In the famed world of live-action adaptation, there has never been a project that has received a buoyant reaction from the audience. Following the long track record of letdowns of its peers, One Piece was expected to follow the same path after the announcement of its live-action adaptation. Fortunately, due to the sheer hard work of everyone involved, it became the most prosperous adaptation ever.
As amazing as the season of One Piece live-action season one was, one major flaw in it was the shrinking and omission of the backstories of characters such as Nami. Season two could avoid the lethal mistake of skipping some aspects of Chopper’s story and do justice to Nami’s character by adding a few more episodes to cover the entire arc without skipping anything major.
One Piece live-action season two requires a few extra episodes to be a good adaptation
One of the most expensive live-action projects ever, One Piece, was formulated very carefully with a vision of being close to the source material and likewise being distinct, adding its spark.
One Piece season 1 adapted the East Blue Saga, which lasts for 63 episodes in the anime. One Piece season 2 will have 73 anime episodes to cover as it will adapt the notorious Arabasta Saga, which is even more humongous than the previous arc.
With the episode digits decided before production began, there were bound to be cuts and shrinks to fit everything within eight episodes. However, the prey of this decision was none other than Nami.
Her backstory takes place in episodes 7 and 8 of the live-action and it went through many cuts and was not explored as deeply as it was in the anime or manga, skipping interaction between characters such as Nojiko and Genzo, which was a bit disappointing and felt rushed.
Season two would present one of the most fan-favorite characters Chopper, who could be the next victim. If Netflix wants to avoid what happened to Nami with Chopper’s backstory, they need to extend the total number of episodes.
Rather than eight episodes, if season two retains around ten episodes, it would be sufficient to explore Chopper’s backstory without skipping anything or altering the storyline.
What do we know about One Piece live-action season two so far?
Heeding the success of Season 1, Netflix swiftly revealed the resurgence of One Piece for a second season. It was followed up by a teaser on their official YouTube channel, which got the fans to triumph.
Since then, there have been no follow-ups, either from the studio or from Oda sensei, about how long fanatics need to linger before they see their beloved Straw Hats back on their screens.
If we observe the time it took to produce season one, the next installment can be expected within a year or two, and as we all know, good things take time, so to get the best possible result, it would be beneficial to let the unit work at their gait.
In the end, it doesn’t matter much when the season is released; one thing is for sure: it will be a treat to watch for the audience and viewers.
Tune in to watch the journey of Monkey D. Luffy along with his comrades on Netflix.
