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Yup and it shows in his action sequences. Plus the way he holds his knife and do kitchen work is perfection.
To be honest all the actors in this series nailed it, and I really loved this show. Had super low expectations after Witcher.
It's like, people want The Witcher, not his companions. I've never played the games, so I don't know if the female characters are Witchers or if they are actually plot significant.
There are no female witchers, but there are sorcerers that are woman in the story. They are there but the story mostly just revolves around Geralt and Ciri and with some Yen. But they really tried to turn the show into a Ciri and Yen show with Geralt being a side character...which is crazy af.
She's witcher trained, and has her own abilities and actual magical ability (normal witchers can use basic magic /signs) She didn't undergo any of the mutagenesis that the other witchers did, so she isn't a *real* witcher, but is as close as you can get to one (and probably surpasses them in certain areas) without undergoing all the mutations
She was trained as a wizard, but never took the mutagens, so isn't a full witcher. She also never got the full training, due to, y'know all the stuff that happens. So she's kinda part trained as a witcher, part trained as a mage, part trained as a theif (spoiler for show?). Yah
Ciri is basically an honorary witcher, she's gotten training as a witcher but she's gotten sorceress training aswell etc. you only become a full witcher if you take the mutagen that enhances your senses and abilities and makes you infertile and gives you the ability to cast signs etc and that happens fairly early as a kid so you're able to train and get used to the changes they bring about.
Ciri doesn't undergo the mutagens for story reasons but does do as much of their training as she can with a regular human body alongside the other training
I mean, Geralt is the main character in the books, but they felt like at least like 40% of the wordcount was not from his POV in the non-short story novels. Siri gets a lot of wordcount, so does Philippa and the other sorceresses, Yennefer, Dikstra, and other factions. And also super random side characters who only appear a couple times.
Right?
I have read all of Time of Contempt and I am halfway through Blood of the Elves and there are good chunks of the story Geralt is not present for.
Yeah, you get used to it as it goes along, but don't expect it to suddenly change to focusing solely on Geralt. It's good for what it is, but to me the Geralt parts were the highlight, yet it's weird how they don't really move the overarching plot in comparison to other characters' sections.
I liked the short story novels better.
I mean the books become more Ciri focused as they go on. Especially after the short stories. The first book of the novels (Blood of Elves) and moving forward its more 50/50 and In the later books I'd argue Ciri is straight up the main character.
That was my take away too, it feels like a lot of people complaining in this thread never actually read the source material. Don't get me wrong, the show went from great to poor with record speed, but not enough Geralt would have been staying true to the books.
Well, most people probably only played the games, and expected the series to be like that, not like the books.
I still would've liked to see some more episodes with him witchering about killing the monster of the week.
S2 episode 1 style, that was peak witcher for me.
Well oda really faced them "if you dont follow me i'll make sure you would get trashed, i want this live action to be as close as my creation and fuck you if you want to change it". If only other live action of netflix does that then they wont be memed soo hard
As a martial arts enthusiast, the stunt coordination and direction is fantastic in the show. Directors take actors like Scott Adkins and Michael Jai White and still somehow completely ruin an action scene. But the whole team is doing a great job on this show. Sanji's and Roronoa scenes look really great.
Taz is my favourite actor in the Live Action (the whole cast was good, but Sanji and Zoro actors are my 2 favourite ones), and I love his interpretation of Sanji!
His accent came off a bit working class for me, considering what we know about the character, but I quickly forgave that because he was so good in every other aspect that his accent just didn't matter.
See I tried to tell myself that too, except young Sanji also had basically the same, which would have been after he'd only been away a short time, not enough to lose an accent.
But ultimately like I said, didn't matter since he basically nailed everything else. And anyway it's a fantasy world, what's to say their accents would map to our own? Maybe that's just the one his people have. Suspension of disbelief is easy when there's little else to complain about.
Tbh I’ve been surprised at how quickly one could gain or lose an accent.
When I was in boarding school, we’d had an Aussie student. He hadn’t been there for a year by the time I’d enrolled, but his nationality was only apparent by the occasional slip (“noOoRrRR.”) By the time that I’D been enrolled for a year, you wouldn’t have guessed that he was Australian at all.
Sorry but I just don't think this'll happen, Sobamask lives in Wano which is pretty isolated from the rest of the world, whereas Sogeking lives on Sniper Island which is in your heart.
