Wano Kuni - Blog Posts
Screenshot redraw from Wano
(my dumbass just realized how zoomed out it was lol)
ONE PIECE WANO SPOILERS EP 1038
Otama, a nobody little kid told to stay at home while the adults fight the war, barging in with nothing but her guts and unmistakable charisma and single handedly turning the tide of the entire war is such a good parallel to Luffy at Marineford.
This arc is full of such parallels to pre time skip arcs. I’ll probably yap about it fully once I’m actually done with the arc but it’s got me wanting to rewatch the last 1000 episodes.
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.
Young Ryuma from the manga "Wanted"!!
Got Nami and Zeus! Zeus is so cute i swear imma get a tat of him someday
...Hey guys. I just finished volume 96.
me at me: why did you make this. why do you like suffering
you know, i’d been super hyped for the new admiral ever since we got to see his silhouette flying with that dumb little flower propeller thing, and i’d loved Aramaki ever since, especially after we got to actually see him
unfortunately, 90% of the affection i had for him went down the drain the second he legit said “discrimination creates solace” (or “prejudice breeds stability” depending on what translation you’re reading)
my guy really said that he supports discrimination with his whole chest, without an inch of hesitation. like, dude, what the fuck, even being hot and wearing nice pants isn’t enough to get you outta that one….
Open Collab - Sanji & Zoro
This illustration is an open collab with @marimoagent. This is my second time doing an open collab, so I'm still new at it, but I find it really fun and interesting.
I'm not a zosan shipper but I love their friendship. I love the fact that despite all the bickering, they care and protect each other. I've always seen Zoro as the protector of the crew. He doesn't talk too much, but he doesn't need words, only actions! Sanji trusts him to protect the others (and himself). Especially, if you've read or seen Wano arc, you know what I mean.
For this illustration, I only drew Sanji, the rest is @marimoagent's art. I wanted to draw him in his Onigashima outfit. It's one of his best suit in my humble opinion. This carmine colour is so pretty. I hope you accept contribution from a Sanji & Zoro friendship lover, @marimoagent :). (Also, your Zoro wearing Sanji's kimono is SOOO handsome! It suits him very well) Thank you for this open collab <3
Cute!
Inktober x One Piece Day 14 - Castle 🏯
When your BestFriend is Birthday today, but you still wanna make him mad because he's cute when he mad:
Kato🎭&Kin🦊: HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAN!
Kan🖌: You both give me hope? (๑•ᴗ•๑)♡ AWEE! THANKS YOU TWO! You bring cake too?(❁´◡`❁) You such a...
"BASTARD!"
[July 21st]
Ah yes... Our beloved Wano Kuni Saga
Our lovely traitor(No for dino boy)
Our Fav. Supernova Trio
Between Hate And Love for dis arc!
Thank you so much for making almost half of mai fav char become villain thank you so much Odachi! //cry in the corner//
Ask open!
Well, you know? Wano is over 😭
Lovelock - this braid in King’s hair is not just that!💖✨
I wanted to write a headcanon about this two days ago, but I couldn’t because of the trip. I want to responsibly tell you that this braid in King’s hair is not just that!
It's definitely Lovelock or Strand of Love. So that you understand Lovelock is a long strand of hair, which was often braided to show devotion to a person (to a lover, but with King it is loyalty). I think that most likely King was showing his boundless loyalty in this way, perhaps a dark strand of Kaido’s hair is woven in there. By the way, this tradition was taken by Europeans from North American Indians (so perhaps the culture of the Lunarians is not far from the same Skypieans, Shandians, etc.).
P.S.: I’ll correct myself, some historians consider Lovelock’s European origins as a symbol of knightly devotion, but to be honest, I prefer the version with North American Indians. This simply nicely echoes the general tone of the heavenly peoples that were created by Oda, clearly under the impression of the Indians.👉👈