Sanji Dominates One Piece Popularity Poll Amid Toei Animation Criticism

One Piece might be one of the biggest anime in the world right now, but the fan base still has a serious issue with how the show treats a certain member of the crew. Over the years, Toei Animation has earned an infamous reputation for consistently doing Sanji dirty.

Even though the studio might insist they aren’t treating him poorly on purpose, the adaptation itself tells a different story. Fans have been calling this out for ages, demanding the beloved Straw Hat cook be treated fairly. Now, looking at how many votes he pulled in the latest popularity poll, it’s clear that the fan base is fully rallying behind him.

Sanji’s Dominance in the World Top 100 Proves Fans Won’t Tolerate Toei’s Disrespect

In the second One Piece World Top 100 popularity poll, Sanji is absolutely dominating the charts. Despite the frustrating treatment from Toei Animation, the Straw Hat’s cook just proved how much the global fan base actually loves him.

As of writing, Sanji is currently #1 in Japan, Oceania, North America, Central and South America regions. This marks the highest number of regions any single character has dominated in the poll so far. Even the star of the series, Luffy, is currently ranking first solely in Asia. If anything, this sweep just proves how much love there is for Sanji worldwide.

Normally, getting treated this poorly on screen would completely ruin a character’s reputation with the fans. Instead, it’s the exact opposite. It is honestly a huge credit to how well Eiichiro Oda wrote him in the first place, proving that Sanji can easily outshine the studio’s bad decisions and remain a massive fan favorite.

This is a pretty huge jump for him compared to last time. Back during the last worldwide popularity poll, Sanji was sitting in fourth place with roughly half the votes of the number-one contender, Luffy.

But over the years, the Straw Hat cook has steadily built up his reputation. Looking at these latest poll results, it is pretty clear that he is more popular with the fan base right now than he has ever been before.

With the One Piece anime making its highly anticipated return in April 2026 with the Elbaph arc, Toei Animation should review its past mistakes and work on giving Eiichiro Oda’s manga the proper justice it deserves by treating every character fairly.

Sanji Surviving the Botting Controversy Is His Victory Over the Trolls

Recently, the second One Piece ‘World Top 100’ Popularity Poll saw a massive jump in its votes, going from 4 million to 40 million in just one day. Interestingly, this massive surge happened right as Sanji claimed the number one spot across most regions.

Weekly Shonen Jump didn’t take long to step in with an official statement, confirming that a ton of fake votes hit the system during a specific window. To keep things fair, they completely deleted all fraudulent votes and fixed the current rankings.

Shonen Jump also promised to add better security going forward so that fans who actually log in and vote for their favorite characters every day get a fair experience.

However, even after all the fake votes were removed from the system, Sanji still held his standing at the very top of the poll. This totally shuts down all the early rumors and doubts about fans using bots to rig the poll in his favor. It proves that the Straw Hat crew’s beloved cook is genuinely adored by One Piece‘s global fan base and truly deserves that coveted top spot.