Sabo/Koala and Luffy/Nami

Original post: September, 2017

Made by D. Shanks

Reasons why I like the Sabo and Koala pairing after rewatching Dressrosa:

Koala has grown up to fake her emotions and hide her true feelings, but when she’s with Sabo, she expresses a wide range of real and legitimate emotions, some of which are conveyed exclusively to him. Oda has shown her anger, her taking care, smiling, and her worrying all in the short time that she’s appeared.

Koala also keeps Sabo in check with his recklessness and density. It is typical in shonen pairings to have a female (tsundere) be the level headed and more careful personality in the relationship, while the male is usually reckless and does whatever he wants. This creates an interesting and fun dynamic relationship which is popular in manga throughout Japan.

You can see she yells at him for not taking things too seriously, but she is really worried about his safety at the same time. She even comedically stretches his cheeks as she scolds him for his obliviousness. Here we don’t see any reaction from Sabo, as he is the dense male, but we can understand that these two share a great relationship, even if it’s just being good friends. She is the hot headed female who is the “care-taker” of a male character and comedically refutes wanting to do that but in reality she would stand by him till the very end no matter what happens.

Next, is she is shown to be very emotional and crying towards the reaction that Sabo got from losing Ace. She was worried and even cried for him, showcasing a bond that transcends traditional familiarity. Not even Hack was shown crying from almost losing his leader. While it’s definitely obvious he did feel worried, Oda decided to keep the only comrade to cry for Sabo as Koala.

Koala is also seen to be interested in Sabo’s past and brotherhood. Koala speaks with Sabo about Luffy and we can infer she is compassionate about his brothers, which we have been able to see highlighted several times.

Finally, to keep it short (believe me, it could’ve been muuuch longer lol) I will just end on saying that Koala hates Sabo’s recklessness but loves that part about him at the same time. Bonus points for holding onto his childhood hat/treasure and then placing it on his head as she acknowledges his recklessness.

Reasons why I like Sabo Luffy and Koala Nami pairing after rewatching OP:

Koala Nami has grown up to fake her emotions and hide her true feelings, but when she’s with Sabo Luffy, she expresses a wide range of real and legitimate emotions, some of which are conveyed exclusively to him. Oda has shown her anger, her taking care, smiling, and her worrying all in the short long time that she’s appeared.

Koala Nami also keeps Sabo Luffy in check with his recklessness and density. It is typical in shonen pairings to have a female (tsundere) be the level headed and more careful personality in the relationship, while the male is usually reckless and does whatever he wants. This creates an interesting and fun dynamic relationship which is popular in manga throughout Japan.

You can see she yells at him for not taking things too seriously, but she is really worried about his safety at the same time. She even comedically stretches his cheeks as she scolds him for his obliviousness. Here we don’t see any reaction from Sabo Luffy, as he is the dense male, but we can understand that these two share a great relationship, even if it’s just being good friends. She is the hot headed female who is the “care-taker” of a male character and comedically refutes wanting to do that but in reality she would stand by him till the very end no matter what happens.

Next, is she is shown to be very emotional and crying towards the potentialreaction that Sabo Luffy could have gotten from losing Ace. She was worried and even cried for him, showcasing a bond that transcends traditional familiarity. Not even Hack Zoro was shown crying from almost losing his leader. While it’s definitely obvious he did feel worried, Oda decided to keep the only comrade to cry for Sabo Luffy as Koala Nami.

Koala Nami is also seen to be interested in Sabo Luffy’s past and brotherhood. Koala Nami speaks with Sabo Luffy about Luffy Ace and we can infer she is compassionate about his brothers, which we have been able to see highlighted several times.

Finally, to keep it short (believe me, it could’ve been muuuch longer lol) I will just end on saying that Koala Nami hates Sabo Luffy’s recklessness but loves that part about him at the same time. Bonus points for holding onto his childhood hat/treasure and then placing it on his head as she acknowledges his recklessness.

Oh and even more extra credit for this