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'''Sanji''' may refer to:
{{in-universe|date=November 2008}}
{{Mergeto|List of One Piece characters#Protagonists|Talk:List of One Piece characters#Merge-in protagonists|date=November 2008}}
:{{otheruses4|the [[One Piece]] character|the music video director|Sanji (director)|the seiyū|Sanji Hase}}
{{Infobox animanga character
| name = Sanji
| color = #0000FF
| series = One Piece
| image = [[Image:Sanji2.jpg|230px]]
| caption = Sanji, from the [[anime]] and [[manga]] series [[One Piece]].
| first = Manga Chapter #43 <br /> Anime Episode #20
| last =
| creator = [[Eiichiro Oda]]
| voiced by = '''Japanese'''<br>[[Hiroaki Hirata]]<br>[[Ikue Ōtani]] (as a child)<br>'''English'''<br>[[David Moo]] ([[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]])<br>[[Veronica Taylor]] (4Kids, as a child)<br>[[Eric Vale]] ([[Funimation Entertainment|Funimation]])<br>[[Joe Murray (actor)|Joe Murray]] ([[Odex]] #1)<br>[[Paul Pistore]] ([[Odex]] #2)
| nickname = "Black Leg" Sanji ([[Navy (One Piece)|Navy]])<br>"Love-Cook" (self)<br>"Hunter" (self)<br>"Little Eggplant" (Zeff: Japanese versions, English manga)<br>"String Bean" (Zeff: 4Kids dub)<br>"Dartboard-Eyebrow" ([[Roronoa Zoro|Zoro]])<br>"Mosquito Repellent Eyebrow" ([[Roronoa Zoro|Zoro]])<br>"Hogeh" ([[Roronoa Zoro|Zoro: EP-339]])<br>"Ero-Cook" (Zoro & Usopp)<br>"Mister Prince" (self)<br>"Eyebrow Freak" (Zoro: Funimation dub)
| age = 19 <ref name="vol7p46">
{{cite book
|last=Oda
|first=Eiichirō
|title=The Crap-Geezer
|series=One Piece
|volume=7
|year=2005
|publisher=[[Viz Media]]
|isbn=1-59116-852-X
|page=p. 46
}}
</ref>
| gender = Male
| species = Human
| born = March 2<ref name="vol15p90">
{{cite book
|last=Oda
|first=Eiichirō
|title=Straight Ahead!!!
|series=One Piece
|volume=15
|year=2007
|publisher=[[Viz Media]]
|isbn=1-4215-1092-8
|page=p. 90
}}
</ref>
| occupation = Pirate ([[Straw Hat Pirates|Straw-Hat Pirates]], Chef)
| relatives =
| paux1 name = Bounty
| paux1 = 77,000,000 Beli
}}


* [[Changji]] or Sanji, city in Xinjiang, China
{{nihongo|'''Sanji'''|サンジ}} is a fictional character in the [[anime]] and [[manga]] series ''[[One Piece]]'', created and written by artist [[Eiichiro Oda]]. He is the fourth member to join the crew and the chef of the [[Straw Hat Pirates]].
* [[Sanji, Fujian]], village in Nanping, Fujian, China
* [[Sanji (director)]], Sanji Senaka, an American music video director
* [[Sanji (given name)]], a masculine Japanese given name
* [[Sanji (One Piece)]], fictional character in the ''One Piece'' manga and anime series
* [[Sanji Iwabuchi]], former Japanese rear Admiral in the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]]


==See also==
==Creation and conception==
* [[Senji (disambiguation)]]
{{Expand|date=September 2008}}


{{disambiguation}}
==Character outline==
===Personality===
Sanji is the Straw Hat crew's chain-smoking chef, whose dream is to find All Blue, a legendary ocean which contains all the fish in the world.<ref name="ch57">
{{cite book
|last=Oda
|first=Eiichirō
|title=The Crap-Geezer
|series=One Piece
|volume=7
|year=2005
|publisher=[[Viz Media]]
|isbn=1-59116-852-X
|chapter=57. If You Have a Dream
}}
</ref> He takes great pride in the meals he makes.

Sanji is also a very skilled fighter, who uses only kicks. He said, that this is because a chef's hands are his prized possession and should not be risked in battle.<ref name="ch370">
{{cite book
|last=Oda
|first=Eiichirō
|title=Struggle
|series=One Piece
|volume=39
|year=2005
|publisher=[[Shueisha]]
|language=Japanese
|isbn=4-08-873872-1
|chapter=370. You're Not Alone
}}
</ref> He was trained by the once infamous pirate and chef Red Leg Zeff, who had been to the Grand Line himself.

In battle, he typically manipulates things from off-panel and then appears in the front lines at a very crucial moment. This has led to a running gag in the series centering around Sanji never being recognized by the Straw Hats' enemies, a joke culminating in the release of his first wanted poster.