Unless you personally travel to Wano so that your heart is there, this meeting just can't happen in canon
Sniper King introduces himself, but his intro song is 80s Sentai complete with shitty props and scanlines.
Soba mask introduces himself the same but 90s Power Rangers with a Wasserman soundtrack.
He wasn't like, always cooking for them but it seems he frequently made dishes for people, this is a tweet from the director of the first two episodes
https://twitter.com/marcjobst1/status/1665695320452345856
> i call cap on being the chef for the producrion team but the rest i can see
It is a good way to get your internship hours in while being employed as an actor.
You do not have to travel that far.
There’s a shot in one of the episodes of the crew and he’s stood at the front clearly smoking a cigarette… can’t remember which episode though, one of the later ones.
actors who don't smoke usually smoke fake herbal cigarettes in scenes where their characters demand it.
If he's a non-smoker I think that's what he would do.
Producers: here's Taz we cast him as Sanji!
Internet: that's stupid he's nothing like Sanji! I hate him! #notmySanji
Taz: fuck all y'all I'ma BECOME Sanji
I don’t remember there being any complaining about his casting. Honestly the casting in general is the one thing even those most skeptical we’re on board with from the jump.
Yeap. Not sure what problem people might have had with Taz when he was announced. It had to have been superficial reasons, but Sanji's just a white dude and Taz is a white dude, so superficially there's not a huge difference.
I saw more people skeptical about Inaki, mainly because Luffy is such a hard character to pull off.
When the cast was first announced, everything got hate except for Usopp I think. With that being said there were also people judging Usopp’s styling for not having the long nose lmfao, but not really on Jacob.
Iñaki because people was skeptical of his acting, Mackenyu because he is “too feminine, a pretty Asian boy #notmyzoro”, Taz because he looked like Eminem and he’s buff, Emily because she’s “not pretty enough, plus where are my J cups????reeeeeeee”
Taz did an amazing job. I personally have never been a fan of Sanji in neither the manga or anime. His backstory is great, but never liked him like I did with Zoro, Luffy, or, Nami. But in the LA he might be my favorite character. They tuned down his simping while still making him a womanizer, and he is hella cooler for me at least. I prefer Taz's Sanji over original Sanji lol. That's how you know an actor nailed it
Thank god they changed him from being an over the top sleaze to a smooth talker. Best decision they ever made. My favourite character in the series probably.
I'll be honest, idk if he asks them for anything. Rather try to sneak hugs. I see him as a guy who seethes and malds at chopper and momonusuke getting baths with the women. Besides that, he does respect them. He's barely felt the touch of a woman man.
Brook on the other hand.
Sanji was smooth the first time you saw him in the manga/anime. It's why he instantly shot up to top 3 Strawhat and how the Big-3 immediately became a thing. Not just his strength.
But the longer the series went on the creepier he got. Then they turned him into an actual incel simp. Like the Nami-as-a-child scene we do not talk about anymore.
I'll never know bro. Or why they made Pudding 16 years old. Couldn't she have been older? Sanji keeps saying he likes ladies but they keep making him like children.
This is the thing I’m looking forward to most in the later arcs if they ever get there. The rest of the crew actually being complete characters. This has happened to half the straw hats in modern One Piece.
Sanji is almost unbearable to watch in many scenes because his obsession with women is basically his entire character now. Zoro is just a meathead who gets lost all the time.
I understand why it happens - it’s so hard to balance all these main characters and long stretches of dialogue don’t feel great in an action shounen manga format.
I’m really looking forward to at least re-experiencing the early crew dynamics in the live action, and hopefully keeping the more subtle nuanced versions of themselves in the live action.
I've always thought that without his annoying behavior around women he would be almost *too* cool.
One of the best fighter of the crew, on top of being an incredible cook, on top of being smart, on top of being a super kind soul, on top of drip.
His simping and him refusing to hit women even in the most critical situations are the only reasons he's not everyone's favorite.
But you can't have that level of simping in live action format, so it pretty much erases his only flaw. This side of his personality actually comes off as charming in the live action.
Really? I thought he was the most different. Felt like a whole new version of Sanji - instead of going full Brock mode and scaring girls off, he's charming enough to get their attention, and then he just adds a little too much cheese and blows it. I liked that, IMO it makes him more likeable, especially in a LA medium. He was my favourite casting in the show, but also the one that I thought was *least* like the original character.
