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wavytam · 10 months
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The Importance of Nami's Smile
There's something I noticed when reading the manga that might be important in the future... and it relates to Nami and Sanami. So, Nami's smile and laughter are implied to have saved Belle-mère. The ex-marine was about to give up on life, but seeing Nojiko holding a happy Nami gave her life meaning again.
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Once Belle-mère goes back to Cocoyashi, we  again see how important Nami's smile and laughter are.
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Okay, besides my shipper side, I do think that there might exist some deeper meaning into why Oda chose to make Nami such a happy baby whose laughter and smile are so important and captivating - and I do feel it might connect to Joy Boy, Wano and the Lost Kingdom, but this is a theory for another day.  Anyway, back to my point...
Now, do you remember what Nami was doing when Sanji first saw her?
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She was laughing... her laughter was what caught his attention first.
And it's just... so cute and meaningful to me.
I just thought it was a small yet nice detail that Oda might have done on purpose (or not), and it could have an important meaning in the future.
(I also have a feeling that Nami's smile will have a great importance to the conclusion of One Piece as much as other important characteristics from each of the East Blue Straw Hats - Sanji's policy to feed anyone who is hungry might come up again, Usopp's lies will save a lot of people and Zoro's loyalty to Luffy and promise to Kuina will probably give him a huge power up to deafeat his last enemy). Again, this is a theory for another time, hehe
Of course, this is just me, and I'm probably reading too much into this... but it's nice to just analyze these things, right?
Back to Sanami...
To me, Sanji fell for Nami the moment he laid eyes on her, even if he himself might not have noticed at first. But the fact that Oda chose their first interaction to have something to do with such an important characteristic of Nami is so interesting, endearing, and meaningful.
Gosh, the panel of baby Nami smiling just breaks my heart so much. It's so beautiful. Nami is a beautiful person. She deserves the world.
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