One Piece: Season 2 is absolutely one of Netflix’s most highly anticipated releases of 2026. The streamer’s trend of high-profile anime-adaptation flops like Cowboy Bebop and Death Note came to a welcome end when One Piece became one of Netflix’s biggest smashes in 2023, with critics and audiences lined up to praise and worship the colorful, high-energy series developed by Steven Maeda and Matt Owens. The numbers were such that Netflix quickly greenlit two more seasons of high-seas pirate action and treasure-chasing intrigue – and then made fans wait two-and-a-half years to whet their appetites. But you can’t rush PRESTIGE TELEVISION, can you? And if the second season debut is any indication, it was likely worth the wait.
Opening Shot: Explosions at SHELLSTOWN, 153RD MARINE BASE fill the screen with smoke. Marines scramble amidst an attack.
The Gist: Before we get to the reveal of three characters behind the attack
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