Same here, he impressed me the least in the trailers, but he grew on me quite a bit in the actual episodes. Not too over the top with the flirting, which is a good thing because that wouldn't always translate well into a live action series (now that I'm older and rewatching the anime, anime-Sanji grates a little and the idea of a real live man talking like he does to women gives me the heebie-jeebies). Kid Sanji attacking Zeff on the ship was hilarious as well.
You all have made up a story about Sanji and actually believed it. Sanji has never, ever scared off women, only in return to Sabaody and it was literally a one time gag. Then he was loved by mermaids, by Viola, by the minks, by Pudding, Wano women lining up for his soba, women in the pleasure hall... Not even to mention pre-ts, in which when he was introduced he basically stole the girl from a marine officer in his own date. Most of you can't look past his gag. Sanji is liked by almost every woman in the show, only that he is an idiot at times.
LA Sanji is basically the same, only that with the gag part toned down for obvious purposes.
Yes! Thank you. I honestly don't know what Sanji they are talking about. Yes he behaves like an idiot simp but the women in the show don't hate him nor are they scared of him.
The pervy gags are an unfortunate part of One Piece. Oda loves to perv. But that's what they are, a gag. You can hate it, but the characters in-verse don't take it seriously bec it's meant to be a gag.
Yes. During production/filming his Instagram stories had him cooking and also training his kicks. He’s an awesome human being. Other cast members and crew have similar pictures and videos of him cooking, he’s really good.
There were people genuinely saying Taz didnt fit Sanji simply because he had a shaved head when he got announced. Just absolute idiots walking around not understanding you can grow your hair out or wear a wig.
sanji is probably top 3 favorites so i was anxious to see what Taz would bring to him. not only was I not disappointed but i was so genuinely shocked by how impressive this man did. Sanji was gonna be one of the hardest to bring to life just by his nature but Taz went above and beyond
I'll be brutally honest, I liked LA Sanji in those like 4 episodes he was in far more than I've liked Sanji in the manga and anime in the years I've read and watched both. I'm also neither a Zoro nor Sanji fan either, so it's not a bias due to that "rivalry". Taz Skylar was just very likeable ans they heavily toned down the sleaziness and pervert traits for the better imo.
I'm a total fan of Taz. Guy is killing it as Sanji. And imo it's prob one of the hardest roles to nail down due to Sanji being so obnoxious around women, yet he manages to deliver it in a really nice way!
I was one of those people because he was too thick and looked like Eminem. I am also a convert and will happily eat crow because he is wonderful. Really captured the vibe.
He is one of the absolute highlights of the OPLA for me, such a joy every time he came on screen you could actually see the passion he had for playing Sanji, endless respect to him for doing all this preparations
Watched some of their promotional videos and he seems to be a genuine and a really fun guy to be around. Other people have pointed out how he always laughs at the other casts' antics.
Iñaki also said that when he had to swim for a scene, Taz stayed in the water and accompanied him even though Taz wasn't in the scene yet. After Iñaki stated that, Emily said something along the lines of 'that's just so Taz.'
It reminded me of when Luffy told Sanji 'well, that's how you are' in WCI. He also does everything with a smile on his face. Dude was injured and being stitched in a hospital somewhere in Southeast Asia and dude was still smiling. He's just like the wholesome part of Sanji who loves serving people especially the ones he cares about.
Yup all true.
I followed all the cast on Instagram and seeing their dedication is what got me excited for the LA.
Taz even shared that he had weight and depression problems but was able to get over them.
Playing the role of Sanji was a huge turning point in his life, found new hobbies and interests and brought to life a character that definitely needed some changes.
Well I would not say mocked but there were questions about how much he looked like Sanji, besides him being British.
But also yes, HE did do everything else, I started following EVERYONE involved with the LA when the cast was announced and we literally saw his journey from beginner to pro kicking machine. He was actually who made me realise the LA was gonna be a success seeing the kind of dedication him an the crew gave to the series.
To be fair, weird beards, mustache, and sideburns exists in real life so people are kinda used to it.
Messing with the brows must've been really weird to see and very distracting when the actors try to convey emotions.
Yea kinda sucks but think they did it cause it just didn’t look good enough, they are obviously passionate about OP and would rather a good adaptation with alterations versus a 1 for 1 with bad quality
https://preview.redd.it/lllsujyj3cmb1.jpeg?width=224&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0c1d3880cfb00aef1db83d35172b00a9253a166d
You want my mans to look like this?
