Does Nami Like Luffy? Will She End Up With Him or Someone Else?

Cat Burglar, Nami has come a long way after joining the Straw Hat pirates as the navigator.

Nami despised pirates at the beginning of the series. She thinks all pirates were evil after losing someone dear to her to the pirates. Her whole perspective of pirates changed after she met Luffy.

Even when Nami hated pirates Luffy was able to break through her guard and win her over.

He also offered to join his crew which she happily did after defeating Arlong’s pirates. With time they became close to the point where Luffy doesn’t want to sail without Nami.

She does not show many expressions or feelings towards Luffy. The only time where Nami makes a clear indication of having feelings for Luffy is in chapter five-hundred ninety-two.

She fake cried for him when she thought he is dead and then later she cries without being noticed. When she was noticed by the old man, she blushed.

Nami loves Luffy as a crewmate. She trusts him no matter what the situation arises.

Yet as things progress, Nami likely developed feelings for Luffy which becomes evident when she actually cries out for him and then blushes in chapter five-hundred ninety-two.

Another hint given may probably be the fact that Nami shows a little concern when the crew spots Hancock and Luffy clears it up for her saying she is his pal.

Nami’s concern might be due to her taking Hancock as a formidable love rival.

Who Will Nami End Up With?

Nami has remained very apathetic when it comes to love. She has not been romantically involved with anyone in the series up till now.

When it comes to close relationships between her crew, she is more close to Luffy and Sanji. So, if at all Nami decides to end up with someone it may be either Sanji or Luffy.

Will Nami End Up With Sanji?

Nami and Sanji get along fairly well. Sanji is always kind and respectful towards Nami and even addresses her as “Nami-san.” Also, Sanji is the only person who Nami calls using honorifics, “Sanji-kun” among the Straw Hats.

Sanji is someone who loves to show his feelings towards any beautiful lady and Nami is no exception. Nami just turns a blind eye to his flirtatious ways.

When it comes to Nami and Sanji being in a relationship, it is close to none given the fact how disinterested Nami is towards Sanji’s affections.

Also, Sanji already has Pudding who loves him. They almost got married although it was arranged, Sanji did propose Pudding. Though Pudding erased a portion of Sanji’s memories it doesn’t change the fact that she loves him.

Sanji flirts with any attractive female he finds, which is also the case when it comes to Nami. Sanji at one point in time loved Pudding, though his memories got erased.

Nami knows very well about Sanji’s behavior being his close friend. So, Nami ending up with Sanji is likely not going to happen.

Will Nami End Up With Luffy?

Opposite attracts and that may be the case for Luffy and Nami. Luffy is all strength with no brains, while Nami with the brains but no strength like Luffy.

Luffy saves all his Nakama, but when it comes to saving Nami, he saves her without questions or reasons.

The way Nami and Luffy trust each other to the point where Luffy entrusts his treasure, the “Straw Hat” to her just speaks for itself.

The fact that most of the cover spread of One Piece manga has Nami and Luffy together with a smiling Robin approving them or chopper in between especially when they are in uncommon positions.

Chopper in between makes it look like he is the child of Nami and Luffy.

These color spreads are drawn by Oda and he makes Nami and Luffy have a sort of special connection in them that scream ship.

Also, the fact that Luffy is based on Oda and Nami is based on Oda’s wife somehow gives an unspoken message on who Nami will end up with.

Nami and Luffy care for one another and cherish each other a lot. Oda has done a lot of foreshadowing when it comes to Nami and Luffy. She will likely end up with Luffy after they find the One Piece treasure.

There is just a small hindrance when it comes to this happy ending that is Boa Hancock. Knowing how Hancock had openly declared her love for Luffy, she won’t just back down when his man is being eyed by someone.

Nami might not have displayed any romantic interest like Boa Hancock but she has been shown that she has a greater character depth and understanding with Luffy compared to only very few people.

All the character traits between Nami and Luffy have been brought to light and even if they end up together today nothing will change in the story.

About One Piece

One Piece is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine since July 22, 1997.

The man who had acquired everything in this world, the Pirate King, is Gol D. Roger. The final words he said at the execution tower were “My treasures? If you want it, I’ll let you have it. Look for it; I left all of it at that place.” These words sent many to the seas, chasing their dreams, headed toward the Grand Line, in search of One Piece. Thus began a new age!

Seeking to be the greatest pirate in the world, young Monkey D. Luffy also heads toward the Grand Line in search of One Piece. His diverse crew is joining him along the way, consisting of a swordsman, marksman, navigator, cook, doctor, archaeologist, and cyborg-shipwright, this will be one memorable adventure.