#One Piece gym

[imadititom]

I'm not saying I'm a One Piece fun like that.

But I'm a sucker for a themed gym, travels AND anime.

[usagi-mitsu]

I visited the One Piece Gym in Tokyo

What the title says :D And I'm just posting this, because I need to yell at someone.

The One Piece gym in Tokyo Shibuya is called "Brag Man". It's on the ninth floor of the Shibuya Modi and you can take an elevator straight up there. Or the stairs, if you want a good warm up.

tldr: It's a medium sized gym that costs more, because you pay the licencing fee. But if you are a big gym goer and One Piece fan, it might be for you.

The long version blow. Might throw some pictures in later on, when my phone has uploaded everything.

What is the One Piece Gym?

This is basically just a regular old gym, but One Piece themed. The walls are covered in manga panels, the lat pulldown machines handle has a huge imitation of Whitebeards beard on it (making you look like him when working out) and the voice actors and (!) Oda-sensei himself have signed the walls.

The gym offers an assortment of treatmills, stairmasters and crosstrainers. The workout machines are by hammer strengh. You have the classics like chestpress, lat pulldown, pectoral fly, leg press, inner and outher thigh machines etc. You can also use benches and exactly one power rack for squads and stuff is available.

There is also an area for free excercises and stretching. Including a small corner, where you can read all One Piece manga available in Japan at the time and the most current Shonen Jump.

All guests have access to toiletts in front of the gym. The changing rooms are seperated by gender and feature each a bunch of lockers named after One Piece characters. In the back there are also a few very nice showers, hairdryers and the gym offers shampoo and body soap.

How does one work out there?

Basically, you travel to Shibuya, walk to the building and get up to the ninth floor - whenever the gym is open. I went around 11:30 am on a regular weekday. The gym was empty aside from me and the trainers.

At the front desk you greet the staff - they do speak a bit of english - and choose between four progressively more expensive one time visitor plans.

Visitor E: 3.850 Yen for kids between 13 and 18 + One Piece Whey Protein

Visitor D: 4.400 Yen - allows the useage of the gym for up to one hour

Visitor C: 6.600 Yen - allows the useage of the gym for up to five hours + One Piece Whey Protein

Visitor B: 7.700 Yen - same as C + Original Meassurement paper

Visitor A: 13.200 Yen - Same as B + Shirt + Protein Shaker + Course ticket

I went with "Visitor C" - my workout programm takes longer than an hour and if I was gonna spend money on a gym visit in Japan, I was gonna make it count.

Included in all plans are special gym shoes (so you don't have to bring those), a small towel and a tiny towel, that you use to desinfect your machines after use. I was a bit worried about the shoe sizes, but they are equipped for foreign fitness and One Piece fans. :)

What you do need to bring, if you plan on showering, is a big towel. I just borrowed one from my hotel.

And well, then? You get started with your own workout routine. Of course: You can always ask the trainers for a bit of help here and there.

What makes the gym special?

The One Piece theme of course. The walls are covered in One Piece manga panels. The course room is called "deck" and shaped like a part of the thousand sunny.

Some of the plates you need for a few machines look like huge Berry coins - the currency of the One Piece world.

As described: The lockers don't have numbers, but are all named after different characters. I was tempted with Sir Crocodile, Cavendish and Zorro. In the end I locked everything up in the locker named after the Going Mary.

There are also some photo spots and when asked, the staff will take pics of you there: You can try to pull a golden Buggys arms, hold a life sized meat piece just after Luffys taste and pretend to be whitebeard.

Important to mention are also the signatures of the original five Strawhat voice actors. And a special message and signing by Eichiro Oda.

At the entrance, you can also get a bunch of merchandise, that you can only get there.

Oh - forgot this one almost: They exclusively play the most badass One Piece soundtracks!

Was it worth it?

Yes. As I'm writing this, my butt still hurts from overdoing it to impress the judging gaze of Whitebeard across the wall from the leg press.

But: I'm going to the gym on a regular basis anyways and I adore One Piece.

If I was only one of those two things, I would very much not have enjoyed my stay. The gym rat within me would have looked for cheaper options and the OP fan wouldn't know what to do with half of the machines there.

Only the combination of both makes the visit worth it. But will I do it again? Nah. Probably not. I've now seen it and if I crave a workout, I can simply find a cheaper gym.

In this gif I'm the old guy getting shoved back into the ground because I overdid it.

Should YOU go there?

If this had been my first time in Japan, I would not have gone there. But I had time to spare and was in dire need of a workout. So, if it's your first time and the schedule is tight? Skip it.