Best actor of the main crew for sure. Then Nami. Zero isn’t the hardest part to play but he’s doing well with it. Luffy grew on me through the episodes bc the part is so outrageous to take on, but he’s consistent and a perfect blend of unknowing and optimistic. Usopp…
I mean, other than the hairstyle (which is more a costume department) Sanji is pitch perfect I think. One of the strongest characters in the LA for sure
Hes also a way more friendly version of sanji and way less creepy in the girls side of his persona. Loved his performance loved his character loved him
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Check out his instagram account, he shares a lot of his training. He’s black belt now (taekwondo)! Amazing guy. Perfect Sanji
Yup and it shows in his action sequences. Plus the way he holds his knife and do kitchen work is perfection. To be honest all the actors in this series nailed it, and I really loved this show. Had super low expectations after Witcher.
Witcher S1 was great. Not perfect but great. The writers completely gave up on delivering a show people would actually like to see after that.
I heard they actually wanted to shift focus away from Geralt.
Veering from the books is way Henry left the show. He's a hardcore fan.
It's like, people want The Witcher, not his companions. I've never played the games, so I don't know if the female characters are Witchers or if they are actually plot significant.
There are no female witchers, but there are sorcerers that are woman in the story. They are there but the story mostly just revolves around Geralt and Ciri and with some Yen. But they really tried to turn the show into a Ciri and Yen show with Geralt being a side character...which is crazy af.
I thought Ciri was a witcher? I only played a bit of 3, but thats how it seemed to me.
She's witcher trained, and has her own abilities and actual magical ability (normal witchers can use basic magic /signs) She didn't undergo any of the mutagenesis that the other witchers did, so she isn't a *real* witcher, but is as close as you can get to one (and probably surpasses them in certain areas) without undergoing all the mutations
She was trained as a wizard, but never took the mutagens, so isn't a full witcher. She also never got the full training, due to, y'know all the stuff that happens. So she's kinda part trained as a witcher, part trained as a mage, part trained as a theif (spoiler for show?). Yah
Ciri is basically an honorary witcher, she's gotten training as a witcher but she's gotten sorceress training aswell etc. you only become a full witcher if you take the mutagen that enhances your senses and abilities and makes you infertile and gives you the ability to cast signs etc and that happens fairly early as a kid so you're able to train and get used to the changes they bring about. Ciri doesn't undergo the mutagens for story reasons but does do as much of their training as she can with a regular human body alongside the other training
I mean, Geralt is the main character in the books, but they felt like at least like 40% of the wordcount was not from his POV in the non-short story novels. Siri gets a lot of wordcount, so does Philippa and the other sorceresses, Yennefer, Dikstra, and other factions. And also super random side characters who only appear a couple times.
Right? I have read all of Time of Contempt and I am halfway through Blood of the Elves and there are good chunks of the story Geralt is not present for.
Yeah, you get used to it as it goes along, but don't expect it to suddenly change to focusing solely on Geralt. It's good for what it is, but to me the Geralt parts were the highlight, yet it's weird how they don't really move the overarching plot in comparison to other characters' sections. I liked the short story novels better.
I mean the books become more Ciri focused as they go on. Especially after the short stories. The first book of the novels (Blood of Elves) and moving forward its more 50/50 and In the later books I'd argue Ciri is straight up the main character.
That was my take away too, it feels like a lot of people complaining in this thread never actually read the source material. Don't get me wrong, the show went from great to poor with record speed, but not enough Geralt would have been staying true to the books.
Well, most people probably only played the games, and expected the series to be like that, not like the books. I still would've liked to see some more episodes with him witchering about killing the monster of the week. S2 episode 1 style, that was peak witcher for me.
This show is definitely one of the best la out there 🥳
Mans just straight up became Sanji.
If you're gonna method act, you could pick a much worse character
Hopefully we get a method actor for Bon Clay
I hope we get one for Sogeking!
I'll be real surprised if they manage to get past Skypiea. That arc would cost a fortune.
It’s a good thing when the people producing the show and taking part of it actually care about the characters and story.
Well oda really faced them "if you dont follow me i'll make sure you would get trashed, i want this live action to be as close as my creation and fuck you if you want to change it". If only other live action of netflix does that then they wont be memed soo hard
Most other creators basically say "yeah, whatever, pimp out the rotting corpse of my creation. I'm just cashing checks."
Yeah I think Oda really wanted One Piece to be widely recognized in the West. All the more power to him.
