One Piece Live Action season 2 confirmed to feature Ace via comments from character’s anime VA

On Thursday, August 8, 2024, fans received confirmation that Portgas D. Ace would make an appearance in season 2 of Netflix’s One Piece Live Action original series. The announcement was made at the Otakuthon event by Toshio Furukawa, Ace’s anime voice actor, who revealed that he will be reprising his role for the character in the season’s Japanese dub.

The initial report came from those who were present and had personally spoken to Furukawa online. This was later supported by well-known franchise leakers like @pewpiece on X (formerly Twitter). Although the production team of One Piece Live Action season 2 has not yet made an official confirmation, the statement from Furukawa serves as sufficient evidence that the character will be featured in the season.

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Despite confirming his role as the voice of Ace in the official Japanese dub of season 2 of One Piece Live Action, Furukawa did not provide any additional information regarding the character’s involvement in the season. At the time of writing this article, it remains unknown who will portray the beloved character and what role he will play in the events of the second season.

Despite Ace’s prominent involvement in the Alabasta arc of the original anime and manga, which is anticipated to be fully covered in the second season, there remains the possibility of Netflix altering certain plot points. This was demonstrated in the first season, where Luffy’s connection to Marine Vice Admiral Monkey D. Garp was revealed earlier in the story than in Eiichiro Oda’s source material.

Despite this, it is uncertain at the time of writing this article what role Ace will play in the Netflix series compared to the original source material. Fans remain optimistic that his role will not be diminished as in the anime and manga’s Alabasta arcs, but there is always the possibility that this may happen.

The fact that Ace will be present in the second season serves as confirmation for other important details. It suggests that the Alabasta arc will be introduced and potentially fully adapted in the second season. Additionally, Ace’s role in future events, which the live-action adaptation may cover, hints at the series’ long-term plans.

The upcoming season of Netflix’s live action adaptation will continue the story of Eiichiro Oda’s original manga series. Oda’s manga has been serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine since July 1997 and is still ongoing, with its final saga currently in progress.

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