by choice. Did Robin have to atone? No. Luffy went there and told her to say she wanted to live. He went to sanji and told him he wasn't leaving until he accepted his help. His "atonement" is accepting he doesn't have to shoulder everything and to trust Luffy and the other strawhats. He doesn't "owe" Zoro anything. Zoro isn't the end all be all. Luffy was there and mature about the whole situation. And they grew together. He definitely needs to finish his character arc. But no. There's nothing to atone for. Especially not to fucking Zoro of all people LMFAO. What is he? His father? Luffy's guardian having to always tell him what to do and how to react to things? No. We've grown past that.

a lot of fans hate sanji because he refused to hit a woman even though she's a threatening enemy i.e. black maria. i think those fans are still kids or teenagers. because in real life, there are several kinds of adult: those who won't beat woman no matter what, and those who would beat girls when they feel threatened. of course there's a bad man who simply abusive to woman. no remember this, sanji witness how cruel and abusive his father to his mother, even forcing her into dangerous experiment. do you know how traumatic that is? because in real life, i have friends who came from abusive parents, you have no idea how that makes them distressed and having PTSD. also that experience affected their morality.

to say at some point in the work that sanji is useless is absurdly idiotic, Oda has already made explicit the importance of a cook on a ship several times, with Luffy almost dying of poison because sanji was not present. Useless for being weak? Since it saves the weakest crew all the time, then is only Zoro useful in the entire pack? Because everyone else is weaker than Sanji.

19:00 what do you mean sanji has to atone for WCI "especially in front of zoro" ?? Sanji doesn't owe zoro any explanation, remember it's luffy's crew not Zoro's. And we already know from Whole cake arc that Luffy and Sanji have cleared things out. Also it was not Sanji's fault in the first place when he left. He did what was best for the crew, i.e not having 2 emperors to deal with at the same time, which ended up that way anyway. So zoro should understand that Sanji tried to do what was best for the crew. I say this as a fan who likes both Sanji and Zoro.

I disagree with that 'Atone for what he did in wci especially in front of zoro' part😅zoro wasn't even present in wci, besides the issue has been settled between the captain and sanji himself

I wouldnt describe Sanjay's outlook of women as "sexism"

Collier Epaule Cotellete Selle Poltrine Cigot Mutton shot Guess he doesn't need dessert Imagine a single page spread of sanji defeating queen with same combo against kurobi , would be so cool

Crazy breakdown video of Sanji , as a one piece fan for over 15 years i notice that we as fans we tend not to analyze these details as much and just feel like there is something lacking where as content creators like you make it so much more enjoyable to watch One Piece 😘😘

Sanji is so compassionate because he inherited his brothers emotions.

Atone for what? Sanji didn’t do anything wrong

Whatever he is I always loved sanji and always been.His kindness,perviness,comedyness, strength is on another level.I just love him more than anyone in anime.and obviously he is the best writtened character in onepiece.

Wow this video made me understand Sanji so much better, a character so deep and complex, definilly the best character in One Piece

I only really decided to watch One Piece because of Sanji. At first, I just wanted to know more about this pretty boy character, only to fall in love with how deep his character arc gets. He's such a well written character (arguably THE best written character) and I will never get the fact that people don't like him because "he doesn't have awesome fights". Personally, I prefer characters who are more story centric than action packed. Which is why he's my favorite out of all the Strawhats. They all have great stories and awesome abilities, but none of them (as of now) are as explored as he is.

I must have been watching a different series. When was Sanji ever useless?

Great video but I will say that Sanji wasn't actually against a woman protecting him, Reiju saves him so he respects they are strong but will always go to save them when they need help. The reason the whole Kalifa thing was a problem is because Sanji would never kick her even if it meant his death but also his chivalrous nature would never allow him to run away because he needs to save Robin. The difference between these 2 situations is that Nami helps Sanji out of a tough situation saving Sanji from an inevitable death while in the black maria situation due to WCI Sanji knows that he can't just resign himself to his fate so now acknowledging his own worth calls for help, knowing his friends won't be angry at him for calling them to help him out when he's faced with a problem he can't handle. Adding Robin is a nice poetic way to tie Robin in but honestly Sanji only ever tries to save women that are actually in danger e.g Sanji saves Tashigi from Vergo because it was obvious Tashigi needed help but doesn't interfere when Wanda attacks Nami because Nami was winning that encounter. If Black Maria were looking for Franky or Brook Sanji would've asked them to come help him out since he doesn't have a problem with bad women getting their dues e.g Zoro vs Monet but since Maria wanted Robin, Sanji had to ask Robin for help otherwise Black Maria would kill him on the spot for disobeying, Black Maria is the one who underestimates Nico Robin, Sanji has always been aware his crew mates are strong since Nami defeated Kalifa. What Sanji was missing is the guts to ask out for someone to save him when he needs help in a pathetic situation.

Keep killing it Ohara!

