Character Discussion Who is more relevant? Sanji or Nami?
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Pre-TSPre-TS, Nami was definitely more relevant. But then again, back then Nami was tagged with Luffy and Zoro (hence the OG trio). Example,
Whisky Peak, Jaya, when Luffy came to take back to fight Enel, and Water 7 Aqua Lagna.
Can you tell me such team ups in post-TS? I can remember only two occasions - Luffy teaming up with Law and Luffy/Nami fighting Cracker. Everyone would agree that Nami's best post-TS moments came in WCI and that was an arc of Sanji, Sanji clearly overshadowed her there.
So, how am I supposed to take her as important figure just because of one panel with BB?
Don't get me wrong, I am a fan of Nami and very much like the OG trio (my UN is basically Zoro 11, Luffy 56, Nami 73). But Sanji has replaced Nami in terms of importance.
Whisky Peak, Jaya, when Luffy came to take back to fight Enel, and Water 7 Aqua Lagna.
Can you tell me such team ups in post-TS? I can remember only two occasions - Luffy teaming up with Law and Luffy/Nami fighting Cracker. Everyone would agree that Nami's best post-TS moments came in WCI and that was an arc of Sanji, Sanji clearly overshadowed her there.
So, how am I supposed to take her as important figure just because of one panel with BB?
Don't get me wrong, I am a fan of Nami and very much like the OG trio (my UN is basically Zoro 11, Luffy 56, Nami 73). But Sanji has replaced Nami in terms of importance.
That’s true, but that’s one moment in the story. The post timeskip kinda solidified which trio oda was focusing on and who the most prominent characters are.
1. The post timeskip began with Luffy Zoro and Sanji reunifying while Nami was paired with Usopp and Chopper
2. The two arcs about the emperors featured Zoro and Sanji as the most prominent straw hats
3. When the straw hats were separated and the remaining straw hats needed a leader oda made Sanji the acting captain over nami
You can argue that Nami was more prominent pre timeskip, but that was 15 years ago and since then oda has focused much more heavily on the monster trio as the primary characters
In all fairness this tonal shift also is when Oda made a tonal shift for the entire series making One Piece a battle manga more than an adventure manga hence why the fighter became more prominent than the navigator
1. The post timeskip began with Luffy Zoro and Sanji reunifying while Nami was paired with Usopp and Chopper
2. The two arcs about the emperors featured Zoro and Sanji as the most prominent straw hats
3. When the straw hats were separated and the remaining straw hats needed a leader oda made Sanji the acting captain over nami
You can argue that Nami was more prominent pre timeskip, but that was 15 years ago and since then oda has focused much more heavily on the monster trio as the primary characters
In all fairness this tonal shift also is when Oda made a tonal shift for the entire series making One Piece a battle manga more than an adventure manga hence why the fighter became more prominent than the navigator
