The term "ship" in anime terms is actually a shortened version of the word "relationship" and represents fan-based relationships between characters in the series. So, if you think two characters would be perfect as a couple, you "ship" them together. When it comes to One Piece ships, one of the most commonly discussed characters in this category is Vinsmoke Sanji, who is incidentally one of the most popular characters in the series. In this article, we decided to explain whether Sanji had a real love interest in the story (because he was making fun of everyone, really) and who he might end up with in the future.

Determining Sanji's romantic interest is quite difficult because he constantly makes fun of all the beautiful female characters in the series. He was even close to marrying into the Charlotte family, but was forced into it, and thankfully, it didn't work out. Officially, Sanji doesn't have any real romantic interests at the moment, and it's difficult, if not downright impossible, to determine who he might end up with in the future.

The remainder of this article will explore the potential relationships of Sanji, one of the most popular characters in the series. We'll explore Sanji's personality in more detail, as well as some of the most popular ships involving him and the characters seen in One Piece. This article won't contain too many spoilers, but please be careful how you approach it if you don't know the full story.

Who could Vinsmoke Sanji end up with?

In this section, we will discuss some of the most likely ships involving Vinsmoke Sanji:

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Nami frequently takes advantage of Sanji's devotion to her by ordering him to run errands, though she is annoyed by his womanizing in serious moments. For example, when Sanji leaves a note for Nami before boarding the Puffing Tom in Water 7, she is annoyed that most of it is a meaningless love letter with the important information only in the postscript.

When Kalifa eliminated Sanji in the Enies Hall, Nami was shocked by his moral ideal of not hitting women and decided to pay her back for what she had done to him. When he was temporarily in her body during the Punk Hazard arc, she was disgusted by his perverted behavior and tried to control him from taking his perversions too far. Sanji also has the honor of being the only Straw Hat member Nami calls with a suffix, i.e., "Sanji-kun" (incidentally, Nami is the only girl to whose name Sanji adds "-san"). Nami was hurt by Sanji's departure in the Zou arc and went to Whole Cake Island with Luffy to save him.

Whether there's any real potential for a relationship between Nami and Sanji is debatable. They're close, and she's certainly pretty enough by Sanji's standards, but there doesn't seem to be anything deeper going on between her and him, so we wouldn't really describe this one as too likely in the future.

Charlotte Pudding

Pudding readily agreed to play Vinsmoke Sanji's wife when Big Mom devised a plan to destroy the Vinsmoke family. When Sanji arrived in Totto Land, Pudding feigned love for him and expressed her desire for them to be happily married, even offering to annul the marriage if Sanji found it to be an unhappy union.

However, Pudding viewed Sanji as a pawn, dismissing the possibility of marrying him. She mocked Sanji's proposal and his swollen face display (which his brothers had beaten), which he then copied, something she assumed he must have done after seeing his third eye and learning of her plan. This is how she truly felt about Sanji.

Sanji was later labeled a monster, a failure, and even unfit to serve as a royal by Pudding. Sanji, unaware of his fiancée's true nature, overheard Pudding talking to her sister and was stunned to see her third eye. When Pudding revealed that she and her mother had planned to murder the entire Vinsmoke family at the Tea Party, he was devastated. Sanji was left with a "broken heart," sobbing in the rain after hearing her insults and criticism of him.

However, the two resolved their issues over time and grew fonder of each other. Now, due to their individual histories, it was almost impossible for the two of them to be a couple at the time, but they fell in love in the end. Pudding even kissed Sanji, which delighted him, but she also took away his memory of the event using her Devil Fruit powers.

Despite being forced to marry her, Sanji actually grew attached to Charlotte Pudding, and it wouldn't be out of the question for him to return to her, as he truly cared for her. Based on the Straw Hats' history with the Charlotte family, this might not be the most likely ship, but we wouldn't really rule it out.

Alto

Sanji met the beautiful dancer Viola while they were in Dressrossa, and she tricked him into thinking she was being pursued. As a result, Sanji immediately offered to help her. Since it was established that she was Donquixote Doflamingo's subordinate, Sanji continued to believe that Viola was being imprisoned against her will and wanted to help her.

At first, she doesn't trust him, but after tasting his Devil Fruit, she realizes he's honest. Using her skills to reveal that Sanji and his team are trapped, she betrays his teammates and urges him to flee Dressrosa. She also provides him with a Den Den Mushi so he can speak with Law and a map so he can find the factory where SAD is manufactured.

As for Viola, she's a pretty likely candidate, based on Sanji's feelings towards her, but given that she hasn't appeared since, we don't have much hope.

And while Sanji could really be paired with anyone due to his simplicity, we really think these three are the most likely, and if Sanji ever decides to go with just one girl, it would be one of these three. But, knowing Sanji, such an outcome isn't likely in the short term, and if he does settle down, it could be with someone we haven't seen in the series yet.