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ONE PIECE WANO SPOILERS FOR EP 1020
Sanji calling Robin for help in front of everyone is my favorite Sanji moment in this arc so far.
Like most of the fandom I have a love hate relationship with Sanji’s character because he has the potential to be a really well developed character but in many arcs ends up being a very shallow one. Coming off of Whole Cake Island which is a very strong Sanji arc, Wano felt soo lacking. His peeping gag was back, he was using the germa tech despite his conviction not to, he was insecure about Jinbei replacing him as the ‘smart’ one of the stronger strawhats. After an arc where our crew was separated and went through a lot for Sanji it felt like he was unsure of his place in the story and was revisiting all his “positions”.
Then came this villain Black Maria, who embodied and questioned the shallow aspect of his character and by extension his chivalry. She demonstrates that men like him are quick to think themselves heroes that save women from harassment and violence but internally want to inflict this harassment and violence on women as well. Sanji runs in thinking a woman might be getting harassed, beats up the guy, but when he’s escaping we see that exact scene is one of his fantasies. It’s legitimate criticism of his character. I wish it would be a learning moment. Sanji refuses to fight against women as usual and he’s put in a position where he can either die, call Robin and put his friend and a woman in danger, or fight women. This happens all the time but Sanji here makes the easy decision to cry for help.
What’s great about it is, this is an incredibly humiliating moment for a “chivalrous man”. We see a bunch of other manly men in the show react with disdain and ridicule at the fact that he would go crying for help from a woman, the opposite of “chivalry” in their eyes. Even the villain women working under Black Maria are shocked and disappointed because this doesn’t fit the “chivalrous” image. But Sanji isn’t giving up his friend, he’s not betraying her, he’s asking for help. Because he trusts her, because he knows he can rely on her. The key here being, unlike Black Maria’s expectations Sanji’s wish to protect women is not just to seem more manly and chivalrous. He would rather have the world think he’s a weak spineless coward than hit a woman. That’s in this context a rarer thing than to simply proclaim he’d rather die. It proves that his morals come from within and that he stands on them.
Robin, of course, shows up immediately, saves his ass and says “Thank you for relying on me, it made me happy”. This is what got me crying because Robin doesn’t think less of him for a second because their places have been swapped before. In water 7 and ennies lobby she tried to make the choice of dying instead of asking for help and putting her friends in danger. She saw first hand that that hurt them more than any buster call could have. It was her and Sanji on that train where she refused to accept his help and it did nothing but hurt them and delay the inevitable. She learned that day that she was worthy of being protected and that her friends would walk into a death trap for her. She was resolved to do the same. Of course it makes her happy to have the chance to do that for her crew.
On a side note, Sanji and Zoro’s views on women are often pitted against each other as “protect women” vs “view them as an equal” but this arc we saw Zoro protecting a woman that couldn’t fight (Komurasaki/Hiyori) and Sanji trusting and relying on a woman to save him in a dangerous situation.
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📘 Sketchbook art dump!! All one piece baby!!
Primary used fineliners and Crayola for the more finished peices 🖍
Some im more proud of than others
(I'm trying to get back into digital art, but i have been on a traditional roll for the past month)
Some more genderbends
Mihawk listening to old tubes and emptying every existing bottle of wine he can find like a divorced mom of two every time he sees that Zoro has a new bounty is something I think about everyday. Emo dad misses his emo kids.
Mihawk: A SINGLE MOM WHO WORKS TWO JOBS-
Crocodile who secretly does the same with Luffy: How pathetic.
Buggy who knows that they both do it but doesn't want to get beaten up: Yeah right... *Huge side eye*
Might have some unsolved issues with my choice in men.
This isn't all of my favorites, but they're the ones I remembered rn.
More doodles from the other night!!! <3
BTW, I'm open to any one piece drawing requests! :D
Daily Usopp doodles...
