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A TV show is never truly safe from cancelation, and that includes Netflix’s One Piece. The One Piece franchise's size alone won’t automatically help the live-action series, and with the failures of Netflix's Resident Evil, the idea of a live-action adaptation of a Japanese media property finding success seems especially unlikely right now. It wouldn’t be out of the question for Netflix to cancel its One Piece adaptation, but for a variety of reasons, it would be a mistake to do so before it reaches a potential season 3.
Live-Action One Piece Won’t Hit Its Stride In Season 1
The biggest reason why Netflix shouldn’t cancel the live-action One Piece series right off the bat is that the show won’t hit its stride until after season 1. Season 1 is set to adapt One Piece's East Blue saga, and while there’s nothing particularly bad about the East Blue saga, it’s by far one of the weaker parts of the series. Despite having standout moments, there were inconsistencies with the tone and worldbuilding, and the story and fighting had yet to reach the standards that the series would become known for.
All of that is why Netflix’s One Piece needs to make it past season 1. One PIece season 2 could reasonably be expected to cover the Baroque Works saga, which is when the series starts to get truly great with its fighting, worldbuilding, and overall writing, and a potential season 3 would further solidify that by adapting Skypiea and possibly even Water 7. The One Piece manga is a perfect example of a story that takes a while to become great, so it would be a shame for the live-action series to be canceled before it could also reach that point.
Netflix’s One Piece Is Taking A Massive Risk (For The Right Reason)
Netflix’s One Piece is taking a big risk by only adapting the East Blue saga in season 1, but it’s doing so for all the right reasons. Since One Piece doesn’t truly hit its stride until the Baroque Works saga, it would have been easy for the live-action series to distill the East Blue saga or outright skip it to get to the comparatively better content as soon as possible. Doing something like that would have been a mistake, however, because not only would it have robbed people of plenty of great moments from the series, but it would also have left the live-action One Piece series feeling incredibly hollow.
While the East Blue saga might not reach the same highs as other story arcs, it still establishes the basics of the story, the characters, and the world that encomes it all, so there’s nothing to be gained from skipping over it. Heading straight into the Baroque Works saga without doing any of that would take away the impact of its story, so Netflix’s One Piece starting with the East Blue saga is the best option for the show. It’s still a risky move, but hopefully, the show will warrant a season 2 renewal so it can get to the content that truly made One Piece great.