‘One piece’ interview: How Usopp and Sanji Straw Hats became the inter -real role model

After twenty -five years on Meera and Sunny, no one can approximate a smile of at least existing flow from the iconic voices of the straw hat One pieceEventually, giving voice to the same character – year -to -hand, arc after arch requires a special mix of loyalty, flexibility and cosmic patience. Nevertheless, when Kampi Yamaguchi and Hiroki Hirata, voices of USOP and Sunji respectively, comic Con Mumbai sat for a chat before her first visit to India for 2025, it is clear that her beloved crew is related to anything but stable.

across One pieceThere is no shortage of dreams, the value of the quarter-series of the sephering across the grand line. But the three-slash slash and Gomu Gomu are two characters between the Panchs, who have not quietly become a role model for an entire generation of boys, trying to find out what kind of men they want to become. Usopp and Sanji – the sniper who makes his way into courage and cook, who is hungry instead of killing a woman – some of the most important emotional anchors of the chain.

‘One Peace’ Voice actors Hiroki Hirata (L) and Kapti Yamaguchi (R) Comic Con perform during a live recall in Mumbai. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

When Yamaguchi-san auditioned for the first time adaptation One pieceHe was not aiming to become a sharpshooter of the ship. Yamaguchi-San says, “I was originally gone for Lafi, but I was rejected,” and the role went to the mythological Mayumi Tanaka, which till date makes a straw hat captain. For many actors, it can end its end. But fate-or perhaps a little Oda-Eske Purvabhas-other schemes. “After playing Usopp for 25 years, he feels that he is the best person for the role,” the interpreter continues. “This is now the closest character he is now.”

For all its long stories and impeccable comic timing, Usopp has never been the most loud or strongest. But he can be the most brave of the straw cap very well, because unlike Lafi or Jorro, he does not believe that he is invincible, and his fear never disappears. He shows. He stutters. He runs. And then he comes back anyway.

The way Yamaguchi-san speaks about USOPPPP, there is a gentle kindness and humility. The character is almost not ready, but as it is grown with someone. Choosing a favorite moment from anime, uncertainly, is an impossible task for someone who has given the sound of more than a thousand episodes. But he recalls farewell, which is going – one moment it was for artists as a tear for fans. “That episode is very close to me,” they say. “But it’s a sad. Perhaps something more fun would be my real favorite.”

‘One Peace’ Voice actor Cuppei Yamaguchi has written next to his on-screen person in Mumbai next to USOPP. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

However, sadness is part of the region. Usopp’s journey was always an underdog undercrunt One pieceSpreads the story. While Luffy barrels towards the pirates King-Hood, Usop’s dream is vague, gentle and undeniably human-to become a “brave warrior of the sea”. Yamaguchi-San San interprets it as an emotional heritage: “Usopapp wants to be like his father, whom he respects and loves deeply. This is his real dream.”

Usopp is for children who have never won the fight, who have asked lies to look long, who are not afraid much often. And for them, he offers something better than Bravo: permission to feel the fear and still go on. To make usopp “cooler” in the traditional anime meaning, there is no need for Yamaguchi-sanay notes. “It is better for him to grow naturally.” This statement can easily be a credo for the series: forced anything and earned everything.

Meanwhile, there are Sunji, who have never reduced on Karishma. He smokes, he rotates, he does the semems with calm. But peel the macho theaterics back, and you find that a man is weighed with insecurity, yet the chronic world’s glory and bone-deep tenderness are ruled by a curious cone.

Hirata-San Sanji bears that strong fire of Sunji. He describes his relationship with materials, which is a devotee with an acceptance. “Even when I read Manga and got a script, there was still no part where I was, ‘Why is it happening to me?” “I think it is easier to work in dramatic scenes than everyday,” they note. “Over the years, it has become natural.”

‘One Peace’ Voice actor Hiroki Hirata stood next to his on-screen person Sanji in Comic Con Mumbai 2025. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

This naturalness extends to many masks of Sanji – Ishqbaaz, fighter, cook. Hirata-San San does not compile the personality of the character. “It’s 3 o’clock when he is cooking. It’s 3 o’clock while he is fighting. It’s 3 o’clock when a beautiful woman passes. I do not divide those parts, they are all Sunji.” The staining of identity between artist and performance is part of making his voice so compelling. He does not game Sunji, but just Is,

Asked what Sanjee did not default for ordinary people about Hita-San Samman or Romance, what was inspired by Sanji in their insecurity with relationships. “Don’t think about what you can get from anyone – but what you can give. Instead of thinking, ‘What can I get from him?” Ask, ‘What can I do to do For that? “It is Sunji in a sentence.

When asked about Sanji’s long-held dream, the feeling of unconscious character confidence again echoes again-all to find the blue-poop ocean where all the fish in the world meet, where tastes and possibilities bloom. “I wonder if it will actually pass,” Hirata-San says, not by dismissal, but with the exhaustion of someone who spent 25 years, saw dreaming. “But if that Does Find this, Sunji will react seriously. Calm. Because it is serious for him. ,

Asked to remember his favorite quarrel, Hirata-San Chakslas never kills a woman while capturing his gratitude fast while running away from the Trans ‘Okama’ warriors in memory of Sanji. “They had to follow their rules – even if it meant.” This moment may be less to slap by most fans, but Hrita sees it as a will for unbalanced principles of Sunji below the pervi outer.

Together, Usopp and Sanji complicate the general Shonen Formula. They are not the strongest or even the most aspiring. But they are the most human continuously. They stumble, they cry, and they run away. And in doing so, they model a masculinity that is not about dominance or troop, but is about showing your complete self, mess and all. Perhaps that’s why they lasted for this long time. And perhaps that is why, long after the sea calms and a piece is finally found, an entire generation of fans will still take a little USOP and Sunji in its back pocket.

‘One Peace’ Voice Actor Cappei Yamaguchi (L) and Hiroki Hirata (R) Pose Pose Pose for a photo with fans in Comic Con Mumbai. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

And it is secret chutney. For a story that extends into oceans, islands and endless imagination, One piece The heartbeat grows up for the hearts, both pulled and spoken. “We were really ready for the new season,” Yamaguchi-san says about Anime’s return after his long gaps. “I was surprised by the reaction from all over the world.” He smiles as if the waves are still surprised. After 25 years, the adventure is still not over. Not for Usopp. Not for Sunji. And of course not for fans who have grown up chasing dreams in their place.

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