But if you are like me - well versed in Tokyo tourist and non-tourist attractions - and if you like One Piece and if you like the gym? Yeah, go for it. It's a great place to spend some time, meet other One Piece fans and for the hell of it: Who can say Whitebeard judged their workout or they had a Jaya Cherry Pie flavored protein shake afterwards? Exactly.

Thank you for reading this far. And happy workout!

[ato-dato]

Archaeologist Robin wants to know if you’ve seen any strange rocks lately!

[quinloki]

One Piece Themed Gym

I mean, I'd be more inclined to go if I had one of these nearby. At least I know I'd be surrounded by fellow nerds XD <3

[cutie-lumi]

Cosmic 💐🌟

[captainhawky88-blog]

Yamato x Gym

[imperialnyx]

The start of a beautiful “friendship” 🤩

[idontmindifuforgetme]

It’s never overstated to me when people are like “work out bc it makes you feel better” bc it literally does. I think what I used to get hung up on is making the perfect schedule / wanting to know what I was doing right away. But it’s also okay to flounder at first and experiment w things and figure out what works for you and your body. The important thing is you’re starting out bc your body really will thank you for it later down the line. You cannot keep pushing it off it will add up

[apnourry]

I just like the outfit🖤

[orykorioart]

Some more of these Bikers AU lads (at least I think that’s what I called it previously lol)

(Click for better quality/details)

[justanothersanjilover]

One piece Modern Gym AU wips (Part1)

Back again with Trans Zoro thoughts:

Sanji somehow (I don't know how) landed a job in a women-only Gym as a food/health counselor. One day, he’s behind the bar, seeing a very buff, very scary-looking guy enter the gym. Sure as hell, that man doesn't belong in there, so he takes it up on himself to send the creep out.

“What do you want to do about it?”

The guy grinned as Sanji walked over telling him (not very friendly) to get out and asked if he couldn't read - the sign obviously said women-only.

“Then what are you doing here?”

Sanji wanted to punch the smug smile off his face!

“Not that it's to any of your concern, but I work here! And I WILL protect the girls in here!” He barked and made himself ready to throw the creep out.

“Again, what ya gonna do, you stick figure? Kick me out?” The guy asked provocatively.

You can imagine the surprised face he made when Sanji actually kicked him through the front door! There was a split-second where the creep looked approving, slightly nodding, and then he got up again. Sanji braced himself for a punch, but it never hit.

Instead he heard Nami (the manager of the gym) behind him, calling out.

“Zoro? Is that you?!”

She rushed over, pushing past Sanji, and jumped into the creep's arms. Sanji can only stand there, mouth hanging open like a fish on land.

“Shit, I knew the T would hit, but like that?! Man, you got huge!” She continued, laughing and ruffling the guy's green hair (who dyes his hair green anyway?!)

Before answering her, Zoro smirked dirtily at Sanji flipping him off with both hands.

“I worked out, too. It’s not only the T, witch!”

“Yeah, yeah, I know. Hitting the gym whenever you can - but not my gym apparently! Why is that?”

He pointed over to Sanji, who is feeling very uncomfortable to be suddenly the center of attention after kicking the managers friend (? Boyfriend? No, definitely just a friend!) out.

“As this lovely Gentleman over here just told me, its a women's only Gym. So I’m not allowed.”

“You mean Sanji scared you? Really?”

“No, he didn't scare me. But he had some…hitting arguments.”

Nami raised an eyebrow and looked from Sanji to Zoro and back.

“I’m sure you guys get along well,” she smiled and punched Zoro’s shoulder lightly - he did her a favor and hissed in fake pain, pressing a hand to his shoulder. “Sanji’s the kind of guy you used to take out to your lovely dates.”

“Is he.”

Zoro, again, smirked at Sanji who could tell he was blushing like hell as hot as his cheeks felt.

“I…I’m not…I mean…” he stammered as Zoro broke out in a full belly laugh and Nami joined in.

“It’s fine, Curly. I’m not really looking for anyone right now. Kinda have to figure to much shit out before I gonna let someone into my life again. Don't get your panties in a twist.”

And then he was led away by Nami to “go see the girls; they are going to be sooooo excited to see you again!” Sanji just stood there, mouth open again, staring at the back (the fucking broad back) of Zoro as he got practically run over by all the ladies currently in the Gym.

Next

[you-shiny-thing]

Oberon on a peaceful stroll through Plains of Eidolon

[garden-bug]

Zosan would be angsty sexuality gender crisis unrequited love heartbreak and Zolu would be silly funny platonic best friends chaos would die for you my beloved jungle gym.

