The 'One Piece Heroines' television special airs for one night on July 5, 2026, and has launched a merchandise collaboration with Diana featuring Nami's sandals.
'One Piece Heroines' is a television special adapting a light novel series by Jun Esaka and Sayaka Suwa, focused on the female characters of 'One Piece'. The special adapts the 'episode: NAMI' story and adds original content, including appearances by Nico Robin. It airs for one night only on July 5 at 11:15 p.m. JST on Fuji TV.
The trailer, released June 23, 2026, announced the theme song 'Blue Shining Star' by Aina the End. She described the track as rhythmic and danceable, about women with strength and an 'escape from the difficulty of living.' The special is directed by Yu Kamatani, with character design by Takashi Kojima and script by Momoka Toyoda. Maaya Sakamoto voices Miucha and Takehito Koyasu voices Lubun.
On July 6, 2026, the special partnered with shoe brand Diana for its first collaboration, reproducing Nami's 'fighting shoes' as wearable sandals. The ocean-blue satin sandals feature stones, gray outsoles, and anklets, priced at 25,300 yen, available from July 6 at Diana stores and the web shop. A newly drawn illustration of Nami is the collaboration visual. The novel series is licensed in English by Viz Media, which released the second volume in July 2025.
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The anime "One Piece Heroines" collaborated with shoe brand Diana to reproduce Nami's "battle-ready shoes" as wearable sandals. The sandals feature ocean-blue satin, a heel silhouette, and stones. They are available from July 6, 2026, for 25,300 yen at Diana stores and the web shop. A newly drawn Nami illustration is the collaboration visual.
The anime 'One Piece Heroines' and shoe brand Diana have released their first collaboration: sandals reproducing Nami's 'fighting shoes' from the series. The ocean-blue satin sandals feature stones, gray outsoles, and anklets, priced at 25,300 yen. A newly drawn illustration of Nami accompanies the launch.
The official website for the One Piece anime released a trailer on Tuesday for the television special "One Piece Heroines," based on the light novel series by Jun Esaka and Sayaka Suwa. The trailer announces the theme song "Blue Shining Star" by singer Aina the End. The special adapts the "episode: NAMI" story from the novel series, focusing on Nami and other heroines with original elements including appearances by Nico Robin. Aina the End commented that the song depicts women who possess strength and an "escape from the difficulty of living," describing it as a rhythmic, danceable track. The special is directed by Yu Kamatani, with character design by Takashi Kojima and script by Momoka Toyoda. Maaya Sakamoto voices Miucha and Takehito Koyasu voices Lubun. "One Piece Heroines" will air for one night only on July 5 at 11:15 p.m. JST on Fuji TV. Viz Media licensed the novel series in English and released the second volume in July 2025.