This has always been the case.
Starting from the decision to make Sanji the only East Blue recruit not from there and beginning his flashback on a ship without explanation so he could breadcrumb the lost prince origin story.
Oda is a perverted freak, and that shines through with Sanji.
What also shines through is that the values his ideals of kindness. It’s why Sanji is the only other Strawhat to regularly convert adversaries to friends.
A lot of this fandom is made up of morons though, and can’t see past Zoro’s hype moments to realise Oda has gradually reduced everything else that used to make him compelling. The other Strawhats have faired even worse, especially Usopp.
Starting from the decision to make Sanji the only East Blue recruit not from there and beginning his flashback on a ship without explanation so he could breadcrumb the lost prince origin story.
Oda is a perverted freak, and that shines through with Sanji.
What also shines through is that the values his ideals of kindness. It’s why Sanji is the only other Strawhat to regularly convert adversaries to friends.
A lot of this fandom is made up of morons though, and can’t see past Zoro’s hype moments to realise Oda has gradually reduced everything else that used to make him compelling. The other Strawhats have faired even worse, especially Usopp.
Noting has changed about how compelling Zoro is. Zoro is bonding with the Giants like he did on little Garden cause he likes their warrior spirit. Now he in the leading position with them after Gabbum failed to save his son and Zoro had to save his son life while Gabbum Literally lose to a female.