I appreciate the emphasis you put into how his childhood trauma has shaped him as a person. As someone that experienced child abuse, Sanji is the easiest character to understand in his behavior for me. He clings to his value system so hard because it is the only good thing he had left and the only thing those that loved him gave him. Sanji is doing what survivors of child abuse have the task to do. Which is breaking the cycle. Refusing to abide by your abusers' moral code and refusing to repeat their actions onto those who are innocent. Refusing to let your pain cause more pain onto others. That's why he's kind.

I agree with almost everything you pointed out, but except for Fishman Island I wouldn't call Sanji "useless". He didn't have major fights but still was important for many factors, the most important being his ability to transform enemies into friends. Also, the "atonement" thing totally miss the point of his actions in WCI. He did what he did to protect everybody, Oda LITERALLY put Luffy saying that Sanji was the one being hurt in that situation, its amazing people still thinks he "disrespected" Luffy

My favorite moment during this arc has to be when Sanji father asked why luffy came after him and started listing all these “bad” things about him and luffy was just like bye thanks for your help and said why did he list all those good things about him

I literally cried watching this video, don't know why. Sanji is such a realest character 🤧

3:48 as a german myself that totally caught me off guard hahahahaha

You got me totally when you spoke German on 3:48 and I was like.. wait he spoke German!! I mean I know since the last video but it has a nice ring to it hearing a fellow German speak, even though I thought that you are a native speaker :D

Monster trio is my fav characters, but Sanji in my opinion is a much more criative well written character, his story is the best and all this rules about never hit women, never waste food, don't use hands to fight, made him a really different character, would be the best easily if not for the gags

Best videos and best one piece theories.

This is my favorite video you have made. Thanks for sticking up for sanji

This is by far the best Sanji video i have ever seen !! Kudos man!

I still don't understand why people hate him being pervy but don't bother even looking upon Zoro getting lost. Now both of these traits are for pun but Sanji gets the all hate. To be me Sanji was an annoying character to and my favorite was Zoro until I saw WCI which abruptly changed my opinions on him since I went through shit Sanji had too. I relate to him so much he is my favorite character of all anime but I still love Zoro too a lot. It's just I love zoro but i relate to Sanji a lot. Loved all the analysis Ohara you're doing a great job. Sanji needs more love and support!

Sanji is and always will be my favorite.

The usage of sound effects and music in ohara’s videos are the best I’ve ever heard

I've watched couple of your videos by now and not only I'm always wrapped in your awesome storytelling but I'm also given a chance to relive moments from my favourite anime with a (sometimes totally) new perspective. Huge thank you for that, keep up the amazing work ;)

Me and Sanji had a similar childhood( minus the cyborg stuff😂). I tear up every time Sanji does

Flaming content as always 🔥

Woah amazing. I see sanji in a whole different way after this analysis and I am realllyyy excited for the future now !

I loved your video, it kinda reminded me of a tiktok video I made about the infamous thriller bark Sanji scene

I have a good theory: what if Sanjis mom was a Lunarian like King and Sanji was the only one to inherit her powers, which probably explains why He can set his body on fire.

sanji has been the character i related to the most, and that's probably why his arc on whole cake island made me cry man tears. and btw your RECHTS was very crisp, du solltest mal ein video auf deutsch machen 🙌🏼😂

Thank you! I've been looking fr this

This was amazingly well done. Sanji is one of my favorite characters and I loved this insightful look into his journey.

Here's the actual reason Sanji is the greatest character in terms of development (despite twitter): Everything said in the video counts here, but also BECAUSE of his perv side. You guys literally cannot say that Sanji doesn't have a great sense of empathy and respect for women, even back at Baratie. He's a huge perv and have peeked into women's baths, yes, but that NEVER conflicted with how he generally treats and views them. He doesn't save them because he wants a congratulatory fuck (just validation), he trusts his own life to the women that can recue him and simply cannot hit one because that's his upbringing and him being true to it (not because he thinks they are weak). Sanji, to me, is the pinnacle of an empathetic person. Specially after Whole Cake Island where he learned to be more like that with himself. He's a perv yes. But sexual attraction exists guys, it's not a sin and when it happens in the show it doesn't detract from the story. This is just another case of Twitter being way too prude.

Sanji is a unique character. Like Usopp and Nami, he is a very human character. He’s not part metal, he’s not part fish, he’s not part reindeer, he doesn’t literally have the superhuman disposition to stand above others. However, unlike Usopp and Nami, Sanji is quite strong. This is what makes his storyline unique. He shows us that you can be strong without giving up your humanity.

I was waiting for you to make a video about this version of Sanji. Thank you so much ❤️

Nice vid! Sanji is a kind prince. What broke my heart is that when Sanji cried after Luffy shouted "I cannot be the Pirate King without you."

Zoro is obviously loyal to Luffy. But so is Sanji. Sanji is a badass character who is definitely going to get stronger as the manga progresses. Also keep up the amazing content Ohara. Absolutely your videos man

I don’t know if Oda sensei consciously do that but he really nailed it for Sanji’s character in multi level dimensions.

Incredible video ! Great character and story analysis, all of it delivered seamlessly and on point. Easily one of your best works so far I think.

Thank you Ohara for making me fall in love with one piece more as I watch your videos

higurama just arrived on jjk's manga and i already wanted a video of ohara analyzing it kkk He is an amazing character