So you’d think Sanji “leaving” the crew here wouldn’t be as impactful. I know we already had Usopp “leave” the Straw Hat crew back in Water 7. Whole Cake Island was also surprisingly emotional. And I really enjoyed Sanji’s interactions with his siblings (who have great voice actors I recognized, such as Kenjirou Tsuda). But, this goes beyond that without retconning it. I mean, we already saw Sanji’s backstory from when he joined the Baratie. It would have been easy for this whole Vinsmoke connection for Sanji to feel forced. Specifically, I think Sanji’s whole backstory with the Vinsmokes was great. But Whole Cake Island did a lot more than those arcs. I do still really like Thriller Bark, and I enjoyed Zou as well. And this increase in quality applies to all aspects of the anime, namely the story and art/animation.Īs far as the story goes, this may be my new favorite arc. Overall, I’d say there was a substantial increase in the quality of the series in Whole Cake Island compared to what came before. Their goal is simply to rescue Sanji and flee Big Mom’s territory. At this point, the Straw Hats aren’t strong enough to take down Big Mom and her crew. And so, the entire Whole Cake Island Arc is really just a giant rescue mission. Obviously, Luffy isn’t going to simply let Big Mom have Sanji. And, this sets up a reason for the Straw Hats to finally come into contact with the crew of one of the Four Emperors of the Sea. We get Sanji’s whole childhood backstory at this time, which explains how he made his way to the East Blue. Why was Sanji being married to one of Big Mom’s daughters? Because he’s actually a prince from the Vinsmoke clan of the West Blue and the Big Mom Pirates and Germa 66 (the Vinsmoke’s “country”) wanted to forge an alliance. Then, Sanji was captured by the Big Mom Pirates at Zou and taken to Whole Cake Island to be married to one of Big Mom’s daughters. Partway through Dressrosa, Sanji left with I believe Nami, Brook, and Chopper to head to Zou before the rest of the Straw Hat Crew.
And, I think the first improvement that’s worth discussing is the plot of the arc. But, I’ll say Whole Cake Island masked those issues a lot better than Dressrosa did. But as I’ll explain in this review, Whole Cake Island didn’t suffer from the same issues Dressrosa did. That’s fairly close to the length of Dressrosa. It started airing in 2017 and concluded in 2019. The Whole Cake Island Arc of the One Piece anime covers 95 episodes from Episode 783 to Episode 877.
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