With each passing day, One Piece fans are getting more and more excited about the live-action adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s series by Netflix. This is because new details keep popping up about the upcoming season of the series. Be it the revelation of the cast of the series or a personal message from Oda himself, the cravings of One Piece fans for the hot details have been satisfied in the last few days.
Fans know that the second season of the One Piece series will focus on the extremely important Alabasta Saga, which introduces many mysteries that are significant to the narrative. And this is also the reason why Alabasta is one of the longest stories of One Piece. Thus, it would be difficult for the creators to include everything in a single season.
This is why, allegedly, some executives of One Piece live-action wanted to skip some arcs from the Alabasta narrative. However, Matt Owens, the showrunner of the live-action adaptation, is hellbent on including every important detail in the story, and thus he stood against it and ultimately won.
Matt Owens Fought For The Authenticity of One Piece Live-Action Season 2
According to the popular YouTuber, Nux Taku, because of the time constraints and the number of episodes, the executives of One Piece live-action season 2 allegedly wanted to remove some arcs from the complete storyline. While the specific arcs have not been mentioned, the step was being taken to compress the narrative and make it fit within the length of the upcoming season.
Compressing the story would have taken out many elements and aspects of the plot that may or may not have been important for the future timeline. As Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece is known for its foreshadowing moments, even the most insignificant details within the story hold some kind of importance that is generally revealed later.
Matt Owens understands this detail about the One Piece story, which is why he allegedly stood against the decision of his executives. He fought to keep the story intact and create it in a way he and the other creators planned initially. Ultimately, he managed to convince the executives, and the series is back on its original track.
Fillers in Alabasta Saga
Although the initial decision of the executives to remove some insignificant arcs from the story is understandable, the Alabasta saga’s importance in One Piece as a whole makes it difficult to separate the not-so-important elements from the story.
Furthermore, the Alabasta saga is one of the rare pre-time skip sagas that does not contain many filler episodes, let alone filler arcs. Therefore, it makes it even more difficult for the creators to compress the story by removing the fillers and focusing on only the major plots.
Additionally, Oda himself is involved in the production, and there is no way he would have allowed that.
Taking all this into consideration and Owens’ need to include every major plot, there is a chance that the second season may get additional episodes. This would delight the One Piece live-action fans who have been waiting for the series since last year.
One Piece live-action is available to watch on Netflix.
