One Piece: Top 10 Fan-Favorite Characters (According To MyAnimeList)

The immense success that One Piece has garnered over the years is by no means a fluke. When millions of fans world-wide stay loyal for many years with little to no complaints; that could only mean that the series has real substance to it.

One Piece is a series that gives meticulous attention to all the details. The worldbuilding is among the best in the anime platform, the storyline is unique, completely original to One Piece, and the cast is full of amazing and diverse characters—it’s only in One Piece that you see a minor antagonist with a backstory sad enough to attract the sympathy of the viewer. Every character in One Piece is great on their own right, but only a few could be considered as fan favorites. We rank them via votes from the website MyAnimeList.

Updated on October 5th, 2021 by Anya Wassenberg: This list was revised to include changes to the rankings and their numbers from when the original list was published in June of 2020. One Piece is such a popular and longstanding anime that fan favorite characters are always changing with each new story arc.

10 Jinbe (3,000+ Users)

Knight of the Sea Jinbe is the helmsman for the Straw Hats, and the tenth member of the crew. Jinbe is a whale shark fish-man, and his specialty (not surprisingly) is Fish-Man Karate. He was once one of the Sun Pirates, and he shares his former captain’s dream of equality between humans and fish-men.

As a fish-man, he’s the tallest member of the Straw Hats, and while he’s got the rounded body of a whale, he has the face of a Japanese demon.

9 Franky (4800+ Users)

It’s no surprise that bulked up Franky is also known as Iron Man. He’s the shipwright for the Straw Hats, and the eighth member of the crew. Franky is the name he chose to hide his real identity as Cutty Flam from South Blue.

A former member of Tom’s Workers, his body was so damaged he became a cyborg. Originally an enemy of the Straw Hats with his Franky Family crew, they became allies, and he joined Luffy’s crew to fulfill his dream of creating a dream ship to travel the world.

8 Brook (8,100+ Users)

Also called Soul King, Brook is the musician of the Straw Hats, and a swordsman too. The ninth member of the crew, Brook was once one of the Rumbar Pirates. He died, and came back to life by eating the Yomi Yomi no Mi, a type of Devil Fruit.

The only catch is, his soul comes back to his body no matter what condition it’s in, and how much decay has already occurred. Along with resurrecting him, it also gives him the ability to move his soul around and leave his skeleton, similar to astral projection.

7 Nami (11,700+ Users)

“Cat Burglar” Nami is the navigator of the Straw Hats, and one of the core members. She is, in many ways, the brains of the crew. If Usopp’s role was to humor along Luffy’s goofy side, Nami’s role is to keep Luffy’s goofy side in check.

Now more than ever, Nami’s role in the crew is one of the most vital. If anyone of the Straw Hats is responsible for getting the crew to Laugh Tale, then it’s definitely Nami.

6 Usopp (11,800+ Users)

“God” Usopp is a brave warrior of the sea— or so he likes to introduce himself. What we do know is that he is indeed a ‘warrior’ of the sea; as for the brave part, that’s questionable.

Usopp was one of the first to join Luffy in his journey. Of all the Straw Hats, he is the closest to Luffy age-wise and is always seen clowning together with him. It’s frankly arguable whether Usopp’s main duty is to be the marksman of the crew or their comic relief.

5 Tony Tony Chopper (11,800+ Users)

Tony Tony Chopper is -depending on the narrative— either the genius doctor of the Straw Hats or their mascot. As all the loyal fans already know, Chopper was originally an unassuming reindeer— that is, until he ate the Human Human fruit.

Eating the Human Human fruit not only granted Chopper human-level sentience, but it also somehow awakened a supreme talent in medicine lying dormant within him. It’s his dream to be able to cure any disease, and he’s determined to travel the world to learn how.

4 Robin (14,000+ Users)

Robin is the only Straw Hat who asked to join the crew rather than be invited by Luffy. Nico Robin is also called Devil Child and Light of the Revolution. She’s the only survivor of the destruction of the West Blue island Ohara.

Robin is the archaeologist of the Strawhats; she is fascinated with all things history. Her role in the grand scheme of things is just as important as the navigator. Without her deciphering the Poneglyphs, (a skill she alone possesses), finding One Piece would be much harder, to say the least.

3 Sanji (22,700+ Users)

The Fallen prince Sanji is yet another core member of the Strawhats. Some would argue that his role as the cook is less important than the navigator or archaeologist, but Luffy would definitely argue otherwise—but that’s to be expected from a guy who thinks with his belly.

Sanji’s strength ranking is in the top 3 among the crew; he is an all-rounder with both power and intellect.

2 Zoro ( 82,000+ Users)

Roronoa “Pirate Hunter” Zoro is the second in command and Luffy’s right-hand man. He’s a master of Santoryu, his very own style of swordsmanship, and one of the four most powerful Straw Hats. 

The former bounty hunter is also one of the twelve pirates who are called the “Worst Generation”, known for their daring acts against the World Government, and the large bounties on their heads.

1 Luffy (101,000+ Users)

And last, but definitely not least, is Monkey D. Luffy. The man who aspires to be the Pirate King and the goofy main protagonist of this series.

It’s only natural for Luffy to be the most fan-favorite character of the series. Because not only is he the face representing One Piece, he is the face representing anime as a whole media.

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