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Robin is kind to Sanji and doesn't use him to her advantage which is why I think Sanji and Robin are a much better bond.

I also loved the scene in Wano when Sanji asked Robin for help. It was good development for both characters. Sanji had already learned to rely on his friends in Whole Cake Island so this was a continuation of that.

I wonder why this ship isn't as popular as Sanji and Nami. Might be the age gap.

Imo:

Luffy and Nami = Ichigo and Rukia > Naruto and Sakura

Shorter series like AOT and FMAB might be better but I think One Piece is much more difficult to pull off. There is a reason why no new mangaka has followed what Oda did because it's a very big and risky investment.

She was part of just one arc but she is a great character imo. The audience went from loving her to hating her and later feeling bad for her.

I think it's after Robin joined.

The East Blue 5 and Chopper felt like one unit plenty of times but then later everyone got divided into groups since some were closer to each other than some others.

This is why I think she is one of the most important Straw Hats even though she isn't that strong in battle. She always stands beside Luffy during difficult times for the crew and helps him. One of my favourite Nami moments is her sitting beside Luffy when he went on a hunger strike for Sanji. Even though she knew the decision was reckless, she supported Luffy.

I am not sure if this happens to some other bonds as well but Luffy and Nami is my favourite platonic bond among the Straw Hats so I noticed this while rereading the manga. I have read only till WCI though so not sure about Wano onwards.

Luffy and Nami had a bond that stood out particularly until Skypeia. There were a lot of significant moments between the 2 of them compared to any other duo among the Straw Hats.

Arlong Park is self-explanatory

Drum Island, Luffy carried her to Kureha's palace.

Skypeia, Luffy once again placed the hat on her head and then Nami stood up to Enel clutching his hat saying that she doesn't want treasure if she can't share it with her friends.

Compared to any other Straw Hat duo, these 2 had a lot of moments showcasing their bond until Skypeia imo.

After that, I feel their bond just shifts into the background.

Even when both of them are together as a duo in Zou and WCI, the focus was on Sanji's bond with Luffy and Nami rather than their bond with each other.

Maybe this is just because of the world expanding so individual bonds don't get much focus but I noticed it for Luffy and Nami so I wanted to share my thoughts.

I used to scroll this sub before reading One Piece so I went in with the expectations that everything after timeskip was gonna be trash but I enjoyed it way more than pre timeskip.

Dressrosa, WCI, Wano are 3 of my 5 favourite arcs in One Piece now.

The things I knew about like Straw Hats not interacting much post timeskip didn't bother me a lot as I watched because it was clear they were expanding the world and focusing more on Luffy's dream.

It's a standard thing with timeskips. Naruto Shippuden has the same problem where all characters become irrelevant except Naruto and Sasuke.

Now I wanna ask: why do y'all hate post timeskip One Piece so much?

I don't know if it's intentional or not but I am rewatching the series and noticing how Arlong Park, Water 7 and Zou all have Nami crying to Luffy whenever a crisis occurs.

This is really sweet because Nami considers Luffy her safe space probably since he was the first person to help her when she needed it the most. She also seems to rely on Luffy more than the others in general and is more emotionally attached to him.

Everyone needs someone like Luffy in their lives.