Multiple Members of the Baroque Works Have Been Officially Cast in One Piece Live-Action Season 2David Dastmalchian is among the members of Baroque Works whose casting for One Piece season 2 has been confirmed. Despite the large cast of characters in Netflix's One Piece season 1, the show's breadth will only expand after Luffy and his pals cross the Grand Line. The Straw Hats will travel to a few islands before arriving in the Kingdom of Arabasta, assuming the live-action series adheres to the manga's plot.Little Garden, the backdrop of a contentious anime arc lambasted for its slow pacing and low-stakes adventure, is one of those islands. But it appears that a Little Garden episode will indeed air on Netflix's One Piece.Little Garden Will Appear in One Piece Season 2 Due to David Dastmalchian's Mr. 3 CastingMr. 3 from One Piece, played by David Dastmalchian, who most recently acted in Late Night With The Devil and is also recognized from movies like The Dark Knight and The Suicide Squad, has joined the cast. Mr. 3, Mr. 9, Mr. 5, and Miss Valentine are played by Daniel Lasker (Raised by Wolves), Camrus Johnson (Batwoman), and Jazzara Jaslyn (Warrior) in One Piece season 2.Although it is not shocking that One Piece cast a number of Baroque Works members before season 2, Dastmalchian's Mr. 3 casting implies Little Garden won't be skipped. Even though Galdino reappears in a later story and even turns into Luffy's ally, this occurs years later.The Reasons Behind Little Garden's Divisive One Piece Anime ArcMany claimed that it would be preferable for the show to bypass Little Garden entirely or cover it more quickly than the anime after it was confirmed that One Piece live-action season 2 would air. Little Garden is not a fan favorite arc and is even seen to be skippable by some, despite its significance to the plot.The anime, which moves at a somewhat slower pace than the manga, is the main source of the issue with Little Garden. The island of Little Garden is the setting for eight episodes of the One Piece anime, but not much happens there. One Piece's Little Garden arc is highly repetitious and proceeds quite slowly between the Straw Hats' arrival on the island and their fight against Mr. 3's wax traps. This is less a story problem with One Piece and more a pacing issue with the anime, which has led many to consider Little Garden to be unwatchable or even to associate it with filler episodes.In One Piece Season 2, Choosing to not skip Little Garden is the right choice.Little Garden is a very significant arc and should not be ignored by the live-action show, even with its relatively low-stakes tone and the slow pacing of the anime episodes. The Straw Hats' meeting with the Baroque Works introduces key characters and themes that will be crucial to understanding the Arabasta saga's resolution. It also sets the scene for the story.Despite learning about Crocodile and his criminal organization at Whiskey Peak, Luffy and his companions don't really turn against the Baroque Works until Little Garden, and vice versa. The One Piece antagonist Crocodile mistakenly thought the Straw Hats had perished by the time of the Little Gard storyline. In addition to the amazing scene between Sanji and Crocodile, the Straw Hats also obtain the Eternal Pose for Arabasta throughout this arc. As the Straw Hats battle Mr. 3, they also encounter two giants and get to know a few other Baroque Works members.