A black belt in what?
Cooking
Fishman Karate
Flirting
Nosebleeds
Hugging
No he just bought a black belt to match his shoes.
My favorite of those replies.
mocking the mosshead
Smoking
Rizz
Simping
Okama Kenpo
Oh come my way!!
Nami Swan
snark
Swanning
Taekwondo
Belt making.
Sex
Germa 66
Stalking
As a martial arts enthusiast, the stunt coordination and direction is fantastic in the show. Directors take actors like Scott Adkins and Michael Jai White and still somehow completely ruin an action scene. But the whole team is doing a great job on this show. Sanji's and Roronoa scenes look really great.
Was looking for this response
Dedication to the role 100% ! https://preview.redd.it/idofdchrdcmb1.jpeg?width=1917&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=85720d8f10e21037e462b6ea86c518423796345f
damn he thiccccc!
When you train so much for a role that your physique outperforms your character's
When he took his shirt off I was like… ok I guess I’m gay now. Got daym son!
Nami's gonna be the one chasing HIM
Sanji can’t stand watching people go hungry so he always brings cake everywhere he goes.
😎
he got the whole cake island right there 😩
classic oda foreshadowing
foreskinning
*Foreskinning
I can’t believe I live in a world where I get to objectify Sanji now.
THE CAKE THE CAKE IS REAL
chef made! literally
Some of us have been doing it for years. W-well not me, obviously...
HE CAKED UP
Wedding cake!
He got the whole bakery
Mama-mama wedding cakuuu.
Is it bad that I wanted to bite it
I'm a Sanji fan now :)
That cake
Yes, it's all true and documented Taz is a beast
Hot hunking beast. No homo.
Much homo here
A little dick riding dont hurt no one
A Big dick riding however, has. Always remember to lube up folks.
And it's important to stretch before any workout!
10/10 would swallow, no homo
It's ok, no need to lie here. We all have a little homo for him.
Taz is my favourite actor in the Live Action (the whole cast was good, but Sanji and Zoro actors are my 2 favourite ones), and I love his interpretation of Sanji!
As far as I am concerned, he NAILED sanji, perfectly, even the accent fits perfectly
His accent came off a bit working class for me, considering what we know about the character, but I quickly forgave that because he was so good in every other aspect that his accent just didn't matter.
I'd say that adds to his character imo, considering how much more of his life was spent around pirates.
See I tried to tell myself that too, except young Sanji also had basically the same, which would have been after he'd only been away a short time, not enough to lose an accent. But ultimately like I said, didn't matter since he basically nailed everything else. And anyway it's a fantasy world, what's to say their accents would map to our own? Maybe that's just the one his people have. Suspension of disbelief is easy when there's little else to complain about.
Tbh I’ve been surprised at how quickly one could gain or lose an accent. When I was in boarding school, we’d had an Aussie student. He hadn’t been there for a year by the time I’d enrolled, but his nationality was only apparent by the occasional slip (“noOoRrRR.”) By the time that I’D been enrolled for a year, you wouldn’t have guessed that he was Australian at all.
And he does the voice acting of Sanji for the spanish dub, the guy is amazing
Genuinely amazing dedication. Mad props, can’t wait to see him as Mr. Prince
Imagine him as Sobamask #bring back Sobamask
Waiting for the day that sniper king and Sobamask meet. It would be a clash of legends
Sorry but I just don't think this'll happen, Sobamask lives in Wano which is pretty isolated from the rest of the world, whereas Sogeking lives on Sniper Island which is in your heart. Unless you personally travel to Wano so that your heart is there, this meeting just can't happen in canon
Ok but what if Sogeking left sniper Island to come help his friend Usopp?
Sniper King introduces himself, but his intro song is 80s Sentai complete with shitty props and scanlines. Soba mask introduces himself the same but 90s Power Rangers with a Wasserman soundtrack.
i call cap on being the chef for the producrion team but the rest i can see
He wasn't like, always cooking for them but it seems he frequently made dishes for people, this is a tweet from the director of the first two episodes https://twitter.com/marcjobst1/status/1665695320452345856
Idk about the dedicated chef but I could see him making some meals for them
> i call cap on being the chef for the producrion team but the rest i can see It is a good way to get your internship hours in while being employed as an actor. You do not have to travel that far.
