Where to watch One Piece: Heroines, the Nami and Robin spin-off
For the first time in the anime's long run, the Straw Hats' navigator gets top billing — and Luffy is reduced to a blink-and-miss-it cameo. One Piece Heroines, the new spin-off special starring Nami and Robin, aired in Japan on July 5, 2026, and it's already streaming. Here's exactly where to find it.
Where to stream it
Two places, depending on your subscription:
- Crunchyroll — streaming the special now, with subtitles, following its Fuji TV broadcast in One Piece's regular Sunday slot.
- Netflix — the special lands worldwide on July 11, 2026, joining the platform's growing One Piece collection alongside the main anime and the live-action series.
No theatrical release, no premium rental. If you have either service, you're covered.
What it actually is
Heroines is a one-off anime TV special adapting "episode: NAMI," the first chapter of One Piece novel HEROINES — a light novel collection by Jun Esaka, illustrated by Sayaka Suwa, that Shueisha began publishing in 2021. The novels spotlight the women of One Piece in stand-alone stories, and the anime adaptation was announced at the One Piece Day event on August 10, 2025. Haruka Kamatani directs, and Aina the End performs the theme song, "Blue Shining Star."
Timeline-wise, it slots between the Wano and Egghead arcs — canon-adjacent comfort food rather than required viewing.
What's the story?
Low stakes, high style. Nami buys a pair of shoes that wreck her feet, marches back to the shop to complain, and meets the flamboyant designer Lebno — who offers her a custom-made pair on one condition: she models in his fashion show. The real talent turns out to be his put-upon shoemaker, Miucha, and things spiral from a runway gig into a full jewel caper, with Robin slipping in as backup.
Will there be more?
Nothing confirmed — but the source material is sitting right there. The novels contain three more stories ready to adapt:
- Robin — deciphers an ancient stone tablet alongside Koala and Sabo of the Revolutionary Army.
- Vivi — untangles the mystery of a love letter that has the whole kingdom talking.
- Perona — goes to war with Zoro and Mihawk over the last bottle of wine.
And if you're settling into Netflix for this one, mark the calendar: The One Piece, the ground-up anime remake from Wit Studio, arrives there in February 2027.