[b4kuch1n]

yay! I drew these quite literally three years ago. dragonheart!milo and raihan! a knight on a doomed dragon hunt being lifted out of his station by a small village medicine man. together they become magic lawyers and overthrow the government

the main details in these do survive into the iterations I’ve drawn (instead of these actual designs I spent time to make el oh el): the “leaf” diamond quilt/gambeson and the plaited coattail for milo, the “atypical” weapons, long coat, and large number of scattered fake gold trims and accessories for raihan. I think I lost raihan the hat and added a cape for milo further down the line because like this their general silhouettes are too similar for my liking lol

[indivisiblecell]

"fight me"

[beanghostprincess]

I wanna know who your favorite vinsmoke sibling is so bad actually please tell me 👀✨

My friend and my brother laughed at me when I told them my favorite Vinsmoke is Niji, and I genuinely was embarrassed that day because I didn't really know much about him at the time (I think I had only watched a few eps of WCI) and it's pretty clear in the show that he's, uh, the worst of the Vinsmokes. And by "the worst" I mean: The one who's portrayed as the worst because he's the most active one when it comes to abuse and supremacism within the family line. Unlike Ichiji (who's more serious) and Yonji (who's more playful, somehow) Niji is the one who has to actually fight for a role in his family and that's why I think he's so fucking annoying all the damn time. I hate him. I love him. I want to hug him. But also I wouldn't mind punching him very, very hard. I have mixed feelings, but yeah, Niji is my favorite Vinsmoke. And you haven't asked why, but I feel the need to do some sort of mini argument about this because I am a very resentful person and I want to show my friend and my brother that Niji is actually a very interesting character!! And my fiancé thinks I just like him because he's hot, and she's right but only like a 20%. Maybe 40%.

I will try to put my thoughts into words, but it's pretty difficult because I have a lot of things to say about this blue evil gremlin.

I like Niji the most because I think he is, between the three brothers, the one who shows feelings and ambitions outside their emotionless selves the most. I know they technically are the same, but I don't think so (btw, please assume I'm not including Reiju in this text because she's canonically different from them and I'm just referring to the brothers).

As I mentioned before, I think Niji is the one brother who is the most annoying and evil because he feels the need to stand out. Ichiji is serious, and calculative and has a secure place in the family. He is the number one, even if Reiju is the oldest (I would like to talk more about how Reiju, being a woman, even if she's the oldest, she's the number 0. Because she is the oldest but she's a woman, so she obviously doesn't and would not be able to wear the number 1 like a man would. She is the oldest and yet, she has less significance in the family line than Ichiji. But, yeah, this is something that has nothing to do with Niji, sorry). Ichiji, like all of his siblings, wants recognition from his father, but he doesn't have to try as hard as the others to be impressive because he is, after all, the oldest. The typical "older sibling in an abusive household who has to deal with all the bullshit to protect their siblings"? That's something Reiju took over. That's Reiju's responsibility as the oldest and the woman. Ichiji literally doesn't have to do anything besides leading the team and being the evil, emotionless machine his father created. That does not mean that I don't think he could be able to develop more feelings, because I think he could and I love the concept of him being the first one to protest against Judge's behavior, but you get me. When you're the oldest brother with an even older sister, your responsibilities are pretty limited. So he doesn't have to be anything but there and himself.

Yonji, on the other hand... He is the youngest. Even younger than Sanji. He doesn't have to try, because Niji and Sanji should be the ones to do so. Little siblings are not expected to do much besides existing because irl parents are usually tired of raising children and they end up either getting neglected or seen as decoration. As a little sibling myself I can confirm that these things affect really badly to your brain growing up, but I got a more Sanji treatment so I can't speak for Yonji here. The thing I can say, though, is that in comparison to Niji, Yonji is just there. He's silly and goofy. He's funny. He's dumb. He has the excuse of being the little one to act that way. Getting lost eating or doing whatever. Even the fact that his powers are more physically focused instead of power/intelligence centered shows that he can just punch away his issues. He's the gym bro of the siblings. Don't expect much from him. <- Thing that's often said about little siblings, btw, and affects real fucking badly in early teenage years. The fact that he's portrayed like that is so on point tbh but after all, they don't have high expectations for him, so little to no effort is everything he does.

Then there's Niji, of course. My favorite. Love him. Hate him. Whatever. Niji is the middle child. And God, do I have to say things about middle siblings.