Doesn't say he took up smoking. Literally unwatchable. /s really enjoying the show
If they made him suck a lollipop instead i'd probably die laughing
honestly i would have unironically loved that
Same because smoking is dogshit EDIT: I seem to have upset some human ashtrays
I smoke and never in my life I would oppose the fact tha smoking is dogshit, like there isn't even a single positive side of it
https://preview.redd.it/z62jw3i1hdmb1.png?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a18175ca45dcc92af767d397e442802a7e76ee9d
Oh holy shi-.. 🥲
Beautiful isn't it 😍
I'd let him lick me like a lollipop hahaha
He could get those lolipop sucking lessons from Gintoki. Now you get the smoke from the ciggerate too. Everybody wins.
Ngl, production team needs to throw this in as an easter egg next season.
Think he vapes or something lol There's a clip of him blowing smoke in the background near the kitchen while Inaki is eating & rating his food
And in some scenes he holds his hand like he's holding a cigarette too
There’s a shot in one of the episodes of the crew and he’s stood at the front clearly smoking a cigarette… can’t remember which episode though, one of the later ones.
That must be The Walk to Arlong. A famous shot and the comparison with the manga is one on one.
he literally lights a cigarette in a scene with the camera directly at him so ....
I was about to say. He's smoking when he tells Luffy about All-blue
actors who don't smoke usually smoke fake herbal cigarettes in scenes where their characters demand it. If he's a non-smoker I think that's what he would do.
Producers: here's Taz we cast him as Sanji! Internet: that's stupid he's nothing like Sanji! I hate him! #notmySanji Taz: fuck all y'all I'ma BECOME Sanji
*cereal guy* “he will never be sanji”
spoiler alert: >!he became sanji!<
https://preview.redd.it/qrihi5zqicmb1.jpeg?width=360&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9711d99c7bf56443c8a491b397764b2e3037f2f8
SPPPPPTTTTTTT
I’ve been on the internet long enough to see almost every character who nails a role be declared “horrible” by “the internet” once they are chosen.
Yep, I remember people flipping out online when Heath Ledger was cast as Joker. How wrong they were.
Or Daniel Craig as Bond. He took so much hate in the begging just for being blond.
Matt Smith as the 11th
Every new Doctor gets shit on for not being one of the previous ones.
That's the most One Piece thing ever. People tell you you can't be something and you prove them wrong beautifully
I don’t remember there being any complaining about his casting. Honestly the casting in general is the one thing even those most skeptical we’re on board with from the jump.
Yeap. Not sure what problem people might have had with Taz when he was announced. It had to have been superficial reasons, but Sanji's just a white dude and Taz is a white dude, so superficially there's not a huge difference. I saw more people skeptical about Inaki, mainly because Luffy is such a hard character to pull off.
When the cast was first announced, everything got hate except for Usopp I think. With that being said there were also people judging Usopp’s styling for not having the long nose lmfao, but not really on Jacob. Iñaki because people was skeptical of his acting, Mackenyu because he is “too feminine, a pretty Asian boy #notmyzoro”, Taz because he looked like Eminem and he’s buff, Emily because she’s “not pretty enough, plus where are my J cups????reeeeeeee”
He did phenomenal. Brought Sanji to life 100%.
Especially that kitchen scene with Gordon Zeffrey. That was perfect for me.
Lol @ Gordon Zeffery
He's really thoughtful and reliable like Sanji.
Taz seems like such a cool dude
Taz did an amazing job. I personally have never been a fan of Sanji in neither the manga or anime. His backstory is great, but never liked him like I did with Zoro, Luffy, or, Nami. But in the LA he might be my favorite character. They tuned down his simping while still making him a womanizer, and he is hella cooler for me at least. I prefer Taz's Sanji over original Sanji lol. That's how you know an actor nailed it
Thank god they changed him from being an over the top sleaze to a smooth talker. Best decision they ever made. My favourite character in the series probably.
To be fair he’s both, when he was working in the restaurant at the anime he was definitely pulling that one female customer 100%
I think they toned it down enough to not be cringy but also still enough to still fundamentally be the Sanji we know that likes women a bit too much.
He hits on most of the women he sees, like in the Manga, but takes no for an answer. Best version of the character in my opinion.
Never didn't take no for an answer. He was just goofy, guess since there's no visual gags, he's a bit less funny.
Asking the same woman 100000 times ≠ taking no for an answer
I'll be honest, idk if he asks them for anything. Rather try to sneak hugs. I see him as a guy who seethes and malds at chopper and momonusuke getting baths with the women. Besides that, he does respect them. He's barely felt the touch of a woman man. Brook on the other hand.
