One Piece Episode 1109 has fans praising the incredible animation and fighting choreography. However, the Zoro vs S-Hawk scene also makes them believe Toei has some real bias going on.
One Pieceanime is currently featuring theEgghead Island Arc, and we witnessed theZorovs S-Hawk scene in Episode 1109. Directed by Nanami Michibata, the highly anticipated fight has some of the industry’s big names, such as Shoutarou Ban and Vincent Chansard, participating in it.
This is thefirst scene of Vincent Chansardafter making a one-year contract with Toei Animation. The episode also features the scene where the Kid Pirates challenge theRed-Hair Pirates. However, while the episode earned nothing but praise from the fandom, it also brought Toei’s bias to light yet again.
#ONEPIECE1109There’s a clear difference… 😏pic.twitter.com/LUQ9AriPcP
While the pacing has always been an issue, it’s not difficult to realize that Sanji suffers the most from it while Zoro often gets cool moments. The extended version of Zoro vs S-Hawk is an anime canon scene where both characters shine thanks to the fighting choreography.
However, compared to Episode 1095, when S-Shark throws Sanji a few meters away with a simple attack, the bias is all too clear. Both scenes are anime canon, and yet Toei downplays Sanji in one while hypes Zoro in another.
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His gags are also multiplied a lot just to have more scenes for the anime. However, in the long run, this is all making Sanji’s running joke worse than it already is. That’s not to mention he seems weaker in the anime when the manga often shows Zoro and Sanji relative in strength with the former a little bit stronger.
One fanshares, “And then they say they don’t have bias they literally modified two manga panels. One was negative, and the other was positive.”
“That’s pretty clear that Toei has a huge bias in favor of Zoro > Sanji. I mean, Zoro is definitely stronger, but they make Sanji like a joke,” sharesanother.
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Tulisha Srivastava is an Anime Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. She is an expert on Shonen series, particularly One Piece and Jujutsu Kaisen. In the past, she has worked for Comic Book Resources. You can contact her at tulisha.srivastava@dexerto.com
