One Piece: Zoro and Sanji VAs Unpack the Scene That Made Them Cry the Most

One Piece has had its fair share of rivalries in the shonen series’ history but one of the strongest is definitely the one between the Straw Hat Pirates’ resident swordsman and their chef. Since the early days of the anime series, Zoro and Sanji have had a “friendly” rivalry that will see the two swashbucklers tally their victories on the battlefield and/or how many animals they can take down for dinner. In a recent interview with the Japanese voice actors that brought Sanji and Zoro to life, Hiroaki Hirata and Kazuya Nakai, the duo described which scenes they consider to be the saddest in One Piece history.

Ironically enough, both of the voice actors for the legendary Straw Hats agreed that the scene where Luffy and company saw goodbye to Vivi during the Alabasta was the saddest moment. To start, Hiroaki Hirata, the voice of Sanji, described the scene that was closest in bringing a tear to his eye, “Vivi, when she talks about her adventure. The scene where we say goodbye to Vivi was emotional. That kind of scene really could make any actor start crying but it reminds me of Vivi’s words from voice actor Watanabe Misa. ‘I definitely won’t cry.’ So, I don’t think there’s a scene where I cry or look like I will cry.” 

Kazuya Nakai then shared his thoughts on Vivi’s farewell scene which capped off the Alabasta Arc, “In episode 129, ‘Everything Began That Day!’ the scene where we bid farewell to Vivi almost made me cry, but I didn’t cry. The only one who cried off-record was Kappei Yamaguchi (Usopp’s voice actor) during our break. He saw the Going Merry burning in the Enies Lobby Saga in the manga, even though we hadn’t reached that point yet in the anime.” 

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