Summary
One Piece’s Wano Country arc sawthe Straw Hat Piratesand their allies take on the mighty powerful Beasts Pirates and Big Mom Pirates, along with the evil Shogun Orochi, in a bid to free the country.
RELATED:One Piece: The Next Arc, Explained
With countless powerful fighters in the war, Oda made sure to give a great spotlight to some incredibly powerful female characters as well. As expected, they shone in the war and made a great name for themselves. While some fell, others made the climb to become the next big thing in theOne Pieceworld.
Updated on July 21, 2025, by Rei Penber:The Wano Country arc is now nearing its conclusion in the anime and fans have seen quite a lot ofintriguing female characterstake up the center stage and light up the story in this arc. These characters have been central to different parts of this major arc in the story and have made space for themselves in the hearts of the fans, for one reason or another. While this list already goes over the 10best One Piece female characters in the Wano arc, there are others that deserve a mention of their own. With that said, this list has now been updated.
17Kurozumi Higurashi
Kurozumi Higurashi appeared for the very first time in the Oden flashback in the Wano arc. Although she played the role of a minor antagonist, she was extremely important to the overarching plot of Wano. It was Higurashi and Semimaru who encouraged Orochi to take everything from Oden and deprive the land of Wano of their joy.
RELATED:One Piece: Arcs After Egghead Island
In fact, Higurashi also made a deal with Kaido, and was one of the major reasons why he ended up in the country in the first place. Although the character doesn’t have a high profile, she is a very intriguing villain who deserves more attention among the fans. Eventually, she was executed by Kaido for interfering in his fight with Oden.
16Otsuru
Otsuru was introduced to the fans in the very First Act of Wano, moments after the reunion of Luffy and Zoro. She was responsible for saving Tama’s life after she was poisoned by drinking contaminated water. Otsuru turned out to be the wife of Kin’emon and an important character in the story.
While she did not join the war as a samurai, she certainly did play her part by taking responsibility in her own way, for which the entirety of Okobore Town was burnt down. Tsuru ended up suffering minor injuries and reunited with her husband towards the end of the arc, which was heartwarming for the fans to see.
15Wanda
Wanda is one of the Minks and currently, she serves as an advisor to Carrot. She’s quite powerful, as seen during the Zou arc, and also during her clash with Perospero on Onigashima. She can transform into her Sulong form and use it to increase her physical capabilities by a great margin.
Out of those who are currently on Zou, following the departure of Nekomamushi and Inuarashi, she remains one of the strongest. Fans will surely see her play an important role later on in the story.
14Speed
Speed is one of the Gifters of the Beast Pirates. She was tamed by Tama using her ability and, ever since then, she has remained loyal to her. Even after the effect of the ability wore off, Speed remained with her and became a motherly figure to her. Speed ended up becoming one of the MVPs in the Wano arc when she fed Tama’s dumplings to the vast majority of the Gifters in the Onigashima War.
Thanks to her, the tides of the battle were turned in favor of the Pirate Alliance. Speed is another character who doesn’t get as much attention as she should. Fans can only hope that she and Tama can show up in the story later on again.
13Okiku
Okiku is one of the Scabbardswho fans were introduced to very early in the story. As one of the Akazaya, she was revealed to be incredibly powerful. Kiku took part in the fight against Kaido and fared well, although she ended up losing an arm in this clash.
She was also stabbed right through the chest by Kanjuro, however, her dedication to Oden was still magnificent. In the end, her brother sacrificed his life so that she could live and currently, she stands as one of Wano’s guardians.
12Otoko
Otoko appeared for the very first time in the Second Act of the Wano arc. She played the role of Komurasaki’s Kamuro. Later on, it was revealed that Otoko was actually the daughter of Yasuie, one of the Daimyo of Wano, who presided over Hakumai.
Otoko was a victim of the SMILE Devil Fruits and fans saw her suffer quite a lot in the story. In the end, she, along with many other victims, ended up finding joy in their misery without any cure.
11Carrot
Carrot has been traveling with the Straw Hat crewsince the end of the Zou arc and featured heavily during the Whole Cake Island arc. While she was present in Wano, her contribution was very minor and she was easily overshadowed by the other characters.
During Onigashima, she spotted Perospero and that was enough to bring up all her anger to avenge her fallen mentor, Pedro. While she fought well with Wanda and even made use of her Sulong form, Perospero overpowered them both and had to be eventually defeated by Nekomamushi.
10Toki
Toki was name-dropped very early in the Wano arc, right after Kin’emon explained that he had come from the past. Later on, in the Oden flashback, fans got to see how exactly Toki reached Wano and how she lived her life there.
Her death was marked by an ominous prophecy that put the fear of God in Orochi for decades. Toki was a very significant character and, stemming from the Void Century, fans might see her once again when the story takes a deep dive into the past.
9Black Maria
Black Maria isone of Kaido’s Tobi Roppo, and one of the only two women only in the group. She is a gigantic woman who has eaten the Ancient Zoan Kumo Kumo no Mi, Model: Rosamygale Grauvogeli, which allows her to turn herself into a giant spider hybrid at will.
During the Raid, she spent her time in the Pleasure District, where she tricked and captured Sanji, torturing him until he called Nico Robin for help. She then engaged in a fight against Nico Robin that she lost despite her incredible powers.
8Ulti
Ulti is the only other female member of the Tobi Roppo, and possibly even the most powerful member of the team. She is easily angered and loves her younger brother, Page One, despite annoying him constantly. Her Devil Fruit, the Ryu Ryu no Mi, Model: Pachycephalosaurus is an Ancient Zoan that grants her great durability and recovery rate.
On Onigashima, she fought against Luffy and was then attacked by Yamato and Big Mom as well. Despite that, she got up to fight Nami and Zeus, where she ultimately lost and was permanently knocked out.
