One Piece season 2 will not cover the Arabasta arc, meaning the show might struggle to have a recurring villain that can replace Arlong. Netflix’s live-action adaptation of One Piece is heading toward the Grand Line, but it will not get through the entire Arabasta saga just yet.
As revealed by One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda, season 2 will cover Loguetown, Reverse Mountain, Whiskey Peak, Little Garden, and Drum Island. One noticeable absence is Arabasta, during which the Straw Hats face Sir Crocodile and his followers.
One Piece rarely has a main villain who appears for multiple successive arcs, but the Netflix show took a different approach. Arlong was a recurring antagonist in One Piece season 1, appearing as early as in episode 3. The fishman even replaced Don Krieg during the Baratie episodes and later returned as the “final boss” of the season in the episodes dedicated to Nami. Assuming One Piece season 2 will try to do something similar, the live-action show has a tricky challenge ahead of it since Crocodile might be saved for season 3.