Plus some Zoro and Sanji!
so uhh.... one piece star wars au. idk, I'm not even done with the first season but I got such strong mandokar vibes from zoro that I did a little screenshot redraw (I can't add the original scene because I literally paused my episode to draw this) and gave him the armor
he does have a helmet, however, he refuses to use it because three sword style.
GREETINGS EVERYONE!!! I've spent the last couple of months working on a full length comic adaption of @goodlucktai's beautiful 'fishbowl' fanfic!!! Below you can read the fruits of my efforts :) Enjoy!
This comic takes place before Dressrosa
CONTINUE >>>
Days 1-4 for Zosan week
i know i'm a day late but its still the 11th of november to me
happy birthday our lovely marimo, and absolute MVP!! 🫶🫶
Guess whos back!! 🫶
a normal day with the strawhats and merry ‼️(Love these traumatized dumbaa sm <333)
Close-ups!:
“ Hey old geezer, no need to worry about me getting homesick…’
‘I’m never far from it”
Salior Song ~Gigi Perez
Won’t you kiss me on the mouth
And love me like a salior
And when you get a taste
Will you tell me whats my flavour
I don’t believe in god
But I believe that you’re my saviour
I know what you’re worried
But you’re dripping in my favour
And when we’re getting dirty
I forget all that is wrong
I wait so I can see you
But I hate to wait so long
I wait so I can see you
But I hate to wait so long
happy halloween!! Strawhats outfits:
Chopper - sheriff
Usopp - Pirate captain (ironically)
Nami - Cat
Luffy - Meat
Zoro - Was a wolf (nami forced him to wear it by threatening to increase his debt :’)) he ended up losing the head pieces and tail AND got this debt increased simultaneously
Sanji & Robin - Vampires (this is a AU where those two are ACTUALLY vampires and the other strawhats just stubbled upon their mansion thing. They don’t hurt people (They only eat from willing participants), other strawhats dont know that though lmao)
Salior Song ~Gigi Perez
Won’t you kiss me on the mouth
And love me like a salior
And when you get a taste
Will you tell me whats my flavour
I don’t believe in god
But I believe that you’re my saviour
I know what you’re worried
But you’re dripping in my favour
And when we’re getting dirty
I forget all that is wrong
I wait so I can see you
But I hate to wait so long
I wait so I can see you
But I hate to wait so long
oh usopp….
Guess whos back!! 🫶
a normal day with the strawhats and merry ‼️(Love these traumatized dumbaa sm <333)
Close-ups!:
This probably tastes like cataloupe ngl
(For my absolute king who practically drinks a glass of beer with death themselves everyday, gan fall knows how youre alive but please keep doing what your doing 🫶)
its funny that now im making Alabasta fanart even though im now on G-8 😭😭🫶🫶 that being said this arc was SO AWESOME OH MY GOD I LOVED IT SO MUCH AHHHHHH
its funny that now im making Alabasta fanart even though im now on G-8 😭😭🫶🫶 that being said this arc was SO AWESOME OH MY GOD I LOVED IT SO MUCH AHHHHHH
Doodles of some of my favourite scenes from my all time favourite fanfic ‘ A Revealed Past ‘ by @lyricalpiece
No joke i have re-read this more than 5 times, this fic lives in my brain and stays there like a goddamn hobbit i love this so much PLEASE read this its so good. Its funny, has angst, and silly people. 🫶‼️
tango dancing zosan!! based off of this post by @apollo41writes!
funny how zosan is one of my favourite ships but this is the first time ive drawn them XD
WOOO THANK YOU FOR 10 FOLLOWERS 🫶🫶
As a way to celebrate have a lost zoro
Guess which duo snuck into the gallery at night to steal booze and food? (Bonus: Guess who promptly kicked BOTH their asses for doing so and who finds this situation funny as hell)
anyways can we talk about how UNDERRATED pintrest comments are bc DAMN
^ OG Image i ss bc how could i not