The thing about Niji is that he actually has to try and make a name for himself in the family because otherwise he'll probably get forgotten. I often wonder if he had that fear of becoming the next Sanji once he "died" (he's the only one genuinely asking if Sanji died on them before Yonji and Ichiji say they don't care) because his role is not as noticeable as the others. Reiju is the woman, Ichiji is the successor, Sanji is the weakling getting bullied (being technically one of the little siblings but still being in a limbo of middle/youngest because the little one is Yonji), and Yonji is the little one. Then... What's Niji?

Niji needs Sanji way more than he's willing to admit, and I love that. I absolutely love how he's written because he constantly shows that he needs Sanji, through both words and actions. He needs him because without Sanji's existence -without Niji being his bully- Niji is nothing but number 2. And there's nothing more frustrating than being the number two when it comes to family hierarchy. Not going to mention every little thing he does, but as I said, I love how well-written he is. He's the sibling Oda uses the most to show the abuse Sanji went through, but that's only because Niji is the only one who needs to do that. Niji is the one to talk to Sanji first, all the damn time. He gets angry when Sanji doesn't respond. He gets angry because Sanji can't be bullied anymore. He gets angry out of fear, in my opinion, because if the weakling can't get abused anymore, then he's not worth anything. If Sanji isn't the third, the second one is left alone. 2 can't fight 1 because 1 has the protection of starting the line. And 2 can't fight 4 because there's a missing link that keeps 2 from 4. So Niji is mad at Sanji because Sanji isn't the same weak crybaby he used to be, and he can't use him anymore to be secure and safe.

That's fucking horrifying when it comes to family hierarchy.

I like Niji because, despite being an asshole, he has reasons to be like that. First of all, because his father literally made him this way. But also, the little feelings he has (selfish emotions, yes, evil. But they're feelings, anyway. Urges. He's supposed to be emotionless and yet he knows how Sanji feels enough to use that to his advantage) are used as a way to feel superior and safe because he feels inferior. I think he's the one showing more emotions out of the three, even if those emotions aren't healthy or good and it's just him being angry all the time. That means that if he has urges and needs like that, even if he doesn't fear his own death, he could end up developing more and more empathy. His type of empathy comes from a place of fear. He feels what Sanji feels. And it's not that he doesn't care (I mean, I am aware that he technically doesn't, but let me dream) but it's just convenient for him not to care and keep bullying him to secure his place in the family.

Also pointing out that I like Niji because, being the one who says he hates Sanji the most, he's the one to protect him with his own body when that scene of the siblings helping Sanji escape happens. The others only clear the way, Niji stays with him. There's a really cool post about this on Niji's tag somewhere!!! I personally think he does this because, as that post said: Niji keeps seeing Sanji as weak, instead of believing in him enough to just clear the way. He protects him because he thinks he can't protect himself. Because he's weak.

And yes, it might sound offensive and emotionless and it doesn't make Niji a better person. But it makes him an older brother. Believing in Sanji would be great, but thinking that he's weak and needs protection after years of projecting on him only shows that the weak one is Niji. That he wants and is willing to protect his brother, too. If he didn't care about his well-being he would've just cleared the way for him, not caring about what could've happened to Sanji. But he goes all the way to help him out and protect him longer than the others did. Idk. I find that a very beautiful way of ending their relationship.

All of this being said, I have to be honest with you: When I said I liked Niji for the first time I only did it because people around me kept saying he was the worst one and it bothered me because I found his design pretty fucking cool. And tbh when he started being an actual character? I loved him even more. Because during WCI he's a fucking asshole but the way he acts towards Sanji is wanting to get a response from him, and I just find that so curious and complex... Like, if he just wanted to be evil he'd be more the Doflamingo type. But Niji looks for a response in Sanji's eyes. He wants to feel powerful because he knows he isn't.

And also, well, he's very cute and I like his hair a lot and he makes me furious sometimes which is great because if a character doesn't make you want to punch him at one point, is he really a good character? Look at him! He deserves to get slapped in the face. But also, I would love to kiss him afterward. What's that Olivia Rodrigo lyric? Ah, yes: "I wanna break his heart, then be the one to stitch it up. Wanna kiss his face with an uppercut." That's how I feel about him.

I really hope it's obvious, with all of this, that "Succession" is one of my favorite TV Shows, because I could go on and on and on (and nobody would listen but idc) about how the Vinsmokes are just the Roy family. Both One Piece and Succession deal with family in which hierarchy is crucial in a very specific and accurate way. It makes me sick. I love it.

Anyway, have some pics of my blue idiot:

I want to hit him in the head with a baseball bat.