Wow, they must be really confident to greenlight season 3 before season 2 even airs.

Honestly I'm pretty happy with the live action adaptation. My biggest gripe with one piece is the pacing. It ruins so many good moments and storylines because getting to them and through them takes so long. The Netflix adaptation addresses this biggest issue for me by tightening the pacing. There's no doubt that in doing so some of the original content gets cut and some of the moments in the anime carry much more weight. But I would 100% rather watch the adaptation because I just hate the pacing of the anime. The issue persists in the manga too. It's a great story held back by sluggish and sloppy pacing. I've heard there's another anime being made and I hope that one has the sense to spend more time on the quality of the story telling rather than the quantity of it.

One of the best shows I've seen in recent years!

while cancelling a bunch of other good shows. i think stranger things, castlevania, and one piece are the ones that last longer than 2 seasons.

I think anyone familiar with the show expected this. Season 2 is doing all the build up for Alabasta, and Alabasta is a very popular and iconic arc. Even 4kids made it all the way through.

The real question is what's gonna happen after Season 3. Jaya is probably adaptable, even if the mink brothers might be freaky in Live Action, and Skypiea shouldn't be too crazy on the effects, but it is quite long.