One Piece casting call for Season 2 of the live-action series just revealed new details on some highly anticipated characters in the upcoming episodes, teasing viewers with what’s to come.
The upcomingOne Piece Season 2will be adding a bunch of new characters to the live-action show. The season will adapt the Alabasta Saga of the manga, meaning characters like Robin, Chopper, Vivi, and Crocodile are joining theOne Piece cast.
With the hype for the series growing, a One Piece Season 2 casting call has revealed the age range and ethnicities of some of the prominent characters. According to thereports, Netflix are looking for a Middle Eastern or North African or South Asian actor within the 17–20 age group for Princess Vivi.
For Nico Robin, they are looking for someone Hispanic or Latino who are between the ages of 20 and 39. Smoker is expected to be a white actor within the 25-35 age group, with his subordinate Tashigi being an Asian woman within 20 and 29.
Luffy and his crew will meet the hilarious Crocus in this season ofOne Piece live-actionseries. The character will be played by a male actor between the ages of 65 to 79, but the studio appears open about the actor’s ethnicity.
Our heroes will also face some enemies on their journey, with their first prominent ones being Baroque Works’ Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine. TheOne Piece villainduo will be played by a black male actor and a white female actor respectively, both within the age group of 20-29.
Other major characters like Ace or Crocodile are absent from these One Piece Season 2 live-action casting call reports. This might be due to the producers already having their actors in mind or it could also be that they would be cast later.
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Anamika Das was an Anime Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. She previously wrote for platforms like Otakus' Notes and Seinen Manga. Anamika is an avid fan of anime, the shounen genre in particular. She loves My Hero Academia, Haikyuu!!, Jujutsu Kaisen, Boruto, and is obsessed with One Piece.
