positivity post ๐๐!!!!
Iโve been rewatching One Piece with a friend (their first time, my second) And we just finished up Fish Man Island and were watching episode 570 and I saw something so sweet that I hadnโt seen before. It was the scene where Jinbei is trying to tell Luffy about the world and how itโs changed and at first everyone is like this:
Note where everyone is! But then, when things get more serious and the mention of Akainu comes up, saying heโs the new fleet admiral and then Luffy touches his scar and grimaces, remembering bad things and the next time we get a far shot itโs this:
And then for the rest of the conversation, Sanji sat down beside Luffy, kinda like a silent support when they get to Blackbeard.
And I thought wow thatโs so cool and small detail and I decided to check the manga and sure enough:
Sanji just auto sits down beside Luffy, and pretty close too. It doesnโt take observation haki to know hearing about that kind of stuff for Luffy was hard, especially since itโs one of the only times you really see Luffy in distress about his scar and Marineford. And just, Sanji picking up on that and making sure heโs close to to his captain, to be like โhey weโre here with you and for you, youโre not aloneโ. Kindness, probably mixed with guilt for not being there, just more for Sanijโs character. Heโs being there for Luffy now and I canโt get over this subtle little thing.
I had thought about if Luffy had recruited the Strawhats in a different order and they got to see different crewmates origins/events leading up to becoming pirates, and well-
Zoro's whole first-meeting ordeal might have left a different first-impression with Sanji