One Piece Heroines Anime Trailer Reveals Aina the End Theme Song
This special marks a rare narrative focus on the female characters of One Piece, adapting prose stories that were originally serialized in One Piece Magazine starting in 2019, and it introduces original content not found in the main series.
Reporting from 4 sources: Anime News Network, Comic Natalie, Real Sound Anime, Anime Corner.
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.
In the preview video, cuts show Nami in a fashion show setting and Robin examining an ancient tablet alongside Koala and Sabo. The special adapts the "episode: NAMI" story from the novel series, which Viz Media describes as including a love letter for Princess Vivi and a battle between Perona, Zolo, and Mihawk over the last bottle of wine.
Maaya Sakamoto voices Miucha, and Takehito Koyasu voices Lubun. The cast also includes Akemi Okamura as Nami and Yuriko Yamaguchi as Robin. Haruka Kamatani, who directed Koisuru One Piece, is directing the special. Takashi Kojima, the character designer for Monsters: 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation, handles character design. Momoka Toyoda, who wrote One Piece Fan Letter, wrote the script.
The novel series was first serialized in issues of One Piece Magazine starting in 2019. Shueisha published the first compiled novel in Japan in June 2021 and the second volume, titled One Piece novel HEROINES [Colorful], in March 2024. Viz Media published the second volume in English on July 22, 2025.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 4 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- Anime News Network News One Piece Heroines Anime's Trailer Unveils Aina the End's Theme Song
- Comic Natalie TVアニメ「ONE PIECE HEROINES」の予告映像 主題歌はアイナ・ジ・エンドの新曲
- Real Sound Anime 『ONE PIECE HEROINES』主題歌はアイナ・ジ・エンド 楽曲を使用した予告映像も
- Anime Corner One Piece Heroines Anime Reveals New Trailer, Theme Song by AiNA THE END