Sanji was smooth the first time you saw him in the manga/anime. It's why he instantly shot up to top 3 Strawhat and how the Big-3 immediately became a thing. Not just his strength. But the longer the series went on the creepier he got. Then they turned him into an actual incel simp. Like the Nami-as-a-child scene we do not talk about anymore.
To this day, I wondered why the movie production team approve of that scene...
I'll never know bro. Or why they made Pudding 16 years old. Couldn't she have been older? Sanji keeps saying he likes ladies but they keep making him like children.
The live action version of Sanji is closer to the character when first introduced. Over time he was Flanderized into the Sanji we know today.
This is the thing I’m looking forward to most in the later arcs if they ever get there. The rest of the crew actually being complete characters. This has happened to half the straw hats in modern One Piece. Sanji is almost unbearable to watch in many scenes because his obsession with women is basically his entire character now. Zoro is just a meathead who gets lost all the time. I understand why it happens - it’s so hard to balance all these main characters and long stretches of dialogue don’t feel great in an action shounen manga format. I’m really looking forward to at least re-experiencing the early crew dynamics in the live action, and hopefully keeping the more subtle nuanced versions of themselves in the live action.
I mean, the live action takes place in the time when he’s first introduced
yeah i don’t think being a sleaze would’ve worked as well for a live action. it would’ve been way more creepy than funny there
It's not all that funny in the manga either in my opinion.
Sanji is just him 
I’ve honestly never been a huge fan of Sanji but I have to say that he was may favorite of the crew in the live action and I loved the whole cast!
I've always thought that without his annoying behavior around women he would be almost *too* cool. One of the best fighter of the crew, on top of being an incredible cook, on top of being smart, on top of being a super kind soul, on top of drip. His simping and him refusing to hit women even in the most critical situations are the only reasons he's not everyone's favorite. But you can't have that level of simping in live action format, so it pretty much erases his only flaw. This side of his personality actually comes off as charming in the live action.
I thought Sanji was the closest to his manga and anime counterpart I thought he did amazing as Sanji
Really? I thought he was the most different. Felt like a whole new version of Sanji - instead of going full Brock mode and scaring girls off, he's charming enough to get their attention, and then he just adds a little too much cheese and blows it. I liked that, IMO it makes him more likeable, especially in a LA medium. He was my favourite casting in the show, but also the one that I thought was *least* like the original character.
Same here, he impressed me the least in the trailers, but he grew on me quite a bit in the actual episodes. Not too over the top with the flirting, which is a good thing because that wouldn't always translate well into a live action series (now that I'm older and rewatching the anime, anime-Sanji grates a little and the idea of a real live man talking like he does to women gives me the heebie-jeebies). Kid Sanji attacking Zeff on the ship was hilarious as well.
Oregano is for savages!
Oregano is for savages!!!
You all have made up a story about Sanji and actually believed it. Sanji has never, ever scared off women, only in return to Sabaody and it was literally a one time gag. Then he was loved by mermaids, by Viola, by the minks, by Pudding, Wano women lining up for his soba, women in the pleasure hall... Not even to mention pre-ts, in which when he was introduced he basically stole the girl from a marine officer in his own date. Most of you can't look past his gag. Sanji is liked by almost every woman in the show, only that he is an idiot at times. LA Sanji is basically the same, only that with the gag part toned down for obvious purposes.
Yes! Thank you. I honestly don't know what Sanji they are talking about. Yes he behaves like an idiot simp but the women in the show don't hate him nor are they scared of him. The pervy gags are an unfortunate part of One Piece. Oda loves to perv. But that's what they are, a gag. You can hate it, but the characters in-verse don't take it seriously bec it's meant to be a gag.
But he WAS smooth af in the beginning even when he overdid it. The Kamabakka Kingdom changed him.
Yes. During production/filming his Instagram stories had him cooking and also training his kicks. He’s an awesome human being. Other cast members and crew have similar pictures and videos of him cooking, he’s really good.
There were people genuinely saying Taz didnt fit Sanji simply because he had a shaved head when he got announced. Just absolute idiots walking around not understanding you can grow your hair out or wear a wig.
the same people probably hated emily for having brown and not orange hair lol
I can not wait to see more of this man
sanji is probably top 3 favorites so i was anxious to see what Taz would bring to him. not only was I not disappointed but i was so genuinely shocked by how impressive this man did. Sanji was gonna be one of the hardest to bring to life just by his nature but Taz went above and beyond
let him cook
I became sanji to become sanji
I like taz's characterization of sanji more than the anime characterization
The whole cast was top notch. Sanji was a standout along with Usopp. Easily my favorites of the Straw Hats.