Sanji has a strong sense of chivalry, and he will never harm a woman, no matter what. As said by himself, he will never kick a woman even if he dies because that is how he was brought up.<ref name="ch403">
{{cite book
|last=Oda
|first=Eiichirō
|title=Pirates vs. CP9
|series=One Piece
|volume=42
|year=2006
|publisher=[[Shueisha]]
|language=Japanese
|isbn=4-08-874127-7
|chapter=403. Mr. Chivalry
}}
</ref> Sanji also seems to keep this code regardless of a woman's appearance.<ref name="ch453">
{{cite book
|last=Oda
|first=Eiichirō
|title=Cloudy with Occasional Bones
|series=One Piece
|volume=47
|year=2007
|publisher=[[Shueisha]]
|language=Japanese
|isbn=4-08-874411-7
|chapter=453. Cloudy with Occasional Bones
}}
</ref>

Sanji and [[Roronoa Zoro|Zoro]] are rivals and always picking fights over silly things, and calling each other names. Even though they both make clear that they dislike each other on a daily basis, they have shown at some crucial moments that they do care for each other as friends.

===Abilities===
Sanji is a powerful martial artist with superhuman strength, speed, and endurance. He is considered by the Straw Hat crew to be one of their strongest fighters. Sanji has mastered ''Red Leg'', a fictional unarmed martial art which strictly uses the lower body and legs in combat similar to [[capoeira]]. Sanji's leg strength is great enough to smash through rock and defeat monstrous beasts in a single blow. Sanji is also shown to be very acrobatic, using flips and handstands in his fighting. His fighting style's name is taken from the alias of [[List of minor characters in One Piece#Zeff|"Red Leg" Zeff]], Sanji's mentor and developer of the style.

Sanji's most powerful ability is ''Diable Jambe'', which involves rotating at high speeds, heating his leg via friction until it glows red-hot. This powerful ability enhances his kick and literally burns his opponent when it connects. The more Sanji uses his kick, the more his legs are damaged, but the legs would heal after time. Oda states this is because Sanji's heart burns even hotter.<ref name="vol44p146">
{{cite book
|last=Oda
|first=Eiichirō
|title=Let's Return
|series=One Piece
|volume=44
|year=2006
|publisher=[[Shueisha]]
|language=Japanese
|isbn=4-08-874287-7
|page=p. 146
}}
</ref>

A unique attack to Sanji would be his beautification attack (Parage Shot!), which he demonstrated against chef Wanze. With several kicks to the face, Wanze's face changed to resemble one would expect from the protagonist of a shojou manga. This skill is shown again many chapters later on Iron Mask Duval.

As an expert chef, Sanji is capable of preparing almost any dish imaginable, while holding to a strong sense of the aesthetics of cooking. Sanji is also skilled in fighting with kitchen knives, as demonstrated against Cipher Pol chef Wanze.<ref name="ch370"/> He is able to make very accurate cuts.

His techniques are named in French, and generally refer to the part of the body Sanji is attacking.

==Plot overview==
Nine years before the Straw Hats meet him, a young Sanji is working aboard a floating restaurant as a trainee chef in the North Blue. Even at this early point in his life, he dreams of finding All Blue. This makes him somewhat of an outcast among the other chefs, who regard the sea as nothing more than a legend told to small children. The cruise ship is attacked by the pirate "Red Leg" Zeff, and the ship sinks during the ensuing battle.

Sanji is surprisingly rescued by Zeff, and they both wash onto the shore of a nearby desolate island. The island was completely made of rock. Its edges were too steep to climb and they had no way of getting nutrition. With almost no food left, Zeff splits the remaining rations with Sanji, keeping a large sack for himself since, as he tells Sanji, he is an adult with a larger stomach. He tells Sanji to wait for a rescue ship on the other side of the island. Many weeks pass, and with Sanji having finished his rations much earlier, he decides to steal Zeff's food. He tells the old man not to interfere or he will kill him, and slashes the large sack of food open, only to discover that it's just a sack of treasure.

Sanji then notices Zeff's missing leg, and realizes Zeff had no food for the entire time they had been stranded and was forced to eat his own leg. Sanji tearfully asks why Zeff would do such a thing, and Zeff explains to him that they share the dream of finding All Blue. The two are rescued some time later, and Zeff uses his treasure to establish the Baratie, a floating restaurant in the East Blue with Sanji as his sous-chef. Due to this ordeal, Sanji will never refuse someone a meal and becomes angry when someone wastes food.

==Appearances in other media==
Along with other ''One Piece'' characters, Sanji appeared in ''Cross Epoch'' the short story created in cooperation by Oda and [[Dragon Ball (manga)|Dragon Ball]] creator [[Akira Toriyama]],{{fact}} as well as in the video games ''[[Jump Super Stars]]'', ''[[Jump Ultimate Stars]]'', and ''[[Battle Stadium D.O.N]]''.

==Reception==
{{Expand|date=September 2008}}
Sanji is one of the most popular One Piece characters, as he ranked third in a recent Japanese fan poll.<ref name="vol43p214">
{{cite book
|last=Oda
|first=Eiichirō
|title=The Legendary Hero
|series=One Piece
|volume=43
|year=2006
|publisher=[[Shueisha]]
|language=Japanese
|isbn=4-08-874149-8
|page=p. 214
}}
</ref>

==References==
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{{Reflist|2}}
</div>

{{One Piece characters}}

[[Category:One Piece characters]]
[[Category:Anime and manga martial artists]]
[[Category:Anime and manga characters with superhuman strength]]
[[Category:Fictional pirates]]
[[Category:Fictional chefs]]

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