Sanji, also known as Blackleg Sanji, the assigned chef of the notorious Straw Hat Pirates crew is known not only for his exceptional/mouth-watering cooking skills but for his habit of smoking all the time.
Sanji attracts fans with his unique fighting style of using only his legs because he doesn’t want to dirty his hands which are meant for cooking. A lot of people condemn him for being a heavy smoker despite being a chef but not using his hands to fight is proof enough that he is a man of principle when it comes to cooking.
Trying to find a picture where Sanji isn’t smoking is as impossible as Zoro finding his way back after getting lost.
If you make a list of characters who smoke the most Sanji will surely Ace the list. The anime character who smokes the most is Sanji. Here are smoking anime characters that can hold a candle to Sanji:
1. Asuma Sarutobi from Naruto- Who even smoked during his last moments
Asuma is the leader of Team 10 comprising of Ino(the bossy girl), Shikamaru (the slacker), Choji (the big eater) aka (ino-shika-cho).
Asuma was a laid-back individual with no big ambitions in life. He loved smoking so much that even during his last moments his last wish was to have a farewell smoke.
His father (the 3rd Hokage) was a heavy smoker himself so I guess he picked it up from his father (like father like son) I suppose.
2. Revy from Black Lagoon – The Unapologetic Smoking Badass Bitch
Revy is the main female protagonist of the show. She is merciless and sadistic, capable of killing anyone in sight as she pleases. She uses violence as a destructive coping mechanism to curb her repressed emotional and psychological issues.
She sure has the characteristics of a psychopath. She’s who you might call a badass smoking bitch.
Revy has to be on your mind when wondering about female anime characters who smoke.
3. Keishin Ukai from Haikyuu! – A volleyball coach who smokes
Ukai is the coach of Karasuno High’s boys’ volleyball club. He is among those coaches who like to take the fight to its opposition, no holding back. Go all out. He has faith in his team’s abilities so he always backs them up irrespective of how strong the opposition may be.
He encourages his team to play their hearts out enjoying the sport that’s what is important. Results will eventually fall in your favour if you have fun playing volleyball.
There’s no point in doing something that’s not fun.
4. Yami Sukehiro from Black Clover- The anime guy with a smoking attitude
Yami is a tall man with a very muscular build. He is very hot-headed, if someone interrupts him while speaking he is dead meat. He gets provoked easily so he is prone to delivering death threats to anyone.
He is a man of action and not words. He was the one who realized Asta’s potential and choose to keep him beside him while all the other captains turned their backs on him.
5. Gamabunta from Naruto- A toad who lives to smoke
Gamabunta the smoking summoning toad of master Jiraiya(the pervy sage). A reliable summoning toad who has answered Jiraiya’s plea every time he was in a crisis. Well, not every time, okay fine only a few times.
This smoking toad has a major attitude issues. There are times when he doesn’t take orders even from Jiraiya. He gives everyone a run for the money cause he listens to only those he considers worthy.
6. Keisuke Suga from Weathering with you- Who once was a runaway from home but can’t run away from smoking now
Keisuke Suga is the owner of a small publishing company. He can barely make ends meet. So it’s not a surprise that he is a fan of smoking.
He is trying to get custody of his daughter from her grandmother but for that to happen he needs to improve his lifestyle.
The custody of his daughter hangs in the balance on his efforts to quit smoking as his daughter has a serious case of asthma.
7. Arata Kaizaki from ReLIFE- A hopeless smoking NEET
Arata has given up on life after incidences of office bullying at his last office. To break out from his meaningless life, he is given a second chance at life by relieving the last year of high school again.
He was caught with cigarettes by his high school teacher which he thinks isn’t a big deal. Forgetting the fact that high school kids aren’t supposed to smoke. So for the whole academic year, he has to persevere through without smoking a single cigarette.
8. Kyousuke Hori from Horimiya- Guy who makes smoking look cool
Kyousuke is a tall handsome wandering good for nothing father of kyouko with long messy dirty grey hair.
He has a knack for cracking jokes even on serious topics and likes to tease others, especially Miyamura (Hori’s boyfriend).
Kyousuke is a heavy smoker. In fact, his entry scene in the anime is with a cigarette in hand.
9. Hirota Nifuji from Love is hard for otaku- A guy who isn’t ashamed of being a smoker or an otaku
Nifuji is a certified otaku from the anime love is hard for otaku. He is known for his endless love for video games. The best part about him being an otaku is that he isn’t ashamed of loving video games. It is something he embraces not hides. He is indeed the ultimate otaku and isn’t shy about it.
Aside from loving video games and his childhood crush Momose, he also loves to smoke. Well, you call smoking- the third love of his life.
10. Sachiko Fujinuma from Erased- The smokes a lot lady
Fujinuma is a former news announcer and a single mother of Satoru. Since she was a former reporter, she is quite perceptive. She is a heavy smoker as well. She is also a great cook.
She is the type of person, who minds her own business and doesn’t like to get involved in other people’s affairs. Her son’s happiness is the only thing that matters to her.
Some other notable One Piece characters who can’t hold a candle to Sanji in smoking:
- Smoker
- Crocodile
- Paulie
Through this article, I am not trying to glorify the anime characters that smoke. That’s not my intention in the slightest. These anime characters have the luxury to smoke their hearts out. But that’s a luxury that we can’t afford cause we aren’t Anime characters.
“The more you smoke
The more it smokes your life out
Say No to smoking
Smoke out the habit of smoking”