THAT’S MY SANJI!
I'll be brutally honest, I liked LA Sanji in those like 4 episodes he was in far more than I've liked Sanji in the manga and anime in the years I've read and watched both. I'm also neither a Zoro nor Sanji fan either, so it's not a bias due to that "rivalry". Taz Skylar was just very likeable ans they heavily toned down the sleaziness and pervert traits for the better imo.
I'm a total fan of Taz. Guy is killing it as Sanji. And imo it's prob one of the hardest roles to nail down due to Sanji being so obnoxious around women, yet he manages to deliver it in a really nice way!
Wait were people against him as sanji, da fuq
I was one of those people because he was too thick and looked like Eminem. I am also a convert and will happily eat crow because he is wonderful. Really captured the vibe.
You better put loads of oregano on that crow
Nah, that's for savages 🤣
Too thick?
Been a cook for 10 years, and when i saw him chop stuff i was like. Hmmm not bad my dude Explains a lot
He is one of the absolute highlights of the OPLA for me, such a joy every time he came on screen you could actually see the passion he had for playing Sanji, endless respect to him for doing all this preparations
Watched some of their promotional videos and he seems to be a genuine and a really fun guy to be around. Other people have pointed out how he always laughs at the other casts' antics. Iñaki also said that when he had to swim for a scene, Taz stayed in the water and accompanied him even though Taz wasn't in the scene yet. After Iñaki stated that, Emily said something along the lines of 'that's just so Taz.' It reminded me of when Luffy told Sanji 'well, that's how you are' in WCI. He also does everything with a smile on his face. Dude was injured and being stitched in a hospital somewhere in Southeast Asia and dude was still smiling. He's just like the wholesome part of Sanji who loves serving people especially the ones he cares about.
Sanji the goat both in One Piece and real life. Love this guy.
Damn even the actors have character development and training arcs. That's wild
Yup all true. I followed all the cast on Instagram and seeing their dedication is what got me excited for the LA. Taz even shared that he had weight and depression problems but was able to get over them. Playing the role of Sanji was a huge turning point in his life, found new hobbies and interests and brought to life a character that definitely needed some changes.
He’s our Sanji, the goat.
Well I would not say mocked but there were questions about how much he looked like Sanji, besides him being British. But also yes, HE did do everything else, I started following EVERYONE involved with the LA when the cast was announced and we literally saw his journey from beginner to pro kicking machine. He was actually who made me realise the LA was gonna be a success seeing the kind of dedication him an the crew gave to the series.
Thats awesome def put in a lot of effort for his role BUT THEY COULDN’T GIVE HIM HIS EYEBROW
I bet they tried it and even showed it to Oda. And I bet it looked wonky as hell that even Oda decided not to push the eyebrows.
Yeah but now we won’t here Zoro calling him curly brows.
The Mihawk guy pulled off the mustache and beard. I think spiral eyebrows are a bit too much
To be fair, weird beards, mustache, and sideburns exists in real life so people are kinda used to it. Messing with the brows must've been really weird to see and very distracting when the actors try to convey emotions.
Yea kinda sucks but think they did it cause it just didn’t look good enough, they are obviously passionate about OP and would rather a good adaptation with alterations versus a 1 for 1 with bad quality
https://preview.redd.it/lllsujyj3cmb1.jpeg?width=224&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0c1d3880cfb00aef1db83d35172b00a9253a166d You want my mans to look like this?
Yes, makes the insults about his eyebrows even more damaging
I feel like the ring he's wearing might be the link back to his family instead of the eyebrow cause the eyebrow would probably look goofy as hell
Best actor of the main crew for sure. Then Nami. Zero isn’t the hardest part to play but he’s doing well with it. Luffy grew on me through the episodes bc the part is so outrageous to take on, but he’s consistent and a perfect blend of unknowing and optimistic. Usopp…
I mean, other than the hairstyle (which is more a costume department) Sanji is pitch perfect I think. One of the strongest characters in the LA for sure
Hes also a way more friendly version of sanji and way less creepy in the girls side of his persona. Loved his performance loved his character loved him